HostVELO vs ALUSD — price, size and safety, side by side
VELO (Optimism) vs ALUSD (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.
VELO vs ALUSD — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-15T21:43:45
| VELO | ALUSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.03839 | $0.949 |
| Market cap | $47.51M | $9.99M |
| 24h volume | $258.93K DEX | $1.92K DEX |
| Liquidity | $1.64M | $1.14M |
| FDV | $93.00M | $1.61M |
| Holders | 55,920 | 5,630 |
| Age (days) | 150 | 1,181 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- VELO measures ~4.8× the market cap of ALUSD
- VELO measures ~135× the 24h volume of ALUSD
- VELO measures ~9.9× the holder count of ALUSD
- over the shared window VELO moved +35.5% while ALUSD moved −0.74%
What the data says
VELO
VELO at 0x9560e827af36c94d2ac33a39bce1fe78631088db is Velodrome's exchange token — the emissions engine of the vote-escrow DEX that routes a large share of Optimism's stable-asset flow. This row is the VelodromeV2 deployment, 132 days into its record at the October 9, 2026 snapshot.
The figure carrying the analysis is the supply gap: a $47.5 million market cap against a $93.0 million fully-diluted read on 2.6 billion units — the distance between the two is the unemitted allocation the emissions schedule still holds, which is how a ve-model token is designed to work. Tracked depth of $1.6 million is workable for the size on $224.7 thousand of 24-hour volume.
ALUSD
ALUSD at 0xcb8fa9a76b8e203d8c3797bf438d8fb81ea3326a is Alchemix's USD on Optimism — the dollar that backs the protocol's self-repaying loan structure, where deposited collateral's yield amortizes the borrow. The October 6, 2026 snapshot prices a $10.0 million asset-wide market cap against a $1.6 million fully-diluted read of the local float of 1.7 million units — a small Optimism slice of a multi-chain stable.
The local book is deeper than it looks and quieter than it should be: $1.1 million of tracked depth reads deep against that float, while $1.9 thousand of 24-hour volume is a nearly dormant tape — the pool exists; the flow mostly does not. For an exit-sized holder that pairing is the real information: depth on paper, and a tape that rarely tests it.
FAQ
Which is bigger, VELO or ALUSD?
By tracked market cap: VELO (Optimism) measures $47.51M and ALUSD (Optimism) measures $9.99M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, VELO or ALUSD?
On the contract checks we publish: VELO (Optimism) grades B and ALUSD (Optimism) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have VELO and ALUSD performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-10-15T21:43:45, the measured snapshots show VELO at +35.5% and ALUSD at −0.74%.
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.