HostUNI vs SAND — price, size and safety, side by side
UNI (Ethereum) vs SAND (Polygon) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-16 / 2026-10-15.
UNI vs SAND — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-15T21:43:45
| UNI | SAND | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.46 | $0.05295 |
| Market cap | $4.61B | $192.00M |
| 24h volume | $2.16M DEX | $29.69K DEX |
| Liquidity | $26.90M | $143.29K |
| FDV | $6.54B | $8.64M |
| Holders | 383,059 | 158,583 |
| Age (days) | 1,745 | 1,764 |
| Safety grade | A | C |
Where they differ
- UNI measures ~24× the market cap of SAND
- UNI measures ~188× the liquidity of SAND
- UNI measures ~73× the 24h volume of SAND
- UNI measures ~2.4× the holder count of SAND
- over the shared window UNI moved −22.4% while SAND moved +26.7%
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.
SAND
SAND at 0xbbba073c31bf03b8acf7c28ef0738decf3695683 is The Sandbox metaverse token on Polygon, 1,749 days into its record at the October 6, 2026 snapshot. The asset-wide $192.0 million market cap towers over the $8.6 million fully-diluted figure priced on 132.8 million local units.
The local book is thin for the headline: $143.3 thousand of tracked depth on $19.7 thousand of 24-hour volume. Contract-level controls were not assessed in this snapshot.
FAQ
Which is bigger, UNI or SAND?
By tracked market cap: UNI (Ethereum) measures $4.61B and SAND (Polygon) measures $192.00M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, UNI or SAND?
On the contract checks we publish: UNI (Ethereum) grades A and SAND (Polygon) grades C. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have UNI and SAND performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-10-15T21:43:45, the measured snapshots show UNI at −22.4% and SAND at +26.7%.
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.