What Lisk is
Lisk (LSK) is a proof-of-stake Layer-1 blockchain, currently ranked 452nd by market capitalization among the assets we track. Lisk is its own settlement layer. Smart contracts run on top of it, fees are paid in LSK, and the security model rests on validators bonding the token rather than burning energy to mine it.
Lisk (LSK) is a blockchain platform that enables developers to build decentralized applications using JavaScript, offering a user-friendly environment for creating and connecting sidechains. Its goal is to enhance the adoption of blockchain technology by simplifying the development process.
How consensus and the token economy connect
Staking ties the token's value to network security: more LSK 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.
Under the hood, LSK secures its ledger with Delegated Proof of Stake, built on the DPoS algorithm.
Background & fundamentals
Lisk first went live in 2016, giving it roughly 10 years of on-chain price history to draw on. Lisk operates under a semi-centralized structure, which concentrates protocol decisions in an identifiable issuer or foundation. A documented core team of 59 contributors is listed publicly, a depth of disclosed staffing many long-tail tokens lack.
Its codebase is open-source, meaning the implementation can be audited rather than taken on trust. CoinPaprika classifies the project's development status as "On-going development". In sector terms it is most often filed under Platform, Smart Contracts, and Sidechains.
Where Lisk sits in the market
Trading around $0.0877, Lisk carries a market capitalization of $17.62M. Around $1.64M changes hands across exchanges in a typical 24-hour window. That is a turnover of about 9.32% of the float — elevated, often a sign of narrative-driven trading.
Almost the entire LSK supply is already in circulation (~100.0% of the 400M cap), so future dilution is effectively off the table. LSK remains -100% beneath its all-time high of $39.31, the kind of gap that historically takes a full cycle or a fresh catalyst to close.
What the price history shows
Across timeframes, LSK shows 24-hour -2.24%, 7-day -1.12%. Across roughly the last 365 days of daily candles, LSK endured a peak-to-trough drawdown of about 78% before stabilizing.
Volatility profile
Recent action puts Lisk in the Moderate-volatility band — it shows the kind of price movement common in mid-cap crypto assets — meaningful but not unusual.
How to evaluate Lisk
The honest checklist for LSK is short:
- Real usage — active addresses, fees paid, and total value locked — does on-chain demand justify the valuation?
- Staking economics — the share of LSK staked, the yield, and unlock/queue dynamics that govern liquid supply.
- Ecosystem depth — how many applications and how much liquidity have chosen Lisk 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.
