Infrastructure

Quant vs The Graph

Quant (QNT) and The Graph (GRT) both sit in the infrastructure category, so they compete for the same slot in a portfolio. Quant launched in 2018, 2 years before The Graph. They share the same consensus mechanism (— (token sobre Ethereum)). This page compares what can actually be verified about each protocol — nobody can tell you which will be worth more, and this page does not try to.

Cryptocurrencies are a highly volatile asset class without the protections of regulated funds: you can lose your entire investment. This comparison is educational content about the technical characteristics of two protocols, not a buy recommendation or a price forecast.

Head to head

Verifiable data for each protocol. Price and performance are deliberately left out: they change daily and cannot be derived from technical specs.

QuantThe Graph
SymbolQNTGRT
Launched20182020
Consensus— (token sobre Ethereum)— (token sobre Ethereum)
Max supply~14,6M~10.800M
CategoryInfrastructureInfrastructure

This table does not say which one is "better". It says how they differ, which is the only thing that can be stated without guessing.

Quant

QNT

Interoperability between blockchains and banking systems (Overledger), focused on institutions and CBDCs.

The Graph

GRT

"The Google of blockchains": indexes on-chain data so apps can query it easily.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Quant and The Graph?+

Quant (QNT) launched in 2018, uses — (token sobre Ethereum) and has a maximum supply of ~14,6M. The Graph (GRT) launched in 2020, uses — (token sobre Ethereum) and has a maximum supply of ~10.800M. Beyond the numbers, they were built for different purposes — see the description of each below.

Which one will be worth more?+

Nobody knows, and anyone telling you otherwise is guessing. Crypto prices depend on adoption, regulation, liquidity and sentiment, none of which can be forecast from a protocol's specs. This page deliberately compares only what is verifiable today.

Which has the scarcer supply?+

Both have a hard cap: ~14,6M for Quant and ~10.800M for The Graph. A cap limits future issuance, but it says nothing about demand — and demand is what sets the price.

Do they use the same technology?+

Both secure the network with — (token sobre Ethereum), so on that specific point there is no difference between them. They still differ in their design goals and ecosystems.

Should I hold both?+

That is a question about your risk tolerance, not about these two protocols. Crypto is a volatile asset class where you can lose your entire investment, and holding two coins in the same category adds far less diversification than it looks — they tend to move together. This is educational content, not a recommendation.