Polkadot vs POL (ex-MATIC)

Polkadot is a layer-1 ecosystem asset with $2.11B in market cap, while POL (ex-MATIC) is a POL market beta asset with $1.28B. The useful comparison is market role, liquidity, seven-day direction, and which follow-up page gives the cleaner next decision.

Snapshot comparison. DOT data as of Sep 27, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC; POL data as of Sep 27, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC. Mixed CoinGecko and fallback snapshot. Values can differ in age and are not executable quotes. Data methodology.

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What changes between DOT and POL.

Compare market role and supply as well as unit price. Reported trading volume is not the amount you can execute at the displayed price. This table is a research aid, not a recommendation.

Question	Polkadot	POL (ex-MATIC)
Market role	layer-1 ecosystem asset	POL market beta asset
Price	$1.24	$0.120209
Market cap	$2.11B	$1.28B
24h volume	$218.34M	$109.7M
7d change	+10.12%	+13.90%
Relative size	Polkadot is 1.65x POL (ex-MATIC)'s market cap	POL (ex-MATIC) is 0.61x Polkadot's market cap
Volume comparison	Polkadot trades at 1.99x POL (ex-MATIC)'s 24h volume	POL (ex-MATIC) trades at 0.50x Polkadot's 24h volume