HostMKR vs QNT — price, size and safety, side by side
MKR (Ethereum) vs QNT (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-16 / 2026-10-16.
MKR vs QNT — normalized performance, 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-16T21:15:32
| MKR | QNT | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.61K | $200.93 |
| Market cap | — | $3.82B |
| 24h volume | $140.63K DEX | $1.78M DEX |
| Liquidity | $1.31M | $1.17M |
| FDV | $146.77M | $11.93B |
| Holders | 75,008 | 183,572 |
| Age (days) | 1,813 | 600 |
| Safety grade | D | B |
Where they differ
- QNT measures ~13× the 24h volume of MKR
- QNT measures ~2.4× the holder count of MKR
What the data says
MKR
MKR — 0x9f8f72aa9304c8b593d555f12ef6589cc3a579a2 — is MakerDAO's governance token, caught mid-story: the protocol rebranded to Sky and re-denominated its governance asset (MKR → SKY at 1:24,000) while both tickers trade. This row tracks the original MKR contract — still live, still convertible — which makes its snapshot numbers read strange to anyone who doesn't know the migration is running.
The October 9, 2026 snapshot reads an $146.8 million fully-diluted value and $1.3 million of tracked depth against 75,008 holders — and a top-10 concentration of 197%, a number that is impossible on its face. Concentration over 100% is not a hidden whale; it is the snapshot double-counting supply that is mid-migration between the two tickers, an honest artifact of measuring a token that is half-converted.
QNT
There's one detail worth understanding before anything else on QNT. As of the 2026-10-09 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 QNT is at B (75/100) as of 2026-10-09, with real room to improve.
Looking at the market data, QNT shows a $1.17M pool, 183,572 holders and an established record at 600 days as of 2026-10-09. Against a market cap near $3.82B, that $1.17M 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. With 183,572 holders, ownership is spread wide — the opposite of the handful-of-wallets setup that lets one seller steer the price. The creator's own position is small — <0.01% of supply as of 2026-10-09, comfortably under the 5% line the scanners flag — which is what you want to see.
FAQ
Which is bigger, MKR or QNT?
By tracked market cap: MKR (Ethereum) measures — and QNT (Ethereum) measures $3.82B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, MKR or QNT?
On the contract checks we publish: MKR (Ethereum) grades D and QNT (Ethereum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have MKR and QNT performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-10-06 and 2026-10-16T21:15:32, the measured snapshots show MKR at −20.3% and QNT at −23.6%.
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, 2026-10-06→2026-10-16T21:15:32; 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.