HostARB vs LINK — price, size and safety, side by side
ARB (Arbitrum) vs LINK (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-17 / 2026-10-17.
ARB vs LINK — normalized performance, 2026-09-15 to 2026-10-17T03:15:24
| ARB | LINK | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.1909 | $12.27 |
| Market cap | $1.22B | $9.53B |
| 24h volume | $7.14M DEX | $1.95M DEX |
| Liquidity | $2.84M | $19.94M |
| FDV | $1.80B | $12.74B |
| Holders | 2,391,070 | 922,570 |
| Age (days) | 1,284 | 1,745 |
| Safety grade | B | A |
Where they differ
- LINK measures ~7.8× the market cap of ARB
- LINK measures ~7.0× the liquidity of ARB
- ARB measures ~3.7× the 24h volume of LINK
- ARB measures ~2.6× the holder count of LINK
- over the shared window ARB moved +32.9% while LINK moved −1.83%
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.
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 October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $19.9 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.
FAQ
Which is bigger, ARB or LINK?
By tracked market cap: ARB (Arbitrum) measures $1.22B and LINK (Ethereum) measures $9.53B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, ARB or LINK?
On the contract checks we publish: ARB (Arbitrum) grades B and LINK (Ethereum) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have ARB and LINK performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-15 and 2026-10-17T03:15:24, the measured snapshots show ARB at +32.9% and LINK at −1.83%.
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→2026-10-17T03:15:24; 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 HostDeFi product.