HostAPRMON vs SMON — price, size and safety, side by side
APRMON (Monad) vs SMON (Monad) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-16 / 2026-10-17.
APRMON vs SMON — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-16T21:15:32
| APRMON | SMON | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.02457 | $0.02539 |
| Market cap | $461.94K | $2.23M |
| 24h volume | $38.75K DEX | $159.50 DEX |
| Liquidity | $7.59K | $1.80K |
| FDV | $459.25K | $2.23M |
| Holders | 4,958 | 4,846 |
| Age (days) | 311 | 301 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- SMON measures ~4.8× the market cap of APRMON
- APRMON measures ~4.2× the liquidity of SMON
- APRMON measures ~243× the 24h volume of SMON
What the data says
APRMON
APRMON — aPriori's Monad liquid-staking token — is one of the first LSTs in this index on Monad: 0x0c65a0bc65a5d819235b71f554d210d3f80e0852, 293 days old on the October 9, 2026 snapshot, priced at a $461.9 thousand market cap across 4,958 wallets.
The structure flag is the one an LST can't avoid: the token sits behind a proxy, so the receipt logic is upgradeable — normal for staking infrastructure, real nonetheless. The float is fairly concentrated (top ten hold about 68.6%), and the venue is thin — $7.6 thousand of tracked liquidity against the cap, so exits are rationed by the pool, not the code.
SMON
Kintsu Staked Monad is a liquid staking token — sMON is Kintsu's receipt for staked MON, meant to accrue staking yield while staying tradable. That makes it structurally different from the memes around it on Monad: its market cap of $2.2 million represents staked principal, and its 4,846 holders are yield positions, not speculation.
Two caveats earn the B at 77/100. First, the contract is an upgradeable proxy — the code behind the address can be swapped — which is standard for LSTs (the protocol must manage staking logic) but means you are trusting Kintsu's upgrade governance. Second, contract-level controls were not fully assessed in this snapshot. The market side is thin for the size: $2 thousand of tracked pool against a $2.2M cap, so secondary-market exits are shallow — meaningful size unwinds through the protocol's redemption path, not the pool.
FAQ
Which is bigger, APRMON or SMON?
By tracked market cap: APRMON (Monad) measures $461.94K and SMON (Monad) measures $2.23M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, APRMON or SMON?
On the contract checks we publish: APRMON (Monad) grades B and SMON (Monad) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have APRMON and SMON performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-10-16T21:15:32, the measured snapshots show APRMON at −11.8% and SMON at −13.1%.
The grade column is the one CMC's compare page cannot print — our grade is computed from the contract itself (mint/freeze authority, liquidity, holder concentration). Changes are measured over the shared window stated on the chart, 2026-09-21→2026-10-16T21:15:32; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
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