HostPAXG vs PEPE — price, size and safety, side by side
PAXG (Ethereum) vs PEPE (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 PEPE — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-10-16T21:15:32
| PAXG | PEPE | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.15K | $0.000004086 |
| Market cap | $1.84B | $1.77B |
| 24h volume | $3.65M DEX | $1.66M DEX |
| Liquidity | $20.89M | $16.55M |
| FDV | $1.83B | $1.74B |
| Holders | — | 593,817 |
| Age (days) | 352 | 1,256 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- PAXG measures ~2.2× the 24h volume of PEPE
- over the shared window PAXG moved −5.80% while PEPE moved +13.2%
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.
PEPE
PEPE is the memecoin that defined 2023 — launched that April as a deliberately utility-free tribute to Pepe the Frog, with the famous 420.69-trillion supply, no transfer tax, a burned LP position and a renounced contract, and inside three weeks it had minted a multi-billion-dollar market cap and forced listings at nearly every major exchange. The canonical mint is 0x6982508145454ce325ddbe47a25d4ec3d2311933; our October 6, 2026 snapshot reads $16.6 million of tracked pool liquidity on this pair set — a slice of total depth that spans virtually every venue that lists tokens.
The honest verdict splits in two, as it does for every attention asset. Structurally, those launch choices are why PEPE grades cleanest among the mega-memes: no mint lever, no transfer tax, a contract the deployer walked away from. Above the chain there is nothing to underwrite — no cashflow, no protocol, no floor — only the meme's durability, which PEPE has outlasted nearly its entire 2023 cohort on. A broad, long-lived holder base means the whale-farm shape of smaller memes does not apply the same way — but "broad" is not "permanent," and the chart still answers to attention alone.
FAQ
Which is bigger, PAXG or PEPE?
By tracked market cap: PAXG (Ethereum) measures $1.84B and PEPE (Ethereum) measures $1.77B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, PAXG or PEPE?
On the contract checks we publish: PAXG (Ethereum) grades B and PEPE (Ethereum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have PAXG and PEPE performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-10-16T21:15:32, the measured snapshots show PAXG at −5.80% and PEPE at +13.2%.
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→2026-10-16T21:15:32; 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.