zkUSD
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About zkUSD
zkUSD, leveraging its L3 Vala platform and AI-driven AML solution Minos, offers a pioneering stablecoin protocol with zero-knowledge proofs for fully on-chain, compliant, and privacy-centric transaction settlements, setting a new standard for secure and intelligent financial transactions in the DeFi ecosystem
Description sourced from DeFiLlama's protocol metadata; teams submit their own copy when listing.
Security & Audits
Oracles supply external price data to on-chain contracts. Oracle compromise is a common attack vector — diversified providers reduce single-point-of-failure risk.
zkUSD Timeline
Major events flagged by the DeFiLlama community — protocol launches, exploits, governance changes, and incentive programs.
- Nov 27, 2023Listed on DeFiLlama
Protocol Profile
zkUSD is a CDP protocol that lets users supply assets as collateral, borrow against them, and earn interest from borrowers paying variable or stable rates. It is deployed across 2 chains, including Linea, Neon.
TVL Distribution by Chain
TVL spans 2 chains across the deployment. See the breakdown below for per-chain values.
Supported Chains
Protocol Footprint
zkUSD operates on 2 networks (Linea, Neon), keeping its surface area narrower than chain-agnostic peers. Its TVL is heavily concentrated on Linea, which holds 97% of all assets — other deployments are comparatively small. Price discovery relies on 2 oracle providers (Chainlink, Pyth), which diversifies the data-feed surface but also expands the set of third parties users implicitly trust.
Official Resources & Links
Verified external resources for zkUSD — use these to read the source code, follow governance discussions, or cross-check on-chain data against the original team's channels.
Other CDP protocols on Mantapex
zkUSD is one of 7 CDP protocols Mantapex tracks in this category. Direct peers ranked by total value locked include Sky Lending, USDD, Lista CDP, and 3 more. These peer protocols collectively secure $9.2B in deposits, giving you a frame of reference for whether zkUSD's own TVL is at the top, middle, or tail of the category.
Recent zkUSD news
Latest reporting from major crypto news outlets covering zkUSD.
- Blockonomi
Zilliqa Launches zUSDC via XBridge as Network Takes Full Control of Stablecoin Infrastructure
Zilliqa moves USDC liquidity to native XBridge infrastructure, sunsetting Debridge support by March 31, 2026.
- Crypto news
Horizen Labs and Stably join hands to launch the first stablecoin, ZUSD, on EON
Horizen Labs and Stably have partnered to launch the Zen USD (ZUSD), the first stablecoin on Horizen's EON blockchain
- CoinPedia
VanEck's Ethereum Layer-2 Prediction: $1 Trillion by 2030
VanEck, the global investment manager, has recently released its $1 trillion base case for Ethereum's Layer-2 (L2) solutions by 2030. The L2 solutions are expected to surpass the…
- Altcoin Buzz
$ZUSD and $GYEN Stablecoins Go Live on Solana with GMOTrust
The company announced that its stablecoins, $ZUSD, and $GYEN, are now live on the Solana blockchain platform. This move boosts the stablecoins' use and shows GMOTrust's dedication…
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Risk Warning
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