HostUSDT vs USDC — price, size and safety, side by side
USDT (BNB Chain) vs USDC (BNB Chain) — 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 USDC — normalized performance, 2026-09-16 to 2026-09-27T15:10:18
| USDT | USDC | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.9986 | $0.7631 |
| Market cap | $9.17B | $11 |
| 24h volume | $1.27B | $126.92M |
| Liquidity | $601.61M | $1.38B |
| FDV | $9.17B | $38.16B |
| Holders | 0 | 2,778 |
| Age (days) | 311 | 262 |
| Safety grade | C | E |
Where they differ
- USDT measures ~833,856,634× the market cap of USDC
- USDC measures ~2.3× the liquidity of USDT
- USDT measures ~10× the 24h volume of USDC
- over the shared window USDT moved −0.02% while USDC moved −23.7%
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.
USDC
Before the market numbers, there's a contract detail on USDC to flag. The mint and freeze levers on USDC's contract is still live as of 2026-09-27, leaving the deployer able to create new supply or freeze transfers for now. Until that changes, USDC stays around 37/100 — worth watching, and an easy win for the project if they remove it.
Here's where USDC stands today: $1.38B of on-chain liquidity, 2,778 wallets holding and 262 days old as of 2026-09-27. Against roughly $11 in market cap, the $1.38B of liquidity is genuinely healthy: deep enough that ordinary trades clear cleanly, which is exactly what you want to see. The 2,778-wallet base is a reasonable spread of ownership, though a headline count doesn't show whether a few wallets dominate — the concentration read on this page speaks to that. Treat the creator's holdings as the headline risk: 72.5% of USDC's supply sits in the deployer's wallet as of 2026-09-27, well past the 'no single holder over 5%' line the scanners use.
FAQ
Which is bigger, USDT or USDC?
By tracked market cap: USDT (BNB Chain) measures $9.17B and USDC (BNB Chain) measures $11 — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, USDT or USDC?
On the contract checks we publish: USDT (BNB Chain) grades C and USDC (BNB Chain) grades E. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have USDT and USDC performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-16 and 2026-09-27T15:10:18, the measured snapshots show USDT at −0.02% and USDC at −23.7%.
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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, 2026-09-16→2026-09-27T15:10:18; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
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