HostAZTEC vs RETH — price, size and safety, side by side
AZTEC (Ethereum) vs RETH (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-16 / 2026-10-16.
AZTEC vs RETH — normalized performance, 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16T21:15:32
| AZTEC | RETH | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.02028 | $2.88K |
| Market cap | $172.57M | $1.00B |
| 24h volume | $906.17K DEX | $1.77M DEX |
| Liquidity | $13.13M | $12.13M |
| FDV | $172.57M | $1.00B |
| Holders | 2 | 21,853 |
| Age (days) | 276 | 1,507 |
| Safety grade | A | B |
Where they differ
- RETH measures ~5.8× the market cap of AZTEC
- RETH measures ~2.0× the 24h volume of AZTEC
- RETH measures ~10,927× the holder count of AZTEC
- over the shared window AZTEC moved +36.4% while RETH moved −1.84%
What the data says
AZTEC
AZTEC is the privacy-network token — the asset of the Aztec protocol building programmable privacy on Ethereum via zero-knowledge proofs, one of the few long-horizon technical bets that shipped through multiple crypto winters. The deployment 0xa27ec0006e59f245217ff08cd52a7e8b169e62d2 is the mint; our October 6, 2026 snapshot reads $13.1 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest framing: Aztec's thesis is that privacy becomes a default rather than a mixer — a genuine technical claim with years of published research behind it — and the token's value rides on whether that bet lands as a network people route through, which a liquidity snapshot cannot answer. Privacy infrastructure also carries a regulatory surface most tokens don't; that cuts both ways for holders.
RETH
rETH is Rocket Pool's liquid staking receipt — the decentralized alternative in the ETH-staking market: anyone can run a Rocket Pool "minipool" validator with 8 ETH plus RPL collateral, and rETH appreciates against ETH as rewards accrue. The contract 0xae78736cd615f374d3085123a210448e74fc6393 is the canonical deployment; our October 6, 2026 read shows $12.1 million of tracked pool liquidity, with rETH's deeper venues spread across the wider DeFi stack.
The honest framing: rETH's pitch is credible neutrality — a permissionless operator set rather than one company's validators — and the trade-off is the usual one: a smaller, more fragmented liquidity surface than stETH and its own smart-contract surface (minipool mechanics, oracle DAO) instead of a single issuer's operations. The wrapper price is not ETH's price — it floats on its own exchange rate and has traded at discounts in stress.
FAQ
Which is bigger, AZTEC or RETH?
By tracked market cap: AZTEC (Ethereum) measures $172.57M and RETH (Ethereum) measures $1.00B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, AZTEC or RETH?
On the contract checks we publish: AZTEC (Ethereum) grades A and RETH (Ethereum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have AZTEC and RETH performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-26 and 2026-10-16T21:15:32, the measured snapshots show AZTEC at +36.4% and RETH at −1.84%.
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, 2026-09-26→2026-10-16T21:15:32; 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.