HostLINK vs ATH — price, size and safety, side by side
LINK (Ethereum) vs ATH (Polygon) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-17 / 2026-10-15.
LINK vs ATH — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-15T21:43:45
| LINK | ATH | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.27 | $20.46 |
| Market cap | $9.53B | — |
| 24h volume | $1.95M DEX | $100.29K DEX |
| Liquidity | $19.94M | $869.91K |
| FDV | $12.74B | $34.87M |
| Holders | 922,570 | 25,673 |
| Age (days) | 1,745 | 134 |
| Safety grade | A | B |
Where they differ
- LINK measures ~23× the liquidity of ATH
- LINK measures ~19× the 24h volume of ATH
- LINK measures ~36× the holder count of ATH
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 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.
ATH
ATH — 0x6b998441f7349a7bfdbb2a6d61a6d5f9acb90de8 — is the Aegis token on Polygon, a ticket that carries the Greek word for shield. At 116 days old it is past the newborn phase where most tokens in this ledger die.
The October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $870 thousand of tracked pool depth and 25,673 holders against a fully diluted valuation of $34.9 million — the market-cap field is empty in this read, so FDV is the honest size figure. Unit price prints near $20.39, down a fraction of a percent on the day.
FAQ
Which is bigger, LINK or ATH?
By tracked market cap: LINK (Ethereum) measures $9.53B and ATH (Polygon) measures — — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, LINK or ATH?
On the contract checks we publish: LINK (Ethereum) grades A and ATH (Polygon) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have LINK and ATH performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-10-15T21:43:45, the measured snapshots show LINK at −3.35% and ATH at +0.54%.
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→2026-10-15T21:43:45; 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.