HostDIEM vs MSUSD — price, size and safety, side by side
DIEM (Base) vs MSUSD (Base) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-15 / 2026-10-16.
DIEM vs MSUSD — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-15T21:43:45
| DIEM | MSUSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.66K | $0.8864 |
| Market cap | $83.97M | $45.74M |
| 24h volume | $1.20M DEX | $1.34M DEX |
| Liquidity | $12.25M | $5.24M |
| FDV | $83.94M | $16.75M |
| Holders | 10,548 | 5,519 |
| Age (days) | 397 | 671 |
| Safety grade | C | B |
Where they differ
- DIEM measures ~1.8× the market cap of MSUSD
- DIEM measures ~2.3× the liquidity of MSUSD
- DIEM measures ~1.9× the holder count of MSUSD
- over the shared window DIEM moved −26.5% while MSUSD moved −0.66%
What the data says
DIEM
Diem, ticker DIEM, is an asset on the Base chain. Its contract address is 0xf4d97f2da56e8c3098f3a8d538db630a2606a024. This snapshot reflects its state as of October 6, 2026.
Diem has a market cap of $84.0 million and a total supply of 37.4 thousand tokens. Its tracked pool liquidity is $12.3 million, with a 24h trading volume of $1.2 million. The token is 397 days old. HostDeFi grades Diem at B for this snapshot. Pool depth for a token of this size is deep.
MSUSD
msUSD is Metronome Synth's synthetic dollar — you deposit volatile collateral (ETH, BTC wrappers) into the Synth engine and mint dollar-denominated synthetic positions against it. The contract 0x526728dbc96689597f85ae4cd716d4f7fccbae9d is the Base deployment our scan tracks, at $5.2 million of pool liquidity as of October 6, 2026.
The honest note, stated plainly: a synthetic dollar is not a stablecoin — msUSD can and does trade off its one-dollar mark (our current read shows it well below), because its price is set by pool dynamics and mint-redemption incentives, not by an issuer redeeming at par. That is a different risk class from USDC or USDT — hold it as a leveraged-collateral instrument, not as cash.
FAQ
Which is bigger, DIEM or MSUSD?
By tracked market cap: DIEM (Base) measures $83.97M and MSUSD (Base) measures $45.74M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, DIEM or MSUSD?
On the contract checks we publish: DIEM (Base) grades C and MSUSD (Base) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have DIEM and MSUSD performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-10-15T21:43:45, the measured snapshots show DIEM at −26.5% and MSUSD at −0.66%.
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.