HostARB vs WBTC — price, size and safety, side by side
ARB (Arbitrum) vs WBTC (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-09-27 / 2026-09-27.
ARB vs WBTC — normalized performance, 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-27T15:10:18
| ARB | WBTC | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.232 | $84.50K |
| Market cap | $1.57B | $9.81B |
| 24h volume | $10.56M | $35.93M |
| Liquidity | $2.92M | $232.25M |
| FDV | $2.32B | $9.81B |
| Holders | 2,386,770 | 196,369 |
| Age (days) | 1,284 | 1,583 |
| Safety grade | B | C |
Where they differ
- WBTC measures ~6.2× the market cap of ARB
- WBTC measures ~80× the liquidity of ARB
- WBTC measures ~3.4× the 24h volume of ARB
- ARB measures ~12× the holder count of WBTC
- over the shared window ARB moved +61.5% while WBTC moved +8.73%
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 September 27, 2026 snapshot reads $2.9 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.
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 September 27, 2026 snapshot reads $232.2 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.
FAQ
Which is bigger, ARB or WBTC?
By tracked market cap: ARB (Arbitrum) measures $1.57B and WBTC (Ethereum) measures $9.81B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, ARB or WBTC?
On the contract checks we publish: ARB (Arbitrum) grades B and WBTC (Ethereum) grades C. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have ARB and WBTC performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-15 and 2026-09-27T15:10:18, the measured snapshots show ARB at +61.5% and WBTC at +8.73%.
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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→2026-09-27T15:10:18; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
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