HostAZTEC vs APXUSD — price, size and safety, side by side
AZTEC (Ethereum) vs APXUSD (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-17 / 2026-10-17.
AZTEC vs APXUSD — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-10-17T06:15:22
| AZTEC | APXUSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.02028 | $0.9859 |
| Market cap | $172.57M | $314.83M |
| 24h volume | $906.17K DEX | $2.45M DEX |
| Liquidity | $13.13M | $12.85M |
| FDV | $172.57M | $296.86M |
| Holders | 2 | 1,868 |
| Age (days) | 276 | 71 |
| Safety grade | A | B |
Where they differ
- APXUSD measures ~1.8× the market cap of AZTEC
- APXUSD measures ~2.7× the 24h volume of AZTEC
- APXUSD measures ~934× the holder count of AZTEC
- over the shared window AZTEC moved +36.4% while APXUSD moved +1.78%
What the data says
AZTEC
AZTEC is the privacy-network token — the asset of the Aztec protocol building programmable privacy on Ethereum via zero-knowledge proofs, one of the few long-horizon technical bets that shipped through multiple crypto winters. The deployment 0xa27ec0006e59f245217ff08cd52a7e8b169e62d2 is the mint; our October 6, 2026 snapshot reads $13.1 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest framing: Aztec's thesis is that privacy becomes a default rather than a mixer — a genuine technical claim with years of published research behind it — and the token's value rides on whether that bet lands as a network people route through, which a liquidity snapshot cannot answer. Privacy infrastructure also carries a regulatory surface most tokens don't; that cuts both ways for holders.
APXUSD
apxUSD on Ethereum — the synthetic, yield-bearing dollar associated with the APX/Aster perpetuals ecosystem — at contract 0x98a878b1cd98131b271883b390f68d2c90674665. The October 9, 2026 snapshot records about $12.9 million of tracked Ethereum-side liquidity.
Two structures to understand here. First the instrument: apxUSD is not a fiat-backed stablecoin — its backing is a trading strategy (funding-rate/basis exposure run by the issuer), which means the peg's reliability is a function of strategy performance rather than redeemable reserves. Second the venue: apxUSD's home is BNB Chain where Aster's perp business runs; the Ethereum deployment is a secondary venue, and the liquidity on this chain is what you actually trade against.
FAQ
Which is bigger, AZTEC or APXUSD?
By tracked market cap: AZTEC (Ethereum) measures $172.57M and APXUSD (Ethereum) measures $314.83M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, AZTEC or APXUSD?
On the contract checks we publish: AZTEC (Ethereum) grades A and APXUSD (Ethereum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have AZTEC and APXUSD performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-10-17T06:15:22, the measured snapshots show AZTEC at +36.4% and APXUSD at +1.78%.
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→2026-10-17T06:15:22; 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 HostDeFi product.