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Wrapped BTC (WBTC) · Optimism · on-chain safety read, grade C (55/100)
Data snapshot: 2026-10-15 · source: live token feeds + on-chain flags · refreshed weekly · not financial advice
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Dated price measurements: 9, 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-15. Each point is a measurement, not an interpolation.
Dated price measurements: 53, 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-15. Each point is a measurement, not an interpolation.
Dated price measurements: 178, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-15. Each point is a measurement, not an interpolation.
WBTC markets — tracked pools
Most active tracked pools — read live.
| Pool | Venue | Liquidity | 24h volume | Volume % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USDC / WBTC 0.05% | Velodrome Finance SlipStream | $490.68K | $714.71K | 43.3% | Trade |
| WETH / WBTC 0.05% | Velodrome Finance SlipStream | $794.03K | $379.04K | 23.0% | Trade |
| WBTC / USDC 0.001% | Velodrome Slipstream V2 (Optimism) | $109.34K | $220.40K | 13.4% | Trade |
| WBTC / WETH 0.015% | Velodrome Slipstream V2 (Optimism) | $655.32K | $185.75K | 11.3% | Trade |
| USDC / WBTC 0.05% | Uniswap V3 (Optimism) | $71.85K | $53.87K | 3.3% | Trade |
| WETH / WBTC 0.3% | Uniswap V3 (Optimism) | $738.51K | $43.64K | 2.6% | Trade |
| WBTC / WETH 0.05% | Uniswap V3 (Optimism) | $113.85K | $14.18K | 0.9% | Trade |
| USDC / WBTC 0.3% | Uniswap V3 (Optimism) | $311.41K | $13.69K | 0.8% | Trade |
| tBTC / WBTC 0.01% | Velodrome Finance SlipStream | $142.03K | $9.43K | 0.6% | Trade |
| OP / WBTC 0.3% | Uniswap V4 (Optimism) | $4.97K | $5.43K | 0.3% | Trade |
| ETH / WBTC 0.3% | Uniswap V4 (Optimism) | $71.48K | $2.54K | 0.2% | Trade |
| eBTC / WBTC 0.25% | Uniswap V4 (Optimism) | $8.67K | $1.69K | 0.1% | Trade |
| USDC / WBTC 0.3% | Uniswap V4 (Optimism) | $25.31K | $1.18K | 0.1% | Trade |
| A3K / WBTC | Uniswap V4 (Optimism) | $68.55K | $1.13K | 0.1% | Trade |
| BTC.b / WBTC 1% | Uniswap V3 (Optimism) | $12.12K | $947.17 | 0.1% | Trade |
| WBTC / USDT 0.3% | Uniswap V4 (Optimism) | $9.65K | $741 | 0.0% | Trade |
| tBTC / WBTC 0.01% | Uniswap V3 (Optimism) | $24.93K | $451.56 | 0.0% | Trade |
| tBTC / WBTC | Curve (Optimism) | $165.17K | $125.41 | 0.0% | Trade |
| tBTC / WBTC | Velodrome Finance v2 | $70.40K | $97.74 | 0.0% | Trade |
| uniBTC / WBTC 0.01% | Velodrome Finance SlipStream | $1.21M | $8.80 | 0.0% | Trade |
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- the contract can mint new supply — holders can be diluted at will contract red flags
- the contract owner can change balances — it could zero a holder out holder distribution
- the pool is large in dollars but thin against this token's own market cap — size an exit against the pool, not the cap
- the contract cannot pause or blacklist transfers
- contract source code is verified
Re-scan WBTC live before you trade
On-chain state changes — verify the current read, then swap non-custodially if it clears.
What the data says about WBTC
WBTC on Optimism is custodied bitcoin wrapped into ERC-20 form — each unit claims a satoshi in the custodian’s vaults, which is why the mint function exists at all: new WBTC appears when BTC is deposited, and disappears when it is redeemed. The deployment at 0x68f180fcce6836688e9084f035309e29bf0a2095 is 132 days old at snapshot — young for this chain.
Our October 9, 2026 snapshot counts 689 tokens of it across 161,029 holders — a $42.6 million fully-diluted print inside the $9.6 billion market cap the asset carries across every chain. Tracked pool liquidity is $2.4 million, thin against the headline, and the 70.7% top-ten share is what custodial supply looks like: most units park in a few institutional wallets.
The measured postures: minting is still active on this contract — the deposit-mint loop is the mechanism. Freezing is revoked and it is not a proxy. The snapshot grade is C. The honest note: WBTC’s real exposure was never the switches — it is the custody chain behind every unit, plus the thin local pool a market order actually meets.
Figures dated October 9, 2026; the live scan refreshes them.
Balance concentration: the 10 largest token accounts hold 70.7% of WBTC'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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | $81.99K | $9.52B | $2.63M | 161,029 | C |
| 2026-10-14 | $81.41K | $9.45B | $2.23M | 161,029 | C |
| 2026-10-13 | $82.93K | $9.63B | $2.42M | 161,029 | C |
| 2026-10-12 | $82.67K | $9.60B | $2.62M | 161,029 | C |
| 2026-10-11 | $83.38K | $9.68B | $2.64M | 161,029 | C |
| 2026-10-10 | $82.77K | $9.61B | $2.55M | 161,029 | C |
| 2026-10-09 | $82.73K | $9.59B | $2.41M | 161,029 | C |
| 2026-10-08 | $82.35K | $9.56B | $2.54M | 161,187 | C |
| 2026-10-07 | $83.24K | $9.67B | $2.57M | 161,187 | C |
| 2026-10-06 | $85.40K | $9.92B | $2.54M | 161,187 | C |
| 2026-10-05 | $85.44K | $9.92B | $2.58M | 161,187 | C |
| 2026-10-04 | $85.56K | $9.94B | $2.48M | 161,187 | C |
| 2026-10-03 | $84.43K | $9.80B | $2.64M | 161,187 | C |
| 2026-10-02 | $84.16K | $9.77B | $2.54M | 161,187 | C |
| 2026-10-01 | $84.40K | $9.80B | $2.69M | 161,187 | C |
| 2026-09-30 | $83.47K | $9.69B | $2.83M | 161,187 | C |
| 2026-09-29 | $83.65K | $9.71B | $2.38M | 161,187 | C |
| 2026-09-28 | $82.97K | $9.64B | $2.35M | 161,187 | C |
| 2026-09-27 | $84.60K | $9.83B | $2.26M | 161,187 | C |
| 2026-09-26 | $84.13K | $57.26M | $2.09M | 161,187 | C |
| 2026-09-21 | $84.07K | $9.76B | $2.09M | 161,187 | C |
Contract
0x68f180fcce6836688e9084f035309e29bf0a2095
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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, cannot freeze or blacklist transfers, liquidity of $2.41M and 161,029 holders. 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?
The 2026-10-09 contract read found no sell-blocking controls on WBTC — 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 $2.41M of measured depth.
Who holds most of WBTC?
WBTC has 161,029 holders as of 2026-10-09. A headline count doesn't reveal how much the largest wallets control, so read it with the concentration figure on this page — broad distribution is a good sign, a few wallets owning most of the supply is not.
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 Optimism is 0x68f180fcce6836688e9084f035309e29bf0a2095. 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 (0x68f180fcce6836688e9084f035309e29bf0a2095) exactly before trading — copying the ticker is how clone scams catch buyers, and the address is the one field they can't fake.
