HostVELO vs OP — price, size and safety, side by side
VELO (Optimism) vs OP (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 OP — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-15T21:43:45
| VELO | OP | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.03839 | $0.1415 |
| Market cap | $47.51M | $282.95M |
| 24h volume | $258.93K DEX | $2.97M DEX |
| Liquidity | $1.64M | $1.21M |
| FDV | $93.00M | $528.47M |
| Holders | 55,920 | 1,370,095 |
| Age (days) | 150 | 1,616 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- OP measures ~6.0× the market cap of VELO
- OP measures ~11× the 24h volume of VELO
- OP measures ~25× the holder count of VELO
- over the shared window VELO moved +35.5% while OP moved +8.72%
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.
OP
OP at 0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000042 is the Optimism Collective's governance token — the canonical OP Mainnet deployment sitting in the chain's own vanity address space, not a bridged copy. The October 9, 2026 snapshot counts 1,370,095 holders around a $283.0 million market cap, $528.5 million fully diluted against a 4.3 billion total supply — the gap between the two figures is the unissued allocation the Collective still holds.
The contract posture is worth quoting exactly. Minting is still active — new supply can be minted, consistent with OP's ongoing distribution schedule. Freeze is revoked, and the code is not a proxy. Depth is the soft spot: $1.2 million of tracked pool liquidity is thin against a nine-figure cap, and $2.8 million of 24-hour volume means ordinary exits clear but size should be measured against the pool, not the headline.
FAQ
Which is bigger, VELO or OP?
By tracked market cap: VELO (Optimism) measures $47.51M and OP (Optimism) measures $282.95M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, VELO or OP?
On the contract checks we publish: VELO (Optimism) grades B and OP (Optimism) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have VELO and OP performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-10-15T21:43:45, the measured snapshots show VELO at +35.5% and OP at +8.72%.
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.