HostSTLINK vs USDAT — price, size and safety, side by side
STLINK (Ethereum) vs USDAT (Ethereum) — 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.
STLINK vs USDAT — normalized performance, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-16T21:15:32
| STLINK | USDAT | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.67 | $0.9995 |
| Market cap | $98.68M | $82.51M |
| 24h volume | $1.03M DEX | $701.69K DEX |
| Liquidity | $5.38M | $4.70M |
| FDV | $98.68M | $82.56M |
| Holders | 1,857 | 1,639 |
| Age (days) | 513 | 169 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- over the shared window STLINK moved +11.0% while USDAT moved +0.01%
What the data says
STLINK
Staked LINK is LINK deposited into Chainlink's native staking — the token that secures the oracle network's economic guarantees and earns emissions for doing it. The deployment 0xb8b295df2cd735b15be5eb419517aa626fc43cd5 is the staking receipt; our October 6, 2026 snapshot reads $5.4 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest shape: stLINK trades LINK's oracle-usage thesis with a staking yield on top and a liquidity discount underneath — the staked form exits slower than the base asset, and the yield is emissions-funded rather than fee-funded, which makes it a bet on the network's token economics holding their value, not on fees it collects.
USDAT
USDat is Ethena and Anchorage's GENIUS-compliant dollar — the stablecoin built specifically to fit the US stablecoin law's rails, issued through a federally-chartered crypto bank rather than a foreign issuer. The deployment 0x23238f20b894f29041f48d88ee91131c395aaa71 is the Ethereum mint; our October 6, 2026 snapshot reads $4.7 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest note: GENIUS-compliant is a regulatory shape, not a risk verdict — it means the reserve structure (T-bills, qualified custodian, redemption terms) is defined by the same law that governs every US-compliant stable, which makes USDAT's backing more legible than most but no more guaranteed. What it buys Ethena is a US-legal distribution path for the stable stack that made USDe; what it buys a holder is boring, verifiable reserves.
FAQ
Which is bigger, STLINK or USDAT?
By tracked market cap: STLINK (Ethereum) measures $98.68M and USDAT (Ethereum) measures $82.51M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, STLINK or USDAT?
On the contract checks we publish: STLINK (Ethereum) grades B and USDAT (Ethereum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have STLINK and USDAT performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-14 and 2026-10-16T21:15:32, the measured snapshots show STLINK at +11.0% and USDAT at +0.01%.
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, 2026-09-14→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.