3 reasons why Polkadot could be the next altcoin to hit a new all-time high

3 reasons why Polkadot could be the next altcoin to hit a new all-time high

Rising trading volume, investor excitement over the upcoming parachain auctions and the success of KSM, have investors looking at DOT as the next altcoin to hit a new high.
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that after bottoming out at $10.36 on July 20, the price of DOT increased 205% to an intraday high at $31.70 on Aug. 31 as the chatter of an impending altseason begins to rise.
Three reasons for the increasingly bullish outlook for DOT are its upcoming parachain auctions, a rapidly growing ecosystem of projects interested in launching on the network and a steady increase in daily trading volume.
One of the biggest drivers of momentum for the Polkadot ecosystem is the upcoming parachain auctions where projects vie for community votes to obtain one of the limited slots available to launch on the network.

Another reason for the recent strength of DOT is the large number of projects interested in obtaining a parachain slot and launching on the network.
The Polkadot ecosystem has seen extensive growth in terms of protocols and supporting infrastructure over the past year and this is outmatched by only a small number of competing networks in the space.
With the Polkadot parachain auctions expected, it’s likely that the ecosystem will continue to expand and welcome new projects and proof of this comes from the fact that the Kusama parachain process has thus far been a relatively smooth .
A third reason for the bullish outlook for DOT has been its surging 24-hour trading volume which is now back at levels not seen since the market-wide sell-off in late May.
According to data from CoinMarketCap, DOT’s 24-hour trading volume surged more than 300% on Aug. 31 to a high of $5.41 billion as anticipation for the upcoming Kusama parachain auctions excited the Polkadot investors who view KSM’s success as a proxy of what can occur with DOT price.