DappRadar, a leading blockchain analytics platform known for tracking decentralized applications (dApps) across dozens of networks, has announced it will permanently cease operations.
Founded during the CryptoKitties boom in 2018, the platform quickly became an essential tool for developers, investors, and analysts seeking insights across DeFi, NFTs, gaming, and metaverse projects.
Its closure marks the end of a seven-year run that helped shape how users explore and understand the dApp ecosystem.
Starting in 2018, DappRadar capitalised on the surge of interest in blockchain applications, tracking over 18,000 dApps across 93 blockchains at its peak.
It offered near real-time data on user activity, transaction volumes, trades, and network performance.
Beyond metrics, the platform provided portfolio management tools, discovery features like quests and airdrops, and research widely cited by academics and news outlets.
At one point, it served roughly 500,000 monthly users globally.
Despite its influence, the founders, Skirmantas Januškas and Dragos Dunica, cited financial unsustainability as the reason for winding down.
They stated on X,
“Running a platform of this scale became financially unsustainable in the current environment.”
They also added that the DAO and RADAR token matters will be communicated separately, inviting the community to participate in the process.
Following the announcement, RADAR token value fell roughly 37%, hitting $0.00064 within 24 hours.
DappRadar’s shutdown highlights the growing challenges for blockchain analytics platforms.
While the broader digital asset market surpassed $4 trillion in 2025, companies tied to analytics have faced increasing difficulty maintaining profitability.
Analysts note that trading and financial services continue to capture the majority of growth, leaving analytics-focused firms with rising operational costs and limited revenue streams.
Technical hurdles also contributed.
Data fragmentation across multiple blockchains, interoperability issues, and complications from chain forks and stale blocks make consistent cross-chain analytics costly.
DappRadar’s treasury held $1,602,289 in assets, with $1,554,802 in RADAR tokens and $46,162 in USDT.
With an operational burn rate of $15,500 per month, the treasury’s stablecoin reserves could sustain roughly three months of operations, highlighting the short runway.
The closure affects developers, analysts, and users reliant on DappRadar’s data feeds.
While competitors such as Chainalysis, DeFiLlama, and Dune Analytics remain, DappRadar’s unique cross-chain coverage leaves a noticeable gap in the market.
The company stressed transparency during the wind-down and encouraged community engagement regarding DAO and RADAR token decisions, though details remain pending.
Coinlive observes that DappRadar’s exit raises questions about the long-term sustainability of multi-chain analytics platforms.
Platforms that can scale sustainably while providing reliable cross-chain data may emerge, but the economic and technical pressures remain significant.
DappRadar’s seven-year journey demonstrates both the promise and difficulty of building foundational tools in a sector shaped by volatility and rapid evolution.
The closure leaves a space for rivals and new entrants to innovate, yet it also forces the market to confront a critical question: can analytics platforms thrive in a landscape where free tools proliferate and revenue streams are limited, or will the sector fracture into smaller, niche services?
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