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NUSD profile facts

Nexus USD (NUSD) static profile: governance model CeFi-Dependent; backing model Crypto-Collateralized; peg US Dollar.

Other coins using the NUSD ticker

Collateral
Synapse stable-swap pool assets backed by DAI, USDC, and USDT liquidity across supported bridge deployments
Peg mechanism
Bridge-liquidity stable asset minted and redeemed through Synapse pool routes, with the dollar peg inherited from the underlying stablecoin basket and pool arbitrage
Jurisdiction
Not disclosed in the static profile.
Proof of reserves
No proof-of-reserves entry in the static profile.
Contracts
13 deployments tracked across Ethereum, Optimism, Cronos, and BSC, plus 9 more.

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

NUSD quick answers

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What is Nexus USD (NUSD)?

NUSD is a legacy Synapse bridge-liquidity stable asset backed by a DAI/USDC/USDT pool, with the dollar peg inherited from the underlying basket. The static profile records its US Dollar peg mechanism as: Bridge-liquidity stable asset minted and redeemed through Synapse pool routes, with the dollar peg inherited from the underlying stablecoin basket and pool arbitrage.

Is NUSD safe?

As of Nov 8, 2026, Pharos grades NUSD C (57/100) on its Safety Score. Pharos's reviews record that no direct power to freeze holders was found on its material deployments. That is a middle-band grade: it meets baseline expectations but carries meaningful weaknesses. The grade moves as reserve, redemption, peg and control evidence changes; the live Safety Score on this page shows the current reading.

What backs NUSD?

Pharos records NUSD's reserves as of Aug 20, 2026 as 56.7% USDT in the Ethereum Synapse nexus pool, 22% DAI in the Ethereum Synapse nexus pool, and 21.3% USDC in the Ethereum Synapse nexus pool. Reserve evidence: live reserve feed configured. Pharos classifies the backing as Crypto-Collateralized.

Can NUSD be frozen or blacklisted?

Based on tracked contract metadata and blacklist coverage, no direct freeze-control path sets the verdict under the reviewed deployment-materiality scope. Live freeze and blacklist events for NUSD, when applicable, appear in the live dossier on this page.