KBTC is Kraken's wrapped Bitcoin — the exchange's entry into the custodial-BTC field that BitGo's WBTC defined and Coinbase's cbBTC made a two-horse race. The deployment 0x73e0c0d45e048d25fc26fa3159b0aa04bfa4db98 is the Ethereum mint; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $18 million of tracked pool liquidity — real but thin against the incumbents' billions.
The honest framing is custody-shaped: a wrapped BTC is a claim on whoever holds the underlying coins, so Kraken's operational record and regulatory posture are the actual asset backing this token — same trust model as WBTC and cbBTC, different custodian. The spread between this read and the leaders' depth is the market's verdict on how much of that custody people want exposure to on-chain versus at the exchange itself.
Figures are HostDeFi's read dated October 9, 2026; the live scan refreshes them.
Balance concentration: the 10 largest token accounts hold 99.78% of KBTC'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 KBTC
Every dated snapshot we hold for KBTC — price, market structure and grade, as measured, with nothing interpolated between them.
Date
Price
Market cap
Liquidity
Holders
Grade
2026-10-16
$81.40K
$742.49M
$15.04M
5,149
B
2026-10-15
$81.18K
$740.11M
$15.28M
5,149
B
2026-10-14
$82.87K
$755.62M
$15.55M
5,149
B
2026-10-13
$82.94K
$756.39M
$15.65M
5,149
B
2026-10-12
$82.58K
$752.69M
$18.05M
5,149
B
2026-10-11
$83.06K
$754.27M
$17.99M
5,149
B
2026-10-09
$83.09K
$752.66M
$17.93M
5,149
B
2026-10-08
$83.03K
$752.18M
$18.70M
5,010
B
2026-10-07
$83.36K
$754.48M
$18.91M
5,010
B
2026-10-06
$86.13K
$777.19M
$19.78M
5,117
B
2026-10-05
$86.74K
$801.23M
$19.72M
5,010
B
2026-10-04
$85.67K
$790.99M
$19.56M
5,010
B
2026-10-03
$84.56K
$779.48M
$19.34M
5,010
B
2026-10-02
$84.44K
$775.97M
$19.17M
5,010
B
2026-10-01
$83.31K
$753.67M
$19.25M
5,010
B
2026-09-30
$83.77K
$758.56M
$19.38M
5,010
B
2026-09-29
$83.34K
$724.49M
$19.21M
5,010
B
2026-09-28
$84.17K
$769.63M
$19.22M
5,010
B
2026-09-27
$84.76K
$774.68M
$19.24M
5,010
B
2026-09-26
$83.98K
$594.24M
$19.22M
—
B
2026-09-21
$84.13K
$755.56M
$19.22M
5,010
B
2026-09-14
$79.21K
—
$36.54M
—
B
Contract
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FAQ
Is KBTC a safe token?
As of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, KBTC 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 $17.93M and 5,149 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 KBTC, or is it a honeypot?
Our Ethereum 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 KBTC?
The wallet that created KBTC 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 5,149; 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 KBTC's supply be inflated?
This snapshot grades market structure only — contract-level supply controls on Ethereum aren't assessed here yet. Run the live scanner, which reads the contract in real time.
What is the KBTC contract address?
The KBTC contract address on Ethereum is 0x73e0c0d45e048d25fc26fa3159b0aa04bfa4db98. 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 KBTC safely?
Run the live on-chain scan at the top of this page first; if KBTC clears, you can swap it here directly. Whatever venue you use, match the contract address (0x73e0c0d45e048d25fc26fa3159b0aa04bfa4db98) 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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