Agora Dollar (AUSD) stablecoin analytics
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What is Agora Dollar (AUSD)?
AUSD is Agora's centralized dollar stablecoin, redeemable 1:1 and backed by cash, short-dated U.S. Treasury bills, and overnight repos managed by VanEck. The static profile records its US Dollar peg mechanism as: Fiat-backed 1:1; users deposit USD and mint AUSD at par; direct redemption for USD through Agora; reserves held in bankruptcy-remote Delaware Statutory Trust administered by State Street
Is AUSD safe?
AUSD holds a B Safety Score grade (70/100) in Pharos's latest published rating — a safe-tier grade, so Pharos assesses it as overall safe, though no stablecoin is entirely risk-free. Static metadata says Agora Dollar uses a Centralized (CeFi) governance model and Real-World Asset Backed backing, with Independent Audit from Grant Thornton LLP; the main caveat is that issuer or admin freeze controls are recorded. Treat the live peg, liquidity, reserve, dependency, and Safety Score sections below as the current risk read.
Static Profile
Static stablecoin profile
Agora Dollar (AUSD) static profile: governance model Centralized (CeFi); backing model Real-World Asset Backed; peg US Dollar.
AI summary / Updated Sep 7, 2026
AUSD is Agora's centralized dollar stablecoin, redeemable 1:1 and backed by cash, short-dated U.S. Treasury bills, and overnight repos managed by VanEck. The institutional stack is unusually explicit: VanEck manages the reserves, State Street provides custody through a bankruptcy-remote Delaware Statutory Trust, and Grant Thornton publishes monthly reserve attestations rather than a token-specific real-time proof feed. Holders still rely on an issuer, an asset manager, a custodian, and a periodic accountant...
AI summary · drafted by claude-fable-5-1 · facts as of Sep 7, 2026
Sources: Grant Thornton Agora Dollar Reserve Report - May 31, 2026
- Collateral
- Cash (USD deposits), short-dated U.S. Treasury bills, and overnight reverse repurchase agreements; managed by VanEck in a bankruptcy-remote Delaware Statutory Trust custodied by State Street
- Peg Mechanism
- Fiat-backed 1:1; users deposit USD and mint AUSD at par; direct redemption for USD through Agora; reserves held in bankruptcy-remote Delaware Statutory Trust administered by State Street
- Jurisdiction
- Bermuda / BMA / DABA License
- Proof Of Reserves
- Independent Audit by Grant Thornton LLP Reserve source
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Source: checked-in StablecoinMeta profile fields. Live price, supply, reserve, liquidity, event, and safety data load in the interactive dossier below; the summary above was last updated Sep 7, 2026.
AUSD quick answers
What is Agora Dollar (AUSD)?
AUSD is Agora's centralized dollar stablecoin, redeemable 1:1 and backed by cash, short-dated U.S. Treasury bills, and overnight repos managed by VanEck. The static profile records its US Dollar peg mechanism as: Fiat-backed 1:1; users deposit USD and mint AUSD at par; direct redemption for USD through Agora; reserves held in bankruptcy-remote Delaware Statutory Trust administered by State Street
Is AUSD safe?
AUSD holds a B Safety Score grade (70/100) in Pharos's latest published rating — a safe-tier grade, so Pharos assesses it as overall safe, though no stablecoin is entirely risk-free. Static metadata says Agora Dollar uses a Centralized (CeFi) governance model and Real-World Asset Backed backing, with Independent Audit from Grant Thornton LLP; the main caveat is that issuer or admin freeze controls are recorded. Treat the live peg, liquidity, reserve, dependency, and Safety Score sections below as the current risk read.
What backs AUSD?
Pharos classifies AUSD backing as Real-World Asset Backed. Collateral, per the static profile: Cash (USD deposits), short-dated U.S. Treasury bills, and overnight reverse repurchase agreements; managed by VanEck in a bankruptcy-remote Delaware Statutory Trust custodied by State Street Reserve evidence: Independent Audit from Grant Thornton LLP.
Can AUSD be frozen or blacklisted?
Based on tracked contract metadata and blacklist coverage, issuer or admin freeze controls are recorded. Live freeze and blacklist events for AUSD, when applicable, appear in the dossier below.
