Polkadot (DOT) traded 1.2% higher against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 10:00 AM E.T. Polkadot will also include bridges, which allow the Polkadot network to interact with other blockchains. Through bridges, Polkadot users will, for example, be able to swap tokens without a centralized exchange. DOT is the native cryptocurrency of the Polkadot network and serves as its governance token. Wood is the president of the Web3 Foundation, a non-profit organization that conducted Polkadot’s token sales.