HostARB vs CBETH — price, size and safety, side by side
ARB (Arbitrum) vs CBETH (Base) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-27 / 2026-10-26.
ARB vs CBETH — normalized performance, 2026-09-15 to 2026-10-26T21:16:29
| ARB | CBETH | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.167 | $2.63K |
| Market cap | $1.22B | $477.29M |
| 24h volume | $7.14M DEX | $3.30M DEX |
| Liquidity | $2.84M | $2.77M |
| FDV | $1.80B | $230.04M |
| Holders | 2,391,070 | 204,617 |
| Age (days) | 1,284 | 270 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- ARB measures ~2.6× the market cap of CBETH
- ARB measures ~2.2× the 24h volume of CBETH
- ARB measures ~12× the holder count of CBETH
- over the shared window ARB moved +16.0% while CBETH moved −4.02%
What the data says
ARB
ARB is Arbitrum's own token — the governance asset of the largest Ethereum L2, the chain most of this index's Arbitrum-side liquidity actually lives on. The deployment 0x912ce59144191c1204e64559fe8253a0e49e6548 is the canonical mint; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $2.8 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest asymmetry: ARB's market value rides on the chain it governs being worth governing — the token's thesis is Arbitrum's sequencer revenue, its DAO treasury, and the chain's continued dominance in L2 DeFi, none of which a liquidity snapshot can confirm or deny. What the snapshot does show is that ARB's on-chain depth is concentrated and modest relative to the chain's own TVL — most ARB trades happen off-chain or on the chain's own DEX infrastructure in pairs this index doesn't fully see.
CBETH
cbETH is Coinbase Wrapped Staked ETH — a liquid staking receipt where Coinbase runs the validators, the wrapper accrues staking yield as a rising exchange rate against ETH, and the custodian is a public company. The contract 0x2ae3f1ec7f1f5012cfeab0185bfc7aa3cf0dec22 is the canonical Base deployment; our October 9, 2026 read shows $2.8 million of tracked pool liquidity, with its deepest venues on Base's native DEXes.
The honest framing: cbETH is centralized by design — a single regulated issuer who can, and legally must be able to, freeze the contract. That is a feature if you want a compliance-clean staking receipt and a bug if you measure decentralization. The other real note: cbETH's price is not ETH's price — it trades on its own wrapper rate, and secondary-market discounts have opened in stress before.
FAQ
Which is bigger, ARB or CBETH?
By tracked market cap: ARB (Arbitrum) measures $1.22B and CBETH (Base) measures $477.29M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, ARB or CBETH?
On the contract checks we publish: ARB (Arbitrum) grades B and CBETH (Base) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have ARB and CBETH performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-15 and 2026-10-26T21:16:29, the measured snapshots show ARB at +16.0% and CBETH at −4.02%.
More comparisons
ARB vs PRIMEARB vs USDTPENDLE vs ARBARB vs SHIBCBETH vs PRIMECBETH vs USDTCBETH vs SHIBPENDLE vs CBETH
The grade column is the one CMC's compare page cannot print — our grade is computed from the contract itself (mint/freeze authority, liquidity, holder concentration). Changes are measured over the shared window stated on the chart, 2026-09-15→2026-10-26T21:16:29; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
Figures are dated on-chain snapshots, not a live feed. Safety grades are structural checks — not investment advice. Free · no signup · a NexFlow product.