Polkadot has always had strong cross-chain infrastructure at its core. But for years, one thing has been missing: a way to connect DOT and its ecosystem to the DeFi users.
While many Layer1 tokens have gone multichain through centralized or semi-centralized bridges, DOT — the base asset of the Polkadot network — has remained mostly siloed. As a result, its potential as a truly interoperable asset has been underutilized.
That’s about to change.
With the launch of Hyperbridge, a fully decentralized and permissionless protocol built by the Polkadot community, we finally have a native bridge to the outside world.
To kick off this new era of connectivity, Bifrost has partnered with Hyperbridge to launch DeFi Singularity, a 12-month cross-chain liquidity incentive campaign, distributing 795,000 DOT in rewards to support the usage and adoption of both DOT and vDOT across major DeFi ecosystems.
Highlights
This campaign focuses on two key assets:
- DOT – the native token of Polkadot
- vDOT – a liquid staking token issued by Bifrost
The goal is simple: bootstrap deep, usable liquidity for DOT and vDOT on top-tier DEXs across major L1 and L2 ecosystems, starting with DOT/ETH and vDOT/ETH pairs. The more accessible DOT becomes across DeFi, the easier it is for users to stake, move, and use it without compromise.
Why vDOT?
In traditional staking, you have to choose between earning rewards and using your assets. vDOT was designed to solve this problem — allowing users to earn staking rewards from DOT while maintaining flexibility to participate in various on-chain DeFi activities.
To date, over 19 million DOT have been minted to vDOT, making it the most widely adopted liquid staking token in the Polkadot ecosystem.
Now, with Hyperbridge unlocking access between Polkadot and leading ecosystems, vDOT is evolving into a “multi-chain yield-bearing asset”.
vDOT Incentive Campaign Overview
The first phase of the vDOT liquidity incentive campaign runs from July 25 to October 21, 2025, with a total of 13,896 vDOT (approximately $90,000) allocated as rewards.
The liquidity incentives have been deployed across four high-activity ecosystems:
- Arbitrum
- Base
- BNB Chain
- Ethereum Mainnet
These networks represent some of the most active hubs in DeFi today, and by strategically distributing vDOT incentives across them, Polkadot-native assets are being brought directly to where liquidity, users, and real DeFi activity are already happening.
How to Join the DeFi Singularity Campaign
Whether you’re already holding DOT or just getting started, here’s how to participate:
Option 1: Cross-chain route
- Withdraw DOT from your CEX to a Polkadot wallet (e.g., NovaWallet, SubWallet, or Talisman)
- Bridge DOT to the Bifrost parachain via the Bifrost DApp, then mint vDOT
- Bridge vDOT to your preferred chain: Base, Arbitrum, Ethereum, or BNB Chain via Hyperbridge or Bifrost Dapp
(Note: BNB Chain currently supports inbound transfers only)
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Add liquidity to the Uniswap V4 vDOT/ETH 0.3% pool
→ Choose your preferred price range and liquidity ratio
→ Only active liquidity (within price range) earns rewards
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Once your LP is live, you’re farming! Merkl takes snapshots every 2 hours, and you can view & claim rewards here: https://app.merkl.xyz/users/
Option 2: Simple entry
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Buy vDOT + ETH directly on Uniswap
(note: slippage may be higher due to limited liquidity)
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Add liquidity to the Uniswap V4 vDOT/ETH 0.3% pool
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Done — Merkl tracks your LP position and distributes rewards automatically. View & claim here: https://app.merkl.xyz/users/
vDOT incentives are distributed based on LP share and pool TVL. As more users join, yields will normalize. So if you want to capture the highest APY, now’s the time to act.
More details, pool links, and tutorials available here: https://defisingularity.com/explore
Polkadot DeFi is Booming
2020’s DeFi Summer birthed an era of tokens and protocols that defined a generation.
Now, with Hyperbridge live and DeFi Singularity underway, vDOT is stepping out of Polkadot and into the broader DeFi multiverse.
Omnichain staking is no longer just a concept. It’s happening — and Bifrost is leading the way.
Let your DOT do more and grow with Polkadot DeFi.