In March, Bifrost continued to push forward both protocol-level upgrades and product innovation.
Runtime 23003 was successfully deployed, introducing optimizations to LoopStake logic and bringing SLPv2 live on Kusama.
Runtime 24000 entered the testing phase with a series of structural improvements, including a streamlined SLP protocol, removal of legacy staking logic for vMOVR, vGLMR, and vASTR, the addition of cross-chain price feed logic in SLPv2, enhanced safety constraints for vToken exchange rate changes, and further optimizations across SLPx cross-chain fee handling and bbBNC lock and redemption mechanisms, alongside fixes for potential LP token calculation issues and overflow risks, as well as updates to minimum Collator requirements on Bifrost-Polkadot.
On the product side, Bifrost Dapp 1.12.0 has been released with multiple UX improvements, including a redesigned DVT Voting interface, dynamic vETH redemption timing, automatic network switching on cross-chain pages, improved node status visibility, better handling of fee loading timeouts, vToken unstaking countdown display, and refinements to the homepage stats module, while Dapp 1.12.1 remains in testing with ongoing development focused on upcoming vDOT campaign integrations.
Bifrost’s Total Value Locked (TVL) reached $24,640,000 this month.
A key highlight was the launch of the SLPx Skill, the first staking skill designed for the Agent Economy, integrating with AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, and OpenClaw to enable users to autonomously stake and unstake ETH across chains, query APY and TVL across all vTokens, and maintain full control of private keys locally.
At the same time, the dApp introduced a new feature allowing users to compare Mint and Swap routes when minting vDOT, automatically highlighting the more efficient option, which you can explore in detail here.
Beyond core product development, the Bifrost team also introduced DOT Pixel, a fully on-chain pixel art game built on Polkadot Hub, where a 1000×1000 canvas represents one million pixels, each placement is an on-chain transaction, and the final buyer wins the prize pool, offering a creative exploration of on-chain interaction design as part of the Polkadot 2026 Hackathon.
Meanwhile, the DeFi Singularity campaign continues to expand, with Bifrost providing ongoing vDOT liquidity incentives across Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, and BNB Chain via Uniswap.
On the ecosystem front, Bifrost Founder Lurpis joined a PolkaWorld livestream on March 24 to discuss Polkadot’s evolving economic model, covering staking strategy optimization under new DOT supply rules, the intersection of AI and liquid staking, and the future of cross-chain liquidity through DeFi Singularity, with the full session available here.
On March 25, Bifrost was selected for Astar Network dApp Staking Period 007, continuing to advance liquid staking adoption within the Astar ecosystem through vASTR, which enables users to maintain staking exposure while unlocking liquidity and improving capital efficiency across DeFi use cases.
In addition, on March 27, Bifrost partnered with Faroo to launch a Pharos whitelist campaign, allowing users holding vDOT, vETH, or vBNC to participate, with SLPx serving as the underlying infrastructure to unlock composable liquidity for staked assets, as detailed here.
To close out the month, on March 31, Bifrost DevRel Lead Tyrone joined the Polkadot March Roundtable alongside participants from Harbour Industrial Capital and Kylix Finance to discuss key developments including the DOT ETF narrative, DAP rollout, and inflation adjustments, providing insights into the broader direction of the Polkadot ecosystem, with the replay available here.