MinimumDeposit

Constant v273 → current u64

Prevents spam crowdloans and ensures creator has skin in the game.

Current Value

10.00 TAO (10000000000 raw)

Conversion: ÷ 10^9 (RAO → TAO)

Relevant for: developersstakers

The Big Picture

Barrier to entry ensures serious projects only.

From Chain Metadata

The minimum deposit required to create a crowdloan.

Use Cases

  • Budget for crowdloan creation
  • Validate before creating

Code Examples

import { createClient, Binary } from "polkadot-api";
import { getWsProvider } from "polkadot-api/ws";
import { sub } from "@polkadot-api/descriptors"; // generated by: npx papi add sub -w wss://entrypoint-finney.opentensor.ai:443

const client = createClient(getWsProvider("wss://entrypoint-finney.opentensor.ai:443"));
const api = client.getTypedApi(sub);

// Query MinimumDeposit constant
const value = await api.constants.Crowdloan.MinimumDeposit();
console.log("MinimumDeposit:", value);
// Balance: divide by 10^9 for TAO
const tao = value / 1_000_000_000n;

Type Information

Type
u64
Byte Size
8 bytes
Encoding
fixed
Raw Hex
0x00e40b5402000000

Runtime Info

Pallet
Crowdloan
First Version
v273
Latest Version
v273
Current Runtime
v411