ESP is the token of Espresso Systems — the shared-sequencing and confirmation network built for rollups, launched with a live technical product rather than a roadmap. The contract 0x3b8db18e69d6686ad9371a423afe3dd1065c94f1 is what our scan tracks: $236 thousand of pool liquidity as of October 6, 2026 on Arbitrum.
The honest thesis: Espresso sells fast confirmations and decentralized sequencing to a rollup economy that mostly still runs centralized sequencers — a real product pointed at a real problem. The caution is that the market it serves is still forming: rollup teams have to choose to integrate, and the token's value case rides on that adoption curve more than on present cash flows.
Figures are HostDeFi's read dated October 6, 2026; the scan refreshes them. Verify the contract address through the project's official channels before trading — ticker collisions are the corpus's most common trap.
Balance concentration: the 10 largest token accounts hold 99.13% of ESP's supply as of 2026-09-27 — a heavily concentrated distribution — a handful of accounts can move or exit this market at will. Note these are token accounts: liquidity pools, exchange wallets and lockers count among them, so read this together with liquidity, not instead of it.
Price and safety history of ESP
Every dated snapshot we hold for ESP — price, market structure and grade, as measured, with nothing interpolated between them.
Date
Price
Market cap
Liquidity
Holders
Grade
2026-10-17
$0.09327
$66.49M
$298.98K
3,444
B
2026-10-16
$0.09172
$65.38M
$293.81K
3,444
B
2026-10-15
$0.09388
$66.91M
$300.86K
3,444
B
2026-10-14
$0.09751
$69.49M
$140.15K
3,444
B
2026-10-13
$0.1019
$72.61M
$134.87K
3,444
B
2026-10-12
$0.1076
$76.62M
$123.16K
3,444
B
2026-10-11
$0.1187
$82.22M
$106.89K
3,444
B
2026-10-10
$0.1182
$81.85M
$106.33K
3,444
B
2026-10-09
$0.1119
$77.43M
$115.03K
3,284
B
2026-10-08
$0.1112
$76.93M
$247.92K
3,284
B
2026-10-07
$0.1139
$78.80M
$244.58K
3,284
B
2026-10-06
$0.1212
$83.85M
$236.50K
3,444
B
2026-10-05
$0.1125
$77.82M
$247.21K
3,284
B
2026-10-04
$0.1057
$73.09M
$257.52K
3,284
B
2026-10-03
$0.1013
$70.02M
$263.49K
3,284
B
2026-10-02
$0.1029
$71.12M
$255.31K
3,284
B
2026-10-01
$0.1069
$73.91M
$245.52K
3,284
B
2026-09-30
$0.1037
$71.64M
$249.63K
3,284
B
2026-09-29
$0.09822
$67.87M
$266.03K
3,284
B
2026-09-28
$0.09708
$67.08M
$132.92K
3,284
B
2026-09-27
$0.1036
$71.56M
$129.54K
3,284
B
2026-09-26
$0.106
$57.13M
$259.46K
3,284
B
2026-09-21
$0.09553
$65.92M
$259.46K
3,284
B
2026-08-17
$0.07395
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$514.49K
—
B
Contract
0x3b8db18e69d6686ad9371a423afe3dd1065c94f1
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FAQ
Is ESP a safe token?
As of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, ESP scores 80/100 (grade B) on HostDeFi's on-chain read — based on a contract that has unconfirmed mint controls, has unconfirmed freeze and blacklist controls, liquidity of $236.50K and 3,444 holders, with the creator wallet holding <0.01% of supply. That grades contract and market structure, not price direction — a clean read is not a guarantee, so re-scan before trading, since on-chain state can change.
Can you sell ESP, or is it a honeypot?
Our Arbitrum read covers market structure, not sell-side contract behaviour like honeypots or transfer taxes, as of 2026-10-09. Before assuming you can exit freely, run the live scan above — it reads the contract directly.
Who holds most of ESP?
The wallet that created ESP holds <0.01% of the supply as of 2026-10-09 — a small stake, under the 5% the scanners flag. That sits alongside a holder base of 3,444; a broad base lowers the odds that any one seller can steer the price, but the creator's share is the number to watch first.
Can ESP's supply be inflated?
This snapshot grades market structure only — contract-level supply controls on Arbitrum aren't assessed here yet. Run the live scanner, which reads the contract in real time.
What is the ESP contract address?
The ESP contract address on Arbitrum is 0x3b8db18e69d6686ad9371a423afe3dd1065c94f1. Always verify a token by its contract address, not its name or ticker — scam clones copy tickers, but the address is unique.
Where can you buy ESP safely?
Run the live on-chain scan at the top of this page first; if ESP clears, you can swap it here directly. Whatever venue you use, match the contract address (0x3b8db18e69d6686ad9371a423afe3dd1065c94f1) exactly before trading — copying the ticker is how clone scams catch buyers, and the address is the one field they can't fake.
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