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Polkadot Market History
DOTUSDT
Polkadot (DOT) market history: price since 2020-07-16, all-time high and drawdowns, deleveraging events, funding rate history and ROI calculator.
- Last close
- 0.7600 as of 2026-07-31
- From ATH
- -99.80%
- All-time high
- 359.89 2020-08-11
Market record
Performance history
Rolling returns
- 30 days
- -8.32%
- 90 days
- -38.06%
- YTD
- -57.52%
- 1 year
- -79.36%
- 3 years
- -85.41%
Calendar-year record
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (partial) | 133.00 | 359.89 | 2.00 | 9.26 | -93.04% | 165 |
| 2021 | 9.26 | 55.09 | 7.16 | 26.66 | +187.84% | 365 |
| 2022 | 26.67 | 30.88 | 4.22 | 4.31 | -83.84% | 365 |
| 2023 | 4.31 | 9.59 | 3.56 | 8.20 | +90.39% | 365 |
| 2024 | 8.20 | 11.89 | 3.59 | 6.64 | -19.02% | 366 |
| 2025 | 6.64 | 8.04 | 0.6330 | 1.79 | -73.07% | 365 |
| 2026 (partial) | 1.79 | 2.34 | 0.7450 | 0.7600 | -57.52% | 212 |
Monthly seasonality
Monthly returns across the complete market record.
View as table
| Month | Return |
|---|---|
| 2020-07 | +22.53% |
| 2020-08 | -96.15% |
| 2020-09 | -30.70% |
| 2020-10 | -3.69% |
| 2020-11 | +28.53% |
| 2020-12 | +72.22% |
| 2021-01 | +73.97% |
| 2021-02 | +109.74% |
| 2021-03 | +9.71% |
| 2021-04 | -1.50% |
| 2021-05 | -36.28% |
| 2021-06 | -29.52% |
| 2021-07 | +2.34% |
| 2021-08 | +86.84% |
| 2021-09 | -8.68% |
| 2021-10 | +49.49% |
| 2021-11 | -11.29% |
| 2021-12 | -29.77% |
| 2022-01 | -27.37% |
| 2022-02 | -2.27% |
| 2022-03 | +12.62% |
| 2022-04 | -32.02% |
| 2022-05 | -28.62% |
| 2022-06 | -31.85% |
| 2022-07 | +22.10% |
| 2022-08 | -18.54% |
| 2022-09 | -10.10% |
| 2022-10 | +4.58% |
| 2022-11 | -17.52% |
| 2022-12 | -21.08% |
| 2023-01 | +45.31% |
| 2023-02 | +1.39% |
| 2023-03 | -0.09% |
| 2023-04 | -7.35% |
| 2023-05 | -9.56% |
| 2023-06 | -2.54% |
| 2023-07 | -1.37% |
| 2023-08 | -16.40% |
| 2023-09 | -3.93% |
| 2023-10 | +8.41% |
| 2023-11 | +23.04% |
| 2023-12 | +49.86% |
| 2024-01 | -18.88% |
| 2024-02 | +24.17% |
| 2024-03 | +16.75% |
| 2024-04 | -33.40% |
| 2024-05 | +8.73% |
| 2024-06 | -11.01% |
| 2024-07 | -13.30% |
| 2024-08 | -20.99% |
| 2024-09 | +4.06% |
| 2024-10 | -10.67% |
| 2024-11 | +125.94% |
| 2024-12 | -25.74% |
| 2025-01 | -4.83% |
| 2025-02 | -25.47% |
| 2025-03 | -14.70% |
| 2025-04 | +1.09% |
| 2025-05 | +0.25% |
| 2025-06 | -16.68% |
| 2025-07 | +8.39% |
| 2025-08 | +1.63% |
| 2025-09 | +4.46% |
| 2025-10 | -26.27% |
| 2025-11 | -23.32% |
| 2025-12 | -19.01% |
| 2026-01 | -13.53% |
| 2026-02 | +7.36% |
| 2026-03 | -24.61% |
| 2026-04 | -3.91% |
| 2026-05 | -1.41% |
| 2026-06 | -30.81% |
| 2026-07 | -7.54% |
Risk record
- Green days
- 48.30% 1,064 of 2,203
- Best day
- +2151.24% 2020-08-13
- Worst day
- -38.32% 2021-05-19
- Daily volatility
- 46.16% std dev of daily returns
Biggest run
| Trough to peak | Gain | Days to peak | Total days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-20 → 2021-11-04 | +1278.80% | 380 | 1084 |
Deepest drawdowns
| Peak to trough | Depth | Days to trough | Total days | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-12 → 2026-07-27 | -99.80% | 2175 | 2176 | ongoing |
Research index
- All-time high & drawdowns -99.80% max ATH 359.89 on 2020-08-11 Every major drawdown episode
- Deleveraging events 45 latest 2026-06-02 Liquidation-style event history
- Funding rate +7.95% negative 35.50% of days Full funding history
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Frequently asked questions
What is Polkadot's all-time high?
Polkadot's all-time high is $359.89, reached on 2020-08-11. As of 2026-07-31 it trades -99.8% below that peak.
What was Polkadot's lowest price ever?
Polkadot's lowest price ever was $0.63, reached on 2025-10-10.
When did Polkadot start trading?
Polkadot started trading on 2020-07-16 and has 2,203 days on record.
What was Polkadot's best year?
Polkadot's best full year was 2021, with a 187.8% return. Its worst full year was 2022, with a -83.8% return.
What was Polkadot's biggest crash?
Polkadot's deepest drawdown was -99.8%, from 2020-08-12 to its trough on 2026-07-27. The episode lasted 2,176 days. It is ongoing.
Does Polkadot have negative funding rates?
Polkadot had negative funding rates on 35.5% of days, with an average annualized funding rate of 8.0%.
How many deleveraging events has Polkadot had?
Polkadot has had 45 deleveraging events on record.
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Polkadot history timeline
Draft — pending editorial review
- 2020-05-26 Polkadot mainnet launches protocol
The Polkadot relay chain began operation under proof-of-authority control.
- 2020-06-18 Nominated proof of stake activates protocol
Validator selection moved to Polkadot's nominated proof-of-stake system.
- 2020-07-20 On-chain governance activates protocol
Network governance authority transferred to token-holder-controlled mechanisms.
- 2020-08-18 DOT transfers become enabled protocol
Governance enabled unrestricted transfers of the DOT token.
- 2020-08-21 DOT redenomination takes effect market
Each old DOT was redenominated into 100 new DOT without changing proportional ownership.
- 2021-11-11 Parachain auctions begin ecosystem
Auctions began allocating relay-chain slots to parachain projects.
- 2021-12-18 Parachains begin producing blocks protocol
Auction-selected parachains started operating with relay-chain shared security.
- 2023-06-15 OpenGov launches on Polkadot protocol
OpenGov replaced the council-based governance model with referendum tracks and delegated voting.
- 2024-09-19 Agile Coretime launches protocol
Agile Coretime replaced parachain lease auctions with flexible blockspace allocation.
Methodology and coverage
Price history uses a canonical spot series aggregated across major exchanges, with per-row source provenance; yearly and monthly returns compare last close to first open of each period. Drawdowns are measured close-to-close while all-time highs/lows use intraday extremes. The biggest run figure is the largest qualifying trough-to-peak gain since 90 days after this asset's first reliable price record - it reflects the single largest rise on record, not a repeatable cycle, and excludes runs built on sparse or unconfirmed price data. Derivatives metrics use Binance USDⓈ-M perpetual records; deleveraging events are identified from abnormal open-interest contractions under price stress, ranked by a proprietary composite.
Price figures use the canonical spot series; derivatives figures use Binance USD-M perpetual records. See each linked page for its own methodology note.
- First observation
- 2020-07-16
- Latest update
- 2026-07-31
- On record
- 2,203 days
- Market symbol
- DOTUSDT
Read the site-wide data methodology.