HostARB vs USDAI — price, size and safety, side by side
ARB (Arbitrum) vs USDAI (Arbitrum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-17 / 2026-10-17.
ARB vs USDAI — normalized performance, 2026-08-17 to 2026-10-17T00:15:22
| ARB | USDAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.1909 | $1.00 |
| Market cap | $1.22B | $346.15M |
| 24h volume | $7.14M DEX | $149.90K DEX |
| Liquidity | $2.84M | $1.19M |
| FDV | $1.80B | $345.20M |
| Holders | 2,391,070 | 3,073 |
| Age (days) | 1,284 | 448 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- ARB measures ~3.5× the market cap of USDAI
- ARB measures ~2.4× the liquidity of USDAI
- ARB measures ~48× the 24h volume of USDAI
- ARB measures ~778× the holder count of USDAI
- over the shared window ARB moved +156% while USDAI moved −0.03%
What the data says
ARB
ARB is Arbitrum's own token — the governance asset of the largest Ethereum L2, the chain most of this index's Arbitrum-side liquidity actually lives on. The deployment 0x912ce59144191c1204e64559fe8253a0e49e6548 is the canonical mint; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $2.8 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest asymmetry: ARB's market value rides on the chain it governs being worth governing — the token's thesis is Arbitrum's sequencer revenue, its DAO treasury, and the chain's continued dominance in L2 DeFi, none of which a liquidity snapshot can confirm or deny. What the snapshot does show is that ARB's on-chain depth is concentrated and modest relative to the chain's own TVL — most ARB trades happen off-chain or on the chain's own DEX infrastructure in pairs this index doesn't fully see.
USDAI
USDAI is USD.ai's stablecoin — a dollar token backed by loans against GPU and AI-infrastructure collateral, one of the more unusual collateral stacks in the stablecoin set. The contract 0x0a1a1a107e45b7ced86833863f482bc5f4ed82ef is what our scan tracks: $1.2 million of pool liquidity as of October 9, 2026 on Arbitrum, trading essentially at its dollar peg.
The honest mechanics: the backing is hardware-collateralized lending — claims on AI infrastructure and the loans against it — which is genuinely different from the treasury-bill or crypto-overcollateralized models most stablecoins use, and carries its own risks (hardware values depreciate and loan books can go bad). The pool here is thin, so redemptions at size route through the issuer's machinery rather than the public market.
FAQ
Which is bigger, ARB or USDAI?
By tracked market cap: ARB (Arbitrum) measures $1.22B and USDAI (Arbitrum) measures $346.15M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, ARB or USDAI?
On the contract checks we publish: ARB (Arbitrum) grades B and USDAI (Arbitrum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have ARB and USDAI performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-08-17 and 2026-10-17T00:15:22, the measured snapshots show ARB at +156% and USDAI at −0.03%.
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, 2026-08-17→2026-10-17T00:15:22; 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.