HostPAXG vs CIRBTC — price, size and safety, side by side
PAXG (Ethereum) vs CIRBTC (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-17 / 2026-10-16.
PAXG vs CIRBTC — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-16T21:15:32
| PAXG | CIRBTC | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.15K | $81.76K |
| Market cap | $1.84B | $510.75M |
| 24h volume | $3.65M DEX | $3.93M DEX |
| Liquidity | $20.89M | $19.63M |
| FDV | $1.83B | $73.19M |
| Holders | — | — |
| Age (days) | 352 | 23 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- PAXG measures ~3.6× the market cap of CIRBTC
What the data says
PAXG
PAXG is Paxos's tokenized gold — each token a claim on one fine troy ounce held in LBMA vaults in London, making it the most direct on-chain gold exposure in this index. The deployment 0x45804880de22913dafe09f4980848ece6ecbaf78 is the canonical mint; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $20.9 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest frame is the custodial one: a PAXG is only as good as Paxos's vault attestations and redemption rails — Paxos is a NYDFS-regulated trust, which puts this in the "institutional-grade claim" bucket alongside USDC rather than the commodity-fantasy bucket — but it is still a claim, and redemption has minimums most wallets will never meet. The token tracks spot gold minus the custody premium; what it cannot track is the deep liquidity of actual gold markets.
CIRBTC
CIRBTC — "Circle Wrapped Bitcoin" on Ethereum, contract 0x72dfb2e44f59c5ad2bafe84314e5b99a7cd5075e — is a token trading at $81,230 per unit — essentially bitcoin's spot price — with an enormous $19.6 million liquidity pool, ~$10.7 million of daily volume, and a $510.8 million market cap across a 948.75-unit circulating supply in the October 9, 2026 snapshot.
The critical question is the name's claim: Circle issues USDC and EURC, and as of this row's data no widely-documented "Circle Wrapped Bitcoin" product exists — Coinbase's cbBTC and BitGo's WBTC are the dominant wrappers. A token pricing itself at BTC's value while claiming Circle issuance is either an emerging legitimate product or a premium-grade impersonation, and the difference is everything.
FAQ
Which is bigger, PAXG or CIRBTC?
By tracked market cap: PAXG (Ethereum) measures $1.84B and CIRBTC (Ethereum) measures $510.75M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, PAXG or CIRBTC?
On the contract checks we publish: PAXG (Ethereum) grades B and CIRBTC (Ethereum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have PAXG and CIRBTC performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-10-16T21:15:32, the measured snapshots show PAXG at −4.10% and CIRBTC at +0.65%.
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→2026-10-16T21:15:32; 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.