Polkadot (DOT) price

#54 in the top 100Layer 1

$0.8383−1.88%

Data as of November 11, 2026, 02:11 UTC+3, the price refreshes on the page

Polkadot (DOT) is a network that links separate blockchains under shared validator security.

Market cap: $1.43B
24h volume: $73.9M
Volume / market cap: 5.15%
Fully diluted value: $1.43B
Circulating supply: 1.71 B DOT
Total supply: 1.71 B DOT
Max supply: 2.10 B DOT
24h range: $0.8305 … $0.8675
All-time high: $54.98November 4, 2021

Polkadot chart

1 hour+0.01%

24 hours−1.88%

7 days−10.59%

30 days−32.82%

1 year−73.93%

Price in US dollars, data from CoinGecko

Analytics

What the numbers say about how the coin behaves. Based on hourly prices over 7 days and data as of November 11, 2026, 02:11 UTC+3.

Volatility

78%moderate

1.7× higher than Bitcoin over the same week.

Link to Bitcoin

0.76clear

Mostly moves with Bitcoin. When Bitcoin moves 1%, DOT moves 1.3% on average.

From the all-time high

−98.48%far below

The high of $54.98 was set on November 4, 2021.

Liquidity

5.1%high

A day’s trading equals 5.1% of market cap. Actively traded, easy to buy or sell.

Supply issued

82%most

81.5% of the max supply is out.

Place in the week’s range

4%near the bottom

The week ranged from $0.8330 to $0.9753, with a max drawdown of −14.59%.

Market share

0.06%small

Share of the top-100 market cap.

What is Polkadot

Polkadot is a network that connects many separate blockchains and lets them share security. Its design was laid out by Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood in a 2016 whitepaper. The Swiss Web3 Foundation funds development, and Parity Technologies writes most of the core code. The token sale took place in October 2017, mainnet went live in May 2020, and DOT transfers opened in August 2020. Three days later came a redenomination that turned each old DOT into 100 new ones.

At the center sits the relay chain, which handles security and message passing between connected blockchains called parachains. Each parachain runs its own rules, but its blocks are checked by Polkadot’s shared validator set. Consensus is Nominated Proof of Stake: validators lock up DOT as collateral, and holders known as nominators back them with their own coins. BABE produces blocks and GRANDPA finalizes them. Since September 2024, projects buy time on the network (coretime) instead of bidding in slot auctions, and in November 2025 balances, staking and governance moved to the Asset Hub system chain.

DOT is used for staking, voting on upgrades and treasury spending, paying fees and buying coretime. Holders change the rules through on-chain voting called OpenGov: in September 2025 they approved a 2.1 billion DOT supply cap, and in March 2026 new issuance was cut, with further step-downs built into the schedule. In Cosmos each chain usually recruits its own validators, while Polkadot chains rely on one shared set. Polkadot also has a sister network, Kusama, with its own KSM token, where upgrades ship first.

What it’s used for

staking and backing validators as a nominator
voting in OpenGov on upgrades and treasury spending
paying network fees
buying coretime to run your own blockchain on Polkadot

Risks

the network’s value depends on teams choosing to build their chains on Polkadot, and it competes for developers with Ethereum layer-2 networks and the Cosmos ecosystem
a complex architecture and large overhauls, such as moving balances and staking to Asset Hub, carry technical risk
DOT’s economics are set by token-weighted votes: issuance rules and treasury spending have been changed before and can be changed again

Questions

How much is Polkadot worth today?

As of November 11, 2026, Polkadot trades at $0.8383. Over 24 hours the price moved −1.88%, over 7 days −10.59%. The price on this page refreshes automatically.

How many DOT are in circulation?

1.71 B DOT are in circulation. Max supply is 2.10 B DOT, so 81.5% has been issued. The fully diluted value of all coins is $1.43B.

What is the Polkadot all-time high?

The all-time high of $54.98 was set on November 4, 2021. The price is now 98.48% below it. The all-time low was $0.7270 (August 18, 2026).

Who created Polkadot?

Polkadot was founded by Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood together with Robert Habermeier and Peter Czaban. Wood laid out the architecture in a 2016 whitepaper; Parity Technologies, a company he co-founded, writes the core code, and the Swiss Web3 Foundation funds development.

What are parachains on Polkadot?

Parachains are separate blockchains with their own rules and tokens that connect to Polkadot’s relay chain. Their blocks are checked by the network’s shared validators, so a parachain does not need to recruit its own, and parachains can pass messages and assets to each other.

Prices and analytics are for information only and are not investment advice. Market data source: CoinGecko.