ArweaveAR

The coin that pays for permanent data storage on Arweave, with a 66 million cap.

Rank #161Since June 2018

Price on 31 Oct 2026

C$4.51 +85.9% since 31 Jul 2026 · 95.9% below its all-time high

The short version

Arweave is a storage network where users pay once in AR to store data permanently; most of each fee goes to an endowment that pays miners over time. It launched on 8 Jun 2018 with 55 million AR; mining adds the rest up to a 66 million cap, 65.65 million so far. Founder Sam Williams leads development; its AO compute network, live since 8 Feb 2025, sends 36% of its tokens to AR holders. On 31 Oct 2026 one AR cost C$4.51. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +85.9% in Canadian dollars, and it was 95.9% below its all-time high of C$111.21 set on 4 Nov 2021.^[1]

Facts checked 2 Nov 2026 · 9 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$11.35 (8 Nov 2025) · low C$2.29 (7 Apr 2026) · -24.2%^[1]

Month-end prices (table)

Date	C$	US$
31 Oct 2026	C$4.50	US$3.23
30 Sep 2026	C$6.01	US$4.22
31 Aug 2026	C$2.83	US$2.04
31 Jul 2026	C$2.42	US$1.73
30 Jun 2026	C$2.86	US$2.01
31 May 2026	C$3.32	US$2.40
30 Apr 2026	C$2.51	US$1.84
31 Mar 2026	C$2.35	US$1.69
28 Feb 2026	C$3.27	US$2.40
31 Jan 2026	C$4.52	US$3.34
31 Dec 2025	C$4.77	US$3.48
30 Nov 2025	C$5.71	US$4.08

Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.

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Key facts

Price, 31 Oct 2026: C$4.51^[1]
3-month change: +85.9% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)^[1]
From its high: 95.9% below its high of C$111.21 (4 Nov 2021)^[1]
Market rank: #161, market value about C$296.0M^[1]
Kind: Native coin · Arweave (its own network)
Started: June 2018

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating

Can an admin key create new coins?NoNew AR come only from the protocol's declining mining reward^[2]

Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?NoNo freeze function; a proof-of-access chain with no admin role^[2]

Can the token's contract code be changed?Not applicableRuns on its own blockchain; its rules change only through network upgrades

Is the supply capped?Yes66 million maximum; 65.65M issued^{[2, 3]}

Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?NoNo vesting schedule published; 99.5% of the cap is already issued^{[3, 2]}

Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?Not disclosedThe yellow paper does not break down the 55M genesis allocation^[2]

Do network fees reach coin holders?NoFees go to the miner and to the endowment that pays future miners; no burn or staking^[2]

Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?NoNo Arweave exploit or halt in the DefiLlama hacks list since Nov 2024^[4]

Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoNo regulator or court action naming Arweave found^[5]

Each answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.

Who controls it

Run by: No company controls the chain; founder Sam Williams leads the core developers, who also built AO (live 8 Feb 2025)^[6]
Admin key: None; protocol rules change through node software upgrades^[2]

Supply

In circulation: 65.65M AR of a 66.00M maximum (99.5%)^[1]
Maximum: 66 million: 55M at genesis (8 Jun 2018) plus 11M of mining rewards; 65.65M issued by 2 Nov 2026^{[2, 3]}
Issuance: Mining reward falls with block height; the remaining 0.35M AR arrive over many years^{[2, 3]}
Team allocation: The yellow paper does not break down the 55M genesis allocation^[2]
Unlocks: None scheduled^[2]

Use and fees

Main use: One-time payment for permanent storage; the data layer for the AO compute network^{[2, 6]}
Storage fees: US$339,820 in the past year; most of each fee goes to the endowment, a small part to the block's miner^{[7, 2]}
AO token: AR holders receive 36% of AO supply over time; AO became transferable at its 8 Feb 2025 mainnet launch^[6]

Trading

Daily trading: About C$22.8M a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026^[1]
Daily turnover: Typically 5.58% of its market value changes hands each day^[1]
20-week average: 19.7% above its 20-week average price^[1]
1-year change: -30.2% in C$^[1]^[8]

History

Not a forecast

Coins ranked 51-200 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 4,050 cases, 612 coins

39% were higher a year later^[9]

Typical result: Median -25% after a year; 45% higher after two years
Lost half or more: 38% within a year
Against Bitcoin: 12% did better than Bitcoin over the year

History, not a forecast.

Red flags and things to watch

No red flags found

AO mainnet launched on 8 Feb 2025; AR holders receive 36% of AO over time based on their holdings.^[6]
Since Feb 2026 standard SDK uploads route through HyperBEAM bundlers; a node rate-limiter update shipped on 25 Aug 2026.^[5]

Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.

Sources and dates

Facts as of 31 Oct 2026. Prices from CoinGecko in Canadian and US dollars; US$ figures without a C$ price are converted at 1.3976 C$ per US$.