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DappRadar

dappradar.com ↗

Dapp and NFT analytics dashboard tracking blockchain activity across 90+ chains.

Little protection left
Assessed 21 July 2026 · Evidence as of 21 July 2026
Not much stands between this business and its pressures.
On the recordSince 21 July 2026 · Checkable from unresolved as of March 2026 · Every call on the record Checkpoint: DAO decision on RADAR treasury (wipeout, conversion, or acquisition)
The call

The founders shut it down in November 2025, the site keeps running with no one confirming who is running it, and the treasury's fate is still undecided.

DappRadar collected and displayed blockchain data on dashboards for crypto traders and developers, but announced it was closing in November 2025 because it was spending $15,500 per month with only three months of money left. Other free sites like DeFiLlama and CoinGecko already do the same job, and newer AI tools like Dune's natural language search let anyone ask questions about blockchain data without needing DappRadar's curated dashboards. Even though DappRadar led the category, it captured less than 1% of the $27 billion crypto market value in 2024, making it impossible to pay the bills. The one thing that could matter is whether the company gets bought, restructured, or continues running in some form, and what happens to the RADAR token holders who own most of the company's remaining assets.

Why
01
AI pressure: Dune Analytics AI agents, Nansen agentic trading, Surf AI. AI agents now write the queries and generate the dashboards DappRadar used to sell, for free or cheaper elsewhere. Could AI do the core job? Yes, likely.
02
Bigger players: CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap, DeFiLlama. Free, broader-coverage rivals already did to DappRadar what AI is now doing to everyone else in the category. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.
03
What protects it. None apparent: founders announced wind-down in November 2025 citing financial unsustainability.
What would change this call
Whether dappradar.com goes fully offline or is formally acquired by 2026 end. Shows if any buyer sees value or if the platform is truly abandoned.
Outcome of RADAR token DAO vote on treasury (wipeout, conversion, or acquisition). Reveals whether remaining token holders recover any value.
Any Dune, Nansen, or Surf AI announcement of new AI-native dashboard features in 2026. Confirms rivals are absorbing the product category DappRadar exited.
Key numbers
  • $15,500/month burn vs 3 months runway (2025-11-17)
  • RADAR token fell 30-36% on shutdown news (2025-11-17)
  • $38K estimated 2024 revenue (2025-11-16)
Named risks
  • Company announced full wind-down Nov 2025 citing financial unsustainability. Severity: high
  • Unresolved operational status: site live in 2026 with no confirmed operator. Severity: medium
  • DAO treasury 97% concentrated in volatile RADAR token. Severity: medium
  • Core dashboard/curation product directly commoditized by AI-native rivals (Dune, Surf AI). Severity: high
  • Conflicting revenue and headcount data undermine any financial due diligence. Severity: medium
Rivals, as read in July 2026
RivalDirectionEvidence
DeFiLlamalosing toFree access, covers 350+ chains vs DappRadar's ~90, as of 2026-05-26
Dune Analyticsgaining onAdded natural-language-to-SQL AI agents in 2026, commoditizing dashboard curation
Nansengaining onRaised $88M+, pivoting to agentic trading as of 2026-06-14
Surf AIgaining onMarkets itself as replacing manual Nansen/Dune work via AI synthesis, 2026-04-30
CoinGecko, CoinMarketCaplosing toFar larger reach and revenue as general market-data incumbents
Questions people ask
Is DappRadar still operating in 2026?
Unclear. Co-founders announced a full wind-down on 2025-11-17 citing financial unsustainability, but dappradar.com continued showing live, updating data into April and July 2026, leaving its operational status unresolved as of 2026-07-21.
Is DappRadar profitable?
No. Ahead of its November 2025 shutdown announcement, DappRadar reported a monthly burn of about $15,500 with only roughly three months of stablecoin runway left, per its 2025-11-17 wind-down statement.
Who owns DappRadar?
DappRadar is privately held, founded February 2018 in Lithuania by Skirmantas Januškas and Dragoș Dunica, with governance influenced by a DAO tied to the RADAR token. No parent company or acquirer has been publicly confirmed as of 2026-07-21.
Could AI replace DappRadar?
Largely yes. Its core function of aggregating public chain data into dashboards is directly targeted by AI tools: Dune Analytics added natural-language-to-SQL agents and Surf AI markets itself as replacing 'hours of manual work on Nansen or Dune' as of April 2026.
Who is DappRadar's biggest competitor?
DeFiLlama, Dune Analytics, and Nansen. DeFiLlama offers free coverage of 350+ chains versus DappRadar's roughly 90, per a 2026-05-26 industry review, while Nansen has raised $88M+ and is pivoting to agentic trading.
Did DappRadar raise much funding?
DappRadar raised a $2.33M seed round in September 2019 and a ~$4.94-5M Series A in May 2021, totaling roughly $7.27-7.33M lifetime, with no new round since 2021, per a 2025-11-18 report.
Timeline
  • 2026-07-21Site status unresolved: dappradar.com still live despite 2025 wind-down announcement
  • 2026-03-27Postmortem cites three possible RADAR token outcomes: wipeout, conversion, or acquisition
  • 2025-11-18Reports note total lifetime funding ~$7.27-7.33M, no round since 2021
  • 2025-11-17Co-founders announce full wind-down, citing financial unsustainability
  • 2025-11-17RADAR token drops 30-36% on shutdown news
  • 2025-11-16CB Insights marks DappRadar funding stage as 'Dead'
  • 2025-07-03Q2 2025 report tracks AI dapps growing 18.6% dominance QoQ
  • 2025-03-21DappRadar reports ~500,000 monthly users, 18,111+ dapps across 90+ chains
  • 2021-05Series A raise of ~$4.94-5M led by Prosus Ventures and Lightspeed
  • 2019-09-05Seed round of $2.33M closed, led by Naspers Ventures
Revision history
21 July 2026
First assessed. Little protection left. The text above is fixed as of this date and is not edited afterwards.
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