HostSTG vs GTC — price, size and safety, side by side
STG (Optimism) vs GTC (Optimism) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-17 / 2026-10-15.
STG vs GTC — normalized performance, 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-15T21:43:45
| STG | GTC | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.1736 | $0.196 |
| Market cap | $23.27M | — |
| 24h volume | $5.21K DEX | $1.29K DEX |
| Liquidity | $27.98K | $17.15K |
| FDV | $450.29K | $89.60K |
| Holders | 76,080 | 10,070 |
| Age (days) | 945 | 1,584 |
| Safety grade | C | D |
Where they differ
- STG measures ~1.6× the liquidity of GTC
- STG measures ~4.1× the 24h volume of GTC
- STG measures ~7.6× the holder count of GTC
- over the shared window STG moved +28.0% while GTC moved +139%
What the data says
STG
STG is Stargate’s token — the LayerZero-based bridge’s governance asset, airdropped across half a dozen chains during the 2022 liquidity rush. The Optimism deployment at 0x296f55f8fb28e498b858d0bcda06d955b2cb3f97 is one of those secondary homes, and the snapshot says it has thinned to a residue.
Our October 6, 2026 snapshot reads 76,080 holders of a 2.4 million-token float here — a $450.3 thousand fully-diluted print inside the $23.3 million market cap the token carries globally — with $28.0 thousand of tracked pool liquidity and $5.0 thousand traded in the last day. Thin is generous; a modest order moves this deployment’s price.
GTC
GTC on Optimism at 0x1eba7a6a72c894026cd654ac5cdcf83a46445b08 wears the Gitcoin governance token's ticker, but the contract behind this address is the opposite of what that name implies: it can mint new supply, and — the power that earns the grade — the contract owner can change balances outright, meaning a holder's balance could be altered or zeroed without any transaction from that holder.
Everything else is secondary to that lever. A $17 thousand pool is thin and fragile; the ten largest wallets hold about 95.2% of supply; the book is 1,569 days old with 10,070 wallets and a $90 thousand cap at the October 9, 2026 snapshot.
FAQ
Which is bigger, STG or GTC?
By tracked market cap: STG (Optimism) measures $23.27M and GTC (Optimism) measures — — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, STG or GTC?
On the contract checks we publish: STG (Optimism) grades C and GTC (Optimism) grades D. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have STG and GTC performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-26 and 2026-10-15T21:43:45, the measured snapshots show STG at +28.0% and GTC at +139%.
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, 2026-09-26→2026-10-15T21:43:45; 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.