HostMSETH vs USDT — price, size and safety, side by side
MSETH (Base) vs USDT (BNB Chain) — 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.
MSETH vs USDT — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-16T21:15:32
| MSETH | USDT | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.17K | $0.9991 |
| Market cap | $51.09M | $9.19B |
| 24h volume | $1.24M DEX | $1.12B DEX |
| Liquidity | $3.64M | $548.60M |
| FDV | $22.59M | $9.19B |
| Holders | 6,036 | 80,624,971 |
| Age (days) | 516 | 311 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- USDT measures ~180× the market cap of MSETH
- USDT measures ~151× the liquidity of MSETH
- USDT measures ~902× the 24h volume of MSETH
- USDT measures ~13,357× the holder count of MSETH
- over the shared window MSETH moved −8.86% while USDT moved +0.15%
What the data says
MSETH
msETH is Metronome Synth's synthetic ether — a collateral-minted synthetic that tracks ETH's price through the Synth engine's mint-and-pool mechanics rather than by holding ether itself. The contract 0x7ba6f01772924a82d9626c126347a28299e98c98 is the Base deployment our scan tracks, at $3.6 million of pool liquidity as of October 6, 2026.
The honest note: msETH is not ETH and not a claim on ETH — synthetic assets trade at whatever the pool clears, which can sit far from the underlying's price (our current read has it at a steep discount to spot ether). Exposure through a synth is exposure to the synth's own liquidity and redemption mechanics first. If you want ETH on Base, bridged or wrapped ETH is the honest instrument; this is a different product.
USDT
USDT on BSC is Tether's dollar on the chain that still clears a meaningful share of stablecoin volume — issued by Binance's peg mechanism under the BEP-20 standard at 0x55d398326f99059ff775485246999027b3197955, the canonical BSC mint. Our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $548.6 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest chain note: this is a pegged representation — the reserve sits with Tether, and the BSC contract is Binance's wrapped issuance of that claim, not a second Tether mint. That makes its risk profile two-layered: Tether's attestation cadence underneath, plus the bridge-custody layer Binance operates on top. For most users the distinction never matters; for anyone holding size it is the entire question.
FAQ
Which is bigger, MSETH or USDT?
By tracked market cap: MSETH (Base) measures $51.09M and USDT (BNB Chain) measures $9.19B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, MSETH or USDT?
On the contract checks we publish: MSETH (Base) grades B and USDT (BNB Chain) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have MSETH and USDT performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-10-16T21:15:32, the measured snapshots show MSETH at −8.86% and USDT at +0.15%.
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→2026-10-16T21:15:32; 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.