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Alto DUSD (DUSD) static profile: governance model CeFi-Dependent; backing model Crypto-Collateralized; peg US Dollar.

Other coins using the DUSD ticker

  • StandX DUSD (DUSD) · Active · US Dollar. DUSD is StandX's delta-neutral dollar in an announced wind-down.
  • dTRINITY dUSD (dUSD) · Frozen · US Dollar. dUSD is dTRINITY's USD stablecoin minted 1:1 against yield-bearing reserve stablecoins.
  • Dialectic USD (DUSD) · Active · US Dollar. DUSD is Dialectic Meccanico Ltd's USDC-accounted Makina strategy share with permissionless on-chain entry.
  • Fluid DigitalDollar (DUSD) · Frozen · US Dollar. DUSD is a legacy Fluid Finance USD token on Arbitrum whose current reserve composition.
Collateral
On-chain collateral and fixed-price issuance routes on Ethereum. The current issuer snapshot lists active mint markets for frxUSD, wstETH, WETH, rETH, sUSDe and syrupUSDC; a live Convex credit line mints DUSD against a frxUSD/DUSD Curve LP. Deprecated markets and peg-stability routes differ; limits and fees need review.
Peg mechanism
Collateralized mint markets create new DUSD; borrow markets redistribute existing DUSD. The documented public USDC PSM quotes 1:1 before a 0.20% fee in either direction and a 5M-USDC exposure cap, with redemption limited by actual USDC inventory. An Owner Multisig controls parameter changes through a timelock; a separate emergency multisig can freeze swaps.
Jurisdiction
Not disclosed in the static profile.
Proof of reserves
No proof-of-reserves entry in the static profile.
Contracts
1 deployment tracked across Ethereum.

Source: Pharos registry profile fields. Live price, supply, reserve, liquidity, event, and safety data load in the interactive dossier on this page.

DUSD quick answers

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What is Alto DUSD (DUSD)?

DUSD is Alto's overcollateralized USD stablecoin minted from isolated on-chain markets backed by ETH, BTC, and yield-bearing variants, with a capped USDC PSM. The static profile records its US Dollar peg mechanism as: Collateralized mint markets create new DUSD; borrow markets redistribute existing DUSD.

Is DUSD safe?

As of Nov 8, 2026, Pharos grades DUSD B- (66/100) on its Safety Score. Pharos's reviews record that admin controls such as a pause or an upgradeable contract exist, though no power to freeze a specific holder was found, and any holder can use its reviewed redemption route. That grade is in the Score's upper band, which does not rule out losses. The grade moves as reserve, redemption, peg and control evidence changes; the live Safety Score on this page shows the current reading.

What backs DUSD?

Pharos records DUSD's reserves as of Oct 27, 2026 as 83.5% frxUSD held by the DUSD USM and mint-market collateral, 16.3% WETH / wstETH / rETH mint-market collateral, 0.2% Syrup USDC mint-market collateral, and 1 smaller holding. Reserve evidence: curated reserve profile. Pharos classifies the backing as Crypto-Collateralized.

Can DUSD be frozen or blacklisted?

Based on tracked contract metadata and blacklist coverage, admin controls such as a global pause or an upgradeable contract are recorded, but the review found no active power to freeze or seize a specific holder's balance on material deployments.

How do you redeem DUSD?

Under the route Pharos reviewed on Mar 30, 2026, any holder can redeem DUSD for USDC. Redemption settles atomically on-chain. The reviewed redemption fee is 0.2%. Whether a given holder qualifies is set by the route's own terms, not by this summary.