HostLINK vs XAUT — price, size and safety, side by side
LINK (Ethereum) vs XAUT (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-17 / 2026-10-16.
LINK vs XAUT — normalized performance, 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-16T21:15:32
| LINK | XAUT | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.27 | $4.15K |
| Market cap | $9.53B | $3.39B |
| 24h volume | $1.95M DEX | $3.92M DEX |
| Liquidity | $19.94M | $13.84M |
| FDV | $12.74B | $3.47B |
| Holders | 922,570 | — |
| Age (days) | 1,745 | 376 |
| Safety grade | A | B |
Where they differ
- LINK measures ~2.8× the market cap of XAUT
- XAUT measures ~2.0× the 24h volume of LINK
- over the shared window LINK moved −11.4% while XAUT moved +0.02%
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.
XAUT
There's a small gap on this page — XAUT's contract flags weren't fully confirmed as of 2026-10-09. So rather than assume anything either way, it's worth a direct check, and the scanner above reads it live in a couple of seconds before you trade.
On the trading data, XAUT shows $13.84M of on-chain liquidity and an established 376-day history as of 2026-10-09. Set the $13.84M pool against roughly $3.39B in market cap and the picture sharpens — depth is shallow for the size, so trades move the price more than the chart suggests and getting out cleanly takes care.
FAQ
Which is bigger, LINK or XAUT?
By tracked market cap: LINK (Ethereum) measures $9.53B and XAUT (Ethereum) measures $3.39B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, LINK or XAUT?
On the contract checks we publish: LINK (Ethereum) grades A and XAUT (Ethereum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have LINK and XAUT performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-10-06 and 2026-10-16T21:15:32, the measured snapshots show LINK at −11.4% and XAUT at +0.02%.
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, 2026-10-06→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.