HostUNI vs LINK — price, size and safety, side by side
UNI (Ethereum) vs LINK (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-16 / 2026-10-17.
UNI vs LINK — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-10-16T21:15:32
| UNI | LINK | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.46 | $12.27 |
| Market cap | $4.61B | $9.53B |
| 24h volume | $2.16M DEX | $1.95M DEX |
| Liquidity | $26.90M | $19.94M |
| FDV | $6.54B | $12.74B |
| Holders | 383,059 | 922,570 |
| Age (days) | 1,745 | 1,745 |
| Safety grade | A | A |
Where they differ
- LINK measures ~2.1× the market cap of UNI
- LINK measures ~2.4× the holder count of UNI
- over the shared window UNI moved +7.35% while LINK moved −0.13%
What the data says
UNI
UNI is Uniswap's governance token — the asset of the protocol that invented the automated market maker and still clears more DEX volume than the rest of the field combined. The deployment 0x1f9840a85d5af5bf1d1762f925bdaddc4201f984 is the canonical mint; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $26.9 million of tracked pool liquidity on this pair set.
The honest asymmetry is the governance-token shape: UNI's thesis is control over a fee-generating machine, but the "fee switch" — the mechanism that would route protocol revenue to holders — has been proposed and deferred for years, so the token trades on governance value and the perennial expectation rather than cashflow it actually pays. That makes its valuation more reflexive than a productive asset's.
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, UNI or LINK?
By tracked market cap: UNI (Ethereum) measures $4.61B and LINK (Ethereum) measures $9.53B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, UNI or LINK?
On the contract checks we publish: UNI (Ethereum) grades A and LINK (Ethereum) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have UNI and LINK performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-10-16T21:15:32, the measured snapshots show UNI at +7.35% and LINK at −0.13%.
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→2026-10-16T21:15:32; 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.