HostTBTC vs BRETT — price, size and safety, side by side
TBTC (Ethereum) vs BRETT (Base) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-17 / 2026-10-15.
TBTC vs BRETT — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-15T21:43:45
| TBTC | BRETT | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $82.91K | $0.004645 |
| Market cap | $358.59M | $51.78M |
| 24h volume | $1.05M DEX | $446.73K DEX |
| Liquidity | $26.99M | $1.15M |
| FDV | $358.59M | $51.78M |
| Holders | 25,280 | 908,465 |
| Age (days) | 886 | 883 |
| Safety grade | B | A |
Where they differ
- TBTC measures ~6.9× the market cap of BRETT
- TBTC measures ~24× the liquidity of BRETT
- TBTC measures ~2.3× the 24h volume of BRETT
- BRETT measures ~36× the holder count of TBTC
- over the shared window TBTC moved −1.69% while BRETT moved −17.0%
What the data says
TBTC
tBTC is Threshold Network's trust-minimized wrapped Bitcoin — the decentralized-custody answer to WBTC, where a rotating set of node operators secures the BTC rather than a single custodian. The deployment 0x18084fba666a33d37592fa2633fd49a74dd93a88 is the v2 mint; our October 6, 2026 snapshot reads $27.0 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest contrast is the whole point of the asset: tBTC trades BitGo's institutional custody for a threshold-signature committee — no single company can lose or freeze the coins, but the security model is cryptographic-economic (operator collateral) rather than legal, which is a different risk shape, not a strictly smaller one. Its depth vs WBTC's billions is the market's honest verdict on how much that trade matters to people.
BRETT
BRETT — 0x532f27101965dd16442e59d40670faf5ebb142e4 — is Base's flagship memecoin, the character from Matt Furie's "Boy's Club" adopted as the chain's mascot trade. Where most Base memecoins churned through their week, BRETT became the chain's persistence bet: the token people reach for when they want memecoin exposure that specifically tracks Base's growth.
The October 9, 2026 snapshot reads a $51.8 million market cap — near-total supply circulating, FDV and cap effectively equal — with $1.1 million of tracked pool depth and 908,465 holders. That holder count is the franchise: over nine hundred thousand wallets, one of the broadest retail bases on any chain.
FAQ
Which is bigger, TBTC or BRETT?
By tracked market cap: TBTC (Ethereum) measures $358.59M and BRETT (Base) measures $51.78M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, TBTC or BRETT?
On the contract checks we publish: TBTC (Ethereum) grades B and BRETT (Base) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have TBTC and BRETT performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-10-15T21:43:45, the measured snapshots show TBTC at −1.69% and BRETT at −17.0%.
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.