Exchange Polkadot (DOT)
A relay chain that provides shared security to a network of specialised parachains.
DOT at a glance
- Price (indicative)
- $7.2
- Block time
- ~6 sec
- Network
- Polkadot
The price is a reference figure from our own rate feed, not a quote — every swap is re-priced across our liquidity partners at the moment you confirm, and the best receive amount wins. How that comparison works is on the methodology page.
About Polkadot
Polkadot is built as a hub: the relay chain provides consensus and security, and independent parachains connect to it for their own execution. DOT is used for staking, governance and the auctions that allocate parachain slots.
Blocks come every six seconds with explicit finality, so a Polkadot deposit is settled and irreversible quickly rather than becoming gradually safer with each new block.
Be careful with the ecosystem’s address formats: DOT addresses and those of parachains and other Substrate networks look similar but are not interchangeable.
Sending and receiving DOT
- Set a refund address. It is the only route funds have back to you if a swap cannot complete — a deposit below the minimum, or one arriving after the quote window closed. See refund handling.
- Nothing is held for you. Deposits are forwarded, not stored, and the data kept is the amount and the two addresses — purged once the swap finalizes. The full picture is on the privacy page.
DOT exchange pairs
Any pair is quotable, not just these — every supported coin can be swapped against every other, and the popular routes each have a page of their own.
DOT — common questions
How do I swap DOT without an account?
Pick the pair, enter an amount, and give a destination address and a refund address. There is no registration, no email and no identity check — you send the deposit from your own wallet and the funds are forwarded on. Nothing is held on your behalf at any point.
When is my DOT sent out?
As soon as the deposit has the confirmations the network requires — the exchange runs automatically, with no manual approval step and no queue on our side. You can follow every stage on the tracking page a swap gets the moment it is created.
Is there a minimum DOT amount?
Yes, and it moves with network conditions, so the widget shows the live figure for whichever pair you pick before you confirm. Minimums exist to keep on-chain costs a small fraction of the swap rather than swallowing it. There is no maximum.