HostKBTC vs U — price, size and safety, side by side
KBTC (Ethereum) vs U (BNB Chain) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-26 / 2026-10-27.
KBTC vs U — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-26T21:16:29
| KBTC | U | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $79.85K | $0.9978 |
| Market cap | $752.66M | $1.55B |
| 24h volume | $2.58M DEX | $4.15M DEX |
| Liquidity | $17.93M | $14.28M |
| FDV | $586.77M | $1.07B |
| Holders | 5,149 | 83,996 |
| Age (days) | 155 | 35 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- U measures ~2.1× the market cap of KBTC
- U measures ~1.6× the 24h volume of KBTC
- U measures ~16× the holder count of KBTC
What the data says
KBTC
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.
U
U at 0xce24439f2d9c6a2289f741120fe202248b666666 is United Stables' dollar on BNB Chain — a fiat-backed stablecoin barely 17 days into its record at the October 9, 2026 snapshot, and already carrying a $1.5 billion asset-wide market cap against a BNB Chain float priced $1.1 billion fully diluted. A billion dollars of supply does not appear quietly; that figure is the story.
Tracked depth reads $14.3 million — workable for the size — on $4.4 million of 24-hour volume, and the index flags what seventeen days always flags: the token is young enough that its track record is still being written. Contract-level controls were not assessed in this snapshot, so the authority posture is a live-scan question.
FAQ
Which is bigger, KBTC or U?
By tracked market cap: KBTC (Ethereum) measures $752.66M and U (BNB Chain) measures $1.55B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, KBTC or U?
On the contract checks we publish: KBTC (Ethereum) grades B and U (BNB Chain) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have KBTC and U performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-10-26T21:16:29, the measured snapshots show KBTC at −5.09% and U at −0.12%.
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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, 2026-09-21→2026-10-26T21:16:29; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
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