HostENS vs AAVE — price, size and safety, side by side
ENS (Ethereum) vs AAVE (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.
ENS vs AAVE — normalized performance, 2026-09-27 to 2026-09-27T21:19:38
| ENS | AAVE | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.07 | $155.14 |
| Market cap | $298.08M | $2.26B |
| 24h volume | $18.32K | $3.93M |
| Liquidity | $888.82K | $23.28M |
| FDV | $706.77M | $2.34B |
| Holders | 66,942 | 188,683 |
| Age (days) | — | 1,727 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- AAVE measures ~7.6× the market cap of ENS
- AAVE measures ~26× the liquidity of ENS
- AAVE measures ~215× the 24h volume of ENS
- AAVE measures ~2.8× the holder count of ENS
What the data says
ENS
ENS has one open item that shapes the whole read, so let's start there. As of the 2026-09-27 read, the contract's mint function hasn't been removed, so whoever holds it can create new supply at any point. Read the rest of the page with that in mind — it's why ENS is at B (75/100) as of 2026-09-27, with real room to improve.
On the trading data, ENS shows a $888.82K pool and 66,942 wallets holding as of 2026-09-27. Against a market cap near $298.08M, that $888.82K of liquidity is the real constraint here: a pool this shallow relative to the cap makes slippage, not the contract, the thing to plan around. 66,942 holders is a decent base; just remember the number alone doesn't reveal how much the top wallets control, so weigh it with the concentration figure. Reassuringly, the wallet that created ENS holds under 5% of supply (<0.01%) as of 2026-09-27 — the deployer hasn't kept an oversized stake to unload.
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."
FAQ
Which is bigger, ENS or AAVE?
By tracked market cap: ENS (Ethereum) measures $298.08M and AAVE (Ethereum) measures $2.26B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, ENS or AAVE?
On the contract checks we publish: ENS (Ethereum) grades B and AAVE (Ethereum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have ENS and AAVE performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-27 and 2026-09-27T21:19:38, the measured snapshots show ENS at 0.00% and AAVE 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.
Figures are dated on-chain snapshots, not a live feed. Safety grades are structural checks — not investment advice. Free · no signup · a HostDeFi product.