HostRETH vs EURC — price, size and safety, side by side
RETH (Ethereum) vs EURC (Base) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-16 / 2026-10-16.
RETH vs EURC — normalized performance, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-16T21:15:32
| RETH | EURC | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.88K | $1.12 |
| Market cap | $1.00B | $494.11M |
| 24h volume | $1.77M DEX | $4.55M DEX |
| Liquidity | $12.13M | $2.33M |
| FDV | $1.00B | $60.35M |
| Holders | 21,853 | 113,304 |
| Age (days) | 1,507 | 176 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- RETH measures ~2.0× the market cap of EURC
- RETH measures ~5.2× the liquidity of EURC
- EURC measures ~2.6× the 24h volume of RETH
- EURC measures ~5.2× the holder count of RETH
What the data says
RETH
rETH is Rocket Pool's liquid staking receipt — the decentralized alternative in the ETH-staking market: anyone can run a Rocket Pool "minipool" validator with 8 ETH plus RPL collateral, and rETH appreciates against ETH as rewards accrue. The contract 0xae78736cd615f374d3085123a210448e74fc6393 is the canonical deployment; our October 6, 2026 read shows $12.1 million of tracked pool liquidity, with rETH's deeper venues spread across the wider DeFi stack.
The honest framing: rETH's pitch is credible neutrality — a permissionless operator set rather than one company's validators — and the trade-off is the usual one: a smaller, more fragmented liquidity surface than stETH and its own smart-contract surface (minipool mechanics, oracle DAO) instead of a single issuer's operations. The wrapper price is not ETH's price — it floats on its own exchange rate and has traded at discounts in stress.
EURC
EURC is Circle's euro stablecoin on Base — the euro-denominated sibling of USDC, issued under the same regulated-issuer model. The contract 0x60a3e35cc302bfa44cb288bc5a4f316fdb1adb42 is what our scan tracks: $2.3 million of pool liquidity as of October 9, 2026.
The single thing to get right: this token is stable against the euro, not the dollar — its USD price moves with EUR/USD, and a dollar-based holder carries FX exposure either direction. Underneath that sits the standard Circle model — fiat reserves held by the issuer, redemption through Circle's channels, and the issuer's ability to freeze addresses, which is a feature of the regulated model rather than a bug to discover later.
FAQ
Which is bigger, RETH or EURC?
By tracked market cap: RETH (Ethereum) measures $1.00B and EURC (Base) measures $494.11M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, RETH or EURC?
On the contract checks we publish: RETH (Ethereum) grades B and EURC (Base) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have RETH and EURC performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-14 and 2026-10-16T21:15:32, the measured snapshots show RETH at −1.84% and EURC at −3.35%.
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, 2026-09-14→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.