HostAERO vs SUSDE — price, size and safety, side by side
AERO (Base) vs SUSDE (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-25 / 2026-10-26.
AERO vs SUSDE — normalized performance, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-25T21:34:55
| AERO | SUSDE | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.6781 | $1.26 |
| Market cap | $817.50M | $1.24B |
| 24h volume | $14.64M DEX | $1.49M DEX |
| Liquidity | $32.10M | $26.10M |
| FDV | $1.63B | $1.24B |
| Holders | 754,575 | 12,112 |
| Age (days) | 681 | 488 |
| Safety grade | B | E |
Where they differ
- SUSDE measures ~1.5× the market cap of AERO
- AERO measures ~9.8× the 24h volume of SUSDE
- AERO measures ~62× the holder count of SUSDE
- over the shared window AERO moved +17.8% while SUSDE moved +1.45%
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 October 9, 2026 read shows $32.1 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.
SUSDE
sUSDe is the yield-bearing half of Ethena's system — USDe locked in the staking contract, accruing the funding-rate and staking yield the delta-neutral hedge generates. That is why it trades above a dollar ($1.24 at our October 6, 2026 read): the price is the receipt appreciating, not a peg. The contract 0x9d39a5de30e57443bff2a8307a4256c8797a3497 is the canonical Ethereum deployment; tracked pool liquidity reads $26.1 million.
The honest mechanics: holding sUSDe means opting into the full Ethena stack — the basis-trade carry (which can go negative), the offshore-exchange custody of the hedge, plus a ~7-day unstaking cooldown on the way out. The cooldown matters in stress: sUSDe can trade at a discount to its accrued value precisely when everyone wants the exit at once. None of this is hypothetical — it is the price of the yield.
FAQ
Which is bigger, AERO or SUSDE?
By tracked market cap: AERO (Base) measures $817.50M and SUSDE (Ethereum) measures $1.24B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, AERO or SUSDE?
On the contract checks we publish: AERO (Base) grades B and SUSDE (Ethereum) grades E. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have AERO and SUSDE performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-14 and 2026-10-25T21:34:55, the measured snapshots show AERO at +17.8% and SUSDE at +1.45%.
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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, 2026-09-14→2026-10-25T21:34:55; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
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