HostAERO vs CAKE — price, size and safety, side by side
AERO (Base) vs CAKE (BNB Chain) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-09-27 / 2026-09-27.
AERO vs CAKE — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-09-27T18:22:06
| AERO | CAKE | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.8651 | $2.79 |
| Market cap | $861.78M | $891.09M |
| 24h volume | $24.80M | $8.95M |
| Liquidity | $34.70M | $32.66M |
| FDV | $1.72B | $940.11M |
| Holders | 753,693 | 1,913,713 |
| Age (days) | 663 | 313 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- AERO measures ~2.8× the 24h volume of CAKE
- CAKE measures ~2.5× the holder count of AERO
- over the shared window AERO moved +26.8% while CAKE moved +9.96%
What the data says
AERO
AERO is Aerodrome Finance's token — and Aerodrome is not just another DEX, it is the central liquidity hub of Base: the ve(3,3) emissions engine (a Velodrome fork) that routes rewards to pools by veAERO voter preference, making it the venue where most serious Base liquidity is deposited. The contract 0x940181a94a35a4569e4529a3cdfb74e38fd98631 is the canonical Base deployment; our September 27, 2026 read shows $34.7 million in the tracked pools themselves — a separate number from the far larger volume the exchange routes daily.
The honest shape: AERO's price is a bet on the emissions flywheel — votes direct emissions, emissions attract liquidity, liquidity attracts volume, volume attracts votes. Flywheels run beautifully in both directions, and a token whose demand depends on perpetual emissions demand carries reflexivity risk in full. The ve-lock does damp the circulating float, which is the honest counterweight.
CAKE
PancakeSwap Token (CAKE) is the governance and rewards token of PancakeSwap, the largest decentralized exchange on BNB Chain — the asset its farms, pools and lottery pay out — at 0x0e09fabb73bd3ade0a17ecc321fd13a19e81ce82. This snapshot is dated September 27, 2026.
The deployment is 313 days into this listing's tracked life, with a $891.1 million market cap ($940.1 million fully-diluted) and $18.0 million traded in the last day. Tracked liquidity sits at $32.7 million — workable rather than deep against the market cap, which is typical of an asset whose volume spreads across hundreds of pools and central-exchange order books.
FAQ
Which is bigger, AERO or CAKE?
By tracked market cap: AERO (Base) measures $861.78M and CAKE (BNB Chain) measures $891.09M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, AERO or CAKE?
On the contract checks we publish: AERO (Base) grades B and CAKE (BNB Chain) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have AERO and CAKE performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-09-27T18:22:06, the measured snapshots show AERO at +26.8% and CAKE at +9.96%.
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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→2026-09-27T18:22:06; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
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