HostAAVE vs CRV — price, size and safety, side by side
AAVE (Ethereum) vs CRV (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.
AAVE vs CRV — normalized performance, 2026-09-27 to 2026-09-27T21:19:38
| AAVE | CRV | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $155.14 | $0.3436 |
| Market cap | $2.26B | $539.21M |
| 24h volume | $3.93M | $633.85K |
| Liquidity | $23.28M | $10.48M |
| FDV | $2.34B | $831.96M |
| Holders | 188,683 | 100,872 |
| Age (days) | 1,727 | — |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- AAVE measures ~4.2× the market cap of CRV
- AAVE measures ~2.2× the liquidity of CRV
- AAVE measures ~6.2× the 24h volume of CRV
- AAVE measures ~1.9× the holder count of CRV
What the data says
AAVE
AAVE is the token of DeFi's biggest lending protocol — the asset that secures Aave's safety module and governs the money market that's been clearing loans continuously since ETHLend in 2017. The deployment 0x7fc66500c84a76ad7e9c93437bfc5ac33e2ddae9 is the canonical mint; our September 26, 2026 snapshot reads $23.3 million of tracked pool liquidity on this pair set — thin against a float that trades everywhere.
The honest shape: AAVE's thesis is unusually concrete for a governance token — stakers backstop protocol shortfalls with their own stake, so the token is literally collateral for the system's solvency, which ties its value to Aave's actual revenue and risk book rather than pure governance vibes. That makes it closer to a productive asset than most of this index — with the caveat that "productive" here still means "exposed to one protocol's loan book."
CRV
One thing stands out on CRV, and it's worth knowing up front. As of the 2026-09-27 read, the contract's mint function hasn't been removed, which means the team can still create new supply. Read the rest of the page with that in mind — it's why CRV is at B (75/100) as of 2026-09-27, with real room to improve.
Market-wise, CRV carries $10.48M of on-chain liquidity and 100,872 wallets holding as of 2026-09-27. Set the $10.48M of depth beside roughly $539.21M in market cap and it reads as moderate: comfortable for everyday trades, less so for size that begins to rival the pool itself. A holder base of 100,872 is reassuring too — counts like that are difficult to fake and point to real, spread-out ownership rather than a few concentrated hands. Reassuringly, the wallet that created CRV holds under 5% of supply (<0.01%) as of 2026-09-27 — the deployer hasn't kept an oversized stake to unload.
FAQ
Which is bigger, AAVE or CRV?
By tracked market cap: AAVE (Ethereum) measures $2.26B and CRV (Ethereum) measures $539.21M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, AAVE or CRV?
On the contract checks we publish: AAVE (Ethereum) grades B and CRV (Ethereum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have AAVE and CRV performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-27 and 2026-09-27T21:19:38, the measured snapshots show AAVE at 0.00% and CRV at 0.00%.
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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→2026-09-27T21:19:38; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
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