HostPAXG vs CODEC — price, size and safety, side by side
PAXG (Ethereum) vs CODEC (Solana) — 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.
PAXG vs CODEC — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-10-17T03:15:24
| PAXG | CODEC | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.15K | $0.005931 |
| Market cap | $1.84B | $11.69M |
| 24h volume | $3.65M DEX | $483.15K DEX |
| Liquidity | $20.89M | $396.79K |
| FDV | $1.83B | $11.69M |
| Holders | — | 5,331 |
| Age (days) | 352 | — |
| Safety grade | B | A |
Where they differ
- PAXG measures ~158× the market cap of CODEC
- PAXG measures ~53× the liquidity of CODEC
- PAXG measures ~7.6× the 24h volume of CODEC
- over the shared window PAXG moved −5.78% while CODEC moved +25.0%
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.
CODEC
CODEC — Codec Flow — is a Solana AI-infrastructure token in the agent-tooling cohort. The mint 69LjZUUzxj3Cb3Fxeo1X4QpYEQTboApkhXTysPpbpump is what our scan tracks: $11.7 million market cap, $397 thousand of liquidity and 5,331 holders as of October 6, 2026.
The honest read: agent-infrastructure tokens price on the same thesis as the rest of the cohort — that their specific tooling becomes load-bearing for agent economies. CODEC has a genuinely functional pool for its cap, which separates it from the long tail; the holder count is the concentration figure to watch.
FAQ
Which is bigger, PAXG or CODEC?
By tracked market cap: PAXG (Ethereum) measures $1.84B and CODEC (Solana) measures $11.69M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, PAXG or CODEC?
On the contract checks we publish: PAXG (Ethereum) grades B and CODEC (Solana) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have PAXG and CODEC performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-10-17T03:15:24, the measured snapshots show PAXG at −5.78% and CODEC at +25.0%.
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→2026-10-17T03:15:24; 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.