Polkadot Ecosystem
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42 DOT 42Polkadot | $1.16 | 5.71% | 7.49% | 30.19% | $1.98 B | $1.98 B | $118.13 M | |||
172 TRAC 172OriginTrail | $0.3657 | 8.25% | 12.81% | −2.14% | $182.85 M | $182.85 M | $10.66 M | |||
488 OCEAN 488Ocean Protocol | $0.167 | −0.78% | 5.97% | 21.36% | $40.26 M | $235.47 M | $61,274.33 | |||
683 AUCTION 683Bounce | $3.81 | 2.97% | 14.76% | 19.69% | $26.44 M | $29.11 M | $13.02 M | |||
771 LCS 771LocalCoinSwap | $0.5057 | 2.46% | 8.68% | 6.68% | $21.49 M | $36.78 M | $16,912.07 | |||
797 HDX 797Hydration | $0.007726 | 3.56% | 2.93% | −30.26% | $20.39 M | $34.04 M | $12,186.35 | |||
1084 MOVR 1084Moonriver | $0.9046 | 4.74% | 13.15% | 30.24% | $11.30 M | $11.39 M | $892,735.20 | |||
1204 ADX 1204AdEx | $0.06152 | 2.19% | 6.26% | −3.95% | $9.10 M | $9.23 M | $885,733.91 | |||
1211 EWT 1211Energy Web Token | $0.2992 | −3.95% | 3.39% | −3.37% | $8.99 M | $24.44 M | $292,751.94 | |||
1214 MAP 1214MAP Protocol | $0.001429 | −55.28% | −54.13% | −50.18% | $8.93 M | $13.86 M | $184,759.82 | |||
1282 GLMR 1282Moonbeam | $0.006639 | 2.65% | 13.99% | −5.76% | $8.05 M | $8.21 M | $2.66 M | |||
1410 POLS 1410Polkastarter | $0.06623 | 0.98% | 9.07% | 13.23% | $6.57 M | $6.62 M | $89,637.52 | |||
1411 LIT 1411Litentry | $0.1454 | 0.81% | 8.56% | −58.41% | $6.57 M | $14.54 M | $30,635.00 | |||
1611 BLZ 1611Bluzelle | $0.009658 | 2.96% | 5.55% | 0.83% | $4.67 M | $4.83 M | $2.12 M | |||
1844 ALEPH 1844Aleph Cloud | $0.01262 | 4.78% | 18.05% | 28.92% | $3.12 M | $6.31 M | $458,564.83 | |||
1886 CLV 1886CLV | $0.00237 | 39.47% | 12.49% | 9.81% | $2.90 M | $4.74 M | $484,399.00 | |||
2825 PSWAP 2825Polkaswap | $0.0002689 | −15.34% | −9.73% | −19.26% | $929,963.43 | $931,204.05 | $253.45 | |||
2979 WCHI 2979XAYA | $0.01339 | −3.34% | 8.98% | −8.74% | $782,274.02 | $904,687.10 | $2,340.56 | |||
3102 XFT 3102Offshift | $0.06863 | 0.57% | 19.40% | 4.83% | $691,295.64 | $691,295.64 | $256.12 | |||
3299 RING 3299RingDAO | $0.0003283 | 0.17% | −0.75% | −15.22% | $560,771.52 | $689,377.43 | $106.51 | |||
3474 ACA 3474Acala | $0.0004041 | 2.08% | −5.59% | −15.62% | $471,449.99 | $646,560.00 | $5,907.63 | |||
3766 BNC 3766Bifrost | $0.009505 | −0.10% | 4.95% | −39.52% | $356,288.99 | $760,400.00 | $297,967.00 | |||
3949 PKF 3949Red Kite | $0.002612 | 0.25% | 12.71% | 9.72% | $299,575.86 | $522,400.00 | $5.90 | |||
4046 PRQ 4046PARSIQ | $0.000904 | −0.16% | 108.94% | 102.76% | $280,472.21 | $280,472.21 | $1.77 | |||
4085 DPR 4085Deeper Network | $0.00007858 | −16.40% | −26.81% | −39.13% | $270,664.55 | $783,217.96 | $5,295.77 | |||
4292 FIS 4292Stafi | $0.001619 | −4.75% | 1.40% | −9.02% | $229,961.91 | $251,580.54 | $22,070.00 | |||
4314 DBC 4314DeepBrain Chain | $0.00004181 | 0.41% | 16.69% | −38.36% | $226,984.49 | $418,100.00 | $1,255.68 | |||
4436 RFUEL 4436RioDeFi | $0.0005998 | 1.40% | 0.26% | −20.17% | $206,661.59 | $214,746.14 | $248.30 | |||
4828 RMRK 4828RMRK | $0.01682 | 0.04% | −89.64% | 19.65% | $152,909.75 | $168,200.00 | $19.84 | |||
5036 XRT 5036Robonomics Network [OLD] | $0.0611 | −1.36% | −0.89% | −2.47% | $130,469.52 | $143,353.94 | $183.32 | |||
5150 WDOT 5150WDOT | $1.16 | 4.50% | 7.61% | 30.52% | $118,792.29 | $118,792.29 | $102.40 | |||
5172 BONDLY 5172Forj | $0.0001184 | −1.02% | 6.84% | −55.67% | $116,460.69 | $116,460.69 | $328.44 | |||
5499 LINA 5499Linear | $0.00000931 | −0.19% | −5.10% | 2.03% | $93,068.77 | $93,100.00 | $32.83 | |||
6217 APYS 6217APYSwap | $0.003104 | −0.16% | 25.32% | 50.42% | $56,464.97 | $310,400.00 | $482.02 | |||
6603 UNQ 6603Unique Network | $0.0001719 | 4.16% | 14.26% | 35.21% | $44,009.11 | $179,115.99 | $31.89 | |||
7287 CONV 7287Convergence | $0.00000711 | −2.60% | 3.42% | 52.62% | $27,943.90 | $71,100.00 | $111.42 | |||
7431 BMI 7431Bridge Mutual | $0.0003868 | 4.24% | −18.54% | −45.03% | $25,024.82 | $61,888.00 | $54.77 | |||
7593 GUM 7593Gourmet Galaxy | $0.00674 | 1.35% | 6.22% | 9.16% | $22,323.85 | $134,800.00 | $1.42 | |||
7657 ODDZ 7657Oddz | $0.0002165 | 121.78% | 286.40% | 79.39% | $21,433.49 | $21,650.00 | $2.23 | |||
8406 RELI 8406Relite Finance | $0.0001816 | −0.72% | 5.67% | −3.99% | $12,893.60 | $12,893.60 | $17.68 | |||
9012 UDO 9012Unido | $0.0001137 | 0.32% | 4.14% | 2.95% | $8,772.55 | $13,070.31 | $4.39 | |||
10067 SPDR 10067SpiderDAO | $0.00001007 | −0.64% | 7.47% | 1.32% | $2,338.36 | $10,070.00 | $15.85 | |||
10368 CHADS 10368CHADS VC | $0.01503 | 0.00% | 7.97% | 38.28% | -- | $874,104.31 | $99.07 | |||
10433 KYL 10433Kylin Network | $0.001159 | −14.63% | 28.76% | 172.42% | -- | $1.16 M | $20.76 | |||
10793 CXPAD 10793CoinxPad | $0.00000217 | 0.00% | 1.29% | 7.96% | -- | $217,000.00 | $1.92 |
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.