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River Stablecoin (satUSD) static profile: governance model CeFi-Dependent; backing model Crypto-Collateralized; peg US Dollar.

Collateral
BTC, ETH, BNB, and liquid staking tokens through Omni-CDP; Prime Vault custodian-held BTC and Smart Vault deposits including USDT/USDC support internally minted satUSD
Peg mechanism
Omni-CDP overcollateralized by BTC, ETH, BNB, or LSTs; collateral stays on its source chain and destination satUSD uses LayerZero messaging. Holder collateral redemption selects least-collateralized positions. The reviewed Base WBTC trove requires TCR at least 110% and a 14-day deployment bootstrap; its fee uses dynamic base rate plus a current 0.5% floor capped at 5%, and actual proceeds are WBTC rather than native BTC or cash. Prime and Smart Vault maturity withdrawals are distinct deposit-holder paths: their internally minted satUSD never enters user wallets. Other collateral/deployment phases require separate execution reviews
Jurisdiction
Not disclosed in the static profile.
Proof of reserves
No proof-of-reserves entry in the static profile.
Contracts
11 deployments tracked across Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and BSC, plus 7 more.

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

satUSD quick answers

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What is River Stablecoin (satUSD)?

satUSD is River's omni-CDP stablecoin overcollateralized by BTC, ETH, BNB, and LSTs; collateral stays source-chain and satUSD is minted via LayerZero OFT. The static profile records its US Dollar peg mechanism as: Omni-CDP overcollateralized by BTC, ETH, BNB, or LSTs; collateral stays on its source chain and destination satUSD uses LayerZero messaging. Holder collateral redemption selects least-collateralized positions.

Is satUSD safe?

As of Oct 24, 2026, Pharos grades satUSD D (46/100) on its Safety Score. Pharos's reviews record that the issuer or an admin can freeze individual holders' balances, and any holder can use its reviewed redemption route. That is a low-band grade, which flags significant structural risk. The grade moves as reserve, redemption, peg and control evidence changes; the live Safety Score on this page shows the current reading.

What backs satUSD?

Pharos records satUSD's reserves as of Sep 29, 2026 as 62.5% Prime Vault custodial BTC collateral (bfBTC on BNB Chain, uniBTC on Base and BOB), 27.2% On-chain omni-CDP trove collateral (clBTC on Arbitrum and Base dominant; residual WETH, WBTC, tBTC, SolvBTC, xSolvBTC, HemiBTC, xBTC, BTCB, and ETH branches), and 10.3% Smart Vault USDT-denominated strategy deposits (Ethereum; holdings unreconciled). Reserve evidence: live reserve feed configured. Pharos classifies the backing as Crypto-Collateralized.

Can satUSD be frozen or blacklisted?

Based on tracked contract metadata and blacklist coverage, issuer or admin freeze controls are recorded.

How do you redeem satUSD?

Under the route Pharos reviewed on Aug 27, 2026, any holder can redeem satUSD for blue-chip crypto collateral. Redemption settles atomically on-chain. The fee is variable or not fully published. Whether a given holder qualifies is set by the route's own terms, not by this summary.