HostLDO vs BRZ — price, size and safety, side by side
LDO (Ethereum) vs BRZ (Polygon) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-17 / 2026-10-15.
LDO vs BRZ — normalized performance, 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-15T21:43:45
| LDO | BRZ | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.3976 | $0.197 |
| Market cap | $348.19M | $54.15M |
| 24h volume | $542.47K DEX | $160.22K DEX |
| Liquidity | $991.96K | $110.48K |
| FDV | $419.72M | $11.40M |
| Holders | — | 8,256 |
| Age (days) | 1,561 | 770 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- LDO measures ~6.4× the market cap of BRZ
- LDO measures ~9.0× the liquidity of BRZ
- LDO measures ~3.4× the 24h volume of BRZ
- over the shared window LDO moved −12.1% while BRZ moved −0.19%
What the data says
LDO
LDO is Lido DAO's governance token — the vote share over the largest staking pool in crypto, the operator set behind stETH and wstETH (both covered separately in this corpus). The contract 0x5a98fcbea516cf06857215779fd812ca3bef1b32 is the canonical deployment; our October 9, 2026 read shows $992 thousand of tracked pool liquidity at a $0.39 handle.
The honest mechanics: LDO is governance, not cash flow — it doesn't pay you a share of Lido's fee revenue, it buys influence over who gets to run validators and what the treasury does. Its risk is its dominance: Lido's share of staked ETH is large enough that regulators and the Ethereum community itself periodically debate capping it, and that debate is the LDO chart. A governance token on the biggest single point of staking centralization is a strange asset — know that is what it is.
BRZ
One detail on BRZ 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.
On the market side, BRZ brings thin liquidity of $110.48K, 8,256 holders and 770 days old as of 2026-10-09. The number worth sitting with is that $110.48K of depth against a market cap of about $54.15M — a thin pool for a token this size, which means a position that feels small to you can still be large for the pool: BRZ reprices on relatively little flow, and a sizable exit will slip. 8,256 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. Reassuringly, the wallet that created BRZ holds under 5% of supply (<0.01%) as of 2026-10-09 — the deployer hasn't kept an oversized stake to unload.
FAQ
Which is bigger, LDO or BRZ?
By tracked market cap: LDO (Ethereum) measures $348.19M and BRZ (Polygon) measures $54.15M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, LDO or BRZ?
On the contract checks we publish: LDO (Ethereum) grades B and BRZ (Polygon) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have LDO and BRZ performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-10-06 and 2026-10-15T21:43:45, the measured snapshots show LDO at −12.1% and BRZ at −0.19%.
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, 2026-10-06→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.