HostAAVE vs WLD — price, size and safety, side by side
AAVE (Ethereum) vs WLD (Optimism) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-09-26 / 2026-09-27.
AAVE vs WLD — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-09-26T18:07:24
| AAVE | WLD | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $155.43 | $0.5355 |
| Market cap | $2.26B | $1.99B |
| 24h volume | $3.93M | $61.51K |
| Liquidity | $23.28M | $122.71K |
| FDV | $2.34B | $226.15M |
| Holders | 188,683 | 1,284,272 |
| Age (days) | 1,727 | 811 |
| Safety grade | B | D |
Where they differ
- AAVE measures ~190× the liquidity of WLD
- AAVE measures ~64× the 24h volume of WLD
- WLD measures ~6.8× the holder count of AAVE
- over the shared window AAVE moved +6.25% while WLD moved +20.1%
What the data says
AAVE
AAVE is the token of DeFi's biggest lending protocol — the asset that secures Aave's safety module and governs the money market that's been clearing loans continuously since ETHLend in 2017. The deployment 0x7fc66500c84a76ad7e9c93437bfc5ac33e2ddae9 is the canonical mint; our September 26, 2026 snapshot reads $23.3 million of tracked pool liquidity on this pair set — thin against a float that trades everywhere.
The honest shape: AAVE's thesis is unusually concrete for a governance token — stakers backstop protocol shortfalls with their own stake, so the token is literally collateral for the system's solvency, which ties its value to Aave's actual revenue and risk book rather than pure governance vibes. That makes it closer to a productive asset than most of this index — with the caveat that "productive" here still means "exposed to one protocol's loan book."
WLD
WLD on Optimism at 0xdc6ff44d5d932cbd77b52e5612ba0529dc6226f1 is the bridged form of Worldcoin's token — the asset behind the orb-verified World ID network — and the September 27, 2026 snapshot hands it a D grade for reasons worth reading rather than guessing.
The flags are measured, not rumored. Minting is still possible on this contract — new supply can be minted — and the owner retains the ability to change balances. Freeze authority is revoked; that is the one lever the code lacks. Powers like these are the standard anatomy of a bridge-issued layer-two token — the bridge has to be able to issue the claim — but they sit on the contract either way. 1,284,272 wallets hold it on Optimism with the ten largest wallets at 72.7% of supply, and the thin end is the exit: $122.7 thousand of tracked pool depth against a $2.0 billion asset-wide cap, with $41.6 thousand changing hands in a day.
FAQ
Which is bigger, AAVE or WLD?
By tracked market cap: AAVE (Ethereum) measures $2.26B and WLD (Optimism) measures $1.99B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, AAVE or WLD?
On the contract checks we publish: AAVE (Ethereum) grades B and WLD (Optimism) grades D. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have AAVE and WLD performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-09-26T18:07:24, the measured snapshots show AAVE at +6.25% and WLD at +20.1%.
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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, 2026-09-21→2026-09-26T18:07:24; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
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