Coin research card · #71
Polkadot
DOT · CoinStats snapshot
Current price
$0.876428
-0.57% in 24h
Snapshot context
How the move looks across time
Checked Aug 27, 2026, 2:02 AM UTC · stale window is provider-dependent
1 hour
-0.25%
Provider-reported percentage change. It is not a forecast.
24 hours
-0.57%
Provider-reported percentage change. It is not a forecast.
7 days
—
Provider-reported percentage change. It is not a forecast.
30 days
+15.61%
Provider-reported percentage change. It is not a forecast.
Project profile · curated overview
What is Polkadot?
Overview
Polkadot is a proof-of-stake network designed to connect and secure specialized chains through shared infrastructure. DOT is used for staking, governance, and network economics.
History
Polkadot launched in 2020 after years of protocol research and developed parachain and coretime concepts for hosting specialized workloads. Its history is closely tied to interoperability design.
What to check now
Check relay-chain upgrades, shared-security usage, governance, developer activity, and connected-chain demand. A list of parachains does not by itself prove useful adoption.
Context warning. Interoperability, shared security, governance, and connected-chain execution create multiple technical dependencies.
Market profile
The numbers behind the headline
Market cap
$1.5B
24h volume
$110.5M
Market rank
#71
Provider ID
polkadot
Market cap and volume help describe the scale and recent activity represented in this snapshot. They do not tell you how easily a specific order will execute, how concentrated ownership is, or whether a contract is secure.
Research checklist
Before you trust a token
Confirm the identity. Match the project name, ticker, contract address, and chain. Similar symbols can represent unrelated assets.
Check the market. Look beyond a percentage move: liquidity, spread, volume quality, holder concentration, and venue differences matter.
Read the contract context. A market-data feed is not an audit and cannot rule out minting, freezing, blacklist, or honeypot behaviour.
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