Initia iUSD (iUSD) stablecoin analytics
Answer First
What is Initia iUSD (iUSD)?
iUSD is an Initia wrapper backed 1:1 by bridged Agora AUSD; holders receive no reserve yield, and the Initia Bridge converts withdrawals through AUSD into USDC. The static profile records its US Dollar peg mechanism as: iUSD expands when users deposit and contracts when they withdraw, with protocol smart contracts designed for 1 iUSD : 1 AUSD convertibility.
Is iUSD safe?
iUSD holds a C- Safety Score grade (53/100) 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 Initia iUSD uses a CeFi-Dependent governance model and Real-World Asset Backed backing, with live reserve feed configured; the main caveat is that freeze exposure is inherited through upstream collateral, custody, or wrapper dependencies. Treat the live peg, liquidity, reserve, dependency, and Safety Score sections below as the current risk read.
Static Profile
Static stablecoin profile
Initia iUSD (iUSD) static profile: governance model CeFi-Dependent; backing model Real-World Asset Backed; peg US Dollar.
Variant Relationship
Initia iUSD (iUSD) is modeled as a pure wrapper variant of Agora Dollar (AUSD). Pharos treats parent stress, redemption, mint authority, and dependency context as relevant to this variant before interpreting its own live metrics.
AI summary / Updated Sep 7, 2026
iUSD is the native dollar on Initia, the young Move-based Cosmos L1: a single-chain wrapper backed 1:1 by Agora's AUSD bridged in via LayerZero, so the ultimate reserve trace is Agora's short-dated U.S. Treasuries, repos, and cash custodied at State Street under VanEck management. Unlike standard fiat-backed stables, the reserve yield is redirected by Initia into ecosystem incentives that fund Echelon lending, liquidity programs, and Cabal vaults rather than paid to holders.
AI summary · drafted by claude-fable-5-1 · facts as of Sep 7, 2026
- Collateral
- 1:1 backing in Agora AUSD bridged to Initia via LayerZero. Agora's August 2026 reserve report identifies Agora Bermuda Limited as the AUSD issuer and Agora Reserve Fund LP as its reserve-asset structure.
- Peg Mechanism
- iUSD expands when users deposit and contracts when they withdraw, with protocol smart contracts designed for 1 iUSD : 1 AUSD convertibility. Initia's Bridge converts withdrawn iUSD into AUSD, bridges it through LayerZero to Ethereum, and swaps it into USDC. Reserve-related revenue may support ecosystem incentives, development, grants, and other programs; holding iUSD does not entitle holders to reserve yield. Agora retains administrative freeze controls over underlying AUSD.
- Jurisdiction
- Not disclosed in the static profile.
- Proof Of Reserves
- No proof-of-reserves entry in the static profile.
- Contracts
- 1 deployment tracked across Initia.
Next Actions
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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.
iUSD quick answers
What is Initia iUSD (iUSD)?
iUSD is an Initia wrapper backed 1:1 by bridged Agora AUSD; holders receive no reserve yield, and the Initia Bridge converts withdrawals through AUSD into USDC. The static profile records its US Dollar peg mechanism as: iUSD expands when users deposit and contracts when they withdraw, with protocol smart contracts designed for 1 iUSD : 1 AUSD convertibility.
Is iUSD safe?
iUSD holds a C- Safety Score grade (53/100) 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 Initia iUSD uses a CeFi-Dependent governance model and Real-World Asset Backed backing, with live reserve feed configured; the main caveat is that freeze exposure is inherited through upstream collateral, custody, or wrapper dependencies. Treat the live peg, liquidity, reserve, dependency, and Safety Score sections below as the current risk read.
What backs iUSD?
Pharos classifies iUSD backing as Real-World Asset Backed. Collateral, per the static profile: 1:1 backing in Agora AUSD bridged to Initia via LayerZero. Agora's August 2026 reserve report identifies Agora Bermuda Limited as the AUSD issuer and Agora Reserve Fund LP as its reserve-asset structure. Reserve evidence: live reserve feed configured.
Can iUSD be frozen or blacklisted?
Based on tracked contract metadata and blacklist coverage, freeze exposure is inherited through upstream collateral, custody, or wrapper dependencies. Live freeze and blacklist events for iUSD, when applicable, appear in the dossier below.
