HostWSTETH vs BUSD — price, size and safety, side by side
WSTETH (Ethereum) vs BUSD (Linea) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-17 / 2026-10-17.
WSTETH vs BUSD — normalized performance, 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-17T03:15:24
| WSTETH | BUSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.02K | $0.997 |
| Market cap | $11.49B | — |
| 24h volume | $11.82M DEX | $536.06 DEX |
| Liquidity | $48.32M | $56.44K |
| FDV | $11.44B | $111.95K |
| Holders | 39,244 | 94,668 |
| Age (days) | 386 | 1,177 |
| Safety grade | B | A |
Where they differ
- WSTETH measures ~856× the liquidity of BUSD
- WSTETH measures ~22,057× the 24h volume of BUSD
- BUSD measures ~2.4× the holder count of WSTETH
What the data says
WSTETH
wstETH is stETH made legible to DeFi — the same claim on Lido-staked Ether, wrapped so the balance stops moving: where stETH re-bases your token count upward each day, wstETH holds a fixed count and lets the exchange rate against stETH do the appreciating. That is the shape lending markets, bridges and LPs need, which is why the contract at 0x7f39c581f595b53c5cb19bd0b3f8da6c935e2ca0 became the canonical collateral form — our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $48.3 million of tracked pool liquidity on it.
The verdict therefore inherits stETH's, plus one wrapper-layer note. You hold a claim on staked ETH via Lido — subject to its validator set, Ethereum's exit queue, and stETH's own depeg memory (June 2022, when it traded visibly under par) — and the price shown for wstETH is stETH's price times a steadily growing conversion rate, so it will always quote above ETH while tracking correctly. Nothing about that is a defect; it is the mechanic to understand before reading the quote as a premium.
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, WSTETH or BUSD?
By tracked market cap: WSTETH (Ethereum) measures $11.49B and BUSD (Linea) measures — — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, WSTETH or BUSD?
On the contract checks we publish: WSTETH (Ethereum) grades B and BUSD (Linea) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have WSTETH and BUSD performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-10-09 and 2026-10-17T03:15:24, the measured snapshots show WSTETH at −2.93% 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→2026-10-17T03:15:24; 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.