HostFRXUSD vs AAVE — price, size and safety, side by side
FRXUSD (Ethereum) vs AAVE (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-09-26 / 2026-09-26.
FRXUSD vs AAVE — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-09-26T18:07:24
| FRXUSD | AAVE | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.00 | $155.43 |
| Market cap | $104.00M | $2.26B |
| 24h volume | $543.19K | $3.93M |
| Liquidity | $25.01M | $23.28M |
| FDV | $93.35M | $2.34B |
| Holders | 1,970 | 188,683 |
| Age (days) | 438 | 1,727 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- AAVE measures ~22× the market cap of FRXUSD
- AAVE measures ~7.2× the 24h volume of FRXUSD
- AAVE measures ~96× the holder count of FRXUSD
- over the shared window FRXUSD moved +0.18% while AAVE moved +17.9%
What the data says
FRXUSD
FRXUSD is Frax's dollar — the stablecoin of the protocol that pioneered fractional-algorithmic backing and later migrated to full collateralization, now issued against custodied reserves and yield-bearing positions. The deployment 0xcacd6fd266af91b8aed52accc382b4e165586e29 is the Ethereum mint; our September 26, 2026 snapshot reads $25.0 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest arc: Frax started as the algorithmic stable that held its peg with a collateral ratio dial — a design that survived the 2022 stablecoin shakeout where most algorithmics didn't — and the protocol has since moved toward conventional backing, which makes current frxUSD a different risk than its origin story suggests. The evolution is the point of checking the current reserve shape rather than the 2021 reputation.
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."
FAQ
Which is bigger, FRXUSD or AAVE?
By tracked market cap: FRXUSD (Ethereum) measures $104.00M and AAVE (Ethereum) measures $2.26B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, FRXUSD or AAVE?
On the contract checks we publish: FRXUSD (Ethereum) grades B and AAVE (Ethereum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have FRXUSD and AAVE performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-09-26T18:07:24, the measured snapshots show FRXUSD at +0.18% and AAVE at +17.9%.
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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→2026-09-26T18:07:24; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
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