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Mento Dollar
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DeFiLlama peggedUSD Stable·$1·$16M mcap·5 chains

Stablecoin Profile

Mento Dollar (USDm) is an algorithmic stablecoin — its USD peg is maintained by on-chain protocol mechanics rather than off-chain reserves. $16M is currently in circulation across 5 blockchain networks. The mechanism adjusts supply (mint and burn) in response to market price deviations from the target peg.

Pegged to
USD
Stabilization model
Algorithmic
Price source
defillama

About Mento Dollar (USDm)

Mento Dollars (USDm) are stablecoins that follow the US Dollar and are backed by Mento's Reserve system. The Mento Reserve is diversified portfolio of crypto assets.

How minting & redemption work

USDm is backed by fiat-backed stablecoins held in the Mento Reserve. Minting and redemption occur through oracle-priced Fixed-Price Market Maker (FPMM) pools.

Issuer & attestation

Mento Dollar (USDm) is issued by Mountain Protocol, operating under Bermuda (Bermuda Monetary Authority Digital Asset Business licence). Originally launched in 2023.

Issuer
Mountain Protocol
Jurisdiction
Bermuda (Bermuda Monetary Authority Digital Asset Business licence)
Founded
2023
Attestation cadence
Monthly
Attestation / audit firm
Nephos Group

Reserve composition

Yield-bearing stablecoin backed by short-duration US Treasuries. Daily rebases pass the yield directly to holders.

Reserve attestation reports

Issuer information is compiled from public disclosures, NYDFS / BMA regulatory filings, and primary-source attestation reports. Always verify directly with the issuer before making decisions.

Recent supply activity

Mento Dollar (USDm) supply expanded by $203.5K (+1.29%) in the last 24 hours, expanded by $1.3M (+9.03%) over the past week, and expanded by $1M (+6.79%) over the past 30 days.

24h change
+$203.5K
+1.29%
7d change
+$1.3M
+9.03%
30d change
+$1M
+6.79%

Expansion phase: minting activity has outpaced redemptions, with circulating supply growing 6.79% over the past month.

Supply History

Network distribution

Mento Dollar circulates across 5 blockchain networks. Celo hosts the largest share at 91.15%, followed by Monad at 7.68%. Cross-chain distribution has remained broadly stable over the past 30 days.

ChainSupplyShare24h Δ30d Δ
Celo$14.6M91.15%+2.03%-1.43%
Monad$1.2M7.68%-6.65%0.00%
Ethereum$159.7K1.00%0.00%0.00%
Solana$28.2K0.18%0.00%-0.00%
Kaia$5.50.00%0.00%0.00%

Peg stability history

Mento Dollar (USDm) relies on protocol-level supply rebalancing rather than direct asset redemption to defend its 1.00 USD peg. The spot price is currently $1.0000 (+0.001% deviation). Algorithmic designs carry materially higher peg-failure risk than reserve-backed stablecoins — the May 2022 Terra/UST collapse remains the canonical reference case.

Current price
$1.0000
Deviation from peg
+0.001%
Stability band
Tight (±0.1%)

How algorithmic stablecoins defend their peg

Algorithmic stablecoins attempt to balance supply and demand through protocol-level mint/burn incentives — typically against a paired governance or seigniorage token. When the price drops below $1.00, the protocol burns supply (often by letting holders swap into a discounted asset); when it rises above $1.00, the protocol mints new tokens. This design only holds when the paired asset retains independent demand. If the market loses faith in the paired asset, the feedback loop reverses and produces a hyperinflationary "death spiral" — the failure mode that wiped out roughly $60B in the Terra/UST collapse.

Practical implications for holders

  • Peg-failure tail risk is materially higher than reserve-backed designs. Position sizing should reflect this — algorithmic stablecoins are not a "cash equivalent" for risk-management purposes.
  • Read the latest collateralisation ratio carefully: many "algorithmic" stablecoins have since migrated to partial or full collateralisation. The label can lag the actual mechanism.
  • Reflexive feedback loops mean small redemption pressure can cascade. Exit liquidity should be assessed during normal conditions, not after stress begins.
  • 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 (algorithmic) 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

Mento Dollar (USDm) 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.

ChainContract addressVerify
Ethereum0x765de816845861e75a25fca122bb6898b8b1282aExplorer

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 Mento Dollar to other algorithmic stablecoins

Below are the largest algorithmic stablecoins tracked on Mantapex alongside Mento Dollar (USDm). 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.

StablecoinSupplyMechanismChains
Frax (FRAX)$212Malgorithmic22
Bean (BEAN)$33.4Malgorithmic1
Neutrino USD (USDN)$31.1Malgorithmic4
SpiceUSD (USDS)$18Malgorithmic4
Alchemix USD (ALUSD)$13.7Malgorithmic4

Across mechanism classes

If you're researching USDm as part of a broader stablecoin allocation, it's worth comparing it across mechanism classes — each design has different counterparty, custody, and tail-risk profiles.

Peg Stability

Chain Distribution

Resources & data sources

Mento Dollar (USDm) is tracked across major crypto data providers. The links below open Mento Dollar (USDm)'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 Mento Dollar news

Latest reporting from major crypto news outlets covering Mento Dollar.

Related stablecoins

Stablecoins comparable to Mento Dollar by collateral mechanism, peg currency, or circulating supply — handy for spotting alternatives if a peg breaks or a regulator forces a delist.

Risk Warning

Stablecoins carry risks including de-pegging, regulatory changes, and counterparty risk. Always diversify and do your own research.