EMBER vs HUMA
Ember and Huma, compared on the things that decide whether you get your dollar back. Live data, updated continuously.
30-day peg gap and EMBER/HUMA spread
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Ember issues dollar-denominated tokenized real-world assets across 5 chains. Value shown is on-chain assets under management.
Verdict band: Adequate
Huma issues dollar-denominated tokenized real-world assets across 3 chains. Value shown is on-chain assets under management.
Verdict band: Adequate
| Safety scoreComposite of collateral, peg, liquidity, issuer and track record. | ●●●●●5 of 5 | 62 | 64 | HUMA |
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| Collateral qualityWhat actually backs the token, and how liquid that backing is. | ●●●●●5 of 5 | 55 | 55 | Tie |
| Exit liquidityWhether you can leave at size without moving the price. | ●●●●●5 of 5 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Tie |
| Issuer & legal standingRegulatory perimeter, disclosure quality and redemption rights. | ●●●●4 of 5 | 48 | 48 | Tie |
| Peg tightness (live)Absolute distance from $1.00 right now — smaller is better. | ●●●●4 of 5 | 0.000% | 0.000% | Tie |
| Worst recorded depegHow badly the token has broken before, as a stress precedent. | ●●●●4 of 5 | None recorded | None recorded | Tie |
| Track recordYears live and behaviour through past stress events. | ●●●●4 of 5 | 53 | 53 | Tie |
| Scale / market capBigger float usually means broader venue support and tighter spreads. | ●●●3 of 5 | $96.50M | $375.52M | HUMA |
| Chain reachNumber of networks where the token is natively deployed. | ●●●3 of 5 | 5 chains | 3 chains | EMBER |
| Best available yieldUpside — but every extra point above T-bills is paid for with risk. | ●●2 of 5 | None | None | Tie |
"Matters" is our weighting of how much each dimension typically drives a real allocation decision. Sort any column to re-rank the tradeoffs by what matters to you.
The short answer
HUMA scores higher on safety (64 vs 62), driven mainly by collateral quality and disclosure. EMBER has deeper tracked liquidity ($0.00), which is what determines whether you can exit at size.
If both are fiat-reserve tokens, note that holding both is not diversification: they share the same short-dated Treasury and banking exposure. Genuine diversification means mixing collateral structures.
Which one fits your goal: EMBER or HUMA?
Capital preservation over everything else.
For park cash safely, HUMA edges out EMBER — but it is close enough that either works.
- Safety score 64 vs 62, with collateral rated 55/100.
- Current peg deviation 0.000% against 0.000% for EMBER.
- No material depeg recorded for HUMA in our incident log.
Concentrating in one issuer is a single point of failure regardless of score. Split across collateral structures.
Key risks, side by side
EMBER
- Issuer and banking risk: reserves sit with Ember under Not documented rules.
- No depeg recorded in our incident log — absence of history is not a guarantee.
- Attestation cadence: monthly.
HUMA
- Issuer and banking risk: reserves sit with Huma under Not documented rules.
- No depeg recorded in our incident log — absence of history is not a guarantee.
- Attestation cadence: monthly.
| Metric | EMBER | HUMA |
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| Category | Tokenized Treasury | Tokenized Treasury |
| Issuer | Ember | Huma |
| Jurisdiction | Not documented | Not documented |
| Collateral | treasuries | treasuries |
| Peg mechanism | asset-backed | asset-backed |
| Attestation | monthly | monthly |
| Redemption | gated | gated |
| Price | $1.0000 | $1.0000 |
| Peg deviation | 0.000% | 0.000% |
| Market cap | $96.50M | $375.52M |
| 7d supply change | −6.84% | −7.44% |
| Liquidity | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Best yield | None | None |
| Chains | 5 | 3 |
| Launched | — | — |
| Worst recorded depeg | None recorded | None recorded |
Spread, peg gap and switching cost
- Price spread (EMBER vs HUMA)
- +0.0 bps
- $1.0000 vs $1.0000
- Peg deviation gap
- 0.000 pp
- EMBER 0.000% · HUMA 0.000%
- Yield spread
- +0.00%
- EMBER — · HUMA —
- Liquidity ratio
- —
- $0.00 vs $0.00
A round trip between EMBER and HUMA costs roughly the market spread plus venue fees. At 0.0 bps of price gap, swapping $1M implies about $0.00 of price impact before fees — usually only worth it if the peg gap or yield spread is durable, not intraday noise.
Chain coverage
EMBER is live on 5 chains, HUMA on 3. 1 chains carry both, so bridging is only unavoidable for the 6 networks where just one of them is deployed.
| Chain | EMBER | HUMA | Both available |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | $252.77M | HUMA only | |
| $38.20M | $120.02M | Yes | |
| $36.05M | — | EMBER only | |
| $17.26M | — | EMBER only | |
| $3.99M | — | EMBER only | |
| — | $2.73M | HUMA only | |
| $999.7K | — | EMBER only |
EMBER vs HUMA: frequently asked questions
Is EMBER or HUMA safer?
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On our composite safety score HUMA rates 64/100 versus 62/100 for EMBER. The score weighs collateral quality (treasuries vs treasuries), redemption rights, attestation quality, peg history and liquidity depth. A higher score is not a guarantee: both remain issuer-credit and smart-contract exposures, not insured bank deposits.
What is the difference between EMBER and HUMA?
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Ember is issued by Ember (Not documented), backed by treasuries, with redemption terms: gated. Huma is issued by Huma (Not documented), backed by treasuries, with redemption terms: gated. Attestation coverage is "monthly" for EMBER and "monthly" for HUMA.
Which has the bigger market cap, EMBER or HUMA?
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HUMA is larger at $375.52M in circulating supply, against $96.50M for the other. Over the last 7 days supply moved −6.84% for EMBER and −7.44% for HUMA.
Are EMBER and HUMA trading at $1.00 right now?
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EMBER trades at $1.0000 (0.000% off peg) and HUMA at $1.0000 (0.000% off peg). The gap between the two is about 0.0 basis points, which is the cost you pay when rotating size between them before fees.
Has EMBER or HUMA ever depegged?
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EMBER: no material depeg recorded in our incident set. HUMA: no material depeg recorded in our incident set. Past peg behaviour under stress is the single best available proxy for how a token trades in the next crisis.
Which is better for large institutional size, EMBER or HUMA?
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For block size the constraint is exit liquidity and primary redemption, not headline supply. EMBER shows deeper on-chain liquidity at $0.00 versus $0.00. Combine that with the redemption channel — EMBER: gated; HUMA: gated — and size trades against the primary window rather than the order book where possible.
Can I earn yield on EMBER or HUMA?
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Neither EMBER nor HUMA currently has a tracked yield venue in our dataset. Holding either in a wallet pays nothing; any advertised rate comes from lending or liquidity provision on top, with its own risk.
Which chains support both EMBER and HUMA?
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Both are deployed on 1 shared network, including Ethereum. EMBER spans 5 chains in total and HUMA spans 3. Bridged supply on a chain is not the same as natively issued supply, and it usually carries the bridge's risk rather than the issuer's.
What does it cost to switch from EMBER to HUMA?
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Budget three components: the current price spread of roughly 0.0 bps, swap or venue fees, and slippage against available depth ($0.00 for EMBER, $0.00 for HUMA). For meaningful size, redeeming with the issuer and minting the other side is often cheaper than a secondary-market swap.
Is EMBER or HUMA regulated?
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EMBER is issued from Not documented with monthly; HUMA is issued from Not documented with monthly. Regulatory status varies by your own jurisdiction and by whether the token is offered under a specific stablecoin regime, so treat this as a starting point for diligence, not legal advice.