HostLINK vs CRV — price, size and safety, side by side
LINK (Ethereum) vs CRV (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-11-13 / 2026-11-12.
LINK vs CRV — normalized performance, 2026-09-27 to 2026-11-12T21:16:22
| LINK | CRV | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.97 | $0.2376 |
| Market cap | $8.23B | $416.06M |
| 24h volume | $370.50M all venues | $47.95M all venues |
| Liquidity | $21.04M | $8.70M |
| FDV | $10.74B | $638.63M |
| Holders | 922,570 | 101,017 |
| Age (days) | 1,745 | 1,105 |
| Safety grade | A | B |
Where they differ
- LINK measures ~20× the market cap of CRV
- LINK measures ~2.4× the liquidity of CRV
- LINK measures ~7.7× the 24h volume of CRV
- LINK measures ~9.1× the holder count of CRV
What the data says
LINK
LINK is Chainlink's token — the asset that pays the oracle network most of DeFi runs on, making it one of the few crypto tokens tied to infrastructure the market actually uses every block. The deployment 0x514910771af9ca656af840dff83e8264ecf986ca is the canonical mint; our November 6, 2026 snapshot reads $21.0 million of tracked pool liquidity on this pair set — a fraction of a float spread across every venue that lists it.
The honest shape: LINK's value thesis is payment for oracle services plus stake in the network's security model, so it carries a real-usage floor most tokens lack — and a valuation that has always run ahead of the fees the network actually collects. It is infrastructure exposure, not a cashflow claim, and the gap between "most-used oracle" and "token captures that usage" is the open question its holders are betting on.
CRV
CRV — Curve DAO Token at 0xd533a949740bb3306d119cc777fa900ba034cd52 — is the governance and incentive token of Curve, the stable-swap AMM that carries a meaningful share of all stablecoin and LST volume on Ethereum. This is a six-year-old protocol token, not a launch, and the honest risks are the ones an established protocol token actually runs: governance economics, emissions, and founder concentration — not honeypot mechanics.
The November 6, 2026 snapshot reads a $416.1 million market cap against an $638.6 million fully-diluted value — roughly two-thirds of eventual supply circulating — with $8.7 million of tracked pool depth and 101,017 holders. Depth at that scale is a real exit book for a retail position.
FAQ
Which is bigger, LINK or CRV?
By tracked market cap: LINK (Ethereum) measures $8.23B and CRV (Ethereum) measures $416.06M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, LINK or CRV?
On the contract checks we publish: LINK (Ethereum) grades A and CRV (Ethereum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have LINK and CRV performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-27 and 2026-11-12T21:16:22, the measured snapshots show LINK at −28.2% and CRV at −30.9%.
More comparisons
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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, 2026-09-27→2026-11-12T21:16:22; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
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