HostNADS vs SMON — price, size and safety, side by side
NADS (Monad) vs SMON (Monad) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-15 / 2026-10-17.
NADS vs SMON — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-15T21:43:45
| NADS | SMON | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.00004219 | $0.02539 |
| Market cap | $41.53K | $2.23M |
| 24h volume | $811.16 DEX | $159.50 DEX |
| Liquidity | $9.47K | $1.80K |
| FDV | $41.53K | $2.23M |
| Holders | 3,466 | 4,846 |
| Age (days) | 313 | 301 |
| Safety grade | A | B |
Where they differ
- SMON measures ~54× the market cap of NADS
- NADS measures ~5.3× the liquidity of SMON
- NADS measures ~5.1× the 24h volume of SMON
- over the shared window NADS moved +20.3% while SMON moved −13.1%
What the data says
NADS
NADS takes its name from Monad community slang — "nads" is what the chain's own culture calls its members — making this something like a self-referential mascot token for the Monad ecosystem itself. One billion units, 298 days old, 3,466 holders.
The contract is clean at 85/100: no mint, no pause or blacklist, verified source — the same grade-A template the rest of the Monad batch shows. Market structure is thin but proportionate: $9 thousand of liquidity against a market cap of $42 thousand, roughly four-to-one cap-to-pool, deep enough that routine trades clear without drama.
SMON
Kintsu Staked Monad is a liquid staking token — sMON is Kintsu's receipt for staked MON, meant to accrue staking yield while staying tradable. That makes it structurally different from the memes around it on Monad: its market cap of $2.2 million represents staked principal, and its 4,846 holders are yield positions, not speculation.
Two caveats earn the B at 77/100. First, the contract is an upgradeable proxy — the code behind the address can be swapped — which is standard for LSTs (the protocol must manage staking logic) but means you are trusting Kintsu's upgrade governance. Second, contract-level controls were not fully assessed in this snapshot. The market side is thin for the size: $2 thousand of tracked pool against a $2.2M cap, so secondary-market exits are shallow — meaningful size unwinds through the protocol's redemption path, not the pool.
FAQ
Which is bigger, NADS or SMON?
By tracked market cap: NADS (Monad) measures $41.53K and SMON (Monad) measures $2.23M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, NADS or SMON?
On the contract checks we publish: NADS (Monad) grades A and SMON (Monad) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have NADS and SMON performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-10-15T21:43:45, the measured snapshots show NADS at +20.3% and SMON at −13.1%.
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, 2026-09-21→2026-10-15T21:43:45; 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.