HostZORA vs USDT — price, size and safety, side by side
ZORA (Base) vs USDT (BNB Chain) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-15 / 2026-10-17.
ZORA vs USDT — normalized performance, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-15T21:43:45
| ZORA | USDT | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.006284 | $0.9991 |
| Market cap | $31.15M | $9.19B |
| 24h volume | $387.95K DEX | $1.12B DEX |
| Liquidity | $5.47M | $548.60M |
| FDV | $69.68M | $9.19B |
| Holders | 1,118,411 | 80,624,971 |
| Age (days) | 516 | 311 |
| Safety grade | A | B |
Where they differ
- USDT measures ~295× the market cap of ZORA
- USDT measures ~100× the liquidity of ZORA
- USDT measures ~2,881× the 24h volume of ZORA
- USDT measures ~72× the holder count of ZORA
- over the shared window ZORA moved −25.5% while USDT moved −0.06%
What the data says
ZORA
ZORA at 0x1111111111166b7fe7bd91427724b487980afc69 is the Zora creator-network token on Base, 516 days into its record at the October 9, 2026 snapshot. The $31.1 million market cap prices under half of the $69.7 million fully-diluted figure on 10.0 billion units.
The book is thin for the cap but the tape is the busiest in this slice of the corpus: $5.5 million of tracked depth on $416.4 thousand of 24-hour volume — turnover several times the pool daily, a heavily routed book. Contract-level controls were not assessed in this snapshot.
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.
FAQ
Which is bigger, ZORA or USDT?
By tracked market cap: ZORA (Base) measures $31.15M and USDT (BNB Chain) measures $9.19B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, ZORA or USDT?
On the contract checks we publish: ZORA (Base) grades A and USDT (BNB Chain) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have ZORA and USDT performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-21 and 2026-10-15T21:43:45, the measured snapshots show ZORA at −25.5% and USDT at −0.06%.
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.