Polkadot Ecosystem
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46 DOT 46Polkadot | $0.948 | 1.72% | −5.49% | −19.80% | $1.62 B | $1.63 B | $51.11 M | |||
167 TRAC 167OriginTrail | $0.3351 | 0.03% | −8.92% | −25.05% | $167.55 M | $167.55 M | $1.04 M | |||
488 OCEAN 488Ocean Protocol | $0.1291 | 16.79% | 1.33% | −17.93% | $31.23 M | $182.03 M | $429,377.16 | |||
639 LCS 639LocalCoinSwap | $0.5187 | 2.05% | 11.27% | 9.48% | $22.05 M | $37.73 M | $8,173.56 | |||
645 AUCTION 645Bounce | $3.17 | 0.32% | −7.85% | −16.58% | $21.92 M | $24.22 M | $4.68 M | |||
709 HDX 709Hydration | $0.007128 | 2.71% | −1.92% | −3.89% | $18.81 M | $31.40 M | $10,867.30 | |||
848 MOVR 848Moonriver | $1.08 | 4.44% | −3.84% | −40.66% | $13.57 M | $13.71 M | $1.21 M | |||
1035 GLMR 1035Moonbeam | $0.00782 | 0.77% | −4.87% | −35.36% | $9.54 M | $9.69 M | $2.00 M | |||
1091 EWT 1091Energy Web Token | $0.2858 | 1.58% | 1.45% | −26.89% | $8.59 M | $23.30 M | $185,615.58 | |||
1107 ADX 1107AdEx | $0.0561 | 1.97% | −2.26% | −14.88% | $8.30 M | $8.41 M | $741,292.88 | |||
1236 MAP 1236MAP Protocol | $0.00366 | −2.40% | −69.96% | −20.06% | $22.91 M | $10.16 M | $885,603.00 | |||
1337 POLS 1337Polkastarter | $0.05244 | 2.65% | −9.27% | −21.35% | $5.20 M | $5.26 M | $96,472.72 | |||
1446 LIT 1446Litentry | $0.09494 | 0.87% | −10.43% | −31.27% | $4.29 M | $9.49 M | $31,913.00 | |||
1501 BLZ 1501Bluzelle | $0.008212 | 2.64% | −9.65% | −23.95% | $3.98 M | $4.11 M | $27,427.48 | |||
1580 ALEPH 1580Aleph Cloud | $0.014178 | 0.18% | −7.52% | −17.33% | $3.51 M | $7.09 M | $157,812.08 | |||
1843 CLV 1843CLV | $0.001855 | 1.13% | −12.14% | −21.04% | $2.27 M | $3.71 M | $21,532.00 | |||
2705 PSWAP 2705Polkaswap | $0.0002079 | 12.30% | 66.99% | −5.87% | $719,001.10 | $719,960.29 | $99.38 | |||
2824 XFT 2824Offshift | $0.06242 | 1.97% | 1.20% | −5.68% | $628,743.61 | $628,743.61 | $31.81 | |||
3110 WCHI 3110XAYA | $0.007841 | 3.08% | 0.33% | −14.38% | $458,088.92 | $529,772.33 | $645.17 | |||
3191 RING 3191RingDAO | $0.000243 | 0.17% | −3.33% | −20.13% | $415,070.00 | $510,261.09 | $89.14 | |||
3366 BNC 3366Bifrost | $0.009138 | 5.59% | 4.62% | −7.45% | $342,532.23 | $737,199.99 | $96,699.00 | |||
3520 ACA 3520Acala | $0.0002579 | −0.42% | −1.64% | −21.56% | $300,883.33 | $412,639.99 | $16,824.56 | |||
3571 RMRK 3571RMRK | $0.03179 | 223.21% | 197.59% | 171.08% | $289,001.25 | $317,900.00 | $282.76 | |||
3599 DPR 3599Deeper Network | $0.0000802 | −0.04% | −5.92% | 1.40% | $278,224.94 | $800,560.78 | $2,326.13 | |||
3884 DBC 3884DeepBrain Chain | $0.000039 | −9.55% | −28.72% | −22.74% | $211,729.13 | $390,000.00 | $4,203.74 | |||
4070 FIS 4070Stafi | $0.001256 | 2.65% | −10.73% | −26.71% | $178,401.58 | $195,173.04 | $1,660.33 | |||
4147 RFUEL 4147RioDeFi | $0.0004865 | 2.01% | −1.61% | −14.98% | $167,623.98 | $174,181.39 | $143.09 | |||
4751 BONDLY 4751Forj | $0.0001021 | 0.00% | −32.47% | −65.51% | $100,427.67 | $100,427.67 | $40.04 | |||
4776 WDOT 4776WDOT | $0.9738 | −0.02% | −8.40% | −18.85% | $99,167.28 | $99,167.28 | $30.47 | |||
4922 LINA 4922Linear | $0.00000885 | 4.42% | 6.26% | 2.28% | $88,470.31 | $88,500.00 | $28.54 | |||
5139 XRT 5139Robonomics Network [OLD] | $0.03493 | 2.59% | −6.42% | −19.76% | $74,587.56 | $81,953.40 | $25.62 | |||
5662 APYS 5662APYSwap | $0.00273 | 3.24% | −9.03% | −15.58% | $49,661.52 | $273,000.00 | $580.29 | |||
6002 UNQ 6002Unique Network | $0.0001499 | 1.74% | −3.82% | −16.47% | $38,390.19 | $156,192.48 | $15.71 | |||
6481 CONV 6481Convergence | $0.00000691 | 2.39% | −2.26% | −13.08% | $27,157.86 | $69,100.00 | $46.84 | |||
6902 GUM 6902Gourmet Galaxy | $0.00603 | 0.77% | −6.44% | −10.89% | $19,972.23 | $120,600.00 | $201.43 | |||
6931 BMI 6931Bridge Mutual | $0.000303 | 1.82% | −3.17% | −22.82% | $19,603.21 | $48,480.00 | $88.04 | |||
7149 ODDZ 7149Oddz | $0.000167 | 0.02% | 131.41% | −13.60% | $16,532.99 | $16,700.00 | $3.24 | |||
8016 UDO 8016Unido | $0.0001038 | 1.72% | −2.06% | −9.52% | $8,008.72 | $11,932.26 | $22.55 | |||
8317 RELI 8317Relite Finance | $0.00008741 | −47.25% | −48.48% | −51.75% | $6,206.11 | $6,206.11 | $734.08 | |||
8927 SPDR 8927SpiderDAO | $0.00000915 | 1.78% | −1.93% | −10.07% | $2,124.73 | $9,150.00 | $25.60 | |||
9020 ROOM 9020OptionRoom | $0.0000482 | −0.74% | −29.10% | −52.91% | $602.18 | $4,820.00 | $1.23 | |||
9648 CXPAD 9648CoinxPad | $0.0000019 | −0.20% | −7.32% | −12.44% | -- | $190,000.00 | $13.20 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Polkadot ecosystem?
Polkadot is a sharded, multi-chain protocol that connects independent blockchains sharing pooled security. A central relay chain coordinates consensus and finality, while application-specific parachains connect to Polkadot and communicate via Cross-Consensus Messaging (XCM). The native coin DOT powers governance (OpenGov), staking (NPoS), and blockspace access. For investors, the Polkadot ecosystem spreads value across DOT plus parachain tokens covering DeFi, identity, compute, and gaming. DropsTab tracks dozens of Polkadot ecosystem assets, including DOT, Moonbeam (GLMR), and Hydration (HDX).
How does a parachain work, and how does it differ from the relay chain and a parathread?
A parachain is an application-specific blockchain that connects to Polkadot's relay chain and inherits its pooled security. Parachains run in parallel and exchange messages via XCM, letting teams customize logic with the Substrate framework instead of bootstrapping their own validators. The relay chain provides shared consensus and finality but hosts no applications. A parathread is a pay-as-you-go variant that connects intermittently rather than holding a continuous slot. Polkadot supported roughly 62–65 active parachains as of early 2026 (parachains.info).
Which projects lead the Polkadot ecosystem by market cap?
DOT (Polkadot) anchors the ecosystem as the relay-chain asset securing all parachains. Moonbeam (GLMR) provides EVM compatibility and Ethereum tooling for Solidity dApps. Hydration (HDX) holds the largest single Polkadot DeFi Total Value Locked (TVL) share (DefiLlama). Acala (ACA) runs DeFi services historically anchored by the aUSD stablecoin. Bifrost (BNC) issues liquid-staking derivatives such as vDOT. Moonriver (MOVR) serves as Moonbeam's Kusama-side canary chain. Investors weigh each project by TVL, market cap, and development activity rather than DOT alone.
How is the Polkadot ecosystem measured and ranked?
Analysts measure the Polkadot ecosystem through five metrics: active parachain count (roughly 62–65 in early 2026), per-parachain TVL and market cap, the DOT staking ratio (about 53% per StakingRewards), XCM cross-chain message volume, and Coretime blockspace demand. No single aggregate metric captures the Polkadot ecosystem — TVL and parachain count are the most standardized. Ranking parachain tokens by market cap separates DOT's dominant share from smaller-cap parachain assets. DropsTab's category scanner filters Polkadot tokens by market cap and other structural metrics.
Why did Polkadot cap the DOT supply at 2.1 billion?
Polkadot capped DOT supply at 2.1 billion through Referendum 1710, approved with 81% support on the "Wish For Change" track. Runtime v2.1.0 enacted the hard cap on March 12, 2026. The first disinflationary step followed on March 14, 2026, moving emission from roughly 7.5% toward roughly 3.3%, trending below 1% by the mid-2030s. The 2.1 billion hard cap replaces Polkadot's prior open-ended emission, giving DOT a defined long-term supply schedule that removes earlier dilution uncertainty.
What replaced Polkadot's parachain slot auctions?
Agile Coretime replaced Polkadot's parachain slot auctions and crowdloans, rolling out with runtime 1.2.0 in September 2024. Under the old model, teams locked DOT for up to two years to win a parachain slot. Agile Coretime lets teams buy blockspace on-demand or in bulk instead, lowering the cost and commitment of launching a chain. The shift reduces capital lock-up and can broaden the parachain base, though Agile Coretime also removes the crowdloan mechanism that once distributed parachain tokens to DOT holders.
How do investors track risks in Polkadot ecosystem tokens?
Concentration is the primary risk in the Polkadot ecosystem — DOT dominates ecosystem value while many DropsTab-listed parachain tokens, such as PolkaBridge (PBR) and Kylin Network (KYL), are smaller-cap, crowdloan-era assets with thin liquidity. Execution risk sits with JAM (Join-Accumulate Machine), an unproven re-architecture as of 2026. XCM and Coretime complexity raise the developer-onboarding bar versus monolithic L1 chains. Investors track these Polkadot ecosystem risks through liquidity depth, development activity, and unlock schedules for each parachain token.
Where can you compare Polkadot ecosystem projects on DropsTab?
DropsTab lists dozens of Polkadot ecosystem tokens on a single category page, spanning DeFi, compute, identity, and gaming subsectors. Investors compare parachain assets side by side by market cap ranking and other structural metrics, from DOT and Moonbeam (GLMR) down to smaller parachain tokens. The category scanner filters the list, while Drops Bot alerts flag new listings and price moves. Tracking the full Polkadot ecosystem in one view separates DOT's dominant share from the long tail of parachain tokens.