HostAS vs LINK — price, size and safety, side by side
AS (Polygon) vs LINK (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-17 / 2026-10-17.
AS vs LINK — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-17T06:15:22
| AS | LINK | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.1942 | $12.27 |
| Market cap | — | $9.53B |
| 24h volume | $172.16K DEX | $1.95M DEX |
| Liquidity | $3.68M | $19.94M |
| FDV | $59.87M | $12.74B |
| Holders | 406,448 | 922,570 |
| Age (days) | 485 | 1,745 |
| Safety grade | C | A |
Where they differ
- LINK measures ~5.4× the liquidity of AS
- LINK measures ~11× the 24h volume of AS
- LINK measures ~2.3× the holder count of AS
- over the shared window AS moved −63.6% while LINK moved −5.37%
What the data says
AS
AS Token at 0x6a92b1e99de09f71cd96bc91f934826d96b8b26e is a 467-day-old Polygon book carrying a $59.9 million fully diluted valuation at the October 9, 2026 snapshot.
The two numbers that matter sit in tension: $3.7 million of tracked liquidity is large in absolute terms but thin against that valuation — a position that feels small to you can still be large for the pool, and exits reprice fast. The second gap is structural: contract-level controls were not assessed in this snapshot, so mint, pause and upgrade levers are unverified rather than cleared.
LINK
LINK is Chainlink's token — the asset that pays the oracle network most of DeFi runs on, making it one of the few crypto tokens tied to infrastructure the market actually uses every block. The deployment 0x514910771af9ca656af840dff83e8264ecf986ca is the canonical mint; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $19.9 million of tracked pool liquidity on this pair set — a fraction of a float spread across every venue that lists it.
The honest shape: LINK's value thesis is payment for oracle services plus stake in the network's security model, so it carries a real-usage floor most tokens lack — and a valuation that has always run ahead of the fees the network actually collects. It is infrastructure exposure, not a cashflow claim, and the gap between "most-used oracle" and "token captures that usage" is the open question its holders are betting on.
FAQ
Which is bigger, AS or LINK?
By tracked market cap: AS (Polygon) measures — and LINK (Ethereum) measures $9.53B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, AS or LINK?
On the contract checks we publish: AS (Polygon) grades C and LINK (Ethereum) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have AS and LINK performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-10-17T06:15:22, the measured snapshots show AS at −63.6% and LINK at −5.37%.
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→2026-10-17T06:15:22; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
Figures are dated on-chain snapshots, not a live feed. Safety grades are structural checks — not investment advice. Free · no signup · a HostDeFi product.