Polkadot To Increase Parachains By 10X, Will This Support Free-Falling DOT?

Polkadot, a platform aiming to drive blockchain interoperability, wants to increase the number of parachains from 100 to 1,000 in a planned upgrade. The network, which remains one of the most valuable by market cap, has, like most layer 1 networks, suffered from dropping user activity over the past months. 
DOT Is Down Over 90%
The dip follows the crypto winter in 2022. However, the upcoming upgrade might catalyze demand, even supporting DOT, the native currency.
DOT is changing hands at $4