HostLINK vs AGVE — price, size and safety, side by side
LINK (Ethereum) vs AGVE (Gnosis) — 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.
LINK vs AGVE — normalized performance, 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-17T03:15:24
| LINK | AGVE | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.27 | $35.26 |
| Market cap | $9.53B | $3.63M |
| 24h volume | $1.95M DEX | $39.84 DEX |
| Liquidity | $19.94M | $7.14K |
| FDV | $12.74B | $3.63M |
| Holders | 922,570 | 8,365 |
| Age (days) | 1,745 | 1,736 |
| Safety grade | A | D |
Where they differ
- LINK measures ~2,628× the market cap of AGVE
- LINK measures ~2,791× the liquidity of AGVE
- LINK measures ~48,842× the 24h volume of AGVE
- LINK measures ~110× the holder count of AGVE
What the data says
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.
AGVE
The most important thing to know about AGVE is its authority setup. Right now AGVE's contract keeps its pause or blacklist lever (2026-10-09 snapshot), so whoever holds it can freeze or block token transfers at any point. It's the main reason the read sits at 45/100 (grade D) today — and the clearest path to a higher grade is simply removing it.
By the numbers, AGVE is showing a $7.14K pool, 8,365 holders and 1,736 days old as of 2026-10-09. Weigh the $7.14K pool against a ~$3.63M cap and one thing stands out — it's a slim pool for the size, so AGVE's price is easier to move than its market cap implies, and large size should scale in and out patiently. The 8,365-wallet base is a reasonable spread of ownership, though a headline count doesn't show whether a few wallets dominate — the concentration read on this page speaks to that. On concentration, the deployer wallet holds just <0.01% of AGVE as of 2026-10-09, so the person who launched it isn't sitting on a dominant share.
FAQ
Which is bigger, LINK or AGVE?
By tracked market cap: LINK (Ethereum) measures $9.53B and AGVE (Gnosis) measures $3.63M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, LINK or AGVE?
On the contract checks we publish: LINK (Ethereum) grades A and AGVE (Gnosis) grades D. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have LINK and AGVE performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-10-09 and 2026-10-17T03:15:24, the measured snapshots show LINK at −3.68% and AGVE at −2.79%.
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.