HostUSDT vs STG — price, size and safety, side by side
USDT (BNB Chain) vs STG (Optimism) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-17 / 2026-10-17.
USDT vs STG — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-17T03:15:24
| USDT | STG | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.9991 | $0.1736 |
| Market cap | $9.19B | $23.27M |
| 24h volume | $1.12B DEX | $5.21K DEX |
| Liquidity | $548.60M | $27.98K |
| FDV | $9.19B | $450.29K |
| Holders | 80,624,971 | 76,080 |
| Age (days) | 311 | 945 |
| Safety grade | B | C |
Where they differ
- USDT measures ~395× the market cap of STG
- USDT measures ~19,609× the liquidity of STG
- USDT measures ~214,608× the 24h volume of STG
- USDT measures ~1,060× the holder count of STG
- over the shared window USDT moved −0.04% while STG moved +38.5%
What the data says
USDT
USDT on BSC is Tether's dollar on the chain that still clears a meaningful share of stablecoin volume — issued by Binance's peg mechanism under the BEP-20 standard at 0x55d398326f99059ff775485246999027b3197955, the canonical BSC mint. Our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $548.6 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest chain note: this is a pegged representation — the reserve sits with Tether, and the BSC contract is Binance's wrapped issuance of that claim, not a second Tether mint. That makes its risk profile two-layered: Tether's attestation cadence underneath, plus the bridge-custody layer Binance operates on top. For most users the distinction never matters; for anyone holding size it is the entire question.
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.
FAQ
Which is bigger, USDT or STG?
By tracked market cap: USDT (BNB Chain) measures $9.19B and STG (Optimism) measures $23.27M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, USDT or STG?
On the contract checks we publish: USDT (BNB Chain) grades B and STG (Optimism) grades C. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have USDT and STG performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-10-17T03:15:24, the measured snapshots show USDT at −0.04% and STG at +38.5%.
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→2026-10-17T03:15:24; 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.