COTICOTI

The token of COTI, a network for private on-chain computation that runs as an Ethereum layer 2.

Rank #678Since June 2019

Price on 31 Oct 2026

C$0.0136 -40.3% since 31 Jul 2026 · 98.4% below its all-time high

The short version

COTI is a 'programmable privacy' network that uses garbled circuits and multi-party computation, now running as an Ethereum layer 2 (V2). On 21 Sep 2026 the COTI Foundation handed leadership to the ZK Foundation, and Robbie Vander Ghinste is now CEO. DefiLlama recorded US$499 of network fees in the past year. On 31 Oct 2026 one COTI cost C$0.0136. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed -40.3% in Canadian dollars, and it was 98.4% below its all-time high of C$0.8486 set on 29 Sep 2021.^[1]

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 13 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$0.0813 (10 Nov 2025) · low C$0.0102 (25 Jul 2026) · -68.6%^[1]

Month-end prices (table)

Date	C$	US$
31 Oct 2026	C$0.0137	US$0.00982
30 Sep 2026	C$0.0188	US$0.0132
31 Aug 2026	C$0.0180	US$0.0130
31 Jul 2026	C$0.0189	US$0.0135
30 Jun 2026	C$0.0117	US$0.00825
31 May 2026	C$0.0168	US$0.0121
30 Apr 2026	C$0.0184	US$0.0135
31 Mar 2026	C$0.0179	US$0.0128
28 Feb 2026	C$0.0168	US$0.0123
31 Jan 2026	C$0.0222	US$0.0164
31 Dec 2025	C$0.0288	US$0.0210
30 Nov 2025	C$0.0400	US$0.0285

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$0.0136^[1]
3-month change: -40.3% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)^[1]
From its high: 98.4% below its high of C$0.8486 (29 Sep 2021)^[1]
Market rank: #678, market value about C$40.5M^[1]
Kind: Token · COTI network (Ethereum layer 2); ERC-20 on Ethereum
Started: June 2019

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating

Can an admin key create new coins?YesGoPlus: the contract owner, a single-key wallet, can mint new COTI^{[2, 3]}

Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?NoGoPlus finds no blacklist, pause or balance-change function^[2]

Can the token's contract code be changed?NoFixed contract code on Ethereum, not a proxy^[2]

Is the supply capped?NoThe owner can mint; chain supply (5.90B) already exceeds the reported 4.91B maximum^{[2, 4]}

Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?Not disclosedNo unlock schedule found; supply figures conflict across sources^{[5, 6]}

Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?Not disclosedInsiders and reserve got about 75% at launch; current holdings are not published^[5]

Do network fees reach coin holders?NoUS$499 of fees in a year; no burn, buyback or fee share found^[7]

Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?NoNo exploit of COTI in DefiLlama's hack records^[8]

Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoNo live regulator or court case naming COTI found^[9]

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

Who controls it

Run by: ZK Foundation since 21 Sep 2026; CEO Robbie Vander Ghinste^{[9, 10]}
Admin key: The Ethereum contract's owner is a single-key wallet (not a contract) that can mint COTI^{[2, 3]}
Funding: US$19.0M raised: private sale (Jun 2018), Spotlight sale (Jun 2019) and a 2024 strategic round^[5]

Supply

In circulation: 2.98B COTI of a 4.91B maximum (60.7%)^[1]
Supply data: Ethereum contract shows 5.90B COTI; CoinMarketCap lists a 4.91B maximum; COTI reports 1.49B circulating^{[2, 4, 6]}
Launch split: Team 15%, backers and advisers 10%, private sale 10.01%, reserve 39.68%^[5]
Holders: Top 10 Ethereum addresses hold 64.8%; largest wallet 21.9%, a custodial wallet for many users 14.7%^[11]

Use and fees

Fees: US$499 of network fees in the past year (DefiLlama)^[7]
Products: Interphase cross-chain privacy layer and the COTI Global payments app (10 Oct 2026)^[9]

Trading

Daily trading: About C$43.2M a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026^[1]
Daily turnover: Typically 64.96% of its market value changes hands each day^[1]
20-week average: 17.9% below its 20-week average price^[1]
1-year change: -69.0% in C$^[1]^[12]

History

Not a forecast

Coins ranked 201-500 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 8,067 cases, 1,187 coins (this coin ranks below 500, so the nearest group is shown)

33% were higher a year later^[13]

Typical result: Median -38% after a year; 33% higher after two years
Lost half or more: 44% within a year
Against Bitcoin: 11% did better than Bitcoin over the year

History, not a forecast.

Red flags and things to watch

2 red flags found

Red flag: A single-key wallet owns the COTI Ethereum contract and can mint new tokens (GoPlus and chain data, 1 Nov 2026).^{[2, 3]}
Red flag: The Ethereum contract holds 5.90B COTI, above the 4.91B maximum CoinMarketCap lists, while COTI reports 1.49B circulating.^{[2, 4, 6]}

Soda Labs, which builds on COTI, raised a US$3M seed led by NextBlock on 8 Oct 2026.^[9]

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$.