HostCOW vs LINK — price, size and safety, side by side
COW (Gnosis) 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.
COW vs LINK — normalized performance, 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-17T03:15:24
| COW | LINK | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.1329 | $12.27 |
| Market cap | $82.07M | $9.53B |
| 24h volume | $7.47K DEX | $1.95M DEX |
| Liquidity | $142.24K | $19.94M |
| FDV | $2.61M | $12.74B |
| Holders | 12,011 | 922,570 |
| Age (days) | 224 | 1,745 |
| Safety grade | B | A |
Where they differ
- LINK measures ~116× the market cap of COW
- LINK measures ~140× the liquidity of COW
- LINK measures ~260× the 24h volume of COW
- LINK measures ~77× the holder count of COW
What the data says
COW
One detail on COW didn't fully resolve in the 2026-10-09 snapshot: its contract controls. So rather than assume anything either way, it's worth a direct check, and a quick live scan will confirm the current state for you.
By the numbers, COW is showing a $142.24K pool, a holder base of 12,011 and a maturing 224-day history as of 2026-10-09. The number worth sitting with is that $142.24K of depth against a market cap of about $82.07M — a thin pool for a token this size, which means a position that feels small to you can still be large for the pool: COW reprices on relatively little flow, and a sizable exit will slip. A 12,011-holder base is a fair start, but distribution matters more than the count — check how much sits in the largest wallets before leaning on it. On concentration, the deployer wallet holds just <0.01% of COW as of 2026-10-09, so the person who launched it isn't sitting on a dominant share.
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, COW or LINK?
By tracked market cap: COW (Gnosis) measures $82.07M and LINK (Ethereum) measures $9.53B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, COW or LINK?
On the contract checks we publish: COW (Gnosis) grades B and LINK (Ethereum) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have COW and LINK performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-10-09 and 2026-10-17T03:15:24, the measured snapshots show COW at −6.97% and LINK at −3.68%.
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, 2026-10-09→2026-10-17T03:15:24; 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.