HostGNO vs USDC — price, size and safety, side by side
GNO (Gnosis) vs USDC (Solana) — 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.
GNO vs USDC — normalized performance, 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-17T03:15:24
| GNO | USDC | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $114.84 | $0.9998 |
| Market cap | $305.06M | $8.60B |
| 24h volume | $130.50K DEX | $1.90B DEX |
| Liquidity | $2.54M | $464.95M |
| FDV | $166.99M | $8.60B |
| Holders | 38,619 | 5,248,202 |
| Age (days) | 151 | — |
| Safety grade | B | A |
Where they differ
- USDC measures ~28× the market cap of GNO
- USDC measures ~183× the liquidity of GNO
- USDC measures ~14,557× the 24h volume of GNO
- USDC measures ~136× the holder count of GNO
What the data says
GNO
One detail on GNO didn't fully resolve in the 2026-10-09 snapshot: its contract controls. So it's best treated as unconfirmed rather than assumed clean, and a quick live scan will confirm the current state for you.
Looking at the market data, GNO shows a $2.54M pool, 38,619 wallets holding and a maturing record at 151 days as of 2026-10-09. Weigh the $2.54M pool against a ~$305.06M cap and one thing stands out — it's a slim pool for the size, so GNO's price is easier to move than its market cap implies, and large size should scale in and out patiently. 38,619 holders is a decent base; just remember the number alone doesn't reveal how much the top wallets control, so weigh it with the concentration figure. The creator's own position is small — <0.01% of supply as of 2026-10-09, comfortably under the 5% line the scanners flag — which is what you want to see.
USDC
USDC is the dollar most of Solana actually trades in, and judging it takes a different lens than the one that works on memecoins. This is a centralized, fiat-backed stablecoin: Circle issues it, holds the reserves behind it, and publishes monthly attestations of those reserves. On Solana it lives at mint EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v, where the October 6, 2026 snapshot records about $8.6 billion of market capitalization, roughly 5.25 million holders, and around $465 million of tracked pool liquidity — the deepest dollar venue on the chain.
Here is the part that confuses people who learned token safety from rug-checkers: USDC's mint and freeze authorities are live, on purpose, permanently. Circle has to mint new USDC when dollars come in and burn it when they go out — that is what "backed" means mechanically — and it maintains the ability to freeze addresses to comply with sanctions and court orders, which it has used. On a memecoin, a live mint authority is the classic rug lever; on a fiat-backed stablecoin it is the product working as designed. The risk hasn't vanished — it has moved from an anonymous deployer to a regulated company, which is a trade most holders are knowingly making.
FAQ
Which is bigger, GNO or USDC?
By tracked market cap: GNO (Gnosis) measures $305.06M and USDC (Solana) measures $8.60B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, GNO or USDC?
On the contract checks we publish: GNO (Gnosis) grades B and USDC (Solana) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have GNO and USDC performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-10-09 and 2026-10-17T03:15:24, the measured snapshots show GNO at −0.63% and USDC at +0.02%.
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, 2026-10-09→2026-10-17T03:15:24; 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.