HostAAVE vs LUSD — price, size and safety, side by side
AAVE (Ethereum) vs LUSD (Optimism) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-17 / 2026-10-15.
AAVE vs LUSD — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-15T21:43:45
| AAVE | LUSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $155.46 | $1.00 |
| Market cap | $2.79B | $26.02M |
| 24h volume | $1.84M DEX | $688.59 DEX |
| Liquidity | $12.56M | $95.76K |
| FDV | $2.89B | $109.89K |
| Holders | — | 6,714 |
| Age (days) | 1,742 | 1,566 |
| Safety grade | B | D |
Where they differ
- AAVE measures ~107× the market cap of LUSD
- AAVE measures ~131× the liquidity of LUSD
- AAVE measures ~2,674× the 24h volume of LUSD
What the data says
AAVE
AAVE is the token of DeFi's biggest lending protocol — the asset that secures Aave's safety module and governs the money market that's been clearing loans continuously since ETHLend in 2017. The deployment 0x7fc66500c84a76ad7e9c93437bfc5ac33e2ddae9 is the canonical mint; our October 6, 2026 snapshot reads $12.6 million of tracked pool liquidity on this pair set — thin against a float that trades everywhere.
The honest shape: AAVE's thesis is unusually concrete for a governance token — stakers backstop protocol shortfalls with their own stake, so the token is literally collateral for the system's solvency, which ties its value to Aave's actual revenue and risk book rather than pure governance vibes. That makes it closer to a productive asset than most of this index — with the caveat that "productive" here still means "exposed to one protocol's loan book."
LUSD
LUSD at 0xc40f949f8a4e094d1b49a23ea9241d289b7b2819 is the Optimism-bridged deployment of Liquity's USD — the dollar whose Ethereum original is famously immutable, which makes the local contract posture here the detail that matters. The October 6, 2026 snapshot prices the 110.4 thousand local units at $109.9 thousand fully diluted, inside the asset-wide $26.0 million market cap.
Unlike the governance-free Ethereum contract, this bridged deployment — 1,566 days into its record — still holds an active mint authority and new supply can be minted. Freeze authority is revoked, and it is not a proxy. The book is nearly dormant: $95.8 thousand of thin tracked depth on $689 of 24-hour volume, with 6,714 holders whose ten largest wallets hold 82.0% of supply.
FAQ
Which is bigger, AAVE or LUSD?
By tracked market cap: AAVE (Ethereum) measures $2.79B and LUSD (Optimism) measures $26.02M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, AAVE or LUSD?
On the contract checks we publish: AAVE (Ethereum) grades B and LUSD (Optimism) grades D. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have AAVE and LUSD performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-10-15T21:43:45, the measured snapshots show AAVE at +3.58% and LUSD at +0.45%.
The grade column is the one CMC's compare page cannot print — our grade is computed from the contract itself (mint/freeze authority, liquidity, holder concentration). Changes are measured over the shared window stated on the chart, 2026-09-21→2026-10-15T21:43:45; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
Figures are dated on-chain snapshots, not a live feed. Safety grades are structural checks — not investment advice. Free · no signup · a HostDeFi product.