What Constellation is
Constellation (DAG) is a Layer-1 smart-contract platform, currently ranked 591st by market capitalization among the assets we track. Constellation is its own settlement layer. Smart contracts run on top of it, fees are paid in DAG, and the security model rests on validators bonding the token rather than burning energy to mine it.
Constellation (DAG) is a blockchain platform designed for scalable decentralized applications, utilizing a directed acyclic graph (DAG) structure to enhance transaction speeds and efficiency. It aims to facilitate seamless data transfer and improve the scalability of blockchain networks.
How consensus and the token economy connect
Staking ties the token's value to network security: more DAG bonded means a costlier attack, and stakers are paid for taking that role. Unstaking queues and slashing parameters shape how liquid that capital really is.
DAG is not mined; it is issued as a token rather than secured by its own mining or staking layer.
Background & fundamentals
Constellation operates under a centralized structure, which concentrates protocol decisions in an identifiable issuer or foundation. CoinPaprika classifies the project's development status as "Alpha version". In sector terms it is most often filed under Smart Contracts, Ethereum (ETH) Token (ERC-20), and Direct Acyclic Graph.
Where Constellation sits in the market
At $0.00368600, Constellation carries a market capitalization of $10.59M. Around $792.92K changes hands across exchanges in a typical 24-hour window. That is a turnover of about 7.49% of the float — a healthy level of activity for an asset this size.
Constellation carries no fixed maximum supply; issuance follows a programmatic schedule rather than a hard cap. DAG remains -99% beneath its all-time high of $0.4551, the kind of gap that historically takes a full cycle or a fresh catalyst to close.
What the price history shows
The tape currently reads 24-hour -5.11%, 7-day -47.54%, 30-day +54.60%, 1-year -74.39%. Within its stored 203-day daily history, DAG mounted a low-to-high run of roughly 280% at its strongest stretch.
Volatility profile
Recent action puts Constellation in the Extreme-volatility band — it is in a high-volatility regime — these are the conditions where outsized gains and losses both become more likely. Over the last 30 days the move totals +54.60%, a useful input for stop placement and position sizing.
How to evaluate Constellation
For an asset of this type, three lenses matter most:
- Real usage — active addresses, fees paid, and total value locked — does on-chain demand justify the valuation?
- Staking economics — the share of DAG staked, the yield, and unlock/queue dynamics that govern liquid supply.
- Ecosystem depth — how many applications and how much liquidity have chosen Constellation over competing Layer-1s.
This page pulls live market data, on-chain stats where available, exchange-by-exchange volume, and our forecast model into one view so you can work through those questions in a single place. None of it is investment advice — it is a structured starting point for your own research.