HostAPXUSD vs QUID — price, size and safety, side by side
APXUSD (Solana) vs QUID (Base) — 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.
APXUSD vs QUID — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-09-27T15:10:18
| APXUSD | QUID | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.9822 | $0.07183 |
| Market cap | $5.35M | $10.28M |
| 24h volume | $812.93 | $534.41K |
| Liquidity | $615.06K | $436.06K |
| FDV | $5.65M | $71.83M |
| Holders | 81 | 14,990 |
| Age (days) | — | 16 |
| Safety grade | A | A |
Where they differ
- QUID measures ~1.9× the market cap of APXUSD
- QUID measures ~657× the 24h volume of APXUSD
- QUID measures ~185× the holder count of APXUSD
- over the shared window APXUSD moved +1.89% while QUID moved +11.1%
What the data says
APXUSD
apxUSD is a yield-bearing synthetic dollar associated with the APX/Aster perpetuals ecosystem — a dollar token whose backing is a trading strategy rather than a bank account. On Solana it sits at mint HAYQtfJEQ9DbDbaHEhxfGsWbSZ3ywthdsVB3PuB72DYe; the September 26, 2026 snapshot shows roughly $615 thousand of tracked pool liquidity against a market capitalization near $5 million — and only about 81 holders, an unusually concentrated base for a token this size.
That holder count is the detail worth sitting with. A stablecoin with tens of millions in implied value but dozens of Solana-side holders is a token whose presence here is mostly a bridge deposit, not a user base — the vast majority of apxUSD lives on its home venue (BNB Chain, where Aster's perps business runs). The Solana representation is a claim on a claim: an issuer-managed synthetic dollar on one end, a bridge custody on the other, and this pool in the middle.
QUID
QUID — trading as "Squid" on Base, 0x1a44233fae8d50f1aeb3a5d58dd426ff4814cb53 — carries the single most infamous name in token history. The original SQUID, launched around the Squid Game series in late 2021, became the canonical honeypot: it rocketed thousands of percent while its contract quietly blocked every sell, then collapsed to zero in minutes when the deployer exited.
This contract is not that token — different chain, different address, 16 days tracked in the September 27, 2026 snapshot with $436 thousand of liquidity and roughly $14.4 million of daily volume. But the name choice is itself a data point: a deployer who picks the most famous scam ticker in crypto is either making an ironic joke or fishing for exactly the buyers the joke attracts. Neither possibility says the contract is malicious — the sell-side check is what settles that, and the honeypot test is the required first step on this page more than almost any other.
FAQ
Which is bigger, APXUSD or QUID?
By tracked market cap: APXUSD (Solana) measures $5.35M and QUID (Base) measures $10.28M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, APXUSD or QUID?
On the contract checks we publish: APXUSD (Solana) grades A and QUID (Base) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have APXUSD and QUID performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-09-27T15:10:18, the measured snapshots show APXUSD at +1.89% and QUID at +11.1%.
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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, 2026-09-08→2026-09-27T15:10:18; 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 NexFlow product.