HostMUSD vs BUSD — price, size and safety, side by side
MUSD (Monad) vs BUSD (Linea) — 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.
MUSD vs BUSD — normalized performance, 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-16T21:15:32
| MUSD | BUSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.00 | $0.997 |
| Market cap | $37.66M | — |
| 24h volume | $7.62M DEX | $536.06 DEX |
| Liquidity | $1.74M | $56.44K |
| FDV | $22.12M | $111.95K |
| Holders | 10,151 | 94,668 |
| Age (days) | 144 | 1,177 |
| Safety grade | B | A |
Where they differ
- MUSD measures ~31× the liquidity of BUSD
- MUSD measures ~14,206× the 24h volume of BUSD
- BUSD measures ~9.3× the holder count of MUSD
What the data says
MUSD
MUSD — MetaMask's USD — is the wallet's own stablecoin: a dollar token aimed at the place its users already live, issued through the M0 infrastructure stack and meant to move between chains as one instrument. The deployment at 0xaca92e438df0b2401ff60da7e4337b687a2435da is on Monad, where our October 9, 2026 snapshot shows $1.7 million of tracked pool liquidity — among the deepest pools we measured on the chain.
What to be honest about: a wallet-issued stablecoin's strength is distribution — every MetaMask user is one tap from it — and its risk is concentration in the issuer's own stack. Backing, redemption and chain-deploy mechanics live with M0 and the contracts behind this address; our snapshot did not assess this deployment's contract-level controls, so the live scan is the place to verify before treating the label as the substance.
BUSD
BUSD clears the most important contract test cleanly. Minting simply isn't in the contract, so dilution isn't on the table, and with no transfer pause in the contract either, your exit stays open whenever you choose to take it. Clearing both of those in one go is a strong sign, and it's what puts BUSD at 92/100 as of the 2026-10-09 snapshot.
Here's where BUSD stands today: workable liquidity of $56.44K, 94,668 wallets holding and an established record at 1,177 days as of 2026-10-09. Treat $56.44K as the room your trade has to work in — the smaller the pool relative to your size, the more your own order moves the price. A 94,668-holder base is a fair start, but distribution matters more than the count — check how much sits in the largest wallets before leaning on it. Reassuringly, the wallet that created BUSD 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, MUSD or BUSD?
By tracked market cap: MUSD (Monad) measures $37.66M and BUSD (Linea) measures — — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, MUSD or BUSD?
On the contract checks we publish: MUSD (Monad) grades B and BUSD (Linea) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have MUSD and BUSD performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-10-09 and 2026-10-16T21:15:32, the measured snapshots show MUSD at −0.16% and BUSD at +0.11%.
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→2026-10-16T21:15:32; 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.