How to Buy Polkadot (DOT)
Every exchange we track that lists DOT, what the buy costs, and what it costs to take DOT with you afterwards.
54 of the exchanges we track list DOT, and 41 of those accept fiat, so you can buy it without holding crypto first. The cheapest place to place the order is Bitfinex at $0.00 on a $1,000 market buy. It is also the cheapest once the withdrawal fee is added — $0.00 to buy $1,000 of DOT and move it to your own wallet. DOT moves over 5 networks (Polkadot, Polkadot Asset Hub, BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) and others) — pick the same one on the exchange withdrawal screen and in your wallet.
Networks DOT runs on
Where to buy DOT
All-in cost is the trading fee on a $1,000 market buy plus the cheapest fee that exchange charges to withdraw DOT. It is the number the exchange’s own “how to buy” page never shows you, and it reorders the table more often than not. The coins column is how many assets each exchange lists in total, from our own sync — not the figure CoinMarketCap prints.
| Exchange | Buy fee on $1,000 | Move it out | All-in cost | Coins listed | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MEXCReferralPay with Card | $0.500–0.05% taker | $0.0088960.01000 DOT · Polkadot Asset Hub | $0.51 | 9,475 | Visit ↗ |
 OKXReferralPay with Card | $1.000.1% taker | $0.0032030.003600 DOT · Polkadot Asset Hub | $1.00 | 411 | Visit ↗ |
 BinanceReferralPay with Card, Bank, Apple/Google Pay | $1.000.1% taker | $0.021350.02400 DOT · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | $1.02 | 866 | Visit ↗ |
 BitgetReferralPay with Card, 3rd-party | $1.000.1% taker | $0.044480.05000 DOT · Polkadot Asset Hub | $1.04 | 2,516 | Visit ↗ |
 GateReferralPay with Card | $1.000.1% taker | $0.051950.05840 DOT · Polkadot Asset Hub | $1.05 | 2,059 | Visit ↗ |
 BitfinexPay with Bank, 3rd-party | $0.000% taker | FreePolkadot | $0.00 | 106 | Visit ↗ |
 OurbitPay with Bank | $0.000% taker | $0.026690.03000 DOT · Polkadot | $0.03 | 1,980 | Visit ↗ |
 KCEXPay with Card, 3rd-party | $0.000% taker | $0.16010.1800 DOT · Polkadot | $0.16 | 908 | Visit ↗ |
 DeribitCrypto deposit only | $0.500–0.05% taker | FreePolkadot | $0.50 | 50 | Visit ↗ |
 Delta ExchangeCrypto deposit only | $1.000–0.1% taker | FreePolkadot | $1.00 | 170 | Visit ↗ |
 WhiteBITPay with Card | $1.000.1% taker | $0.044480.05000 DOT · Polkadot Asset Hub | $1.04 | 423 | Visit ↗ |
 PionexPay with Card, P2P | $1.000.05–0.1% taker | $0.071170.08000 DOT · Polkadot | $1.07 | 206 | Visit ↗ |
 TapbitPay with Card, P2P | $1.000.1% taker | $0.071170.08000 DOT · Polkadot | $1.07 | 198 | Visit ↗ |
 BitunixPay with P2P | $1.000.1% taker | $0.080060.09000 DOT · Polkadot | $1.08 | 993 | Visit ↗ |
 BitMEXCrypto deposit only | $1.000.05–0.1% taker | $0.088960.1000 DOT · Polkadot | $1.09 | 51 | Visit ↗ |
 ToobitPay with Card, Apple/Google Pay, 3rd-party | $1.000.1% taker | $0.088960.1000 DOT · Polkadot | $1.09 | 581 | Visit ↗ |
 FameEXPay with Card, Apple/Google Pay, 3rd-party | $1.000.1% taker | $0.097860.1100 DOT · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | $1.10 | 115 | Visit ↗ |
 CoinWPay with Card, Apple/Google Pay, 3rd-party | $1.000.1% taker | $0.10680.1200 DOT · Polkadot | $1.11 | 1,218 | Visit ↗ |
 BYDFiCrypto deposit only | $1.000.1% taker | $0.12450.1400 DOT · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | $1.12 | 101 | Visit ↗ |
 WEEXPay with Card, P2P | $1.000.1% taker | $0.13340.1500 DOT · Polkadot Asset Hub | $1.13 | 594 | Visit ↗ |
 LBankPay with 3rd-party | $1.000.1% taker | $0.20950.2355 DOT · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | $1.21 | 1,890 | Visit ↗ |
 HashKey GlobalCrypto deposit only | $1.200.12% taker | $0.14230.1600 DOT · Polkadot | $1.34 | 115 | Visit ↗ |
 KuCoinPay with Card | $1.000.1% taker | $0.35580.4000 DOT · Polkadot Asset Hub | $1.36 | 2,147 | Visit ↗ |
 WHXEXCrypto deposit only | $1.500.15% taker | $0.0030650.003445 DOT · Polkadot | $1.50 | 235 | Visit ↗ |
 bitFlyerPay with Card, Bank | $1.500.01–0.15% taker | $0.088960.1000 DOT · Polkadot | $1.59 | 26 | Visit ↗ |
 MGBXPay with Bank | $1.000.1% taker | $0.84510.9500 DOT · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | $1.85 | 364 | Visit ↗ |
 CoinPCrypto deposit only | $2.000.2% taker | FreePolkadot | $2.00 | 71 | Visit ↗ |
 CoinExPay with P2P, 3rd-party | $2.000.2% taker | $0.0032030.003600 DOT · Polkadot Asset Hub | $2.00 | 1,018 | Visit ↗ |
 idax exchangePay with Bank, 3rd-party | $2.000.2% taker | $0.0045690.005136 DOT · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | $2.00 | 378 | Visit ↗ |
 KTXCrypto deposit only | $2.000.2% taker | $0.0088960.01000 DOT · Polkadot | $2.01 | 220 | Visit ↗ |
 HibtPay with P2P | $2.000.2% taker | $0.019570.02200 DOT · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | $2.02 | 1,721 | Visit ↗ |
 B2Z ExchangeCrypto deposit only | $2.000.2% taker | $0.044480.05000 DOT · Polkadot Asset Hub | $2.04 | 232 | Visit ↗ |
 BTSEPay with Card, Bank | $2.000.2% taker | $0.044480.05000 DOT · Polkadot Asset Hub | $2.04 | 329 | Visit ↗ |
 HTXPay with Bank, P2P | $2.000.2% taker | $0.088960.1000 DOT · Polkadot | $2.09 | 1,159 | Visit ↗ |
 HotcoinPay with 3rd-party | $2.000.2% taker | $0.088960.1000 DOT · Polkadot | $2.09 | 643 | Visit ↗ |
 BitcastlePay with Card | $2.000.02–0.2% taker | $0.13340.1500 DOT · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | $2.13 | 170 | Visit ↗ |
 BitradeXPay with 3rd-party | $2.000.2% taker | $0.17790.2000 DOT · Polkadot | $2.18 | 178 | Visit ↗ |
 DigiFinexPay with Card, P2P | $2.000.2% taker | $0.26690.3000 DOT · Polkadot | $2.27 | 1,009 | Visit ↗ |
 Biconomy.comPay with Card, P2P, 3rd-party | $1.000.1% taker | $1.782 DOT · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | $2.78 | 990 | Visit ↗ |
 BitruePay with Card | $2.800.098–0.28% taker | $0.088960.1000 DOT · Polkadot | $2.89 | 1,784 | Visit ↗ |
 XT.COMPay with Card, Bank, P2P | $2.000.2% taker | $1.071.2 DOT · Polkadot Asset Hub | $3.07 | 1,110 | Visit ↗ |
 BTCCPay with Card, Bank, P2P | $3.000.3% taker | $0.32730.3679 DOT · Polkadot | $3.33 | 250 | Visit ↗ |
 Crypto.com ExchangePay with Bank | $5.000.5% taker | $0.0₄88960.0001000 DOT · Cronos POS | $5.00 | 462 | Visit ↗ |
 KoinbayCrypto deposit only | $6.000.6% taker | $0.0076620.008613 DOT · Polkadot | $6.01 | 253 | Visit ↗ |
 BitMartPay with Card, P2P, 3rd-party | $1.000.1% taker | $5.255.9 DOT · Polkadot Asset Hub | $6.25 | 3,695 | Visit ↗ |
 KrakenPay with Card, Bank, Apple/Google Pay | $8.000.01–0.8% taker | $0.044480.05000 DOT · Polkadot Asset Hub | $8.04 | 697 | Visit ↗ |
 Gleec BTCCrypto deposit only | $2.500.25% taker | $7.398.302 DOT · Polkadot Asset Hub | $9.89 | 136 | Visit ↗ |
 HitBTCCrypto deposit only | $2.500.1875–0.25% taker | $10.4611.76 DOT · Polkadot Asset Hub | $12.96 | 1,786 | Visit ↗ |
 BITmarketsPay with Card, Apple/Google Pay | — | $0.044480.05000 DOT · Polkadot Asset Hub | — | 251 | Visit ↗ |
 WOO XPay with Apple/Google Pay | — | $0.088960.1000 DOT · Polkadot | — | 95 | Visit ↗ |
Showing 1–50 of 54 exchanges listing DOT
Buying DOT step by step
- Pick a venue from the table. For a coin this size the choice is usually short — 54 exchanges list DOT at all, and the table already shows what you will pay to leave as well as to buy.
- Fund the account. 41 of those exchanges take fiat, 25 of them by card. Card is fastest and dearest; a bank transfer costs a fraction of it. Depositing a stablecoin you already hold is free on almost every exchange here.
- Place the order. A market order pays the taker fee in the table; a limit order that rests on the book pays the lower maker fee. On a thinly traded coin the spread costs more than either, so a limit order is worth the wait.
- Decide whether to move it. Leaving DOT on the exchange is free but custodial. Moving it to a wallet that supports it costs one withdrawal fee — send a small test amount first, and match the network on both sides.
How to buy DOT — FAQ
Where can I buy Polkadot (DOT)?
On 54 exchanges we track: MEXC, OKX, Binance, Bitget, Gate and 49 more. The table above has each one with its trading fee, the payment methods it takes and what it charges to withdraw DOT.
What is the cheapest way to buy DOT?
Bitfinex, at $0.00 to buy $1,000 of DOT and withdraw it — $0.00 in trading fee plus $0.00 to move it out over Polkadot. If you are leaving the coin on the exchange, only the first half applies and a different venue may win. Paying by card adds the card processor's charge on top of both, typically 1.8–4%.
Can I buy DOT with a credit card?
Indirectly, yes. 25 of the exchanges listing DOT accept a card, but the card almost always buys a major asset — USDT, USDC, BTC — which you then swap for DOT on the same exchange. That means two fees: the card charge, then the trading fee in the table.
Do I have to pay a fee to withdraw DOT?
Every exchange charges one, as a flat amount of DOT per network rather than a percentage. We do not have a priced figure for all of the venues listing DOT yet — the DOT withdrawal fee page has whatever each exchange publishes.
Is it safe to leave DOT on the exchange?
It is a custody choice, not a safety switch. While the coin sits there the exchange holds the keys: convenient, recoverable if you lose your password, and dependent on the exchange staying solvent and keeping withdrawals open. Moving it to a wallet you control removes that dependency and costs one withdrawal fee. For a trading balance, staying put is reasonable; for a long hold, most people move.
Which network should I use for DOT?
DOT is issued on 5 networks and they are not interchangeable — DOT sent over Polkadot will not arrive at an address on Polkadot Asset Hub. Polkadot is the one most exchanges use (28 of them). Withdrawal fees differ per network too, sometimes by an order of magnitude, so the cheapest network is worth checking as well as the cheapest exchange.
Exchange coverage for DOT comes from each exchange’s own deposit and withdrawal endpoints (last sync 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC); trading fees are the published base tier, no volume discount applied (verified 2026-08-28). Exchanges we have a referral arrangement with appear first and are tagged as such — it changes no number in any row. Nothing here is investment advice; see our methodology.