CosmosATOM

The staking and governance coin of the Cosmos Hub, a blockchain linked to others through IBC.

Rank #82Since March 2019

Price on 31 Oct 2026

C$2.11 +22.6% since 31 Jul 2026 · 96.2% below its all-time high

The short version

ATOM secures and governs the Cosmos Hub, a blockchain built with the Cosmos SDK and linked to other chains through the IBC protocol. Development is funded by the Interchain Foundation, a Swiss non-profit, through Cosmos Labs. On 22-23 Sep 2026 the Hub stopped producing blocks for about 25 hours after tokens tied to an attack on the Neutron chain moved onto it. On 31 Oct 2026 one ATOM cost C$2.11. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +22.6% in Canadian dollars, and it was 96.2% below its all-time high of C$55.98 set on 19 Sep 2021.^[1]

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 15 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$4.36 (11 Nov 2025) · low C$1.71 (2 Aug 2026) · -48.8%^[1]

Month-end prices (table)

Date	C$	US$
31 Oct 2026	C$2.12	US$1.52
30 Sep 2026	C$2.45	US$1.72
31 Aug 2026	C$2.02	US$1.46
31 Jul 2026	C$1.80	US$1.28
30 Jun 2026	C$2.18	US$1.53
31 May 2026	C$2.78	US$2.02
30 Apr 2026	C$2.62	US$1.93
31 Mar 2026	C$2.32	US$1.67
28 Feb 2026	C$2.80	US$2.05
31 Jan 2026	C$2.85	US$2.11
31 Dec 2025	C$2.69	US$1.97
30 Nov 2025	C$3.41	US$2.43

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$2.11^[1]
3-month change: +22.6% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)^[1]
From its high: 96.2% below its high of C$55.98 (19 Sep 2021)^[1]
Market rank: #82, market value about C$1.1B^[1]
Kind: Native coin · Cosmos Hub (its own network)
Started: March 2019

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating

Can an admin key create new coins?NoNew ATOM come only from staking inflation, bounded at 7-10% by governance votes^{[2, 3]}

Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?YesAn emergency patch on 23 Sep 2026 moved the Neutron attacker's ATOM to a recovery multisig^{[4, 5]}

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?NoNo maximum supply; staking inflation of 7-10% a year^{[6, 2]}

Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?NoNo vesting allocations remain; only staking inflation^[6]

Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?Not disclosedCurrent Interchain Foundation and early-company holdings are not published^[7]

Do network fees reach coin holders?YesFees go to stakers with inflation rewards, but totalled only US$33.7K in a year^{[8, 9]}

Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?YesThe Hub produced no blocks for about 25 hours on 22-23 Sep 2026^{[10, 5]}

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

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

Who controls it

Run by: Interchain Foundation (Swiss non-profit); core development by the ICF-funded Cosmos Labs^{[7, 11]}
Founders: Jae Kwon and Ethan Buchman (Tendermint, 2014); the 2017 fundraiser raised about US$17M^[12]
Validators: Active set cut from 200 to 180 in Sep 2026 (Gaia v28, Prop 1052)^[5]

Supply

In circulation: 539.21M ATOM^[1]
Maximum supply: None set^[1]
Supply: 538.9M ATOM, all circulating; no maximum^[6]
New coins: Staking inflation bounded at 7-10% a year, about 38-54M ATOM^{[2, 3]}
Unlocks: None; no vesting allocations remain^[6]

Use and fees

Main use: Staking, governance and fees on the Cosmos Hub; services for institutions such as tokenised deposits since Sep 2026^[5]
Network fees: US$33.7K in the past year; apps on the Hub US$3.38M^[9]
Who gets fees: Validators and stakers, after a community-pool tax; there is no burn or buyback^{[8, 9]}
Fee model review: Cosmos Labs asked for proposals on a fee-based ATOM model in Nov 2025; no adopted outcome found^[11]

Trading

Daily trading: About C$68.3M a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026^[1]
Daily turnover: Typically 4.98% of its market value changes hands each day^[1]
20-week average: 5.8% below its 20-week average price^[1]
1-year change: -49.7% in C$^[1]^[13]

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^[14]

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

2 red flags found

Red flag: The Cosmos Hub stopped producing blocks for about 25 hours, from 11:18 UTC on 22 Sep to 12:06 UTC on 23 Sep 2026.^{[10, 5]}
Red flag: On 23 Sep 2026 validators restarted the Hub with an emergency patch (Gaia v28.3.1) that moved 1.23M ATOM held by the Neutron attacker into a 4-of-6 recovery multisig.^{[4, 15, 5]}

Gaia v29.0.1 went live on 28 Oct 2026 with a security patch, after a 99.41% yes vote (Prop 1059).^[5]
Cosmos launched a 17-member Partner Network for tokenised deposits on 10 Sep 2026, including BitGo, Galaxy Digital and OpenZeppelin.^[5]
Akash, a large Cosmos chain, held a vote closing 2 Nov 2026 on moving to Solana, with about 98% support.^[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$.