Hyperbridge Kicks Off 795,000 DOT Rewards Campaign for Polkadot’s DeFi Singularity

Hyperbridge, Polkadot’s native decentralized bridge, has partnered with Bifrost, the leading liquid staking platform on Polkadot, to launch DeFi Singularity, a 12-month liquidity incentive campaign funded by 795,000 DOT (approximately $3 million at current market prices). 

This initiative rewards users for providing liquidity for Polkadot’s native token, DOT, in trading pools across major ecosystems, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and BNB Chain.

Polkadot has built a reputation as a secure, interconnected blockchain network, linking specialized parachains to power a decentralized internet. Yet, its native token, DOT, has been largely confined within its ecosystem, limiting its role in DeFi’s trillion-dollar world of trading, lending, and yield farming. 

Hyperbridge changes that. By leveraging zero-knowledge proofs Hyperbridge enables safe, trustless transfers of DOT to major DeFi platforms like Ethereum and Arbitrum, bypassing centralized bridges that have led to over $2 billion in crypto hacks.

This breakthrough fuels DeFi Singularity, unlocking DOT’s potential for users everywhere.

DOT is Polkadot’s  native token which secures the network, covers transaction fees, and lets holders vote on its future. It earns users 10-15% annual staking rewards.

Now, Hyperbridge is taking DOT to the next level, enabling users to access and dirstibute the multichain, yield-bearing asset across the biggest chains, from Ethereum to BNB Chain.

How the Incentive Campaign Will Run

The incentives are paid out in vDOT, a liquid staking token of Bifrost.

vDOT solves a classic crypto dilemma: traditional staking ties up assets for days, forcing users to choose between earning rewards and using their assets. With vDOT, you get the best of both worlds, passive income from staking (vDOT’s value grows relative to DOT) and the flexibility to engage in DeFi activities like trading, lending, or participating in governance.

The first phase of the Polkadot liquidity incentive campaign runs from August 26 to November 25, 2025, offering 27,264 vDOT in rewards across the four major chains. These include Arbitrum, Base, BNB Chain, and Ethereum Mainnet.

These are DeFi’s busiest markets, and DOT/ETH pools are your chance to earn big. Managed by Merkl, rewards favor early adopters (APYs up to 600%+ initially), stabilizing as participation grows.  

How to participate:

1. Withdraw DOT from your centralised exchange to a Polkadot wallet (e.g., NovaWallet, SubWallet, or Talisman)
2. Bridge DOT to your preferred chain: Base, Arbitrum, Ethereum, or BNB Chain via Hyperbridge.
3. Add liquidity to any of the four pools on uniswap. These include:
   - ETH/DOT (Ethereum L1)
   - DOT/BNB (Binance Smart chain)
   - ETH/DOT (Arbitrum)
   - ETH/DOT (Base)
4. Choose your preferred price range and liquidity ratio, as only active liquidity (within price range) earns rewards!
5. Congratulations you’re earning! You can track and claim your earnings on merkle.

About Hyperbridge

Hyperbridge, built by Polytope Labs, is Polkadot’s native, decentralized bridge, using zero-knowledge proofs and Polkadot’s consensus for secure cross-chain transfers. It’s the backbone of multichain DeFi. Learn more at hyperbridge.network.