QtumQTUM

A proof-of-stake blockchain mixing Bitcoin's transaction model with Ethereum's smart contracts, run by the Qtum Foundation.

Rank #310Since September 2017 (mainnet)

Price on 31 Oct 2026

C$1.10 +21.8% since 31 Jul 2026 · 99.1% below its all-time high

The short version

QTUM is the staking and fee coin of Qtum, a proof-of-stake chain founded by Patrick Dai that combines Bitcoin's UTXO model with the Ethereum Virtual Machine; the Qtum Foundation drives development. The block reward halved from 0.5 to 0.25 QTUM in late 2025 and about 106.1 million coins exist. The v29.1 hard fork in Jan 2026 merged Bitcoin Core 29.1 and Ethereum's Pectra upgrade. On 31 Oct 2026 one QTUM cost C$1.10. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +21.8% in Canadian dollars, and it was 99.1% below its all-time high of C$124.41 set on 5 Jan 2018.^[1]

Facts checked 2 Nov 2026 · 13 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$2.79 (8 Nov 2025) · low C$0.8812 (12 Aug 2026) · -59.0%^[1]

Month-end prices (table)

Date	C$	US$
31 Oct 2026	C$1.10	US$0.7874
30 Sep 2026	C$1.38	US$0.9721
31 Aug 2026	C$1.10	US$0.7968
31 Jul 2026	C$0.9021	US$0.6430
30 Jun 2026	C$0.9798	US$0.6895
31 May 2026	C$1.19	US$0.8601
30 Apr 2026	C$1.19	US$0.8752
31 Mar 2026	C$1.13	US$0.8096
28 Feb 2026	C$1.42	US$1.04
31 Jan 2026	C$1.64	US$1.21
31 Dec 2025	C$1.76	US$1.28
30 Nov 2025	C$2.23	US$1.60

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$1.10^[1]
3-month change: +21.8% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)^[1]
From its high: 99.1% below its high of C$124.41 (5 Jan 2018)^[1]
Market rank: #310, market value about C$116.8M^[1]
Kind: Native coin · Qtum (its own network)
Started: September 2017 (mainnet)

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating

Can an admin key create new coins?NoNew QTUM come only from block rewards under protocol rules (0.25 a block)^[2]

Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?NoNo freeze function or seizure of holders' coins found^[3]

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?YesCode stops block rewards after 7 halvings, capping supply near 107.8M QTUM; no admin can mint^{[4, 2]}

Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?NoNo vesting or locked allocations published; issuance is staking rewards^[1]

Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?Not disclosedFoundation and founder holdings are not published^[5]

Do network fees reach coin holders?YesBlock producers (stakers) receive transaction fees and gas with the block reward^[6]

Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?NoNo exploit or halt found since Nov 2024; DefiLlama lists none^[7]

Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoNo regulator or court case naming Qtum found^[8]

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

Who controls it

Run by: Qtum Foundation, founded by Patrick Dai; 347 full nodes and about 20.5M QTUM (19%) staking on 2 Nov 2026^{[5, 9, 10]}
Foundation holdings: Not published^[5]
Admin key: None; issuance follows protocol rules, and gas price and block size are set by on-chain governance (DGP)^[10]

Supply

In circulation: 106.14M QTUM of 107.82M in total (98.4%)^[1]
Maximum supply: None set^[1]
Supply: About 106.1M QTUM at block 6,277,262 (2 Nov 2026), all counted as circulating^{[10, 1]}
Block reward: 0.25 QTUM per block at height 6277262 (2 Nov 2026), down from 0.5 QTUM at height 5000000 (17 Jul 2025)^{[2, 11]}
Unlocks: None known; new coins come only from staking rewards^{[2, 1]}

Use and fees

Main use: Staking (32-second blocks), gas for EVM smart contracts and governance; QTUM pays for the Qtum AI inference router^[3]
Who gets fees: The staker who produces a block receives the block reward plus the transaction fees and gas^[6]

Trading

Daily trading: About C$3.7M a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026^[1]
Daily turnover: Typically 2.46% of its market value changes hands each day^[1]
20-week average: 2.2% below its 20-week average price^[1]
1-year change: -60.5% in C$^[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

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

No red flags found

The v29.1 hard fork, Qtum's 50th release, activated around 12 Jan 2026 and merged Bitcoin Core 27.2-29.1 and Ethereum's Pectra (EIP-2537).^[8]
The block reward fell from 0.5 to 0.25 QTUM between Jul 2025 and Nov 2026 (chain data), cutting issuance to about 0.2% a year (estimate).^{[2, 11]}

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$.