HostMON vs GHO — price, size and safety, side by side
MON (Monad) vs GHO (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-15 / 2026-10-16.
MON vs GHO — normalized performance, 2026-09-15 to 2026-10-15T21:43:45
| MON | GHO | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.02334 | $0.9991 |
| Market cap | $2.46B | $698.92M |
| 24h volume | $3.74M DEX | $5.40M DEX |
| Liquidity | $1.57M | $34.16M |
| FDV | $2.46B | $698.92M |
| Holders | — | 8,156 |
| Age (days) | 323 | 386 |
| Safety grade | A | B |
Where they differ
- MON measures ~3.5× the market cap of GHO
- GHO measures ~22× the liquidity of MON
- over the shared window MON moved +8.77% while GHO moved +0.09%
What the data says
MON
This row tracks MON — Monad's native token — under the all-zeroes placeholder 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 that DEX data uses for a chain's native asset. The October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $1.6 million of tracked pool liquidity on this pair set.
The honest definitional note is the same as on ethereum and arbitrum: MON is the chain's native asset, so there is no mint contract to audit — the checks on this page describe the pools it trades against, not the token. What MON is worth is a question about whether Monad's parallel-EVM thesis (Solana-class speed on EVM semantics) wins real orderflow — the row measures the pools, not the thesis.
GHO
GHO is Aave's native stablecoin — minted against collateral deposited in the Aave protocol, with its monetary policy governed by Aave governance. The contract 0x40d16fc0246ad3160ccc09b8d0d3a2cd28ae6c2f is what our scan tracks: $34.2 million of pool liquidity as of October 9, 2026, trading essentially at its dollar peg.
The honest mechanics: GHO is overcollateralized-debt stablecoin design — borrowers mint it against Aave collateral, so its backing is the health of Aave's markets rather than a bank account. Peg deviations are the figure to watch: a stablecoin that trades below peg is the market pricing the collateral-and-arbitrage machinery's speed, and GHO's history includes real time spent under a dollar before stabilizers matured.
FAQ
Which is bigger, MON or GHO?
By tracked market cap: MON (Monad) measures $2.46B and GHO (Ethereum) measures $698.92M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, MON or GHO?
On the contract checks we publish: MON (Monad) grades A and GHO (Ethereum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have MON and GHO performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-15 and 2026-10-15T21:43:45, the measured snapshots show MON at +8.77% and GHO at +0.09%.
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, 2026-09-15→2026-10-15T21:43:45; 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.