HostRLUSD vs UNI — price, size and safety, side by side
RLUSD (Ethereum) vs UNI (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-17 / 2026-10-16.
RLUSD vs UNI — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-10-16T21:15:32
| RLUSD | UNI | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.9995 | $7.46 |
| Market cap | $2.47B | $4.61B |
| 24h volume | $10.01M DEX | $2.16M DEX |
| Liquidity | $38.09M | $26.90M |
| FDV | $1.30B | $6.54B |
| Holders | 12,684 | 383,059 |
| Age (days) | 70 | 1,745 |
| Safety grade | B | A |
Where they differ
- UNI measures ~1.9× the market cap of RLUSD
- RLUSD measures ~4.6× the 24h volume of UNI
- UNI measures ~30× the holder count of RLUSD
- over the shared window RLUSD moved +0.84% while UNI moved +7.35%
What the data says
RLUSD
RLUSD is Ripple's dollar — the stablecoin Ripple built on its institutional distribution, aimed at the same regulated-treasury ground as USDC and PYUSD but arriving with an exchange network behind it. The deployment 0x8292bb45bf1ee4d140127049757c2e0ff06317ed is the Ethereum mint; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $38.1 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest shape: RLUSD's reserve is the standard fiat-backed structure — cash and equivalents with attestations — so its risk profile is issuer-shaped (Ripple's solvency, NYDFS oversight, redemption terms) rather than exotic. What distinguishes it is distribution: Ripple's existing payment rails give it corridor utility most new stablecoins lack, though on pure DeFi depth it still trails the majors by an order of magnitude.
UNI
UNI is Uniswap's governance token — the asset of the protocol that invented the automated market maker and still clears more DEX volume than the rest of the field combined. The deployment 0x1f9840a85d5af5bf1d1762f925bdaddc4201f984 is the canonical mint; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $26.9 million of tracked pool liquidity on this pair set.
The honest asymmetry is the governance-token shape: UNI's thesis is control over a fee-generating machine, but the "fee switch" — the mechanism that would route protocol revenue to holders — has been proposed and deferred for years, so the token trades on governance value and the perennial expectation rather than cashflow it actually pays. That makes its valuation more reflexive than a productive asset's.
FAQ
Which is bigger, RLUSD or UNI?
By tracked market cap: RLUSD (Ethereum) measures $2.47B and UNI (Ethereum) measures $4.61B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, RLUSD or UNI?
On the contract checks we publish: RLUSD (Ethereum) grades B and UNI (Ethereum) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have RLUSD and UNI performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-10-16T21:15:32, the measured snapshots show RLUSD at +0.84% and UNI at +7.35%.
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, 2026-09-08→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.