HostGHO vs AERO — price, size and safety, side by side
GHO (Ethereum) vs AERO (Base) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-26 / 2026-10-25.
GHO vs AERO — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-10-25T21:34:55
| GHO | AERO | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.9851 | $0.6781 |
| Market cap | $698.92M | $817.50M |
| 24h volume | $5.40M DEX | $14.64M DEX |
| Liquidity | $34.16M | $32.10M |
| FDV | $698.92M | $1.63B |
| Holders | 8,156 | 754,575 |
| Age (days) | 386 | 681 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- AERO measures ~2.7× the 24h volume of GHO
- AERO measures ~93× the holder count of GHO
- over the shared window GHO moved −2.16% while AERO moved +17.8%
What the data says
GHO
GHO is Aave's native stablecoin — minted against collateral deposited in the Aave protocol, with its monetary policy governed by Aave governance. The contract 0x40d16fc0246ad3160ccc09b8d0d3a2cd28ae6c2f is what our scan tracks: $34.2 million of pool liquidity as of October 9, 2026, trading essentially at its dollar peg.
The honest mechanics: GHO is overcollateralized-debt stablecoin design — borrowers mint it against Aave collateral, so its backing is the health of Aave's markets rather than a bank account. Peg deviations are the figure to watch: a stablecoin that trades below peg is the market pricing the collateral-and-arbitrage machinery's speed, and GHO's history includes real time spent under a dollar before stabilizers matured.
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.
FAQ
Which is bigger, GHO or AERO?
By tracked market cap: GHO (Ethereum) measures $698.92M and AERO (Base) measures $817.50M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, GHO or AERO?
On the contract checks we publish: GHO (Ethereum) grades B and AERO (Base) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have GHO and AERO performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-10-25T21:34:55, the measured snapshots show GHO at −2.16% and AERO at +17.8%.
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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→2026-10-25T21:34:55; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
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