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Report	Date↓	Authors	Type	Subscription Tier	Tags
An Analysis of Post-TGE Kaito Campaigns	Jul 31, 2025	Chris Davis	Deep Dives	Pro	Social Media · Consumer
State of Polkadot Q1 2025	Jun 27, 2025	Qorban Ferrell	Quarterly Reports	--	Layer-1 · Quarterly Reports
State of Polkadot Q4 2024	Feb 6, 2025	Qorban Ferrell	Quarterly Reports	--	Quarterly Reports
State of Polkadot Q3 2024	Nov 26, 2024	Nicholas Garcia	Quarterly Reports	--	Quarterly Reports
Polkadot 2.0 Rebirth: An Overview	Aug 7, 2024		Standard Reports	--	Layer-1 · Protocol Overview
State of Polkadot Q2 2024	Jul 31, 2024	Nicholas Garcia	Quarterly Reports	--	Quarterly Reports
State of Polkadot Q1 2024	May 2, 2024	Nicholas Garcia	Quarterly Reports	--	Quarterly Brief · Quarterly Reports
Polkadot OpenGov Deep Dive	Mar 8, 2024	Elem Oghenekaro	Standard Reports	--	DAOs · Protocol Overview
State of Polkadot Q4 2023	Jan 30, 2024	Nicholas Garcia	Quarterly Reports	--	Quarterly Reports · Layer-1
State of L1s Q3 2023	Nov 9, 2023	Peter Horton	Quarterly Reports	--	Layer-1 · Quarterly Reports
State of Polkadot Q3 2023	Nov 3, 2023	Nicholas Garcia	Quarterly Reports	--	Quarterly Reports · Layer-1
State of L1s Q2 2023	Jul 20, 2023	Peter Horton	Deep Dives	--	Layer-1 · Quarterly Reports
State of Polkadot Q2 2023	Jul 10, 2023	Nicholas Garcia	Quarterly Reports	--	Quarterly Reports · Layer-1
State of L1s Q1 2023	Jun 1, 2023	Peter Horton	Deep Dives	--	Layer-1 · Quarterly Reports
State of Polkadot Q1 2023	Apr 21, 2023	Nicholas Garcia	Quarterly Reports	--	Quarterly Reports · Layer-1
Into the Superchain: The Rise of Ethereum-Centric Rollup Ecosystems	Apr 4, 2023	Stephanie Dunbar	Deep Dives	Pro	Layer-2 · Interoperability
State of Polkadot Q4 2022	Feb 5, 2023	Nicholas Garcia	Quarterly Reports	--	Quarterly Reports · Layer-1
The Rollups-as-a-Service Ecosystem	Jan 23, 2023	Stephanie Dunbar	Standard Reports	Pro	Layer-2 · Layer-1 · Interoperability
Layer-1 Value Thesis: The Expected Demand for Security Model	Dec 6, 2022	Kunal Goel	Deep Dives	Pro	Layer-1 · Valuations
State of Polkadot Q3 2022	Oct 7, 2022	Nicholas Garcia	Quarterly Reports	--	Quarterly Reports · Layer-1
State of Polkadot Q2 2022	Jul 11, 2022	Nicholas Garcia	Quarterly Reports	--	Quarterly Reports · Layer-1
Messari Fund Analysis H1’22: Examining Portfolios of Crypto Funds	Jun 24, 2022	Kaushik Guduru	Standard Reports	Pro	Fundraising · Social Media
The Theory of Relativity	Jun 19, 2022	Kunal Goel	Deep Dives	Pro	Valuations · Layer-1
State of Polkadot Q1 2022	May 2, 2022	Nicholas Garcia	Quarterly Reports	--	Quarterly Reports · Layer-1
Polkadot Ecosystem Overview	Mar 28, 2022	Nicholas Garcia	Standard Reports	--	DeFi · DEX · Web3 · Metaverse · Layer-2 · Layer-1 · Stablecoins · NFTs · Lending · Interoperability · Protocol Overview
Grow the Pie: Developers Are Here to Stay	Jan 3, 2022	Mihai Grigore	Standard Reports	Pro	Layer-1
What's at Stake in Staking-as-a-Service?	Dec 15, 2021		Deep Dives	--	Layer-1
Messari Fund Analysis Q3'21: Examining Liquid Portfolios of Crypto Funds	Nov 17, 2021	Mason Nystrom	Recaps	Pro	Fundraising · Macro
Speculation and The Smart Contract Wars	Sep 7, 2021	Ryan Watkins	Standard Reports	Pro	Valuations · Layer-1
Acala: Polkadot's (Likely) Inaugural Tenant	Aug 17, 2021	Nicholas Garcia	Standard Reports	Pro	DeFi · Layer-1 · Stablecoins
Messari Fund Analysis H1'21: Examining Liquid Portfolios of Crypto Funds	Jul 15, 2021	Mason Nystrom	Recaps	--	--
The Polkadot & Kusama Ecosystem	May 20, 2021	Mira Christanto	Standard Reports	Pro	DeFi · Fundraising · Interoperability · Layer-1
Power and Wealth in Cryptoeconomies	May 17, 2021	Ryan Watkins	--	Pro	Tokenomics · Layer-1
Weekly Risk and Performance Recap Ending May 6th	May 7, 2021	Roberto Talamas	--	--	--
Messari Screener Fund Analysis: Examining The Liquid Portfolios of Top Crypto Funds	Apr 27, 2021	Mason Nystrom	--	Pro	Fundraising
Q1 2021 Layer1 Review: The Scaling Wars Have Arrived	Apr 21, 2021	Wilson Withiam	--	Pro	Layer-2 · Layer-1 · Interoperability
Q1 Performance Recap	Apr 9, 2021	Roberto Talamas	--	Pro	--
Polkadot Primer	Feb 25, 2021		Standard Reports	Pro	Interoperability · DeFi · Layer-1
Messari Daily Brief Feb. 9, 2021 - Sticky DeFi Fees vs. Gassy Layer1s	Feb 9, 2021	Ryan Selkis	--	--	DeFi
2020 Sector Performance Review	Jan 12, 2021	Blockworks	--	Pro	Layer-1 · Centralized Exchanges · DeFi · DEX
Q3 Recap: Smart Contract Market Hits a Pivotal Point as the Scaling Wars Heat Up	Oct 22, 2020	Wilson Withiam	--	Pro	Layer-1 · DeFi · Fundraising
Kusama: A Lightweight Version of Polkadot	Aug 27, 2020	Wilson Withiam	--	Pro	Interoperability · Layer-1
Polkadot raises over $40 million in its latest token sale	Jul 28, 2020	Blockworks	--	--	--
DOT will have a new initial supply after token transfers go live in August	Jul 27, 2020	Blockworks	--	--	--
Polkadot unlocks on-chain governance features and completes first community-led upgrade	Jul 21, 2020	Blockworks	--	--	--
Q2'20 Review: Platform wars narrative poised for a comeback	Jul 17, 2020	Wilson Withiam	--	Pro	Interoperability · Layer-2 · Layer-1
Cosmos, Polkadot, and Terra unveil Anchor, a new DeFi lending protocol	Jul 6, 2020	Blockworks	--	--	--
Ready Layer One Redux (Internet 3.0)	Jun 2, 2020	Blockworks	--	--	Web3
Polkadot goes live with the release of its first mainnet chain candidate	May 27, 2020	Blockworks	--	--	--
Industry advocate Proof of Stake Alliance opens dialogue with SEC on staking service regulations	May 14, 2020	Blockworks	--	--	--
Coinbase Custody teams up with Bison Trails to offer Polkadot staking to clients	Apr 14, 2020	Blockworks	--	--	--
Q1 2020 in review: Price performance and emerging trends in Smart Contract Platforms and beyond	Apr 14, 2020	Wilson Withiam	--	Pro	Interoperability · Layer-2 · Layer-1
Web3 Foundation partners with Coinbase Custody and allows Polkadot investors to start claiming their DOT tokens	Feb 10, 2020	Blockworks	--	--	--
Parity is looking to transition control of its Ethereum client to a new DAO, OpenEthereum	Dec 17, 2019	Blockworks	--	--	--
Polychain, Web3 Foundation start a fund to back projects building on Polkadot	Oct 30, 2019	Blockworks	--	--	--
Incentivizing testnet participation	Oct 13, 2019	Wilson Withiam	--	Pro	Layer-1 · Tokenomics
Polkadot's Kusama	Oct 13, 2019	Jack Purdy	--	Pro	Interoperability · Layer-1
The State of Distributed Consensus	Oct 13, 2019	Blockworks	--	Pro	--
Polkadot's experimental chain Kusama rolls out a soft launch	Aug 23, 2019	Blockworks	--	--	--
Polkadot announces new experimental network Kusama	Jul 17, 2019	Blockworks	--	--	--