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Wrapped Ether (WETH) · Base · on-chain safety read, grade B (80/100)
Data snapshot: 2026-09-15 · source: live token feeds + on-chain flags · refreshed weekly · not financial advice
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What the data says about WETH
On Base, wrapped Ether isn't a token someone launched — it's part of the chain's factory equipment. The address gives it away: 0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006 is a predeploy, one of the system contracts every OP-Stack network ships with at genesis, holding the same address on Base, Optimism, and their sibling chains. It wraps the network's native ETH into ERC-20 form one-for-one, redeemable instantly by anyone, with no owner, no admin keys, and no way to change it. HostDeFi's September 15, 2026 snapshot shows about $126 million of tracked pool liquidity and $69 million of daily volume riding it — and as the settlement leg of most Base DEX pairs, its real footprint is larger than any sample.
The checklist result is the same as for its Ethereum-mainnet ancestor, for the same structural reasons: supply is mechanically pegged to deposited ETH (minted on wrap, burned on unwrap), there is no privileged party to misbehave, and the wrapper adds no exposure beyond ETH itself. Holding WETH on Base is holding ETH on Base — with one extra layer worth naming honestly: assets on Base inherit the rollup's own trust structure, including sequencer operation and upgrade governance under Coinbase and the Optimism ecosystem. That is a property of the chain, not this contract, but "as safe as the chain it's on" cuts both ways.
The predeploy address is also this page's most practical safety fact. On Base, canonical WETH is always 0x42…0006 — short enough to eyeball, constant enough to memorize. Anything else calling itself WETH on this chain, however plausible its pool looks, is an imitation, and imitation WETH is a recurring lure precisely because the genuine article is so universally trusted.
Figures are HostDeFi's snapshot dated September 15, 2026. A system contract's numbers change with market weather rather than with risk, but the live scan above will read the current state any time you'd rather verify than trust a dated page.
Price and safety history of WETH
Every dated snapshot we hold for WETH — price, market structure and grade, as measured, with nothing interpolated between them.
| Date | Price | Liquidity | Holders | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | $2.44K | $125.52M | — | B |
| 2026-09-14 | $2.54K | $122.02M | — | B |
| 2026-08-31 | $2.41K | $114.78M | — | B |
Contract
0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006
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Is WETH a safe token?
As of the 2026-09-15 snapshot, WETH scores 80/100 (grade B) on HostDeFi's on-chain read — based on its unconfirmed mint authority, unconfirmed freeze authority, liquidity of $125.52M. 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 WETH, or is it a honeypot?
Our Base read covers market structure, not sell-side contract behaviour like honeypots or transfer taxes, as of 2026-09-15. Before assuming you can exit freely, run the live scan above — it reads the contract directly.
Who holds most of WETH?
Per-wallet distribution for WETH wasn't resolved in the 2026-09-15 snapshot. Run the live scan, which reads holder concentration directly from the chain.
Can WETH's supply be inflated?
This snapshot grades market structure only — contract-level supply controls on Base aren't assessed here yet. Run the live scanner, which reads the contract in real time.
What is the WETH contract address?
The WETH contract address on Base is 0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006. 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 WETH safely?
Run the live on-chain scan at the top of this page first; if WETH clears, you can swap it here directly. Whatever venue you use, match the contract address (0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006) exactly before trading — copying the ticker is how clone scams catch buyers, and the address is the one field they can't fake.