Polkadot Ecosystem
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44 DOT 44Polkadot | $0.825 | 0.63% | 0.07% | −3.96% | $1.40 B | $1.40 B | $49.65 M | |||
180 TRAC 180OriginTrail | $0.2726 | 0.42% | −13.58% | −1.87% | $136.30 M | $136.30 M | $1.08 M | |||
640 OCEAN 640Ocean Protocol | $0.1054 | −0.03% | −2.03% | −9.70% | $25.40 M | $148.61 M | $98,354.41 | |||
659 LINA 659Linear | $0.002439 | 1.80% | 2.36% | 17787.00% | $24.38 M | $24.39 M | $810.55 | |||
703 AUCTION 703Bounce | $3.13 | 1.62% | −5.42% | −5.99% | $21.66 M | $23.92 M | $5.94 M | |||
783 HDX 783Hydration | $0.006988 | 11.58% | 18.19% | 84.00% | $18.44 M | $30.79 M | $71,944.00 | |||
846 MOVR 846Moonriver | $1.28 | 0.63% | −2.62% | 11.54% | $15.95 M | $16.09 M | $706,674.17 | |||
910 LCS 910LocalCoinSwap | $0.3608 | 0.43% | 5.27% | 19.84% | $13.80 M | $26.24 M | $13,302.10 | |||
1045 GLMR 1045Moonbeam | $0.00863 | 2.22% | −3.03% | −3.23% | $10.38 M | $10.71 M | $3.77 M | |||
1148 ADX 1148AdEx | $0.057 | −0.16% | −0.86% | −1.20% | $8.45 M | $8.57 M | $438,649.17 | |||
1154 EWT 1154Energy Web Token | $0.277 | 0.02% | −5.93% | −14.39% | $8.33 M | $22.56 M | $187,618.96 | |||
1308 MAP 1308MAP Protocol | $0.00223 | 0.46% | −9.47% | −15.14% | $6.16 M | $9.58 M | $607,265.00 | |||
1336 POLS 1336Polkastarter | $0.05815 | 1.08% | 2.76% | −7.20% | $5.76 M | $5.81 M | $108,888.53 | |||
1503 LIT 1503Litentry | $0.09369 | −3.24% | −14.35% | −39.50% | $4.23 M | $9.37 M | $2,431.70 | |||
1667 BLZ 1667Bluzelle | $0.006742 | −1.39% | −3.80% | −13.74% | $3.19 M | $3.37 M | $193,280.57 | |||
1781 CLV 1781CLV | $0.002133 | −0.03% | 3.69% | 6.13% | $2.61 M | $4.27 M | $57,083.00 | |||
1815 ALEPH 1815Aleph Cloud | $0.01004 | −1.87% | −6.55% | −1.01% | $2.48 M | $5.01 M | $68,760.70 | |||
2352 PSWAP 2352Polkaswap | $0.0003525 | −0.98% | 6.80% | 11.96% | $1.22 M | $1.22 M | $259.60 | |||
2630 FIS 2630Stafi | $0.006087 | 4.89% | 10.45% | −35.97% | $864,594.30 | $945,874.46 | $50,167.76 | |||
2703 DBC 2703DeepBrain Chain | $0.0001464 | −2.33% | −12.74% | −10.09% | $795,341.51 | $1.47 M | $8,874.23 | |||
2913 WCHI 2913XAYA | $0.011 | 6.06% | 7.34% | 37.71% | $642,644.83 | $743,208.22 | $1,045.91 | |||
3035 RING 3035RingDAO | $0.0003285 | 0.09% | −1.99% | 5.11% | $561,113.15 | $689,797.40 | $17.98 | |||
3045 DPR 3045Deeper Network | $0.0001634 | −0.83% | −2.54% | −8.84% | $557,037.80 | $1.63 M | $1,822.00 | |||
3090 XFT 3090Offshift | $0.05221 | 2.20% | 1.33% | 14.09% | $525,900.41 | $525,900.41 | $99.58 | |||
3094 ACA 3094Acala | $0.0004236 | 51.56% | 49.87% | −52.34% | $523,016.66 | $717,280.00 | $86,969.40 | |||
3115 BNC 3115Bifrost | $0.01363 | 0.72% | −3.67% | −24.44% | $509,787.52 | $1.09 M | $387,982.00 | |||
3193 EFI 3193Efinity Token | $0.005346 | 20.72% | 17.44% | −19.14% | $464,648.33 | $10.69 M | $4.25 | |||
3917 RFUEL 3917RioDeFi | $0.0006345 | 1.51% | 6.18% | 3.55% | $218,617.50 | $227,169.76 | $188.47 | |||
3940 BONDLY 3940Forj | $0.0002176 | 20.67% | 66.74% | 62.72% | $214,035.87 | $214,035.87 | $2.33 | |||
4465 KEN 4465Keysians Network | $0.2414 | 3.14% | 3.08% | 22.52% | $134,339.10 | $2.41 M | $280.05 | |||
4584 RMRK 4584RMRK | $0.01332 | −18.22% | 0.93% | 82.97% | $121,091.43 | $133,200.00 | $631.49 | |||
4612 PRQ 4612PARSIQ | $0.0003828 | 0.94% | 1.60% | 24.48% | $118,766.33 | $118,766.33 | $1.19 | |||
4877 APYS 4877APYSwap | $0.0053 | −3.63% | −0.24% | −3.22% | $96,412.49 | $530,000.00 | $7.86 | |||
5066 WDOT 5066WDOT | $0.8227 | 1.38% | −2.46% | −2.04% | $83,305.87 | $83,305.87 | $10.44 | |||
5501 UNQ 5501Unique Network | $0.0002227 | −1.38% | −25.60% | −27.24% | $58,074.86 | $232,048.47 | $97.11 | |||
7005 GUM 7005Gourmet Galaxy | $0.005015 | 0.00% | −4.74% | 0.31% | $16,610.40 | $100,300.00 | $1.01 | |||
7046 CONV 7046Convergence | $0.00000408 | 3.11% | 3.02% | 14.28% | $16,035.32 | $40,800.00 | $17.42 | |||
7394 UDO 7394Unido | $0.0001527 | 2.38% | −0.04% | −17.68% | $11,781.61 | $17,553.53 | $13.79 | |||
8675 SPDR 8675SpiderDAO | $0.00000857 | 3.39% | 2.41% | 10.78% | $1,990.05 | $8,570.00 | $8.60 | |||
8879 XRT 8879Robonomics Network [OLD] | $0.05567 | 1.90% | −2.47% | 36.22% | -- | $130,613.97 | $26.70 | |||
8990 KYL 8990Kylin Network | $0.001778 | −1.01% | −51.16% | 879.61% | -- | $1.78 M | $25.82 |
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.