HostUSDT vs ALETH — price, size and safety, side by side
USDT (BNB Chain) vs ALETH (Optimism) — 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.
USDT vs ALETH — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-09-27T15:10:18
| USDT | ALETH | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.9986 | $2.63K |
| Market cap | $9.17B | $22.14M |
| 24h volume | $1.27B | $16.97K |
| Liquidity | $601.61M | $2.41M |
| FDV | $9.17B | $4.56M |
| Holders | 0 | 4,140 |
| Age (days) | 311 | 1,181 |
| Safety grade | C | B |
Where they differ
- USDT measures ~414× the market cap of ALETH
- USDT measures ~250× the liquidity of ALETH
- USDT measures ~74,935× the 24h volume of ALETH
What the data says
USDT
USDT on BSC is Tether's dollar on the chain that still clears a meaningful share of stablecoin volume — issued by Binance's peg mechanism under the BEP-20 standard at 0x55d398326f99059ff775485246999027b3197955, the canonical BSC mint. Our September 27, 2026 snapshot reads $601.6 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest chain note: this is a pegged representation — the reserve sits with Tether, and the BSC contract is Binance's wrapped issuance of that claim, not a second Tether mint. That makes its risk profile two-layered: Tether's attestation cadence underneath, plus the bridge-custody layer Binance operates on top. For most users the distinction never matters; for anyone holding size it is the entire question.
ALETH
ALETH at 0x3e29d3a9316dab217754d13b28646b76607c5f04 is Alchemix's ETH claim on Optimism — the ether-denominated sibling of the protocol's self-repaying dollar, a receipt whose backing is a yield-bearing ETH position. The September 27, 2026 snapshot prices a $22.1 million asset-wide market cap against a $4.6 million fully-diluted read of the local float — and that float is just 1.7 thousand claims, a small book by any measure.
Inside the small book the depth is real: $2.4 million of tracked pool liquidity reads deep against the local float, on $68.1 thousand of 24-hour volume. The record runs 1,181 days — the same vintage as its dollar sibling, both surviving deployments of a protocol that has long since gone through its hype cycle.
FAQ
Which is bigger, USDT or ALETH?
By tracked market cap: USDT (BNB Chain) measures $9.17B and ALETH (Optimism) measures $22.14M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, USDT or ALETH?
On the contract checks we publish: USDT (BNB Chain) grades C and ALETH (Optimism) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have USDT and ALETH performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-09-27T15:10:18, the measured snapshots show USDT at −0.09% and ALETH at −0.09%.
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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→2026-09-27T15:10:18; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
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