PONS rose 13% over the past day as protocol-backed buying and bullish crypto sentiment supported demand, while a separate report said Polkadot (DOT) gained more than 13% on stronger network activity and capital inflows. PONS generated roughly $19.64 million in September earnings and allocated $13.82 million to token buybacks; fees rose from $2.49 million on Sept. 16 to $2.95 million at press time, according to DeFiLlama. PONS open interest increased by double digits to $188.57 million, funding was 0.0201%, and spot netflow shifted from $3.94 million during the previous two-day sell-off to negative $47,890. Polkadot monthly active addresses rose from 40,000 in August to 82,900 in September before easing to 80,300, while monthly token volume increased 116% to $4.70 billion. The 21Shares Polkadot ETF recorded $663,000 in net inflows, and Polkadot treasury net flows exceeded $2.04 million over 24 hours despite weekly flows remaining negative at about $1.59 million. Separate market snapshots reported PONS market capitalization at $477 million and later $522 million, while technical analysis identified $0.945 as key DOT support.