Coin research card · #18
Wrapped Bitcoin
WBTC · CoinStats snapshot
Current price
$78,846.99
+0.12% in 24h
Snapshot context
How the move looks across time
Checked Aug 27, 2026, 2:02 AM UTC · stale window is provider-dependent
1 hour
-0.40%
Provider-reported percentage change. It is not a forecast.
24 hours
+0.12%
Provider-reported percentage change. It is not a forecast.
7 days
—
Provider-reported percentage change. It is not a forecast.
30 days
+0.00%
Provider-reported percentage change. It is not a forecast.
Project profile · curated overview
What is Wrapped Bitcoin?
Overview
Wrapped Bitcoin is a tokenized representation of bitcoin used on smart-contract networks. It lets BTC-linked value interact with applications that do not directly run on Bitcoin’s base layer.
History
WBTC emerged as a custodial wrapping system and became widely used in Ethereum-based DeFi. Its history is therefore tied to custody, merchant access, bridge design, and redemption liquidity.
What to check now
Check the current custodian and merchant model, proof or transparency reports, contract permissions, redemption conditions, and chain-specific liquidity before treating WBTC as interchangeable with native BTC.
Context warning. Wrapped assets add issuer, custodian, bridge, contract, and liquidity dependencies to the underlying asset exposure.
Market profile
The numbers behind the headline
Market cap
$9.2B
24h volume
$97.1M
Market rank
#18
Provider ID
wrapped-bitcoin
Market cap and volume help describe the scale and recent activity represented in this snapshot. They do not tell you how easily a specific order will execute, how concentrated ownership is, or whether a contract is secure.
Research checklist
Before you trust a token
Confirm the identity. Match the project name, ticker, contract address, and chain. Similar symbols can represent unrelated assets.
Check the market. Look beyond a percentage move: liquidity, spread, volume quality, holder concentration, and venue differences matter.
Read the contract context. A market-data feed is not an audit and cannot rule out minting, freezing, blacklist, or honeypot behaviour.
Nearby market context
