Banxa Deepens Polkadot Ecosystem Support, Adding Hydration to Its Global On-Ramp Network

Toronto, Ontario – January 14, 2026, Banxa, leading global infrastructure provider for enabling embedded crypto for leading exchanges, wallets and fintechs, today announced an expanded integration with the Polkadot ecosystem, supporting Hydration – a Layer-1 blockchain designed to simplify DeFi.

The announcement builds on Banxa’s recent rollout of Polkadot ecosystem projects, reflecting the network’s shift into a product-led phase focused on real-world, user-ready applications. As Polkadot enters its “Second Age”, the network has a renewed focus on usability, smart contracts, and a unified developer experience through the Polkadot Hub – all while lowering barriers for builders while preserving its core strengths in security, scalability, and interoperability.

Hydration, which introduced the Omnipool concept in 2019, remains the only DEX operating a unified, single-sided liquidity pool. Today, Hydration’s all-in-one appchain DeFi stack, built on Polkadot, offers:

• Omnipool AMM – one liquidity layer enabling every asset to trade against every other asset
• Money Market – borrowing/lending built on Aave v3 security with enhanced features
• HOLLAR (Hydrated Dollar) – an overcollateralised stablecoin with active peg defence and appchain liquidations

Through Banxa, millions of users worldwide gain a simple, secure way to fund wallets with Polkadot’s native token (DOT) and other supported cryptocurrencies. Banxa manages identity verification, payments, fraud prevention, and local regulatory requirements across more than 200 countries and territories – including the US, UK, Asia, the UAE, and Africa. With its recently secured MICA licence in Europe further enhances its position as a globally regulated provider of fiat-to-crypto and stablecoin infrastructure.

“Banxa will continue to expand its support for web3 startups developing for real-world use cases, like those in the growing Polkadot ecosystem,” said Holger Arians, Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Banxa. “Our compliant stablecoin and crypto infrastructure helps blockchain ecosystems and DeFi apps, like Hydration, gain traction faster, reach millions of new users, and unlock new markets without any friction. With support for more than 30 fiat currencies – including USD and EUR – and direct access to stablecoins, users can benefit from fast and secure transactions.”

Banxa’s latest integration reinforces Polkadot’s position as a home for user-ready applications across DeFi, payments, identity, and on-chain governance, supported by partners like Banxa that bridge the gap between blockchain networks and global audiences.