HostUSDC vs USD0++ — price, size and safety, side by side
USDC (Solana) vs USD0++ (Ethereum) — 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.
USDC vs USD0++ — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-10-17T03:15:24
| USDC | USD0++ | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.9998 | $0.9747 |
| Market cap | $8.60B | — |
| 24h volume | $1.90B DEX | $4.15 DEX |
| Liquidity | $464.95M | $5.33M |
| FDV | $8.60B | $504.34M |
| Holders | 5,248,202 | 2,713 |
| Age (days) | — | 528 |
| Safety grade | A | B |
Where they differ
- USDC measures ~87× the liquidity of USD0++
- USDC measures ~457,711,467× the 24h volume of USD0++
- USDC measures ~1,934× the holder count of USD0++
What the data says
USDC
USDC is the dollar most of Solana actually trades in, and judging it takes a different lens than the one that works on memecoins. This is a centralized, fiat-backed stablecoin: Circle issues it, holds the reserves behind it, and publishes monthly attestations of those reserves. On Solana it lives at mint EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v, where the October 6, 2026 snapshot records about $8.6 billion of market capitalization, roughly 5.25 million holders, and around $465 million of tracked pool liquidity — the deepest dollar venue on the chain.
Here is the part that confuses people who learned token safety from rug-checkers: USDC's mint and freeze authorities are live, on purpose, permanently. Circle has to mint new USDC when dollars come in and burn it when they go out — that is what "backed" means mechanically — and it maintains the ability to freeze addresses to comply with sanctions and court orders, which it has used. On a memecoin, a live mint authority is the classic rug lever; on a fiat-backed stablecoin it is the product working as designed. The risk hasn't vanished — it has moved from an anonymous deployer to a regulated company, which is a trade most holders are knowingly making.
USD0++
USD0++ is Usual Protocol's bonded T-bill — the yield-bearing form of its USD0 stablecoin, structured as a liquid bond that locks the underlying for a term and pays boosted yield for the commitment. The deployment 0x35d8949372d46b7a3d5a56006ae77b215fc69bc0 is the mint; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $5.3 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest mechanics: the "++" is duration — USD0++ trades instant redeemability for a locked term in exchange for protocol yield, which means it can and does trade below the dollar value of the USD0 inside it when the market marks that lock-up at a discount. A holder isn't buying a stablecoin; they're buying a bond with a market price.
FAQ
Which is bigger, USDC or USD0++?
By tracked market cap: USDC (Solana) measures $8.60B and USD0++ (Ethereum) measures — — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, USDC or USD0++?
On the contract checks we publish: USDC (Solana) grades A and USD0++ (Ethereum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have USDC and USD0++ performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-10-17T03:15:24, the measured snapshots show USDC at +0.00% and USD0++ at +0.32%.
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.