Polkadot

Polkadot stands out among other blockchain projects for its focus on enhancing the foundational infrastructure of dApps. It aims to enable interoperability between blockchain ecosystems, facilitating seamless communication without intermediaries. Functioning as a "network of networks," Polkadot utilizes parachains — specialized blockchains with unique functionalities and tokens — to enable interaction between diverse blockchain architectures. Powered by the nominated proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus algorithm and drawing inspiration from the Ouroboros protocol, Polkadot offers a robust framework for building interconnected and scalable decentralized systems.

Token symbol:
DOT

Scalability Metrics:
Polkadot TPS is 0.02 transactions per second
Polkadot Max TPS is 462.7 transactions per second
Polkadot Max Theoretical TPS is 1,000 transactions per second
Polkadot transaction volume is 60 transactions
Polkadot block time is 6.04s
Polkadot finality is 30s
Polkadot has 45,917,857 total transactions since its TGE
Polkadot is a layer 1 blockchain
Polkadot was launched on May 26, 2020 (6 years ago)

Decentralization Metrics:
Polkadot nakamoto coefficient is 178
Polkadot has 600 validators
Polkadot stake is $802.2M
Polkadot consensus mechanism is Nominated Proof of Stake
Polkadot governance is on-chain

Developer Activity Metrics:
Polkadot has 9,050 developers
Polkadot has 530 repos
Polkadot has 698,331 commits
Polkadot has 35,467 stars
Polkadot has 2,149 watchers

Financial Metrics:
Polkadot revenue is $20.24
Polkadot average transaction fee is $0.01395
Polkadot price is $0.9557
Polkadot market cap is $1.613B
Polkadot fully diluted valuation (FDV) is $2.007B
Polkadot market cap to FDV ratio is 80.37%