First Digital USD (FDUSD) stablecoin analytics
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What is First Digital USD (FDUSD)?
FDUSD is a BVI-issued dollar stablecoin from First Digital Labs, redeemable 1:1 and backed by U.S. Treasury bills, cash, and bank deposits. The static profile records its US Dollar peg mechanism as: Direct 1:1 redemption through FD121 (BVI) Limited; reserves custodied by First Digital Trust Limited
Is FDUSD safe?
FDUSD holds a C+ Safety Score grade (62/100) in Pharos's latest published rating — a middle-tier grade that meets baseline expectations but carries meaningful weaknesses, so Pharos does not consider it clearly safe. Static metadata says First Digital USD uses a Centralized (CeFi) governance model and Real-World Asset Backed backing, with Independent Audit from AOGB CPA Limited; 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.
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Static stablecoin profile
First Digital USD (FDUSD) static profile: governance model Centralized (CeFi); backing model Real-World Asset Backed; peg US Dollar.
AI summary / Updated Sep 7, 2026
FDUSD is a BVI-issued dollar stablecoin backed by short-dated T-bills and cash, custodied by First Digital Trust, and the custodian risk stopped being abstract in April 2025. First Digital USD rose to prominence as Binance's preferred stablecoin after BUSD's regulatory demise, and the lineage worry crystallized when Justin Sun publicly claimed the custodian was insolvent: FDUSD broke sharply below par within hours before recovering, and First Digital answered with a Hong Kong defamation suit seeking retractions...
AI summary · drafted by claude-fable-5-1 · facts as of Sep 7, 2026
Sources: CoinDesk: First Digital Trust serves Justin Sun with defamation claim and BeInCrypto: FDUSD depegs to $0.87 after Justin Sun insolvency claims
- Collateral
- Cash, U.S. Treasury bills, bank deposits, and overnight reverse repos held in fully segregated custodial accounts
- Peg Mechanism
- Direct 1:1 redemption through FD121 (BVI) Limited; reserves custodied by First Digital Trust Limited
- Jurisdiction
- British Virgin Islands
- Proof Of Reserves
- Independent Audit by AOGB CPA Limited 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.
FDUSD quick answers
What is First Digital USD (FDUSD)?
FDUSD is a BVI-issued dollar stablecoin from First Digital Labs, redeemable 1:1 and backed by U.S. Treasury bills, cash, and bank deposits. The static profile records its US Dollar peg mechanism as: Direct 1:1 redemption through FD121 (BVI) Limited; reserves custodied by First Digital Trust Limited
Is FDUSD safe?
FDUSD holds a C+ Safety Score grade (62/100) in Pharos's latest published rating — a middle-tier grade that meets baseline expectations but carries meaningful weaknesses, so Pharos does not consider it clearly safe. Static metadata says First Digital USD uses a Centralized (CeFi) governance model and Real-World Asset Backed backing, with Independent Audit from AOGB CPA Limited; 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 FDUSD?
Pharos classifies FDUSD backing as Real-World Asset Backed. Collateral, per the static profile: Cash, U.S. Treasury bills, bank deposits, and overnight reverse repos held in fully segregated custodial accounts Reserve evidence: Independent Audit from AOGB CPA Limited.
Can FDUSD 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 FDUSD, when applicable, appear in the dossier below.
