Usual USD
Stablecoin Profile
Usual USD (USD0) is a fiat-backed stablecoin pegged to USD, with $561.7M in circulating supply across 2 blockchain networks. Each USD0 is backed by reserves held by the issuer, with parity attested via defillama. The peg has historically held within ±1% on most trading sessions, with reserve composition and attestation cadence the primary inputs to its credit-risk profile.
About Usual USD (USD0)
Usual enables an RWA-stablecoin that provides a high standard of security and transparency, while redistributing the generated value in the form of speculative yield in $USUAL, the Usual governance token.
Usual enables users to deposit either USYC or USDC as collateral to mint USD0. USD0 is backed 1:1 by collateral exclusively in the form of very short-term RWAs (Real-World Assets).
Recent supply activity
Usual USD (USD0) supply contracted by $231.6K (-0.04%) in the last 24 hours, contracted by $594K (-0.11%) over the past week, and contracted by $9.9M (-1.74%) over the past 30 days.
Mild contraction: redemptions have slightly outpaced minting, with supply down 1.74% in the past month.
Supply History
Network distribution
Usual USD circulates across 2 blockchain networks. Ethereum hosts the largest share at 99.99%, followed by Arbitrum at 0.01%. Cross-chain distribution has remained broadly stable over the past 30 days.
| Chain | Supply | Share | 24h Δ | 30d Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | $561.7M | 99.99% | -0.04% | -1.74% |
| Arbitrum | $67K | 0.01% | +1.06% | +0.75% |
Peg stability history
Usual USD (USD0) is designed to trade at exactly 1.00 USD, with its peg defended through direct redeemability against off-chain reserves. Spot price currently sits at $0.9985, a -0.148% deviation from the target — well inside the stability band typical for reserve-backed dollar tokens.
How reserve-backed stablecoins defend their peg
Fiat-backed stablecoins maintain their peg through arbitrage: any time the secondary-market price drifts above $1.00, authorised participants mint new tokens by depositing dollars and sell them into the market; any time it drifts below, they buy on the open market and redeem 1:1 for dollars. The peg therefore depends entirely on (a) the reserves actually existing, (b) the issuer honouring redemption requests promptly, and (c) the issuer remaining solvent and unfrozen.
Practical implications for holders
- Counterparty risk is concentrated in the issuer and its banking partners — a banking failure (as in the March 2023 USDC / SVB episode) can cause short-term depegs even when the underlying reserves are sound.
- Reserve attestations are not full audits. Always read the firm name, scope, and date of the latest attestation report before treating the peg as risk-free.
- Redemption rights typically apply only to verified institutional partners, not to retail holders. Retail exposure is exited via secondary markets, where liquidity matters most during stress periods.
- Regulatory action against the issuer (NYDFS orders, OFAC freezes, court-ordered blacklists) can immediately impair specific addresses or even the entire token.
- Mantapex tracks peg deviation in real time from DeFiLlama price feeds, but for high-value holdings cross-check directly on at least one independent venue (CoinGecko, the issuer's own dashboard, or an on-chain DEX).
Peg-stability commentary is based on the mechanism class (reserve-backed) and is provided for educational purposes only — it is not financial advice. Past peg stability is not a guarantee of future performance, and even the highest-quality stablecoins have historically traded outside their target band during banking, regulatory, or liquidity stress.
Contract addresses
Usual USD (USD0) is deployed as a token contract on 1 blockchain network below. Always verify the contract address you're interacting with on the relevant block explorer before sending funds — phishing tokens reusing well-known stablecoin tickers are common, especially on newer chains.
| Chain | Contract address | Verify |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | 0x73A15FeD60Bf67631dC6cd7Bc5B6e8da8190aCF5 | Explorer |
Contract addresses are sourced from DeFiLlama's stablecoin profile. Some chains (Tron, Solana, Aptos, Sui) use non-EVM address formats. The "Explorer" link opens the official block explorer for the given chain; we do not link out to third-party explorers that may show altered data.
Compare Usual USD to other fiat-backed stablecoins
Below are the largest fiat-backed stablecoins tracked on Mantapex alongside Usual USD (USD0). Comparing supply and chain footprint within the same mechanism class is more meaningful than cross-class comparison, because the underlying peg-defence assumptions are different.
| Stablecoin | Supply | Mechanism | Chains |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tether (USDT) | $184.1B | fiat-backed | 107 |
| USD Coin (USDC) | $79.6B | fiat-backed | 125 |
| World Liberty Financial USD (USD1) | $4.5B | fiat-backed | 8 |
| PayPal USD (PYUSD) | $4.1B | fiat-backed | 7 |
| BlackRock USD (BUIDL) | $2.5B | fiat-backed | 8 |
Peg Stability
Chain Distribution
Resources & data sources
Usual USD (USD0) is tracked across major crypto data providers. The links below open Usual USD (USD0)'s pages on CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap and DeFiLlama, so you can cross-check supply, market cap, exchange listings and historical price data directly at the source.
Price feed sourced from defillama. Supply, peg and chain-distribution data are aggregated from DeFiLlama's stablecoins dataset, which combines on-chain balances across supported networks. Numbers on this page typically refresh every 10 minutes.
Recent Usual USD news
Latest reporting from major crypto news outlets covering Usual USD.
- Crypto news
Plasma launches ‘first stablecoin chain' mainnet with $2b in USD₮0 liquidity
Plasma launched its Layer-1 mainnet, purpose-built for stablecoins, with $2 billion in USD₮0 liquidity already on-chain. Stablecoins are quickly growing into one of the most…
- Cryptopolitan
Anchorage faces criticism over stablecoin delistings
Anchorage Digital is delisting USDC, AUSD, and USD0, citing concerns about issuer risk and regulatory oversight.
- Cointelegraph
Anchorage ‘Safety Matrix' faces backlash over stablecoin delistings
Nick van Eck, co-founder and CEO of Agora, behind one of the stablecoins Anchorage said it would phase out, claimed inaccuracies and an inconsistently applied framework.
- Cryptopolitan
Usual Protocol pauses contract after USD0 exploit
Usual Protocol noted an arbitrage exploit, which swapped between USD0++ and USD0 on a 1:1 basis. The hacker later realized gains through Uniswap V3, swapping the asset difference…
- Crypto news
Usual's stablecoin USD0 goes live on Fluid, unlocking dual yields for LPs
Usual stablecoin issuer just launched its USD0/USDC liquidity pool on Fluid DeFi protocol, allowing liquidity providers to earn dual yields from both lending and trading APRs.
- Invezz
Flare network launches USD₮0: what's next for FLR price?
FLR's price surge of 7.7% in the past 24 hours, accompanied by a 504.66% spike in derivatives volume and a rise in market rank from position 82 to 63, has captured investor…
- Tokenpost
Flare Launches USD₮0 to Boost XRP DeFi Ecosystem and Cross-Chain Liquidity
Flare Network has officially launched USD₮0, an omnichain deployment of the worlds largest stablecoin, USDT. Powered by LayerZeros Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) technology, USD₮0…
- Bitcoin
Usual Money's Protocol Changes Shake Staked USD0 and Governance Token Values
The stablecoin usual usd (USD0) has experienced a $340 million contraction in its supply over the past four days. This decrease coincides with an 8% decline in the value of the…
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Risk Warning
Stablecoins carry risks including de-pegging, regulatory changes, and counterparty risk. Always diversify and do your own research.