HostPST vs HYPE — price, size and safety, side by side
PST (Solana) vs HYPE (Unichain) — 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.
PST vs HYPE — normalized performance, 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-16T21:15:32
| PST | HYPE | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.14 | $80.30 |
| Market cap | $383.37M | $70.06M |
| 24h volume | $1.15M DEX | $395.32K DEX |
| Liquidity | $3.78M | $5.04M |
| FDV | $383.37M | $9.15M |
| Holders | 4,155 | 4,400 |
| Age (days) | — | 423 |
| Safety grade | A | A |
Where they differ
- PST measures ~5.5× the market cap of HYPE
- PST measures ~2.9× the 24h volume of HYPE
- over the shared window PST moved +0.13% while HYPE moved −5.76%
What the data says
PST
PST is PayFi's strategy token — a USDC-denominated position that routes deposits into payment-finance yield (the spread on moving money across borders and settlement rails), another real-world-cashflow token in the RWA mold. The mint 59obFNBzyTBGowrkif5uK7ojS58vsuWz3ZCvg6tfZAGw is the Solana deployment; our October 6, 2026 snapshot reads $3.8 million of tracked pool liquidity and grades it A.
The honest mechanics: payment-finance yield is real commercial activity — remittance float, settlement timing spreads — so PST's return isn't printed from token emissions; it's also an off-chain book the chain can't verify, and the token is ultimately a claim on PayFi's operation of that book. The A grade is a contract verdict; the strategy is a counterparty.
HYPE
There's a lot to like about how HYPE's contract is set up. There is no mint function for anyone to inflate the supply with, and no freeze-style control exists in the code, so your holdings stay liquid and movable. With the contract side handled, everything left to think about is ordinary market risk (100/100, 2026-10-09).
By the numbers, HYPE is showing $5.04M of on-chain liquidity, 4,400 holders and 423 days old as of 2026-10-09. The $5.04M pool stands up well to a ~$70.06M cap — depth like that means HYPE absorbs normal flow without the price lurching. 4,400 holders is a decent base; just remember the number alone doesn't reveal how much the top wallets control, so weigh it with the concentration figure. Reassuringly, the wallet that created HYPE holds under 5% of supply (<0.01%) as of 2026-10-09 — the deployer hasn't kept an oversized stake to unload.
FAQ
Which is bigger, PST or HYPE?
By tracked market cap: PST (Solana) measures $383.37M and HYPE (Unichain) measures $70.06M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, PST or HYPE?
On the contract checks we publish: PST (Solana) grades A and HYPE (Unichain) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have PST and HYPE performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-10-09 and 2026-10-16T21:15:32, the measured snapshots show PST at +0.13% and HYPE at −5.76%.
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, 2026-10-09→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.