HostPAXG vs LINK — price, size and safety, side by side
PAXG (Ethereum) 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.
PAXG vs LINK — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-10-17T03:15:24
| PAXG | LINK | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.15K | $12.27 |
| Market cap | $1.84B | $9.53B |
| 24h volume | $3.65M DEX | $1.95M DEX |
| Liquidity | $20.89M | $19.94M |
| FDV | $1.83B | $12.74B |
| Holders | — | 922,570 |
| Age (days) | 352 | 1,745 |
| Safety grade | B | A |
Where they differ
- LINK measures ~5.2× the market cap of PAXG
- PAXG measures ~1.9× the 24h volume of LINK
What the data says
PAXG
PAXG is Paxos's tokenized gold — each token a claim on one fine troy ounce held in LBMA vaults in London, making it the most direct on-chain gold exposure in this index. The deployment 0x45804880de22913dafe09f4980848ece6ecbaf78 is the canonical mint; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $20.9 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest frame is the custodial one: a PAXG is only as good as Paxos's vault attestations and redemption rails — Paxos is a NYDFS-regulated trust, which puts this in the "institutional-grade claim" bucket alongside USDC rather than the commodity-fantasy bucket — but it is still a claim, and redemption has minimums most wallets will never meet. The token tracks spot gold minus the custody premium; what it cannot track is the deep liquidity of actual gold markets.
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, PAXG or LINK?
By tracked market cap: PAXG (Ethereum) measures $1.84B and LINK (Ethereum) measures $9.53B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, PAXG or LINK?
On the contract checks we publish: PAXG (Ethereum) grades B and LINK (Ethereum) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have PAXG and LINK performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-10-17T03:15:24, the measured snapshots show PAXG at −5.78% 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, 2026-09-08→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.