HostGHO vs PAXG — price, size and safety, side by side
GHO (Ethereum) vs PAXG (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-16 / 2026-10-17.
GHO vs PAXG — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-10-16T21:15:32
| GHO | PAXG | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.9991 | $4.15K |
| Market cap | $698.92M | $1.84B |
| 24h volume | $5.40M DEX | $3.65M DEX |
| Liquidity | $34.16M | $20.89M |
| FDV | $698.92M | $1.83B |
| Holders | 8,156 | — |
| Age (days) | 386 | 352 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- PAXG measures ~2.6× the market cap of GHO
- GHO measures ~1.6× the liquidity of PAXG
- over the shared window GHO moved +0.11% while PAXG moved −5.80%
What the data says
GHO
GHO is Aave's native stablecoin — minted against collateral deposited in the Aave protocol, with its monetary policy governed by Aave governance. The contract 0x40d16fc0246ad3160ccc09b8d0d3a2cd28ae6c2f is what our scan tracks: $34.2 million of pool liquidity as of October 9, 2026, trading essentially at its dollar peg.
The honest mechanics: GHO is overcollateralized-debt stablecoin design — borrowers mint it against Aave collateral, so its backing is the health of Aave's markets rather than a bank account. Peg deviations are the figure to watch: a stablecoin that trades below peg is the market pricing the collateral-and-arbitrage machinery's speed, and GHO's history includes real time spent under a dollar before stabilizers matured.
PAXG
PAXG is Paxos's tokenized gold — each token a claim on one fine troy ounce held in LBMA vaults in London, making it the most direct on-chain gold exposure in this index. The deployment 0x45804880de22913dafe09f4980848ece6ecbaf78 is the canonical mint; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $20.9 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest frame is the custodial one: a PAXG is only as good as Paxos's vault attestations and redemption rails — Paxos is a NYDFS-regulated trust, which puts this in the "institutional-grade claim" bucket alongside USDC rather than the commodity-fantasy bucket — but it is still a claim, and redemption has minimums most wallets will never meet. The token tracks spot gold minus the custody premium; what it cannot track is the deep liquidity of actual gold markets.
FAQ
Which is bigger, GHO or PAXG?
By tracked market cap: GHO (Ethereum) measures $698.92M and PAXG (Ethereum) measures $1.84B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, GHO or PAXG?
On the contract checks we publish: GHO (Ethereum) grades B and PAXG (Ethereum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have GHO and PAXG performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-10-16T21:15:32, the measured snapshots show GHO at +0.11% and PAXG at −5.80%.
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→2026-10-16T21:15:32; 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.