No source can reliably say where DigiByte (DGB) will trade in 2026 or 2030. On 25 October 2026 DGB was about $0.0034, with a market cap of about $63 million (CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap). That is roughly 98% below its all-time high of $0.1825, set on 1 May 2021 (CoinMarketCap). The newest development is a consensus change called Thaw Day for DigiByte's native stablecoin, DigiDollar. It is set for mainnet block 24,490,000, which the developers estimated would arrive around 1 November 2026. This article does not predict a price. It shows what any price target implies and which events can actually move the network.
Where DGB stands on 25 October 2026
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ~$0.00338–$0.00339 | CoinMarketCap, CoinGecko |
| Market cap | ~$62.6M–$62.8M | CoinMarketCap, CoinGecko |
| Circulating supply | 18.53 billion DGB | CoinMarketCap, CoinGecko |
| Maximum supply | 21 billion DGB | CoinMarketCap, digibyte.org |
| All-time high | $0.1825 (1 May 2021) | CoinMarketCap |
| All-time low | $0.00002028 (20 December 2014) | CoinMarketCap |
| 24-hour volume | ~$2.5M–$3.0M | CoinMarketCap, CoinGecko |
The two data sources give slightly different numbers. CoinGecko lists the all-time high as $0.1781 and ranks DGB #378. CoinMarketCap lists $0.1825 and ranks it #316. Daily volume of a few million dollars is small for a coin worth about $63 million, so large orders can move the price sharply.
The newest development: DigiDollar and Thaw Day
DigiDollar went live on 17 July 2026
DigiDollar is a USD-pegged stablecoin built into DigiByte's base layer. Users lock DGB in time-locked reserves and mint DigiDollars against it. The DGB price comes from a set of oracles that sign with MuSig2 Schnorr signatures (digibyte.org). Miners signalled for it under BIP9, and the DigiByte Core v9.26.5 release notes say DigiDollar "became active at block 23,869,440 on 17 July 2026." Minting and redeeming happen in DigiByte Core v9.26.4 or later.
Thaw Day: block 24,490,000
The v9.26.6 release candidate notes describe Thaw Day as a change to consensus, "the rules nodes use to agree on valid DigiDollar blocks." According to those notes, Thaw Day:
- replaces the old mint freeze with a new price check;
- stops transfers and redemptions from using the old volatility freeze;
- counts the original DigiDollar amounts of open vaults toward vault health.
Key facts from the release notes:
- Mainnet trigger: block 24,490,000. The notes say these are block heights, not calendar dates. The RC2 notes gave "expected around November 1, 2026" as an estimate. On 25 October 2026 a block explorer showed height 24,446,451. At DigiByte's 15-second block target, that leaves about a week.
- Testnet: Thaw Day is already active on testnet26, at block 432,100.
- Upgrade required: all full-node and mining operators must run Thaw Day-compatible software (v9.26.6 or later) before mainnet reaches the trigger block. v9.26.7, the latest release, adds no new activation and needs no reindex for a working v9.26.6 node.
This is a technical change. It does not on its own create demand for DGB. Its market relevance depends on whether people actually mint and use DigiDollars after it. No public adoption figures were found for this article.
What drives DGB's supply
These protocol facts come from digibyte.org:
- Five proof-of-work algorithms: SHA-256d, Scrypt, Skein, Qubit and Odocrypt. Odocrypt re-randomises every 10 days. An attacker would have to dominate several independent mining pools of hash power, not just one.
- 15-second blocks, running since January 2014.
- Supply cap of 21 billion DGB. The block reward is about 259 DGB and falls on a monthly-reduction schedule. DigiByte has no halving.
That last point matters for forecasts. Bitcoin halving-cycle arguments do not apply to DGB's own supply. About 2.47 billion DGB, roughly 12% of the maximum supply, has not been issued yet. That new supply keeps reaching the market. Any price target therefore needs a higher market cap in the future than the same price needs today.
What market cap does your DGB target need?
Enter a DGB target price and a supply between today's circulating 18.53 billion and the 21 billion cap to see the market cap that price implies.
| Your DGB target price | DGB supply in circulation at that time | Market cap that target implies |
|---|---|---|
| 0.1825 USD | 18.53 billion DGB | 3.382 billion USD |
| 0.01 USD | 18.53 billion DGB | 0.185 billion USD |
| 0.05 USD | 21 billion DGB | 1.05 billion USD |
| 1 USD | 21 billion DGB | 21 billion USD |
- Target price and supply are your own inputs. The article gives about $63 million as DGB's market cap on 25 October 2026 for comparison.
- The result is arithmetic on the inputs, not a forecast that any price is likely or reachable.
This only multiplies price by supply. It cannot tell you whether demand for DGB, DigiDollar use or liquidity could ever support that market cap, and it ignores DGB locked in DigiDollar reserves.
What price targets imply
Most DGB forecasts quote a price without saying what market cap it requires. The table converts common targets. It uses today's circulating supply of 18.53 billion and the 21 billion cap as the upper bound for supply.
| Target price | Multiple of $0.00338 | Market cap at 18.53B DGB | Market cap at 21B DGB |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0.01 | ~3x | ~$185M | ~$210M |
| $0.05 | ~15x | ~$927M | ~$1.05B |
| $0.10 | ~30x | ~$1.85B | ~$2.1B |
| $0.1825 (2021 high) | ~54x | ~$3.38B | ~$3.83B |
| $1.00 | ~296x | ~$18.5B | ~$21B |
A return to the 2021 high would need DGB to be worth more than 50 times its current value. A $1 DGB would need a market cap in the high tens of billions of dollars. This is arithmetic, not a forecast.
Can DGB reach $1?
At 18.5 to 21 billion coins, $1 means a market cap of about $18.5 billion to $21 billion. DGB has never been worth more than a few billion dollars at its peak. Nothing in the public record suggests a path to that valuation.
Can DGB return to its all-time high?
It reached $0.1825 once, in May 2021, during a broad crypto rally. Doing it again would take a similar market-wide rally plus demand specific to DigiByte that has not yet appeared in public data.
What to watch instead of a price target
- Thaw Day on mainnet (block 24,490,000). Check whether the network crosses the block without splitting, meaning nodes on older software follow a different chain. The release notes warn that older software can disagree with the new rules.
- DigiDollar usage. Watch how much DGB is locked in reserves and how many DigiDollars are in circulation. Locked DGB comes out of circulating supply.
- Liquidity. Daily volume near $2.5–3 million limits how much capital can enter or leave without moving the price.
- Upgrade adoption. Track how quickly miners and node operators move to v9.26.6 or later.
- Ongoing issuance. New DGB keeps entering circulation under the monthly-reduction schedule.
Risks
- Thin markets: low volume relative to market cap makes sharp moves in both directions likely.
- New consensus code: DigiDollar and Thaw Day are months old on mainnet. Upgrades that change consensus carry the risk of bugs and chain splits.
- Oracle dependence: DigiDollar's peg relies on an oracle roster for the DGB price.
- Long decline: DGB has spent more than five years below its 2021 high.
FAQ
What is the DGB price today?
About $0.0034 on 25 October 2026, according to CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap.
What is DGB's all-time high?
$0.1825 on 1 May 2021 per CoinMarketCap. CoinGecko lists $0.1781.
Does DigiByte have a halving?
No. digibyte.org describes continuous emission on a monthly-reduction schedule with no halving, up to a 21 billion DGB cap.
When is Thaw Day?
At mainnet block 24,490,000. The developers estimated this would arrive around 1 November 2026, but the block height, not the date, triggers it.
Is DigiDollar live?
Yes. It activated at block 23,869,440 on 17 July 2026.
Limitations: market data is a snapshot from 25 October 2026, and the DigiDollar and Thaw Day details rely mainly on the DigiByte project's own website and release notes.
