HostETH vs ARB — price, size and safety, side by side
ETH (Ethereum) vs ARB (Arbitrum) — 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.
ETH vs ARB — normalized performance, 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16T21:15:32
| ETH | ARB | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.41K | $0.1909 |
| Market cap | — | $1.22B |
| 24h volume | $14.09M DEX | $7.14M DEX |
| Liquidity | $117.23M | $2.84M |
| FDV | — | $1.80B |
| Holders | — | 2,391,070 |
| Age (days) | 618 | 1,284 |
| Safety grade | A | B |
Where they differ
- ETH measures ~41× the liquidity of ARB
- ETH measures ~2.0× the 24h volume of ARB
What the data says
ETH
ETH on Ethereum — 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 — is the network's native asset carried under the null-address convention pools use for ether itself. This is not a wrapper contract: the zero address is where the feed marks the chain's own currency.
The October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $117.2 million of tracked liquidity and roughly $11.2 million of daily volume at a $2,691 unit price. Depth at this scale is the reference book the rest of the market quotes against.
ARB
ARB is Arbitrum's own token — the governance asset of the largest Ethereum L2, the chain most of this index's Arbitrum-side liquidity actually lives on. The deployment 0x912ce59144191c1204e64559fe8253a0e49e6548 is the canonical mint; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $2.8 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest asymmetry: ARB's market value rides on the chain it governs being worth governing — the token's thesis is Arbitrum's sequencer revenue, its DAO treasury, and the chain's continued dominance in L2 DeFi, none of which a liquidity snapshot can confirm or deny. What the snapshot does show is that ARB's on-chain depth is concentrated and modest relative to the chain's own TVL — most ARB trades happen off-chain or on the chain's own DEX infrastructure in pairs this index doesn't fully see.
FAQ
Which is bigger, ETH or ARB?
By tracked market cap: ETH (Ethereum) measures — and ARB (Arbitrum) measures $1.22B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, ETH or ARB?
On the contract checks we publish: ETH (Ethereum) grades A and ARB (Arbitrum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have ETH and ARB performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-26 and 2026-10-16T21:15:32, the measured snapshots show ETH at −11.4% and ARB at −14.6%.
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, 2026-09-26→2026-10-16T21:15:32; 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.