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Ecosystem guide

The Polkadot ecosystem

The best dApps on Polkadot by sector: DeFi, games, NFTs and more. 28 projects tracked, 28 reviewed in full.

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dApps
28
Reviewed
28
TVL tracked
$168B
Native token
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Polkadot ecosystem in numbers

Tracked
28
Reviewed
28
Total TVL
$168B
Avg. score
5.6/10

SkyBitcoins tracks 28 dApps on Polkadot. Every one of them has a full review. The 13 that report TVL hold $168B between them, counting value on every chain they support. Binance CEX dominates, with 75% of that total. The top five account for 99%, while the median dApp holds $267M.

The most common categories on Polkadot are Centralized Exchanges (12), Chain (3) and Staking (2). All 19 with a confirmed status are active. Over the last seven days, combined TVL fell 5.6%. CEX.IO dropped the most (−22.4%).

By value locked, the largest dApps on Polkadot are Binance CEX ($125B), OKX ($28.2B) and Gate ($5.86B). The best-rated is Bitget with 6.8/10, followed by CEX.IO (6.5) and SwissBorg (6.2). The 14 rated dApps average 5.6/10, and none scores 8 or above yet.

Largest by TVL

  1. 1Binance CEX logoBinance CEX$125B
  2. 2OKX logoOKX$28.2B
  3. 3Gate logoGate$5.86B
  4. 4Bitget logoBitget$5.78B
  5. 5HashKey Exchange logoHashKey Exchange$1.46B

Highest rated

  1. 1Bitget logoBitget6.8
  2. 2CEX.IO logoCEX.IO6.5
  3. 3SwissBorg logoSwissBorg6.2
  4. 4Phemex logoPhemex6.2
  5. 5Ankr logoAnkr6.2

Reviewed

Top-rated dApps on Polkadot

Bitget logo

Bitget

Centralized Exchanges

Score 6.8 out of 10

Bitget combines crypto trading tools with other asset products, but check fees, local access and custodial risks before depositing.

TVL $5.78B−0.1%Bitcoin · Solana · Ethereum +68
CEX.IO logo

CEX.IO

Centralized Exchanges

Score 6.5 out of 10

CEX.IO combines card and bank crypto purchases with spot and margin trading, but check regional access, fees and custody terms first.

TVL $1.06M−22.4%Ethereum · Tron · BNB Chain +10
SwissBorg logo

SwissBorg

Centralized Exchanges

Score 6.2 out of 10

SwissBorg offers routed crypto trading and investing tools, but check its fees, custody and country-specific licence before depositing.

TVL $807M−5.0%Bitcoin · Ethereum · Solana +28
Phemex logo

Phemex

Centralized Exchanges

Score 6.2 out of 10

Phemex offers spot, futures, bots and Earn, but check its fees, KYC terms and custody risks before depositing.

TVL $267M−0.5%Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana +13
Ankr logo

Ankr

Staking

Score 6.2 out of 10

Ankr brings liquid staking and Web3 infrastructure together, but check product-specific fees, custody and withdrawal terms before depositing.

TVL $23.7M−3.3%Ethereum · Flow · BNB Chain +5
Score 6.2 out of 10

OriginTrail offers layered, verifiable memory for AI agents, but clarify on-chain costs, TRAC requirements and security details before relying on it.

Polkadot · Base

By sector

Best Polkadot dApps by sector

DeFi on Polkadot19

  1. 1Bitget logoBitget6.8
  2. 2CEX.IO logoCEX.IO6.5
  3. 3SwissBorg logoSwissBorg6.2
  4. 4Phemex logoPhemex6.2
  5. 5Ankr logoAnkr6.2

AI on Polkadot1

Infrastructure on Polkadot8

  1. 1Airlyft One logoAirlyft One4.5
  2. 2Talisman logoTalisman—
  3. 3Avt—
  4. 4Efinity—
  5. 5Unique One logoUnique One—

Tokens

Top tokens on Polkadot

All token rankings

The largest tokens with a contract on Polkadot, by market cap.

Top tokens on Polkadot
#TokenPrice24h7dMarket cap
6USDC logoUSDCUSDC$0.9996−0.0%−0.0%$70.5B
876My Paqman Coin logoMy Paqman CoinMPC$0.000001810—−10.4%$18.1M
3580Gavun Wud logoGavun WudWUD$0.0000006069—+0.5%$607K
4277Bifrost logoBifrostBNC$0.009266−0.2%+3.3%$347K
4499Acala logoAcalaACA$0.0002501+3.4%−3.0%$292K
4700Stafi logoStafiFIS$0.001618+25.5%+5.8%$252K

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Polkadot FAQs

What is the largest dApp on Polkadot by TVL?

Binance CEX is the largest dApp on Polkadot by total value locked, with $125B across all the chains it supports. It is followed by OKX ($28.2B) and Gate ($5.86B). TVL figures come from DefiLlama and change daily.

Which dApp on Polkadot has the highest SkyBitcoins score?

Bitget has the highest score at 6.8/10, ahead of CEX.IO (6.5) and SwissBorg (6.2). Scores weigh security, ease of use, fees and features, and are based only on facts we could verify.

How many dApps are on Polkadot?

SkyBitcoins tracks 28 dApps on Polkadot. Of these, 28 have a full review and 13 report value locked, $168B in total, counting value on every chain they support.

What are the most common types of dApps on Polkadot?

Centralized Exchanges (12), Chain (3) and Staking (2) are the largest categories on Polkadot, by number of projects.

Which dApps on Polkadot grew the most this week?

Among dApps with at least $1M locked, CEX.IO the biggest drop (−22.4%). Combined TVL moved −5.6% over the same seven days.

What is the average score for dApps on Polkadot?

The 14 rated dApps on Polkadot average 5.6 out of 10. Of these, 0 score 8 or higher and 4 score below 5.