HostMSETH vs ALUSD — price, size and safety, side by side
MSETH (Base) vs ALUSD (Optimism) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-11-14 / 2026-11-15.
MSETH vs ALUSD — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-11-14T21:16:23
| MSETH | ALUSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.68K | $0.9622 |
| Market cap | $42.67M | $10.41M |
| 24h volume | $2.44M all venues | $127.49K all venues |
| Liquidity | $2.26M | $361.79K |
| FDV | $18.04M | $2.03M |
| Holders | 6,036 | 5,630 |
| Age (days) | 516 | 1,181 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- MSETH measures ~4.1× the market cap of ALUSD
- MSETH measures ~6.2× the liquidity of ALUSD
- MSETH measures ~19× the 24h volume of ALUSD
- over the shared window MSETH moved −29.5% while ALUSD moved +0.98%
What the data says
MSETH
msETH is Metronome Synth's synthetic ether — a collateral-minted synthetic that tracks ETH's price through the Synth engine's mint-and-pool mechanics rather than by holding ether itself. The contract 0x7ba6f01772924a82d9626c126347a28299e98c98 is the Base deployment our scan tracks, at $2.3 million of pool liquidity as of November 6, 2026.
The honest note: msETH is not ETH and not a claim on ETH — synthetic assets trade at whatever the pool clears, which can sit far from the underlying's price (our current read has it at a steep discount to spot ether). Exposure through a synth is exposure to the synth's own liquidity and redemption mechanics first. If you want ETH on Base, bridged or wrapped ETH is the honest instrument; this is a different product.
ALUSD
ALUSD at 0xcb8fa9a76b8e203d8c3797bf438d8fb81ea3326a is Alchemix's USD on Optimism — the dollar that backs the protocol's self-repaying loan structure, where deposited collateral's yield amortizes the borrow. The November 6, 2026 snapshot prices a $10.4 million asset-wide market cap against a $2.0 million fully-diluted read of the local float of 1.7 million units — a small Optimism slice of a multi-chain stable.
The local book is deeper than it looks and quieter than it should be: $362 thousand of tracked depth reads deep against that float, while $1.9 thousand of 24-hour volume is a nearly dormant tape — the pool exists; the flow mostly does not. For an exit-sized holder that pairing is the real information: depth on paper, and a tape that rarely tests it.
FAQ
Which is bigger, MSETH or ALUSD?
By tracked market cap: MSETH (Base) measures $42.67M and ALUSD (Optimism) measures $10.41M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, MSETH or ALUSD?
On the contract checks we publish: MSETH (Base) grades B and ALUSD (Optimism) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have MSETH and ALUSD performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-11-14T21:16:23, the measured snapshots show MSETH at −29.5% and ALUSD at +0.98%.
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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→2026-11-14T21:16:23; 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.