What Moonriver is
Moonriver (MOVR) is a proof-of-stake Layer-1 blockchain, currently ranked 506th by market capitalization among the assets we track. Moonriver is its own settlement layer. Smart contracts run on top of it, fees are paid in MOVR, and the security model rests on validators bonding the token rather than burning energy to mine it.
Moonriver (MOVR) is a smart contract platform that acts as a companion network to the Kusama blockchain, enabling developers to deploy Ethereum-compatible applications with low latency and high throughput. It aims to provide an incentivized canary network for Moonbeam with unique features tailored for developers and users.
How consensus and the token economy connect
Because security is bought with bonded MOVR rather than hardware, the share of supply staked is a useful gauge of conviction — and of how much float is effectively locked.
Background & fundamentals
Its codebase is open-source, meaning the implementation can be audited rather than taken on trust. In sector terms it is most often filed under Layer 1 (L1) and Smart Contracts.
Where Moonriver sits in the market
At $1.27, Moonriver carries a market capitalization of $12.69M. Around $2.39M changes hands across exchanges in a typical 24-hour window. That is a turnover of about 18.84% of the float — elevated, often a sign of narrative-driven trading.
Moonriver carries no fixed maximum supply; issuance follows a programmatic schedule rather than a hard cap. MOVR remains -100% beneath its all-time high of $493.71, the kind of gap that historically takes a full cycle or a fresh catalyst to close. Measured from its all-time low of $0.9923, MOVR is up +28%.
What the price history shows
Across timeframes, MOVR shows 24-hour -0.35%, 7-day -4.83%. Across roughly the last 365 days of daily candles, MOVR endured a peak-to-trough drawdown of about 86% before stabilizing.
Volatility profile
Recent action puts Moonriver in the Low-volatility band — it has been relatively stable, with moves typical of large-cap, mature assets.
How to evaluate Moonriver
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 MOVR staked, the yield, and unlock/queue dynamics that govern liquid supply.
- Ecosystem depth — how many applications and how much liquidity have chosen Moonriver 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.
