HostUSDAI vs ESP — price, size and safety, side by side
USDAI (Arbitrum) vs ESP (Arbitrum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-09-17T23:42:29 / 2026-09-17T23:42:29.
USDAI vs ESP — normalized performance, 2026-08-17 to 2026-09-17T23:42:29
| USDAI | ESP | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.00 | $0.07395 |
| Market cap | — | — |
| 24h volume | $1.95M | $420.51K |
| Liquidity | $52.59K | $514.49K |
| FDV | — | — |
| Holders | — | — |
| Age (days) | 52 | 187 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- ESP measures ~9.8× the liquidity of USDAI
- USDAI measures ~4.6× the 24h volume of ESP
What the data says
USDAI
USDAI is USD.ai's stablecoin — a dollar token backed by loans against GPU and AI-infrastructure collateral, one of the more unusual collateral stacks in the stablecoin set. The contract 0x0a1a1a107e45b7ced86833863f482bc5f4ed82ef is what our scan tracks: $53 thousand of pool liquidity as of August 17, 2026 on Arbitrum, trading essentially at its dollar peg.
The honest mechanics: the backing is hardware-collateralized lending — claims on AI infrastructure and the loans against it — which is genuinely different from the treasury-bill or crypto-overcollateralized models most stablecoins use, and carries its own risks (hardware values depreciate and loan books can go bad). The pool here is thin, so redemptions at size route through the issuer's machinery rather than the public market.
ESP
ESP is the token of Espresso Systems — the shared-sequencing and confirmation network built for rollups, launched with a live technical product rather than a roadmap. The contract 0x3b8db18e69d6686ad9371a423afe3dd1065c94f1 is what our scan tracks: $514 thousand of pool liquidity as of August 17, 2026 on Arbitrum.
The honest thesis: Espresso sells fast confirmations and decentralized sequencing to a rollup economy that mostly still runs centralized sequencers — a real product pointed at a real problem. The caution is that the market it serves is still forming: rollup teams have to choose to integrate, and the token's value case rides on that adoption curve more than on present cash flows.
FAQ
Which is bigger, USDAI or ESP?
By tracked market cap: USDAI (Arbitrum) measures — and ESP (Arbitrum) measures — — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, USDAI or ESP?
On the contract checks we publish: USDAI (Arbitrum) grades B and ESP (Arbitrum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have USDAI and ESP performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-17T23:42:29, the measured snapshots show USDAI at 0.00% and ESP at 0.00%.
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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, 2026-08-17→2026-09-17T23:42:29; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
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