HostTBTC vs LUSD — price, size and safety, side by side
TBTC (Ethereum) vs LUSD (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.
TBTC vs LUSD — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-15T21:43:45
| TBTC | LUSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $82.91K | $1.00 |
| Market cap | $358.59M | $26.02M |
| 24h volume | $1.05M DEX | $688.59 DEX |
| Liquidity | $26.99M | $95.76K |
| FDV | $358.59M | $109.89K |
| Holders | 25,280 | 6,714 |
| Age (days) | 886 | 1,566 |
| Safety grade | B | D |
Where they differ
- TBTC measures ~14× the market cap of LUSD
- TBTC measures ~282× the liquidity of LUSD
- TBTC measures ~1,523× the 24h volume of LUSD
- TBTC measures ~3.8× the holder count of LUSD
What the data says
TBTC
tBTC is Threshold Network's trust-minimized wrapped Bitcoin — the decentralized-custody answer to WBTC, where a rotating set of node operators secures the BTC rather than a single custodian. The deployment 0x18084fba666a33d37592fa2633fd49a74dd93a88 is the v2 mint; our October 6, 2026 snapshot reads $27.0 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest contrast is the whole point of the asset: tBTC trades BitGo's institutional custody for a threshold-signature committee — no single company can lose or freeze the coins, but the security model is cryptographic-economic (operator collateral) rather than legal, which is a different risk shape, not a strictly smaller one. Its depth vs WBTC's billions is the market's honest verdict on how much that trade matters to people.
LUSD
LUSD at 0xc40f949f8a4e094d1b49a23ea9241d289b7b2819 is the Optimism-bridged deployment of Liquity's USD — the dollar whose Ethereum original is famously immutable, which makes the local contract posture here the detail that matters. The October 6, 2026 snapshot prices the 110.4 thousand local units at $109.9 thousand fully diluted, inside the asset-wide $26.0 million market cap.
Unlike the governance-free Ethereum contract, this bridged deployment — 1,566 days into its record — still holds an active mint authority and new supply can be minted. Freeze authority is revoked, and it is not a proxy. The book is nearly dormant: $95.8 thousand of thin tracked depth on $689 of 24-hour volume, with 6,714 holders whose ten largest wallets hold 82.0% of supply.
FAQ
Which is bigger, TBTC or LUSD?
By tracked market cap: TBTC (Ethereum) measures $358.59M and LUSD (Optimism) measures $26.02M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, TBTC or LUSD?
On the contract checks we publish: TBTC (Ethereum) grades B and LUSD (Optimism) grades D. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have TBTC and LUSD performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-10-15T21:43:45, the measured snapshots show TBTC at −1.69% and LUSD at +0.45%.
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, 2026-09-21→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.