Squid

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What is Squid about?

Squid is the cross-chain infrastructure layer that powers the movement of digital value across more than 100 blockchains and 20,000+ tokens. Instead of asking users to manage individual bridges, gas tokens and signatures, Squid collapses that complexity into a single intent — "send X, receive Y on chain Z" — routed across the full multichain surface and settled in one action. The product stack spans Squid Intents (the protocol layer, sub-5-second execution), the Squid Aggregator (routing across 130+ DEXs and off-chain liquidity sources), Squid Token Service and Accounts for abstraction, the Squid SDK for developers, and the live Squid Bridge. Coverage reaches 106+ chains across EVM, Cosmos, Bitcoin, Solana, XRPL and Hedera. QUID is the native token of the ecosystem, used for staking, priority product access and governance. 

What makes Squid unique? 

First, depth in the hard parts of interoperability: most routers optimise for EVM chains, while Squid has built native coverage across Cosmos, Bitcoin, Solana, XRPL and Hedera — the ecosystems where liquidity is most fragmented and integration is most difficult. Second, distribution: Squid is embedded inside 1,000+ integrator products including MetaMask, Ripple, Ledger, MiniPay (Opera), Blockchain.com, Keplr, Brave and PancakeSwap, meaning demand arrives through partner surfaces rather than requiring users to find Squid directly. Third, a security and reliability record earned at scale — nine independent audits (ConsenSys Diligence, Ackee Blockchain, n-var), zero exploits across $6.2 billion settled, a 99% execution success rate, and a fully non-custodial design in which Squid never holds user funds. Routing-layer controls include TRM Labs risk screening, OFAC/UN/EU sanctions checks and geo-blocking of sanctioned jurisdictions. =

History of Squid

Squid launched in January 2023 as a cross-chain routing layer, at a point when moving value between ecosystems still meant chaining together separate bridges, swaps and gas purchases manually. Since then the protocol has processed more than $6.2 billion in cross-chain volume across 4.12 million transactions for over 1.09 million unique users, while expanding coverage from a handful of EVM networks to 106+ chains spanning EVM, Cosmos, Bitcoin, Solana, XRPL and Hedera, and more than 20,000 tokens. Over the same period the integrator base grew past 1,000 products, including MetaMask, Ripple, Ledger, Brave and PancakeSwap, and the stack broadened from a single bridge into Squid Intents, the Squid Aggregator, Token Service and Accounts, and the Squid SDK. Nine independent security audits were completed across that build-out. In mid-2026 the protocol reached its next milestone with the issuance of QUID, its native token, deployed as an ERC-20 on Base and distributed in part through a public sale of 5% of supply via Kraken and Legion.

What's next for Squid?

On product, a consumer-facing Squid app is in development, extending the protocol from an embedded infrastructure layer used by integrators to a direct end-user surface, alongside continued chain and liquidity-source expansion, with further depth in non-EVM ecosystems. On markets and liquidity, QUID trades natively on-chain on Base via Squid and partner DEXs from TGE, with a coordinated tier-1 centralized-exchange listing window being pursued and aggregator listings on CoinMarketCap, CoinGecko and DefiLlama going live alongside. On governance, the model rolls out in phases.

What can QUID be used for?

QUID is the native token of the Squid ecosystem and has three primary functions. Staking: holders can stake QUID to earn additional QUID, with rewards funded from a dedicated non-inflationary allocation rather than new issuance, so yield does not dilute the fixed 1,000,000,000 maximum supply. Priority access: staked or held QUID unlocks protocol products otherwise unavailable, including premium tiers and exclusive access in the upcoming app. Governance: QUID holders participate in protocol decision-making. The token is deployed as an ERC-20 on Base; buyers should verify official contract addresses.

Where can you buy Squid?

QUID tokens can be traded on centralized crypto exchanges and decentralized exchanges. The most popular exchange to buy and trade Squid is Kraken, where the most active trading pair QUID/USD has a trading volume of $4,922,036.08 in the last 24 hours. Other popular options include PancakeSwap V3 (Base) and OrangeX.

What is the daily trading volume of Squid (QUID)?

The trading volume of Squid (QUID) is $53,374,777.84 in the last 24 hours, representing a 1,090.80% increase from one day ago and signalling a recent rise in market activity. Check out CoinGecko’s list of highest volume cryptocurrencies.

What is the highest and lowest price for Squid (QUID)?

Squid (QUID) reached an all-time high of $0.1392 and an all-time low of $0.1144. It’s now trading -10.30% below that peak and 9.10% above its lowest price.

What is the market cap of Squid (QUID)?

Market capitalization of Squid (QUID) is $17,289,584 and is ranked #863 on CoinGecko today. Market cap is measured by multiplying token price with the circulating supply of QUID tokens (140 Million tokens are tradable on the market today).

What is the fully diluted valuation of Squid (QUID)?

The fully diluted valuation (FDV) of Squid (QUID) is $120,773,416. This is a statistical representation of the maximum market cap, assuming the maximum number of 1 Billion QUID tokens are in circulation today. Depending on how the emission schedule of QUID tokens are designed, it might take multiple years before FDV is realized.

How does the price performance of Squid compare against its peers?

With a price increase of 0.00% in the last 7 days, Squid (QUID) is underperforming the global cryptocurrency market which is up 0.60%, while outperforming when compared to similar Decentralized Finance (DeFi) cryptocurrencies which are down -1.70%.