Polkadot (DOT) is 119.9× the size of Boundless (ZKC) by market capitalisation. Over the past 1 year, DOT is ahead by 20.0 percentage points (ZKC -83.6% against DOT -63.7%). Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.35 across 399 shared trading days). ZKC has been the more volatile of the two, at 121% annualised against DOT's 88%.
ZKCDOT
0.35over 399 shared trading days
Measured on daily returns rather than on prices. Two assets that both simply trend upward score near 1.0 on raw prices whether or not they move together, so returns are what answer the question people mean by correlation.
| Metric | ZKC | DOT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -93.2% | -82.9% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.13 | 0.13 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +62.4% | +55.9% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -45.3% | -44.2% |
Relative strength over 90 days: DOT outperformed ZKC by 26.0% — measured on the ZKC/DOT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.