HostOP vs ALUSD — price, size and safety, side by side
OP (Optimism) vs ALUSD (Optimism) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-15 / 2026-10-15.
OP vs ALUSD — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-15T21:43:45
| OP | ALUSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.1415 | $0.949 |
| Market cap | $282.95M | $9.99M |
| 24h volume | $2.97M DEX | $1.92K DEX |
| Liquidity | $1.21M | $1.14M |
| FDV | $528.47M | $1.61M |
| Holders | 1,370,095 | 5,630 |
| Age (days) | 1,616 | 1,181 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- OP measures ~28× the market cap of ALUSD
- OP measures ~1,547× the 24h volume of ALUSD
- OP measures ~243× the holder count of ALUSD
- over the shared window OP moved +8.72% while ALUSD moved −0.74%
What the data says
OP
OP at 0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000042 is the Optimism Collective's governance token — the canonical OP Mainnet deployment sitting in the chain's own vanity address space, not a bridged copy. The October 9, 2026 snapshot counts 1,370,095 holders around a $283.0 million market cap, $528.5 million fully diluted against a 4.3 billion total supply — the gap between the two figures is the unissued allocation the Collective still holds.
The contract posture is worth quoting exactly. Minting is still active — new supply can be minted, consistent with OP's ongoing distribution schedule. Freeze is revoked, and the code is not a proxy. Depth is the soft spot: $1.2 million of tracked pool liquidity is thin against a nine-figure cap, and $2.8 million of 24-hour volume means ordinary exits clear but size should be measured against the pool, not the headline.
ALUSD
ALUSD at 0xcb8fa9a76b8e203d8c3797bf438d8fb81ea3326a is Alchemix's USD on Optimism — the dollar that backs the protocol's self-repaying loan structure, where deposited collateral's yield amortizes the borrow. The October 6, 2026 snapshot prices a $10.0 million asset-wide market cap against a $1.6 million fully-diluted read of the local float of 1.7 million units — a small Optimism slice of a multi-chain stable.
The local book is deeper than it looks and quieter than it should be: $1.1 million of tracked depth reads deep against that float, while $1.9 thousand of 24-hour volume is a nearly dormant tape — the pool exists; the flow mostly does not. For an exit-sized holder that pairing is the real information: depth on paper, and a tape that rarely tests it.
FAQ
Which is bigger, OP or ALUSD?
By tracked market cap: OP (Optimism) measures $282.95M and ALUSD (Optimism) measures $9.99M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, OP or ALUSD?
On the contract checks we publish: OP (Optimism) grades B and ALUSD (Optimism) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have OP and ALUSD performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-10-15T21:43:45, the measured snapshots show OP at +8.72% and ALUSD at −0.74%.
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→2026-10-15T21:43:45; 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.