BTC vs DOT
Bitcoin and Polkadot compared on trend status, technical signal, hype risk and 90-day performance, BTC against DOT. Measurements only: this page does not rank BTC above DOT or the other way round.
This page puts Bitcoin (BTC) and Polkadot (DOT) next to each other on 16 measures, rebuilt from the day's data. BTC and DOT are paired here by one rule: measured against a market anchor.
Counting the table, 10 measures favour BTC and 3 favour DOT. Read the BTC and DOT rows separately: being ahead on turnover and being ahead on momentum mean different things.
Hype risk side by side
BTC against DOT, measure by measure
Rebuilt from the data on September 19, 2026
| Measure | BTC | DOT | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation Larger is the bigger market | $1.63T | $1.94B | BTC |
| Market-cap rank Lower number is higher up | #1 | #50 | BTC |
| Price Not comparable without supply | $81,208 | $1.14 | n/a |
| 24-hour volume Traded value in the last day | $45.06B | $240.7M | BTC |
| Volume / market cap Turnover relative to size | 0.028 | 0.124 | DOT |
| 24-hour change | +6.3% | +5.5% | BTC |
| 7-day change | +4.9% | +9.9% | DOT |
| 30-day change | +16.9% | +43.2% | DOT |
| 90-day change From daily closes | +25.8% | +17.0% | BTC |
| Trending position Today's global order | #1 | #56 | BTC |
| Countries trending in National feeds, 43 markets | 13 | 2 | BTC |
| Days on the list Consecutive days | 3 | 3 | level |
| Signal strength Share of checks passed | 70% | 70% | level |
| RSI (14) Above 70 is stretched | 64 | 64 | BTC |
| From 52-week high Closer to zero is nearer the peak | -35.1% | -74.2% | BTC |
| Hype risk Lower is calmer, not better | 8/100 | 9/100 | BTC |
What the numbers say
19 facts from today's collection
$1.63T of market value sits behind Bitcoin, $1.94B behind Polkadot — a 841x difference.
A 49-place gap separates them: BTC at 1, DOT at 50.
At $81,208 per coin, BTC is 71,235x the unit price of DOT at $1.14; market value is the comparable figure.
The deeper market today is BTC with $45.06B of volume; DOT saw $240.7M.
Relative to size, Polkadot is the busier market — 0.12 of market value traded daily versus 0.03.
Over 24 hours BTC moved +6.3% and DOT +5.5%, a spread of 0.8 points.
+4.9% for BTC over seven days, +9.9% for DOT — DOT ahead on this window by 5.0 points.
Over thirty days DOT moved +43.2% and BTC +16.9%, a spread of 26.3 points.
Three months of closes separate them by 8.8 points, BTC on the higher side at +25.8%.
Today's trending order puts BTC ahead of DOT: 1 against 56.
Bitcoin shows up on 13 national trending lists today, Polkadot on 2.
The daily model passes 70% of its checks on BTC and 70% on DOT, reading Buy and Buy.
Momentum (RSI 14) stands at 64 for BTC and 64 for DOT; above 70 counts as stretched.
Drawdown from the yearly top: BTC -35.1%, DOT -74.2%.
Against the 200-day average, BTC is above and DOT is above.
On hype risk the readings are 8/100 for Bitcoin and 9/100 for Polkadot.
No category is shared here — Bitcoin is classified as Layer 1 chains and Polkadot as uncategorised.
Against their own 20-day averages, volume runs at 1.65x for BTC and 1.28x for DOT.
Price history behind these numbers: 400 days for Bitcoin, 400 for Polkadot.
Last 90 daily closes
Each chart is scaled to its own range
Bitcoin
Polkadot
Questions about this pair
Answered from the same daily data
Which of BTC and DOT is trending today?
Both are on the trending list: BTC at position 1 and DOT at position 56. Trending on this site measures search and page-view interest in BTC and DOT, not price direction.
Is BTC bigger than DOT?
Bitcoin is larger, at $1.63T of market value against $1.94B — 841x the size.
What does the daily signal say about BTC and DOT?
The checklist reads Buy for BTC (70% of checks passed) and Buy for DOT (70%). The checklist is a mechanical count of trend and momentum conditions on BTC and DOT, not advice.
Which one carries more hype risk?
Polkadot scores 9/100 against 8 for Bitcoin. The score behind both the BTC and DOT figures combines recent price change, turnover, size, days on the list, RSI and exchange coverage.
Does this page say whether to buy BTC or DOT?
No. Every figure here measures one thing about BTC and DOT — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach, risk — and the measures often disagree. Nothing on this page is financial advice about BTC, DOT or any other coin, and none of it forecasts a price.