Theo thUSD (THUSD) stablecoin analytics
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What is Theo thUSD (THUSD)?
thUSD is Theo's dollar stablecoin, minted and redeemed 1:1 in USDC or USDT by whitelisted parties and backed by a delta-neutral gold carry trade and thBILL. The static profile records its US Dollar peg mechanism as: Nominal 1:1 mint and redemption against USDC or USDT through ThUSDMinter using depositor-signed EIP-712 orders quoted by Theo and submitted by the privileged minter, with whitelist checks, per-block caps and one-sided on-chain amount checks (a mint never issues more thUSD than the collateral deposited, and a redemption never pays out more collateral than the thUSD burned); redemption is subject to a fee and available collateral in the Cash Wallet.
Is THUSD safe?
Pharos does not assess THUSD as safe: it holds a D Safety Score grade (46/100) in the latest published rating, which flags significant structural risk. Static metadata says Theo thUSD uses a Centralized (CeFi) governance model and Real-World Asset Backed backing, with Real-Time PoR from Theo Protocol Corp issuer-operated reserve dashboard; the displayed attestations are Theo Protocol Corp (2026-06-22) and Libeara thBILL holdings (2026-06-01), with Accountable's auditor engagement in progress. Theo describes additional gold-side, clearing-FCM and Treasury-NAV corroboration, but no aggregate independent reserve report is linked.; the main caveat is that freeze or administrative control exposure is possible but not fully confirmed. Treat the live peg, liquidity, reserve, dependency, and Safety Score sections below as the current risk read.
Static Profile
Static stablecoin profile
Theo thUSD (THUSD) static profile: governance model Centralized (CeFi); backing model Real-World Asset Backed; peg US Dollar.
AI summary / Updated Sep 30, 2026
thUSD is Theo's non-yield-bearing dollar token, backed mainly by a managed, hedged gold-carry book, with thBILL as the smaller reserve leg and little USDC/USDT liquidity. Gold leasing, short CME futures and Treasury margin expose the backing to lease credit, futures basis and margin risk. Only sthUSD earns yield. Theo's reserve dashboard is issuer-run; independent aggregate assurance remains unfinished. Whitelisted depositors sign Theo's quoted USDC/USDT orders, which a privileged minter submits.
AI summary · drafted by openai-codex/gpt-6.1-sol · facts as of Sep 30, 2026
Sources: Theo thUSD documentation (gold-carry backing and sthUSD yield), Theo rendered transparency dashboard (reserves and assurance status, Sep 30 2026), Theo roles and access control (mint governance, timelock and emergency pause; read Sep 30 2026), and Theo mint-and-redeem contract reference (depositor signatures, privileged submission and ratio checks; read Sep 30 2026)
- Collateral
- Delta-neutral gold carry position (long leased physical gold, short CME gold futures, Treasury-bill margin) plus thBILL tokenized Treasuries and USDC/USDT redemption liquidity; per the live transparency dashboard the reserve is roughly three-quarters gold carry and one-quarter thBILL
- Peg Mechanism
- Nominal 1:1 mint and redemption against USDC or USDT through ThUSDMinter using depositor-signed EIP-712 orders quoted by Theo and submitted by the privileged minter, with whitelist checks, per-block caps and one-sided on-chain amount checks (a mint never issues more thUSD than the collateral deposited, and a redemption never pays out more collateral than the thUSD burned); redemption is subject to a fee and available collateral in the Cash Wallet. Backing is deployed into gold carry, thBILL and stablecoin liquidity; yield accrues to sthUSD stakers, not thUSD holders. Secondary liquidity is concentrated in an Ethereum Uniswap v4 thUSD/USDC pool.
- Jurisdiction
- Panama
- Proof Of Reserves
- Real-Time PoR by Theo Protocol Corp issuer-operated reserve dashboard; the displayed attestations are Theo Protocol Corp (2026-06-22) and Libeara thBILL holdings (2026-06-01), with Accountable's auditor engagement in progress. Theo describes additional gold-side, clearing-FCM and Treasury-NAV corroboration, but no aggregate independent reserve report is linked. 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 30, 2026.
THUSD quick answers
What is Theo thUSD (THUSD)?
thUSD is Theo's dollar stablecoin, minted and redeemed 1:1 in USDC or USDT by whitelisted parties and backed by a delta-neutral gold carry trade and thBILL. The static profile records its US Dollar peg mechanism as: Nominal 1:1 mint and redemption against USDC or USDT through ThUSDMinter using depositor-signed EIP-712 orders quoted by Theo and submitted by the privileged minter, with whitelist checks, per-block caps and one-sided on-chain amount checks (a mint never issues more thUSD than the collateral deposited, and a redemption never pays out more collateral than the thUSD burned); redemption is subject to a fee and available collateral in the Cash Wallet.
Is THUSD safe?
Pharos does not assess THUSD as safe: it holds a D Safety Score grade (46/100) in the latest published rating, which flags significant structural risk. Static metadata says Theo thUSD uses a Centralized (CeFi) governance model and Real-World Asset Backed backing, with Real-Time PoR from Theo Protocol Corp issuer-operated reserve dashboard; the displayed attestations are Theo Protocol Corp (2026-06-22) and Libeara thBILL holdings (2026-06-01), with Accountable's auditor engagement in progress. Theo describes additional gold-side, clearing-FCM and Treasury-NAV corroboration, but no aggregate independent reserve report is linked.; the main caveat is that freeze or administrative control exposure is possible but not fully confirmed. Treat the live peg, liquidity, reserve, dependency, and Safety Score sections below as the current risk read.
What backs THUSD?
Pharos classifies THUSD backing as Real-World Asset Backed. Collateral, per the static profile: Delta-neutral gold carry position (long leased physical gold, short CME gold futures, Treasury-bill margin) plus thBILL tokenized Treasuries and USDC/USDT redemption liquidity; per the live transparency dashboard the reserve is roughly three-quarters gold carry and one-quarter thBILL Reserve evidence: Real-Time PoR from Theo Protocol Corp issuer-operated reserve dashboard; the displayed attestations are Theo Protocol Corp (2026-06-22) and Libeara thBILL holdings (2026-06-01), with Accountable's auditor engagement in progress. Theo describes additional gold-side, clearing-FCM and Treasury-NAV corroboration, but no aggregate independent reserve report is linked..
Can THUSD be frozen or blacklisted?
Based on tracked contract metadata and blacklist coverage, freeze or administrative control exposure is possible but not fully confirmed. Live freeze and blacklist events for THUSD, when applicable, appear in the dossier below.
