# DOT - Polkadot

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Polkadot is an open-source sharding multichain protocol that facilitates the cross-chain transfer of any data or asset types, not just tokens, thereby making a wide range of blockchains interoperable with each other.

This interoperability seeks to establish a fully decentralized and private web, controlled by its users, and simplify the creation of new applications, institutions and services.

The Polkadot protocol connects public and private chains, permissionless networks, oracles and future technologies, allowing these independent blockchains to trustlessly share information and transactions through the Polkadot relay chain (explained further down).

Polkadot’s native DOT token serves three clear purposes: providing network governance and operations, and creating parachains (parallel chains) by bonding.

| Parameter                                                     | Value                                                        |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Underlying Asset                                              | Polkadot                                                     |
| Project Website                                               | <https://polkadot.network/>                                  |
| Asset symbol                                                  | DOT                                                          |
| Price Source                                                  | Binance                                                      |
| ​[Price Url](https://www.bitstamp.net/api/v2/ticker/ethusd/)​ | <https://api.binance.com/api/v3/ticker/price?symbol=DOTUSDT> |
| Price Path                                                    | price                                                        |
| Max. Leverage                                                 | 25x                                                          |

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#### Maintenance Margin Coefficients

| Leverage   | Maintenance Margin Coefficient |
| ---------- | ------------------------------ |
| 25x        | 0.45                           |
| 10x        | 0.40                           |
| 5x         | 0.35                           |
| 3x or less | 0.30                           |

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