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SPIKO vs STUSDT

Spiko and stUSDT, compared on the things that decide whether you get your dollar back. Live data, updated continuously.

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30-day peg gap and SPIKO/STUSDT spread

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SPIKO66Adequate

Spiko issues dollar-denominated tokenized real-world assets across 7 chains. Value shown is on-chain assets under management.

Verdict band: Adequate

STUSDT61Adequate

stUSDT issues dollar-denominated tokenized real-world assets across 2 chains. Value shown is on-chain assets under management.

Verdict band: Adequate

Sortable tradeoffs between SPIKO and STUSDT
Safety scoreComposite of collateral, peg, liquidity, issuer and track record.●●●●●5 of 56661SPIKO
Collateral qualityWhat actually backs the token, and how liquid that backing is.●●●●●5 of 55555Tie
Exit liquidityWhether you can leave at size without moving the price.●●●●●5 of 5$0.00$0.00Tie
Issuer & legal standingRegulatory perimeter, disclosure quality and redemption rights.●●●●4 of 54848Tie
Peg tightness (live)Absolute distance from $1.00 right now — smaller is better.●●●●4 of 50.000%0.000%Tie
Worst recorded depegHow badly the token has broken before, as a stress precedent.●●●●4 of 5None recordedNone recordedTie
Track recordYears live and behaviour through past stress events.●●●●4 of 55353Tie
Scale / market capBigger float usually means broader venue support and tighter spreads.●●●3 of 5$2.46B$62.87MSPIKO
Chain reachNumber of networks where the token is natively deployed.●●●3 of 57 chains2 chainsSPIKO
Best available yieldUpside — but every extra point above T-bills is paid for with risk.●●2 of 5NoneNoneTie

"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

SPIKO scores higher on safety (66 vs 61), driven mainly by collateral quality and disclosure. SPIKO 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: SPIKO or STUSDT?

Capital preservation over everything else.

For park cash safely, SPIKO is the better fit over STUSDT.

  • Safety score 66 vs 61, with collateral rated 55/100.
  • Current peg deviation 0.000% against 0.000% for STUSDT.
  • No material depeg recorded for SPIKO 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

SPIKO

  • Issuer and banking risk: reserves sit with Spiko under Not documented rules.
  • No depeg recorded in our incident log — absence of history is not a guarantee.
  • Attestation cadence: monthly.

STUSDT

  • Issuer and banking risk: reserves sit with stUSDT under Not documented rules.
  • No depeg recorded in our incident log — absence of history is not a guarantee.
  • Attestation cadence: monthly.
  • Chain concentration: 97% of supply sits on Tron.
SPIKO compared with STUSDT
MetricSPIKOSTUSDT
CategoryTokenized TreasuryTokenized Treasury
IssuerSpikostUSDT
JurisdictionNot documentedNot documented
Collateraltreasuriestreasuries
Peg mechanismasset-backedasset-backed
Attestationmonthlymonthly
Redemptiongatedgated
Price$1.0000$1.0000
Peg deviation0.000%0.000%
Market cap$2.46B$62.87M
7d supply change+3.06%+0.96%
Liquidity$0.00$0.00
Best yieldNoneNone
Chains72
Launched
Worst recorded depegNone recordedNone recorded

Spread, peg gap and switching cost

Price spread (SPIKO vs STUSDT)
+0.0 bps
$1.0000 vs $1.0000
Peg deviation gap
0.000 pp
SPIKO 0.000% · STUSDT 0.000%
Yield spread
+0.00%
SPIKO — · STUSDT —
Liquidity ratio
$0.00 vs $0.00

A round trip between SPIKO and STUSDT 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

SPIKO is live on 7 chains, STUSDT on 2. 1 chains carry both, so bridging is only unavoidable for the 7 networks where just one of them is deployed.

SPIKO and STUSDT supply by chain
ChainSPIKOSTUSDTBoth available
Stellar logoStellar$1.52BSPIKO only
Arbitrum logoArbitrum$470.95MSPIKO only
Ethereum logoEthereum$215.34M$1.83MYes
Polygon logoPolygon$172.18MSPIKO only
Tron logoTron$61.04MSTUSDT only
Base logoBase$39.63MSPIKO only
Starknet logoStarknet$33.82MSPIKO only
Etherlink logoEtherlink$4.91MSPIKO only

SPIKO vs STUSDT: frequently asked questions

Is SPIKO or STUSDT safer?

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On our composite safety score SPIKO rates 66/100 versus 61/100 for STUSDT. 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 SPIKO and STUSDT?

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Spiko is issued by Spiko (Not documented), backed by treasuries, with redemption terms: gated. stUSDT is issued by stUSDT (Not documented), backed by treasuries, with redemption terms: gated. Attestation coverage is "monthly" for SPIKO and "monthly" for STUSDT.

Which has the bigger market cap, SPIKO or STUSDT?

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SPIKO is larger at $2.46B in circulating supply, against $62.87M for the other. Over the last 7 days supply moved +3.06% for SPIKO and +0.96% for STUSDT.

Are SPIKO and STUSDT trading at $1.00 right now?

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SPIKO trades at $1.0000 (0.000% off peg) and STUSDT 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 SPIKO or STUSDT ever depegged?

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SPIKO: no material depeg recorded in our incident set. STUSDT: 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, SPIKO or STUSDT?

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For block size the constraint is exit liquidity and primary redemption, not headline supply. SPIKO shows deeper on-chain liquidity at $0.00 versus $0.00. Combine that with the redemption channel — SPIKO: gated; STUSDT: gated — and size trades against the primary window rather than the order book where possible.

Can I earn yield on SPIKO or STUSDT?

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Neither SPIKO nor STUSDT 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 SPIKO and STUSDT?

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Both are deployed on 1 shared network, including Ethereum. SPIKO spans 7 chains in total and STUSDT spans 2. 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 SPIKO to STUSDT?

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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 SPIKO, $0.00 for STUSDT). For meaningful size, redeeming with the issuer and minting the other side is often cheaper than a secondary-market swap.

Is SPIKO or STUSDT regulated?

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SPIKO is issued from Not documented with monthly; STUSDT 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.