HostLINK vs ELK — price, size and safety, side by side
LINK (Ethereum) vs ELK (Gnosis) — 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.
LINK vs ELK — normalized performance, 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-17T03:15:24
| LINK | ELK | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.27 | $0.008499 |
| Market cap | $9.53B | $149.66K |
| 24h volume | $1.95M DEX | $32.26 DEX |
| Liquidity | $19.94M | $7.74K |
| FDV | $12.74B | $393.52K |
| Holders | 922,570 | 4,738 |
| Age (days) | 1,745 | 1,644 |
| Safety grade | A | A |
Where they differ
- LINK measures ~63,680× the market cap of ELK
- LINK measures ~2,574× the liquidity of ELK
- LINK measures ~60,316× the 24h volume of ELK
- LINK measures ~195× the holder count of ELK
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.
ELK
ELK's contract lacks the two powers a bad actor would want to keep. The contract cannot mint new supply, so the float can't be diluted, and it can't pause transfers or blacklist wallets either, so your tokens stay yours to move and sell. Clearing both of those in one go is a strong sign, and it's what puts ELK at 85/100 as of the 2026-10-09 snapshot.
Looking at the market data, ELK shows $7.74K of on-chain liquidity, 4,738 holders and an established record at 1,644 days as of 2026-10-09. The $7.74K pool stands up well to a ~$149.66K cap — depth like that means ELK absorbs normal flow without the price lurching. The 4,738-wallet base is a reasonable spread of ownership, though a headline count doesn't show whether a few wallets dominate — the concentration read on this page speaks to that. Reassuringly, the wallet that created ELK holds under 5% of supply (<0.01%) as of 2026-10-09 — the deployer hasn't kept an oversized stake to unload.
FAQ
Which is bigger, LINK or ELK?
By tracked market cap: LINK (Ethereum) measures $9.53B and ELK (Gnosis) measures $149.66K — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, LINK or ELK?
On the contract checks we publish: LINK (Ethereum) grades A and ELK (Gnosis) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have LINK and ELK performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-10-09 and 2026-10-17T03:15:24, the measured snapshots show LINK at −3.68% and ELK at −8.37%.
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, 2026-10-09→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.