ZUG, CH –Speculation is starting to heat up as 12 of Polkadot’s new projects continue to expand and upgrade the blockchain network. 

Projects include Kiltprotocol’s fingerprint technology to secure data ownership; OriginTrail’s Decentralized Knowledge graph for supply chains; and GameDAO’s eSports revenue streamlining solution. Aleph Zero, Manata Network, and Nodle also made announcements about their projects in the threadd.

The project announcements have pushed DOT’s price action up 12% from $6.34 to $6.69 over the weekend. DOT started the year at $4.34 on Jan. 1 and currently rests around $6.11 at press time.