Is WBTC safe?

Q: Is WBTC a safe token?

As of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, WBTC scores 55/100 (grade C) on HostDeFi's on-chain read — based on a contract that can mint new supply, can freeze or blacklist transfers, liquidity of $220.70M and 197,266 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.

Q: Can you sell WBTC, or is it a honeypot?

Careful here: WBTC's contract can pause transfers or blacklist wallets as of 2026-10-09 — the EVM lever that can trap a sale is present. The power existing doesn't mean it will be used, but verify the current state with the live scan before trading.

Q: Who holds most of WBTC?

The wallet that created WBTC 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 197,266; 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.

Q: Can WBTC'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.

Q: What is the WBTC contract address?

The WBTC contract address on Ethereum is 0x2260fac5e5542a773aa44fbcfedf7c193bc2c599. Always verify a token by its contract address, not its name or ticker — scam clones copy tickers, but the address is unique.

Q: Where can you buy WBTC safely?

Run the live on-chain scan at the top of this page first; if WBTC clears, you can swap it here directly. Whatever venue you use, match the contract address (0x2260fac5e5542a773aa44fbcfedf7c193bc2c599) exactly before trading — copying the ticker is how clone scams catch buyers, and the address is the one field they can't fake.

#24 C

Wrapped BTC·WBTC·Ethereum

$81.15K+0.38% (24h, feed)+0.34% (1h, feed)0.00% Change (15m)

Wrapped BTC (WBTC) · Ethereum · on-chain safety read, grade C (55/100)

Data snapshot: 2026-10-17 · source: live token feeds + on-chain flags · refreshed weekly · not financial advice

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WBTC price and market data

Market cap

$9.63B

Liquidity

$220.70M

FDV

$9.63B

Holders

197,266

Age

1,583 days

24h volume

$185.99M DEX

Volume / Mcap

1.93%

Circulating supply

116,132 WBTC (100.0%)

Total supply

116,132 WBTC

Max supply

Uncapped

Low measured

$75.59K · 09-16

High measured

$86.30K · 10-06

Top-10

53.79%

Official links

Explorer etherscan.io

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

WBTC markets — tracked pools

Most active tracked pools — read live.

Pool	Venue	Liquidity	24h volume	Volume %
WBTC / USDT 0.05%	Uniswap V3	$30.26M	$29.45M	34.5%	Trade
WBTC / WETH 0.05%	Uniswap V3	$44.73M	$14.71M	17.2%	Trade
cbBTC / WBTC	Fluid (Ethereum)	$17.91M	$10.95M	12.8%	Trade
cbBTC / WBTC 0.01%	Uniswap V3	$8.81M	$7.85M	9.2%	Trade
WBTC / WETH 0.01%	Uniswap V3	$6.18M	$4.88M	5.7%	Trade
LBTC / WBTC	Fluid (Ethereum)	$1.66M	$3.00M	3.5%	Trade
USDT / WBTC / WETH	Curve	$11.64M	$2.35M	2.8%	Trade
ETH / WBTC 0.05%	Uniswap V4 (Ethereum)	$8.96M	$2.17M	2.5%	Trade
cirBTC / WBTC 0.01%	Uniswap V3	$24.78M	$1.55M	1.8%	Trade
WBTC / USDC 0.3%	Uniswap V3	$21.94M	$1.49M	1.7%	Trade
WBTC / USDT 0.3%	Uniswap V3	$24.84M	$1.42M	1.7%	Trade
cbBTC / WBTC 0.005%	Uniswap V4 (Ethereum)	$4.45M	$1.35M	1.6%	Trade
kBTC / WBTC 0.01%	Uniswap V3	$38.21M	$1.29M	1.5%	Trade
cbBTC / WBTC 0.01%	Uniswap V4 (Ethereum)	$12.88M	$831.54K	1.0%	Trade
crvUSD / WBTC	Curve	$68.89M	$709.72K	0.8%	Trade
USDC / WBTC 0.3%	Uniswap V4 (Ethereum)	$8.66M	$517.55K	0.6%	Trade
WBTC / ETH 0.3%	Uniswap V4 (Ethereum)	$13.43M	$243.86K	0.3%	Trade
WBTC / WETH 0.3%	Uniswap V3	$41.24M	$231.93K	0.3%	Trade
USDT / WBTC 0.3%	Uniswap V4 (Ethereum)	$9.90M	$225.24K	0.3%	Trade
tBTC / WBTC	Curve	$11.81M	$206.08K	0.2%	Trade

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⚠ Can mint⚠ Can freeze

HostDeFi score: higher = safer (0–100)

Flags to weigh

the contract can mint new supply — holders can be diluted at will contract red flags
the contract can pause transfers or blacklist wallets — balances can be frozen

Clean checks

contract source code is verified
on a major token-security registry's trust list
liquidity is workable for the token's size liquidity locks
the creator wallet holds under 5% of supply (<0.01%) dev-wallet flags

Re-scan WBTC live before you trade

On-chain state changes — verify the current read, then swap non-custodially if it clears.

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What the data says about WBTC

WBTC is the original wrapped Bitcoin — the ERC-20 that put BTC on Ethereum's DeFi rails in 2019, custodied by BitGo with a mint-and-burn pipeline run through KYC'd merchants. The deployment 0x2260fac5e5542a773aa44fbcfedf7c193bc2c599 is the canonical mint, one of the oldest contract addresses in DeFi; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $220.7 million of tracked pool liquidity on this pair set — a slice of a float that spans every major venue.

The honest frame is unchanged since launch: holding WBTC means trusting BitGo's custody — the reserve is attested and the mint pipeline is transparent, but the claim is institutional, not cryptographic. Coinbase's cbBTC arrived as the regulated-competitor answer; the two trade the same BTC exposure with different custodians, and the depth split between them is the market's live verdict on whose custody it prefers.

Figures are HostDeFi's read dated October 9, 2026; the live scan refreshes them.

Balance concentration: the 10 largest token accounts hold 53.79% of WBTC'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 WBTC

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

Date	Price	Market cap	Liquidity	Holders	Grade
2026-10-17	$81.15K	$9.42B	$222.55M	197,266	C
2026-10-16	$81.57K	$9.47B	$222.10M	197,266	C
2026-10-15	$81.75K	$9.49B	$223.18M	197,266	C
2026-10-14	$81.58K	$9.47B	$213.95M	197,266	C
2026-10-13	$82.67K	$9.60B	$217.63M	197,266	C
2026-10-12	$83.28K	$9.67B	$228.29M	197,266	C
2026-10-11	$83.37K	$9.68B	$236.53M	197,266	C
2026-10-09	$82.92K	$9.63B	$220.70M	197,266	C
2026-10-08	$82.44K	$9.57B	$211.79M	196,369	C
2026-10-07	$83.30K	$9.67B	$206.69M	196,369	C
2026-10-06	$86.09K	$10.00B	$207.54M	196,996	C
2026-10-05	$85.87K	$9.97B	$207.46M	196,369	C
2026-10-04	$85.84K	$9.97B	$208.97M	196,369	C
2026-10-03	$84.57K	$9.82B	$210.18M	196,369	C
2026-10-02	$84.43K	$9.81B	$210.66M	196,369	C
2026-10-01	$84.21K	$9.78B	$213.01M	196,369	C
2026-09-30	$83.61K	$9.71B	$211.54M	196,369	C
2026-09-29	$83.36K	$9.68B	$228.17M	196,369	C
2026-09-27	$84.50K	$9.81B	$227.16M	196,369	C
2026-09-26	$84.11K	$9.77B	$210.73M	196,306	C
2026-09-21	$83.97K	$9.75B	$210.73M	196,306	C
2026-09-20	$81.19K	$9.43B	$28.63M	—	B
2026-09-16	$75.59K	—	$14.77M	—	B
2026-09-15	$75.88K	—	$32.17M	—	B
2026-09-14	$78.99K	—	$16.14M	—	B
2026-09-08	$77.85K	—	$18.34M	—	B

Contract

0x2260fac5e5542a773aa44fbcfedf7c193bc2c599

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FAQ

Is WBTC a safe token?

As of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, WBTC scores 55/100 (grade C) on HostDeFi's on-chain read — based on a contract that can mint new supply, can freeze or blacklist transfers, liquidity of $220.70M and 197,266 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 WBTC, or is it a honeypot?

Careful here: WBTC's contract can pause transfers or blacklist wallets as of 2026-10-09 — the EVM lever that can trap a sale is present. The power existing doesn't mean it will be used, but verify the current state with the live scan before trading.

Who holds most of WBTC?

The wallet that created WBTC 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 197,266; 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 WBTC'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 WBTC contract address?

The WBTC contract address on Ethereum is 0x2260fac5e5542a773aa44fbcfedf7c193bc2c599. 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 WBTC safely?

Run the live on-chain scan at the top of this page first; if WBTC clears, you can swap it here directly. Whatever venue you use, match the contract address (0x2260fac5e5542a773aa44fbcfedf7c193bc2c599) 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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