HostPAXG vs MCDX — price, size and safety, side by side
PAXG (Ethereum) vs MCDX (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 MCDX — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-10-17T06:15:22
| PAXG | MCDX | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.15K | $242.12 |
| Market cap | $1.84B | $13.41M |
| 24h volume | $3.65M DEX | $1.21M DEX |
| Liquidity | $20.89M | $395.32K |
| FDV | $1.83B | $13.41M |
| Holders | — | 21,949 |
| Age (days) | 352 | — |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- PAXG measures ~137× the market cap of MCDX
- PAXG measures ~53× the liquidity of MCDX
- PAXG measures ~3.0× the 24h volume of MCDX
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.
MCDX
MCDX is the xStock for McDonald's — Backed Finance's tokenized wrapper for the fast-food bellwether. The mint XsqE9cRRpzxcGKDXj1BJ7Xmg4GRhZoyY1KpmGSxAWT2 is what our scan tracks: $13.4 million market cap, $395 thousand of liquidity and 21,949 holders as of October 6, 2026 — the best liquidity-to-cap ratio in the whole xStock line.
The underlying is a defensive low-beta name, and the pool depth here actually matches the cap — a combination that makes MCDX the most tradable xStock in the corpus despite being one of the smaller ones. Family caveats hold: Backed custody under the hood, after-hours quoting, and dividends are part of MCD's total return — confirm how the issuer passes them through.
FAQ
Which is bigger, PAXG or MCDX?
By tracked market cap: PAXG (Ethereum) measures $1.84B and MCDX (Solana) measures $13.41M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, PAXG or MCDX?
On the contract checks we publish: PAXG (Ethereum) grades B and MCDX (Solana) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have PAXG and MCDX performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-10-17T06:15:22, the measured snapshots show PAXG at −5.78% and MCDX at −4.54%.
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.