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Cosmos (ATOM) price

#79 in the top 100Layer 1
$1.38+1.49%

Data as of November 11, 2026, 02:11 UTC+3, the price refreshes on the page

Cosmos (ATOM) is the native token of the Cosmos Hub, the first chain in the Cosmos ecosystem.

Market cap
$748.9M
24h volume
$35.7M
Volume / market cap
4.77%
Fully diluted value
$748.9M
Circulating supply
541.1 M ATOM
Total supply
541.1 M ATOM
Max supply
no cap
24h range
$1.36 … $1.40
All-time high
$43.84September 19, 2021
Cosmos chart
$1.53$1.29
1 hour+0.06%
24 hours+1.49%
7 days−2.05%
30 days−27.23%
1 year−54.85%
Price in US dollars, data from CoinGecko

Analytics

What the numbers say about how the coin behaves. Based on hourly prices over 7 days and data as of November 11, 2026, 02:11 UTC+3.

Volatility

82%high

1.8× higher than Bitcoin over the same week.

Link to Bitcoin

0.70clear

Mostly moves with Bitcoin. When Bitcoin moves 1%, ATOM moves 1.3% on average.

From the all-time high

−96.84%far below

The high of $43.84 was set on September 19, 2021.

Liquidity

4.8%normal

A day’s trading equals 4.8% of market cap. Trades steadily, no frenzy.

Supply issued

∞no cap listed

No maximum supply is listed in the data: issuance depends on the project's rules.

Place in the week’s range

39%mid-range

The week ranged from $1.29 to $1.53, with a max drawdown of −15.59%.

Market share

0.03%small

Share of the top-100 market cap.

What is Cosmos

Cosmos (ATOM) is the native token of the Cosmos Hub, the first chain in Cosmos, an “internet of blockchains” made of independent networks that can exchange tokens and data. Jae Kwon, creator of the Tendermint consensus algorithm, started the project in 2014; Ethan Buchman joined soon after, and the two published the whitepaper in 2016. In April 2017 the Interchain Foundation, a Swiss non-profit, raised about $17 million in a token sale, and the Cosmos Hub went live on March 13, 2019. Cosmos Labs, a foundation subsidiary, now leads development.

The Hub runs on proof of stake with CometBFT consensus, the 2023 fork that carries Tendermint Core forward. A capped set of validators with the most stake signs blocks, and ATOM holders delegate to them for a share of the rewards. New ATOM is minted with every block, and unstaked coins stay locked for 21 days. Ecosystem chains are built with the Cosmos SDK toolkit and linked by the IBC protocol, live on the Hub since 2021. Interchain Security, which let other chains borrow the Hub’s validator set, never caught on, and in 2026 ATOM holders voted to remove it.

ATOM pays network fees, is staked to secure the chain and is used to vote on protocol changes and community pool spending. Unlike Ethereum or Solana, where applications share one network, Cosmos gives each project its own blockchain with its own validators and token. That is why chains built on Cosmos technology, such as Osmosis and dYdX, do not need ATOM, and ecosystem growth alone does not create demand for the token.

What it’s used for

  • staking by delegating to validators
  • paying fees on the Cosmos Hub
  • voting on network changes and community pool spending
  • transfers between Cosmos chains over IBC

Risks

  • demand for ATOM is loosely tied to ecosystem growth: Cosmos SDK chains do not have to use it, Interchain Security did not take off, and a new revenue model for the token is still being designed
  • inflation and staking terms: new ATOM is minted every block, diluting holders who do not stake, while staked coins take 21 days to withdraw and can be slashed if the validator misbehaves
  • stake concentration: voting power sits with a limited number of large validators, and any group holding more than one third of it can halt the chain by going offline

Contract addresses

Check the contract address before you buy or send: fake tokens copy the name and ticker, but their address is different.

NetworkContractOpen
BNB Smart Chain (BEP-20)0x0eb3a705fc54725037cc9e008bdede697f62f335Open
Archwayibc/27394fb092d2eccd56123c74f36e4c1f926001ceada9ca97ea622b25f41e5eb2
Canto0xeceeefcee421d8062ef8d6b4d814efe4dc898265
Cosmosuatom
More networks: 6
NetworkContractOpen
Dungeon Chainibc/C3988DBA4BA195F3514EA2E02497B9F66019CE53EFB96D4982CE95CA6A51BBCE
Evmos0xc5e00d3b04563950941f7137b5afa3a534f0d6d6
Kava0x15932e26f5bd4923d46a2b205191c4b5d5f43fe3
Mantraibc/A4DB47A9D3CF9A068D454513891B526702455D3EF08FB9EB558C561F9DC2B701
Osmosisibc/27394FB092D2ECCD56123C74F36E4C1F926001CEADA9CA97EA622B25F41E5EB2
Terra 2ibc/27394FB092D2ECCD56123C74F36E4C1F926001CEADA9CA97EA622B25F41E5EB2

Questions

How much is Cosmos worth today?

As of November 11, 2026, Cosmos trades at $1.38. Over 24 hours the price moved +1.49%, over 7 days −2.05%. The price on this page refreshes automatically.

How many ATOM are in circulation?

541.1 M ATOM are in circulation. There is no maximum supply. The fully diluted value of all coins is $748.9M.

What is the Cosmos all-time high?

The all-time high of $43.84 was set on September 19, 2021. The price is now 96.84% below it. The all-time low was $1.16 (March 12, 2020).

Cosmos, Cosmos Hub and ATOM: what is the difference?

Cosmos is an ecosystem of independent blockchains and the toolkit used to build them (Cosmos SDK, CometBFT, IBC). The Cosmos Hub is one specific blockchain in that ecosystem, and ATOM is its native token. Other Cosmos chains, such as Osmosis, have tokens of their own.

How long does it take to unstake ATOM?

21 days. During that time the coins earn no rewards, cannot be transferred and can still be slashed if the validator broke the rules while they were delegated.

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