DashDASH

A 2014 payments coin with masternodes, InstantSend and a treasury funded by 20% of block rewards.

Rank #91Since January 2014

Price on 31 Oct 2026

C$68.42 +61.0% since 31 Jul 2026 · 96.4% below its all-time high

The short version

Dash is a proof-of-work payments coin launched on 18 Jan 2014 by Evan Duffield, with a second tier of masternodes (1,000 DASH collateral) that run InstantSend, ChainLocks and CoinJoin. Block rewards split 20% to miners, 60% to masternodes and 20% to a treasury that masternode votes allocate. Dash Core Group released Dash Platform v1.0 on 29 Jul 2024, and the chain's last halt was a 16-hour stall on 21 May 2023. On 31 Oct 2026 one DASH cost C$68.42. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +61.0% in Canadian dollars, and it was 96.4% below its all-time high of C$1,916 set on 19 Dec 2017.^[1]

Facts checked 2 Nov 2026 · 11 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$171.60 (5 Nov 2025) · low C$41.06 (9 Mar 2026) · -45.8%^[1]

Month-end prices (table)

Date	C$	US$
31 Oct 2026	C$68.34	US$48.95
30 Sep 2026	C$86.52	US$60.78
31 Aug 2026	C$57.88	US$41.74
31 Jul 2026	C$42.46	US$30.26
30 Jun 2026	C$47.19	US$33.21
31 May 2026	C$54.43	US$39.45
30 Apr 2026	C$47.05	US$34.53
31 Mar 2026	C$44.67	US$32.05
28 Feb 2026	C$45.10	US$33.06
31 Jan 2026	C$69.20	US$51.03
31 Dec 2025	C$58.36	US$42.58
30 Nov 2025	C$79.25	US$56.70

Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.

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Key facts

Price, 31 Oct 2026: C$68.42^[1]
3-month change: +61.0% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)^[1]
From its high: 96.4% below its high of C$1,916 (19 Dec 2017)^[1]
Market rank: #91, market value about C$881.4M^[1]
Kind: Native coin · Dash (its own network)
Started: January 2014

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating

Can an admin key create new coins?NoNew DASH come only from mining on the protocol schedule^[2]

Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?NoNo admin or freeze function; ChainLocks protect against reorganisations^[2]

Can the token's contract code be changed?Not applicableRuns on its own blockchain; its rules change only through network upgrades

Is the supply capped?YesMaximum 18.92M; 12.89M issued^{[2, 3]}

Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?NoNo vesting or locked allocations^[2]

Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?NoNo team or foundation allocation; treasury coins exist only when proposals pass^[2]

Do network fees reach coin holders?Yes60% of block rewards go to masternodes, which stake 1,000 DASH^[2]

Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?NoLast halt was 21 May 2023 (v19 fork), outside the 24-month window; none since^{[4, 5]}

Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoSEC's Jun 2023 complaint naming DASH was dismissed with prejudice on 27 Feb 2025^{[6, 7]}

Each answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.

Who controls it

Run by: No issuer; Dash Core Group, Inc. develops Dash Core and Platform, funded by treasury proposals that masternodes vote on^{[2, 8]}
Founder: Evan Duffield, who created Dash and the X11 hashing algorithm; first block 18 Jan 2014^[2]
Masternodes: 1,000 DASH per masternode and 4,000 per evonode; votes weighted 1 and 4^{[2, 8]}
Treasury: 20% of block rewards (since Dash Core v20) go to a governance budget distributed monthly by masternode vote^[2]

Supply

In circulation: 12.89M DASH of a 18.92M maximum (68.1%)^[1]
Maximum: Between 17.74M and 18.92M DASH by about 2254, depending on treasury use; 12.89M issued^{[2, 3]}
New coins: Block subsidy falls about 7.14% every 210,240 blocks (about 383 days); blocks every 2.6 minutes^[2]
Unlocks: None; no vesting or locked allocations^[2]

Use and fees

Main use: Payments with InstantSend (two-second confirmation), CoinJoin privacy, and Dash Platform identities and data since 29 Jul 2024^{[2, 8]}
Network fees: US$10,527 in the past year (DefiLlama)^[9]
Who gets fees: Masternodes receive 60% of block rewards, miners 20%, the treasury 20%^[2]

Trading

Daily trading: About C$144.3M a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026^[1]
Daily turnover: Typically 12.33% of its market value changes hands each day^[1]
20-week average: 11.4% above its 20-week average price^[1]
1-year change: -48.4% in C$^[1]^[10]

History

Not a forecast

Coins ranked 51-200 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 4,050 cases, 612 coins

39% were higher a year later^[11]

Typical result: Median -25% after a year; 45% higher after two years
Lost half or more: 38% within a year
Against Bitcoin: 12% did better than Bitcoin over the year

History, not a forecast.

Red flags and things to watch

No red flags found

Dash Platform v1.0 went live on 29 Jul 2024 with identities, data contracts and DashPay; balance withdrawals waited for a later release.^[8]
An SEC complaint of 6 Jun 2023 listed DASH among 13 crypto asset securities; the SEC dismissed the case with prejudice on 27 Feb 2025.^{[6, 7]}
The chain stalled for about 16 hours on 21 May 2023 during the v19 hard fork; version 19.1.0 fixed it.^[4]

Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.

Sources and dates

Facts as of 31 Oct 2026. Prices from CoinGecko in Canadian and US dollars; US$ figures without a C$ price are converted at 1.3976 C$ per US$.