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Curve DAO Token·CRV·Ethereum

$0.3421−0.07% (24h, feed)+0.01% (1h, feed)0.00% Change (3h)

Curve DAO Token (CRV) · Ethereum · on-chain safety read, grade B (75/100)

Data snapshot: 2026-10-16 · source: live token feeds + on-chain flags · refreshed weekly · not financial advice

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CRV price and market data

Market cap
$559.04M
Liquidity
$9.96M
FDV
$861.84M
Holders
101,017
Age
1,105 days
24h volume
$948.47K DEX
Volume / Mcap
0.17%
Circulating supply
1,572,687,625 CRV (64.9%)
Total supply
2,424,514,440 CRV
Max supply
Uncapped
Low measured
$0.3332 · 10-14
High measured
$0.3972 · 10-01
Top-10
57.06%

Live candles — most active pool via GeckoTerminal · our dated on-chain measurements are the other tabs

CRV markets — tracked pools

Most active tracked pools — read live.

PoolVenueLiquidity24h volumeVolume %
crvUSD / WETH / CRVCurve$828.76M$388.04K43.9%Trade
CRV / ETH 0.3%Uniswap V4 (Ethereum)$368.25K$149.93K17.0%Trade
1INCH / CRV 1%Uniswap V4 (Ethereum)$651.49K$70.54K8.0%Trade
CRV / cvxCRVCurve$9.36M$69.01K7.8%Trade
CRV / WETH 0.3%SushiSwap V3 (Ethereum)$161.13K$60.48K6.8%Trade
CRV / WETH 0.3%Uniswap V3$478.51K$36.20K4.1%Trade
CRV / sdCRVCurve$1.43M$35.20K4.0%Trade
CRV / yCRVCurve$1.59M$19.91K2.3%Trade
CVX / CRV 1%Uniswap V3$200.44K$19.35K2.2%Trade
CRV / UNI 1%Uniswap V4 (Ethereum)$153.55K$16.07K1.8%Trade
CRV / WETHUniswap V2$112.81K$8.56K1.0%Trade
CRV / USDC 1%Uniswap V3$109.63K$2.21K0.2%Trade
CRV / UNIUniswap V2$30.78K$1.71K0.2%Trade
CRV / PROSCurve$40.41K$1.31K0.1%Trade
CRV / cvxCRVCurve$253.35K$1.27K0.1%Trade
CVX / CRV 0.3%Uniswap V3$6.97K$1.08K0.1%Trade
cvxCRV / CRV 1%Uniswap V3$19.72K$1.05K0.1%Trade
CRV / WETHSushiSwap$17.25K$912.500.1%Trade
rust / CRV 0.3%Uniswap V4 (Ethereum)$18.96K$594.670.1%Trade
CRV / WETH 1%Uniswap V3$72.59K$454.980.1%Trade

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CRV to USD converter

CRV=$0.3421USD

Global CRV prices

⚠ Can mint✓ Cannot freeze

HostDeFi score: higher = safer (0–100)

Flags to weigh
Clean checks
  • the contract cannot pause or blacklist transfers
  • contract source code is verified
  • liquidity is workable for the token's size liquidity locks
  • the creator wallet holds under 5% of supply (<0.01%) dev-wallet flags

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What the data says about CRV

CRV — Curve DAO Token at 0xd533a949740bb3306d119cc777fa900ba034cd52 — is the governance and incentive token of Curve, the stable-swap AMM that carries a meaningful share of all stablecoin and LST volume on Ethereum. This is a six-year-old protocol token, not a launch, and the honest risks are the ones an established protocol token actually runs: governance economics, emissions, and founder concentration — not honeypot mechanics.

The October 9, 2026 snapshot reads a $559.0 million market cap against an $861.8 million fully-diluted value — roughly two-thirds of eventual supply circulating — with $10.0 million of tracked pool depth and 101,017 holders. Depth at that scale is a real exit book for a retail position.

Two flags in the scan deserve accurate reading rather than alarm. The mint switch is active — but CRV inflates by design: new issuance to liquidity providers is the protocol's incentive budget, written into the contract since launch, so "mintable" here is a feature with a schedule, not a trapdoor. What is not in the contract is the freeze switch — renounced. The sharper risk is concentration: the top 10 wallets hold about 57% of supply, and founder-level locks have been market events in Curve's history. Grade B — a structurally honest token whose risks are economic, not mechanical.

Figures dated October 9, 2026; the live scan refreshes them.

Balance concentration: the 10 largest token accounts hold 57.06% of CRV's supply as of 2026-09-27 — meaningful concentration; watch whether the large accounts are pools and lockers or free wallets. 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 CRV

Every dated snapshot we hold for CRV — price, market structure and grade, as measured, with nothing interpolated between them.

DatePriceMarket capLiquidityHoldersGrade
2026-10-16$0.3421$538.44M$3.41M101,017B
2026-10-15$0.343$540.04M$9.71M101,017B
2026-10-14$0.3332$524.60M$9.94M101,017B
2026-10-13$0.3445$542.17M$9.92M101,017B
2026-10-11$0.3622$569.79M$10.14M101,017B
2026-10-09$0.3555$559.04M$9.96M101,017B
2026-10-08$0.3893$612.09M$10.59M100,872B
2026-10-07$0.3506$551.33M$10.22M100,872B
2026-10-06$0.3597$565.38M$10.53M100,951B
2026-10-05$0.38$597.12M$10.68M100,872B
2026-10-04$0.375$589.22M$10.63M100,872B
2026-10-03$0.3716$583.81M$10.58M100,872B
2026-10-02$0.3775$593.03M$10.69M100,872B
2026-10-01$0.3972$623.84M$10.73M100,872B
2026-09-30$0.3831$601.63M$3.94M100,872B
2026-09-27$0.3436$539.21M$10.34M100,872B

Contract

0xd533a949740bb3306d119cc777fa900ba034cd52

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FAQ

Is CRV a safe token?

As of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, CRV scores 75/100 (grade B) on HostDeFi's on-chain read — based on a contract that can mint new supply, cannot freeze or blacklist transfers, liquidity of $9.96M and 101,017 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 CRV, or is it a honeypot?

The 2026-10-09 contract read found no sell-blocking controls on CRV — no honeypot flag, no transfer pause, no blacklist — and every honeypot GoPlus positively flags is dropped from this index outright. That clears the contract side; how cleanly an exit fills still depends on your size against the $9.96M of measured depth.

Who holds most of CRV?

The wallet that created CRV 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 101,017; 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 CRV's supply be inflated?

Yes — the contract can still mint new supply as of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, so the deployer or a minter role can dilute holders. Treat the circulating figure as a floor, not a cap.

What is the CRV contract address?

The CRV contract address on Ethereum is 0xd533a949740bb3306d119cc777fa900ba034cd52. 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 CRV safely?

Run the live on-chain scan at the top of this page first; if CRV clears, you can swap it here directly. Whatever venue you use, match the contract address (0xd533a949740bb3306d119cc777fa900ba034cd52) 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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