HostLINK vs SNX — price, size and safety, side by side
LINK (Ethereum) vs SNX (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-16 / 2026-10-16.
LINK vs SNX — normalized performance, 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-16T21:15:32
| LINK | SNX | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.48 | $0.2215 |
| Market cap | $9.53B | $134.31M |
| 24h volume | $1.95M DEX | $6.74K DEX |
| Liquidity | $19.94M | $94.95K |
| FDV | $12.74B | $134.15M |
| Holders | 922,570 | 87,753 |
| Age (days) | 1,745 | 1,813 |
| Safety grade | A | B |
Where they differ
- LINK measures ~71× the market cap of SNX
- LINK measures ~210× the liquidity of SNX
- LINK measures ~289× the 24h volume of SNX
- LINK measures ~11× the holder count of SNX
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.
SNX
SNX — 0xc011a73ee8576fb46f5e1c5751ca3b9fe0af2a6f — is the Synthetix Network Token, the collateral asset behind one of DeFi's oldest derivatives protocols, staking into synthetic exposure since 2018.
The October 9, 2026 snapshot reads a $134.3 million market cap — matching a $150.2 million FDV, the supply fully circulating — with 87,753 holders and $95.0 thousand of tracked pool depth. The day prints -5.8%. Depth this thin against the cap is normal for SNX: the staking contract absorbs most of the float, and what trades on-chain is the remainder.
FAQ
Which is bigger, LINK or SNX?
By tracked market cap: LINK (Ethereum) measures $9.53B and SNX (Ethereum) measures $134.31M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, LINK or SNX?
On the contract checks we publish: LINK (Ethereum) grades A and SNX (Ethereum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have LINK and SNX performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-27 and 2026-10-16T21:15:32, the measured snapshots show LINK at −11.0% and SNX at −14.4%.
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, 2026-09-27→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.