HostPAXG vs ZCAT — price, size and safety, side by side
PAXG (Ethereum) vs ZCAT (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 ZCAT — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-10-17T03:15:24
| PAXG | ZCAT | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.15K | $0.04734 |
| Market cap | $1.84B | $49.54M |
| 24h volume | $3.65M DEX | $5.98M DEX |
| Liquidity | $20.89M | $393.82K |
| FDV | $1.83B | $49.54M |
| Holders | — | 28,476 |
| Age (days) | 352 | — |
| Safety grade | B | A |
Where they differ
- PAXG measures ~37× the market cap of ZCAT
- PAXG measures ~53× the liquidity of ZCAT
- ZCAT measures ~1.6× the 24h volume of PAXG
- over the shared window PAXG moved −5.78% while ZCAT moved −53.2%
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.
ZCAT
ZCAT (Anonymous Cat) is a Zcash-community cat memecoin on Solana — the meme species that attaches itself to privacy-coin culture — at mint HcRLc9VDgjLeK154xDawfb1dmVJ98DoSqcwTHGqiDeJR. Our October 6, 2026 read shows $49.5 million market cap, $394 thousand of pool liquidity, and 28,476 holders — a genuinely wide distribution for a meme.
The honest framing: the holder count is the strongest thing on this page — distribution this wide is what separates a durable meme from a bundled one — but the underlying asset is still a cat picture priced by attention. The ~65:1 market-cap-to-liquidity ratio states the exit-door math plainly.
FAQ
Which is bigger, PAXG or ZCAT?
By tracked market cap: PAXG (Ethereum) measures $1.84B and ZCAT (Solana) measures $49.54M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, PAXG or ZCAT?
On the contract checks we publish: PAXG (Ethereum) grades B and ZCAT (Solana) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have PAXG and ZCAT performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-10-17T03:15:24, the measured snapshots show PAXG at −5.78% and ZCAT at −53.2%.
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→2026-10-17T03:15:24; 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.