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Wrapped BTC (WBTC)

★#24C

Ethereum·WBTC·0x2260…c599

$81.15K+0.38% (24h, feed)+0.34% (1h, feed)0.00% Change (3h)

Data snapshot: 2026-10-17 · source: live token feeds + on-chain flags · refreshed weekly · not financial advice

Market cap
$9.63B
Volume 24h · DEX
$185.99M
Circulating
116.13K WBTC
FDV
$9.63B

WBTC price and market data

$81402.12$81722.06$82042.00$82361.932026-10-16 06:15 · $82.29K2026-10-16 09:15 · $82.29K2026-10-16 15:15 · $82.29K2026-10-16 18:15 · $82.29K2026-10-16 21:15 · $81.57K2026-10-17 · $81.15K2026-10-17 00:15 · $81.15K2026-10-17 03:15 · $81.15K10-16 06:1510-16 15:1510-16 21:1510-17 03:15$81.15K
$81400.76$81720.06$82040.63$82362.442026-10-16 06:15 · $82.29K2026-10-16 09:15 · $82.29K2026-10-16 15:15 · $82.29K2026-10-16 18:15 · $82.29K2026-10-16 21:15 · $81.57K2026-10-17 · $81.15K2026-10-17 00:15 · $81.15K2026-10-17 03:15 · $81.15K10-16 06:1510-16 15:1510-16 21:1510-17 03:15$81.15K

Dated price measurements: 8, 2026-10-16 to 2026-10-17. Each point is a measurement, not an interpolation.

CHostDeFi Insightsstructural read · 55/100
⚠ Can mint⚠ Can freeze
  • the contract can mint new supply — holders can be diluted at will
  • the contract can pause transfers or blacklist wallets — balances can be frozen

Top-10 holders: 53.79% of supply (checked 2026-09-27)

Full safety read → · how grades are computed

WBTC statistics

Market cap
$9.63B
Volume 24h
$185.99M DEX
Volume / Market cap
1.93%
FDV
$9.63B
Circulating supply
116.13K WBTC (100.0%)
Total supply
116.13K WBTC
Max supply
Uncapped
Liquidity
$220.70M
Holders
197,266
Age
1,583 days
Low measured
$75.59K · 09-16
High measured
$86.30K · 10-06
Top-10 holders
53.79%

About Wrapped BTC

Wrapped BTC (WBTC) is a Ethereum token, 1,583 days on the tracked record, carrying a HostDeFi structural grade of C. The desk's full analysis sits on the News tab; the scanner's live checks sit in the Insights panel above.

WBTC price history

Every dated snapshot we hold — nothing interpolated between them.

DatePriceMarket capLiquidityHoldersGrade
2026-10-17$81.15K$9.42B$222.55M197,266C
2026-10-16$81.57K$9.47B$222.10M197,266C
2026-10-15$81.75K$9.49B$223.18M197,266C
2026-10-14$81.58K$9.47B$213.95M197,266C
2026-10-13$82.67K$9.60B$217.63M197,266C
2026-10-12$83.28K$9.67B$228.29M197,266C
2026-10-11$83.37K$9.68B$236.53M197,266C
2026-10-09$82.92K$9.63B$220.70M197,266C
2026-10-08$82.44K$9.57B$211.79M196,369C
2026-10-07$83.30K$9.67B$206.69M196,369C
2026-10-06$86.09K$10.00B$207.54M196,996C
2026-10-05$85.87K$9.97B$207.46M196,369C
2026-10-04$85.84K$9.97B$208.97M196,369C
2026-10-03$84.57K$9.82B$210.18M196,369C
2026-10-02$84.43K$9.81B$210.66M196,369C
2026-10-01$84.21K$9.78B$213.01M196,369C
2026-09-30$83.61K$9.71B$211.54M196,369C
2026-09-29$83.36K$9.68B$228.17M196,369C
2026-09-27$84.50K$9.81B$227.16M196,369C
2026-09-26$84.11K$9.77B$210.73M196,306C
2026-09-21$83.97K$9.75B$210.73M196,306C
2026-09-20$81.19K$9.43B$28.63M—B
2026-09-16$75.59K—$14.77M—B
2026-09-15$75.88K—$32.17M—B
2026-09-14$78.99K—$16.14M—B
2026-09-08$77.85K—$18.34M—B

FAQ

Is WBTC a safe token?

As of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, WBTC scores 55/100 (grade C) on HostDeFi's on-chain read — based on a contract that can mint new supply, can freeze or blacklist transfers, liquidity of $220.70M and 197,266 holders, with the creator wallet holding <0.01% of supply. That grades contract and market structure, not price direction — a clean read is not a guarantee, so re-scan before trading, since on-chain state can change.

Can you sell WBTC, or is it a honeypot?

Careful here: WBTC's contract can pause transfers or blacklist wallets as of 2026-10-09 — the EVM lever that can trap a sale is present. The power existing doesn't mean it will be used, but verify the current state with the live scan before trading.

Who holds most of WBTC?

The wallet that created WBTC holds <0.01% of the supply as of 2026-10-09 — a small stake, under the 5% the scanners flag. That sits alongside a holder base of 197,266; a broad base lowers the odds that any one seller can steer the price, but the creator's share is the number to watch first.

Can WBTC's supply be inflated?

Yes — the contract can still mint new supply as of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, so the deployer or a minter role can dilute holders. Treat the circulating figure as a floor, not a cap.

What is the WBTC contract address?

The WBTC contract address on Ethereum is 0x2260fac5e5542a773aa44fbcfedf7c193bc2c599. Always verify a token by its contract address, not its name or ticker — scam clones copy tickers, but the address is unique.

Where can you buy WBTC safely?

Run the live on-chain scan at the top of this page first; if WBTC clears, you can swap it here directly. Whatever venue you use, match the contract address (0x2260fac5e5542a773aa44fbcfedf7c193bc2c599) exactly before trading — copying the ticker is how clone scams catch buyers, and the address is the one field they can't fake.

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WBTC markets

PairVenuePriceTxns 24hVolume 24hLiquidityVol %
WBTC / USDT 0.05%Uniswap V3$82.27K1,351$29.45M$30.26M34.5%Trade
WBTC / WETH 0.05%Uniswap V3$82.28K780$14.71M$44.73M17.2%Trade
cbBTC / WBTCFluid (Ethereum)$82.34K227$10.95M$17.91M12.8%Trade
cbBTC / WBTC 0.01%Uniswap V3$82.28K109$7.85M$8.81M9.2%Trade
WBTC / WETH 0.01%Uniswap V3$82.33K1,861$4.88M$6.18M5.7%Trade
LBTC / WBTCFluid (Ethereum)$82.12K36$3.00M$1.66M3.5%Trade
USDT / WBTC / WETHCurve$82.33K829$2.35M$11.64M2.8%Trade
ETH / WBTC 0.05%Uniswap V4 (Ethereum)$82.35K471$2.17M$8.96M2.5%Trade
cirBTC / WBTC 0.01%Uniswap V3$82.28K332$1.55M$24.78M1.8%Trade
WBTC / USDC 0.3%Uniswap V3$82.33K195$1.49M$21.94M1.7%Trade
WBTC / USDT 0.3%Uniswap V3$82.15K144$1.42M$24.84M1.7%Trade
cbBTC / WBTC 0.005%Uniswap V4 (Ethereum)$82.33K135$1.35M$4.45M1.6%Trade
kBTC / WBTC 0.01%Uniswap V3$82.40K44$1.29M$38.21M1.5%Trade
cbBTC / WBTC 0.01%Uniswap V4 (Ethereum)$82.12K28$831.54K$12.88M1.0%Trade
crvUSD / WBTCCurve$82.60K35$709.72K$68.89M0.8%Trade
USDC / WBTC 0.3%Uniswap V4 (Ethereum)$82.12K134$517.55K$8.66M0.6%Trade
WBTC / ETH 0.3%Uniswap V4 (Ethereum)$81.95K52$243.86K$13.43M0.3%Trade
WBTC / WETH 0.3%Uniswap V3$81.90K64$231.93K$41.24M0.3%Trade
USDT / WBTC 0.3%Uniswap V4 (Ethereum)$82.12K99$225.24K$9.90M0.3%Trade
tBTC / WBTCCurve$82.11K29$206.08K$11.81M0.2%Trade

Top tracked pools by 24h volume — GeckoTerminal via our lane. Pool age where the feed carried it; pair price prints only when the feed reported one.

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WBTC to USD converter

WBTC=$81.15KUSD
USD=0.001232WBTC

At the latest measured price (2026-10-17).

Global WBTC prices

Wrapped BTC intel

HostDeFi's generated read on WBTC — written from the stored snapshot, figures re-rendered at each refresh.

WBTC is the original wrapped Bitcoin — the ERC-20 that put BTC on Ethereum's DeFi rails in 2019, custodied by BitGo with a mint-and-burn pipeline run through KYC'd merchants. The deployment 0x2260fac5e5542a773aa44fbcfedf7c193bc2c599 is the canonical mint, one of the oldest contract addresses in DeFi; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $220.7 million of tracked pool liquidity on this pair set — a slice of a float that spans every major venue.

The honest frame is unchanged since launch: holding WBTC means trusting BitGo's custody — the reserve is attested and the mint pipeline is transparent, but the claim is institutional, not cryptographic. Coinbase's cbBTC arrived as the regulated-competitor answer; the two trade the same BTC exposure with different custodians, and the depth split between them is the market's live verdict on whose custody it prefers.

Figures are HostDeFi's read dated October 9, 2026; the live scan refreshes them.

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WBTC community

Holder base: 197,266 tracked accounts. No project social on record — never trust a handle you cannot trace to the contract.
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