97.3% in favor… Polkadot adopts a real-user strategy

Polkadot's OpenGov referendum #1954, which prioritizes product-platform development and real-user acquisition over ecosystem size or total value locked (TVL) growth, passed with 97.3% approval by vote weight and has entered execution. Subsquare records show roughly 9.65 million DOT in favor versus about 269,070 DOT against, with support of about 2.16 million DOT, or 0.13% of issuance—a separate metric that should not be read as 97.3% of all holders backing the measure. The vote signals a strategic shift toward measurable usage rather than TVL as the network's core success metric. What to watch next is how Polkadot allocates resources and reports user-acquisition progress under the new mandate.