HostFRXUSD vs WBTC — price, size and safety, side by side
FRXUSD (Ethereum) vs WBTC (Arbitrum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-09-17T20:24:07 / 2026-09-17T20:24:07.
FRXUSD vs WBTC — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-09-17T20:24:07
| FRXUSD | WBTC | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.9954 | $75.75K |
| Market cap | — | — |
| 24h volume | $1.89M | $32.90M |
| Liquidity | $14.90M | $35.34M |
| FDV | — | — |
| Holders | — | — |
| Age (days) | 431 | 1,682 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- WBTC measures ~2.4× the liquidity of FRXUSD
- WBTC measures ~17× the 24h volume of FRXUSD
What the data says
FRXUSD
FRXUSD is Frax's dollar — the stablecoin of the protocol that pioneered fractional-algorithmic backing and later migrated to full collateralization, now issued against custodied reserves and yield-bearing positions. The deployment 0xcacd6fd266af91b8aed52accc382b4e165586e29 is the Ethereum mint; our September 14, 2026 snapshot reads $14.9 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest arc: Frax started as the algorithmic stable that held its peg with a collateral ratio dial — a design that survived the 2022 stablecoin shakeout where most algorithmics didn't — and the protocol has since moved toward conventional backing, which makes current frxUSD a different risk than its origin story suggests. The evolution is the point of checking the current reserve shape rather than the 2021 reputation.
WBTC
WBTC on Arbitrum is the same BitGo-custodied claim as its Ethereum parent, deployed at the canonical L2 address 0x2f2a2543b76a4166549f7aab2e75bef0aefc5b0f. The September 16, 2026 snapshot reads $35.3 million of tracked pool liquidity — the standard wrapped-Bitcoin venue for Arbitrum DeFi.
What a chain hop does and doesn't change: the custody question (BitGo, KYC'd merchants, the mint/burn pipeline) is identical to mainnet WBTC — the L2 deployment is a claim on the same reserve. What does change is the routing surface: L2 liquidity concentrates in fewer pools, so depth reads lower while redemption still routes through the same custodial spine.
FAQ
Which is bigger, FRXUSD or WBTC?
By tracked market cap: FRXUSD (Ethereum) measures — and WBTC (Arbitrum) measures — — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, FRXUSD or WBTC?
On the contract checks we publish: FRXUSD (Ethereum) grades B and WBTC (Arbitrum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have FRXUSD and WBTC performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-09-17T20:24:07, the measured snapshots show FRXUSD at −0.29% and WBTC at +0.31%.
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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, 2026-09-08→2026-09-17T20:24:07; 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.