HostBUSD vs STG — price, size and safety, side by side
BUSD (Linea) vs STG (Optimism) — 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.
BUSD vs STG — normalized performance, 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-17T03:15:24
| BUSD | STG | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.997 | $0.1736 |
| Market cap | — | $23.27M |
| 24h volume | $536.06 DEX | $5.21K DEX |
| Liquidity | $56.44K | $27.98K |
| FDV | $111.95K | $450.29K |
| Holders | 94,668 | 76,080 |
| Age (days) | 1,177 | 945 |
| Safety grade | A | C |
Where they differ
- BUSD measures ~2.0× the liquidity of STG
- STG measures ~9.7× the 24h volume of BUSD
- over the shared window BUSD moved +0.11% while STG moved −5.79%
What the data says
BUSD
BUSD clears the most important contract test cleanly. Minting simply isn't in the contract, so dilution isn't on the table, and with no transfer pause in the contract either, your exit stays open whenever you choose to take it. Clearing both of those in one go is a strong sign, and it's what puts BUSD at 92/100 as of the 2026-10-09 snapshot.
Here's where BUSD stands today: workable liquidity of $56.44K, 94,668 wallets holding and an established record at 1,177 days as of 2026-10-09. Treat $56.44K as the room your trade has to work in — the smaller the pool relative to your size, the more your own order moves the price. A 94,668-holder base is a fair start, but distribution matters more than the count — check how much sits in the largest wallets before leaning on it. Reassuringly, the wallet that created BUSD holds under 5% of supply (<0.01%) as of 2026-10-09 — the deployer hasn't kept an oversized stake to unload.
STG
STG is Stargate’s token — the LayerZero-based bridge’s governance asset, airdropped across half a dozen chains during the 2022 liquidity rush. The Optimism deployment at 0x296f55f8fb28e498b858d0bcda06d955b2cb3f97 is one of those secondary homes, and the snapshot says it has thinned to a residue.
Our October 6, 2026 snapshot reads 76,080 holders of a 2.4 million-token float here — a $450.3 thousand fully-diluted print inside the $23.3 million market cap the token carries globally — with $28.0 thousand of tracked pool liquidity and $5.0 thousand traded in the last day. Thin is generous; a modest order moves this deployment’s price.
FAQ
Which is bigger, BUSD or STG?
By tracked market cap: BUSD (Linea) measures — and STG (Optimism) measures $23.27M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, BUSD or STG?
On the contract checks we publish: BUSD (Linea) grades A and STG (Optimism) grades C. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have BUSD and STG performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-10-09 and 2026-10-17T03:15:24, the measured snapshots show BUSD at +0.11% and STG at −5.79%.
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, 2026-10-09→2026-10-17T03:15:24; 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.