HostLUSD vs UNI — price, size and safety, side by side
LUSD (Optimism) vs UNI (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.
LUSD vs UNI — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-09-26T18:07:24
| LUSD | UNI | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.02 | $9.63 |
| Market cap | $26.02M | $5.60B |
| 24h volume | $688.59 | $5.14M |
| Liquidity | $95.76K | $25.55M |
| FDV | $109.89K | $8.01B |
| Holders | 6,714 | 382,165 |
| Age (days) | 1,566 | 1,727 |
| Safety grade | D | A |
Where they differ
- UNI measures ~215× the market cap of LUSD
- UNI measures ~267× the liquidity of LUSD
- UNI measures ~7,458× the 24h volume of LUSD
- UNI measures ~57× the holder count of LUSD
What the data says
LUSD
LUSD at 0xc40f949f8a4e094d1b49a23ea9241d289b7b2819 is the Optimism-bridged deployment of Liquity's USD — the dollar whose Ethereum original is famously immutable, which makes the local contract posture here the detail that matters. The September 26, 2026 snapshot prices the 110.4 thousand local units at $109.9 thousand fully diluted, inside the asset-wide $26.0 million market cap.
Unlike the governance-free Ethereum contract, this bridged deployment — 1,566 days into its record — still holds an active mint authority and new supply can be minted. Freeze authority is revoked, and it is not a proxy. The book is nearly dormant: $95.8 thousand of thin tracked depth on $689 of 24-hour volume, with 6,714 holders whose ten largest wallets hold 82.0% of supply.
UNI
UNI is Uniswap's governance token — the asset of the protocol that invented the automated market maker and still clears more DEX volume than the rest of the field combined. The deployment 0x1f9840a85d5af5bf1d1762f925bdaddc4201f984 is the canonical mint; our September 26, 2026 snapshot reads $25.5 million of tracked pool liquidity on this pair set.
The honest asymmetry is the governance-token shape: UNI's thesis is control over a fee-generating machine, but the "fee switch" — the mechanism that would route protocol revenue to holders — has been proposed and deferred for years, so the token trades on governance value and the perennial expectation rather than cashflow it actually pays. That makes its valuation more reflexive than a productive asset's.
FAQ
Which is bigger, LUSD or UNI?
By tracked market cap: LUSD (Optimism) measures $26.02M and UNI (Ethereum) measures $5.60B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, LUSD or UNI?
On the contract checks we publish: LUSD (Optimism) grades D and UNI (Ethereum) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have LUSD and UNI performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-09-26T18:07:24, the measured snapshots show LUSD at +2.02% and UNI at +6.71%.
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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→2026-09-26T18:07:24; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
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