LedgerBranch Assessment

USD Coin

USD-referenced stablecoin issued by Circle. Demo assessment for product UX.

Synthetic demo assessment — not a production verified Credit rating.

Entity
USD Coin
Category
Stablecoin
Domain
circle.com
Status
Verified
Identity
Verified
Risk
Moderate

Data source: demo. Last verified 9/9/2026, 6:00:00 PM.

LedgerBranch found signals based on currently analyzed sources. This is not a statement that the entity is safe. Financial claims may be partially verified. Disclosures

LedgerBranch Credit

AA-

Evidence-based confidence assessment — not a guarantee of safety, solvency, or performance. Confidence 90%.

Score 89.4

Evidence Strong

Previous A+

30-day 0

Identity
AA+
Operational History
AA
Transparency
AA
Liquidity
AA+
Counterparty Risk
A
Onchain Activity
AA
Security Evidence
A+
Evidence Quality
AA-
Claim / Evidence Alignment
A+

Why this grade?

  • Counterparty: A (80)
  • Security: A+ (86)
  • Claim Alignment: A+ (85)
  • Evidence: AA- (88)

Risk Profile

Moderate

Moderate risk primarily from issuer and reserve counterparty dependence despite strong liquidity and transparency.

  • Issuer / reserve counterparty dependenceelevating
  • Very high liquidity across venuesmitigating
  • Public attestation cadencemitigating

Evidence Graph

How conclusions are reached

Sources are tiered. Social claims never equal audited evidence.

  1. USD CoinEntity root
  2. Tier 1Issuer disclosuresCircle public materials
  3. Tier 2Deep exchange and DEX liquidityPublic market data

Claim / Evidence Alignment

  • Claim: 1:1 USD-backed stablecoin with attestations

    partially verified

    Attestation reports exist; continuous independent verification is required in production.

Exposure Simulator

If the value moves against you

Scenario analysis for USD Coin. Not insurance. Not a prediction or guarantee.

Scenario analysis is not a prediction or guarantee. Digital assets can lose some or all of their value.

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