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Record sog_st_ousd
OUSD/Origin Dollar
Also recorded as OUSD, Origin Dollar, Origin OUSD
- Lifecycle
- Active
- Issuance
- Protocol-based
- Reference target
- US dollar
- Primary organization
- Origin ProtocolNo additional recorded relationship
- Launch
- 2020-09-22
- Redemption
- Protocol Based
- Backing
- Crypto-collateralized
- Stabilization
- Rebasing or repricing
- Last review
- 2026-06-25
- Evidence
- 4 source records
Reviewed assessment
Identity and current state
This summary reports reviewed facts and uncertainty. It is not a rating or recommendation.Ethereum-based rebasing stablecoin that distributes strategy yield to holders and currently documents USDC-backed redemption.
| Name | Origin Dollar |
|---|---|
| Symbol | OUSD |
| Aliases | OUSD, Origin Dollar, Origin OUSD |
| Asset class | Stablecoin |
| Lifecycle status | Active |
| Issuance status | Protocol-based |
| Canonical record ID | sog_st_ousd |
| Route slug | origin-dollar |
| Record confidence | High |
| Last reviewed | 2026-06-25 |
- Name
- Origin Dollar
- Symbol
- OUSD
- Aliases
- OUSD, Origin Dollar, Origin OUSD
- Asset class
- Stablecoin
- Lifecycle status
- Active
- Issuance status
- Protocol-based
- Canonical record ID
sog_st_ousd- Route slug
origin-dollar- Record confidence
- High
- Last reviewed
- 2026-06-25
Record coverage
| Section | Entries |
|---|---|
| Organizations | 1 |
| Sources | 4 |
| Reserve reports | 1 |
| Reserve components | 1 |
| Model-history events | 0 |
| Regulatory notes | 0 |
| Deployments | 1 |
| Issuer-control actions | 0 |
| Open questions | 5 |
| Events | 1 |
Primary display is a navigation and summary choice only. It does not replace other organizations or imply sole legal responsibility, operational control, reserve custody, or historical continuity.
- Governance
- Protocol Governed
- Primary display organization
- Origin Protocol
- Primary display role
- Protocol operator
- Display selection mode
- Deterministic Policy
- Current relationships
- 1
- Ended relationships
- 0
- Unknown relationship state
- 0
- Freeze capability
- 0 recorded yes · 0 recorded no · 1 not recorded
- Blacklist capability
- 0 recorded yes · 0 recorded no · 1 not recorded
- Deployment control-event references
- 0
- Observed issuer-control events
- 0
- Relationship coverage
- 1 recorded relationship
| Organization | Organization category | Regulatory character | Jurisdiction | Role | Display priority | From | Until | Relationship status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Origin Protocol | Protocol or software system | Protocol or decentralized system | Decentralized / multi-entity | Protocol operator | Primary display | 2020-09-22 | Not yet recorded | Active relationship |
Protocol or software system
Primary displayOrigin Protocol
- Functional role
- Protocol operator
- Relationship status
- Active relationship
- Regulatory character
- Protocol or decentralized system
- Jurisdiction
- Decentralized / multi-entity
- From
- 2020-09-22
- Until
- Not recorded
Mechanism
How the asset works
Reference, backing, stabilization, exit, valuation, and yield remain separate facts.- Reference target
- US dollar
- Reference kind
- Fiat
- Comparison category
- US dollar
- Target value
- Not yet recorded
- Reference methodology
- Targets one U.S. dollar through collateral redemption and strategy management.
- Public backing model
- Crypto-collateralized
- Canonical backing types
- Stablecoin Collateral
- Reserve component categories
- Stablecoin Collateral
- Primary stabilization mechanism
- Rebasing or repricing
- Recorded model description
- Onchain Stablecoin Reserves Deployed Through Yield Strategies
- Redemption / exit model
- Protocol Based
- Valuation source
- Public information is incomplete
- Yield / rebase profile
- None recorded
- Classification notes
- Base rebasing OUSD distributes strategy income natively; wrapped OUSD remains separate.
Reserve and redemption
Reserve and redemption
Recorded components, disclosures, reports, and redemption conditions remain explicit.Reserve components
- USDC reserve deployed through onchain strategiesStablecoin Collateral · Current official context is recorded without asserting unsupported strategy-level percentages.
| Disclosure status | Official Protocol and Strategy Disclosures |
|---|---|
| Backing types | Stablecoin Collateral |
| Summary | Current official documentation describes USDC backing deployed through onchain strategies; historical backing used multiple stablecoins. |
| As of | 2026-06-25 |
| Profile confidence | High |
- Disclosure status
- Official Protocol and Strategy Disclosures
- Backing types
- Stablecoin Collateral
- Summary
- Current official documentation describes USDC backing deployed through onchain strategies; historical backing used multiple stablecoins.
- As of
- 2026-06-25
- Profile confidence
- High
| Current status | Protocol Based |
|---|---|
| Settlement asset | USDC |
| Eligible parties | Users of supported Origin application and protocol routes. |
| Retail access | Protocol Based Subject to Access |
| Institutional access | Protocol Based Subject to Access |
| Minimum amount | Protocol transaction dependent. |
| Fee | Protocol, strategy, slippage, and network terms apply. |
| Settlement time | Protocol and liquidity dependent. |
| Regional limits | Interface and jurisdiction restrictions may apply. |
- Current status
- Protocol Based
- Settlement asset
- USDC
- Eligible parties
- Users of supported Origin application and protocol routes.
- Retail access
- Protocol Based Subject to Access
- Institutional access
- Protocol Based Subject to Access
- Minimum amount
- Protocol transaction dependent.
- Fee
- Protocol, strategy, slippage, and network terms apply.
- Settlement time
- Protocol and liquidity dependent.
- Regional limits
- Interface and jurisdiction restrictions may apply.
| Date | Publisher | Type | Assets covered | Record confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not yet recorded | Origin Protocol | Official Protocol Reserve and Strategy Context | Stablecoin Collateral | High |
Origin Protocol
Not yet recorded- Type
- Official Protocol Reserve and Strategy Context
- Assets covered
- Stablecoin Collateral
- Record confidence
- High
Deployments and legal context
Deployments and legal context
Network state, contract identity, legal notices, and value states remain separate.| Network | Network record state | Standard | Public deployment category | Canonical deployment type | Operational state | Recorded status | Change or proposal state | Canonicality | Canonicality record state | Verification state | Contract identity state | Contract or identifier | Freeze | Blacklist | Control events | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | Specific network recorded | ERC-20 | Protocol-native or protocol-supported deployment | Protocol Native Token | Active | Active | No separate change state recorded | Native deployment | Canonicality recorded | Source-linked record; identifier not recorded | Identifier not recorded | Identifier not recorded | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded | 0 | Ethereum-native base OUSD deployment; complete current contract inventory remains unresolved. |
| Date | Title | Authority / publisher | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No regulatory notes have been added yet. | ||||
No regulatory notes have been added yet.
Evidence
Evidence
Publisher, provenance, supported claims, archive state, reliability, and publication date remain separate.| Source | Publisher | Source category | Provenance | Primary or secondary | Supported claims | Archive | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meet OUSD: the first stablecoin that earns a yield in your wallet Published 2020-09-22 | Origin Protocol | Official statement or announcement Canonical: Official Blog | Subject-controlled source | Primary source | Launch Date, Identity, Balance Rebase, Yield, Launch Identity and Income | Archive index or wildcard | High |
| Origin Dollar OUSD documentation Published Not yet recorded | Origin Protocol | Official documentation or product page Canonical: Official Documentation | Subject-controlled source | Primary source | Backing, Redemption, Strategy, Rebasing, Backing Redemption and Income | Archive index or wildcard | High |
| Origin Dollar detailed compensation plan Published Not yet recorded | Origin Protocol | Official statement or announcement Canonical: Official Blog | Subject-controlled source | Primary source | Security Incident, Compensation, Historical Security and Compensation Context | Archive index or wildcard | High |
| Origin Protocol audits Published Not yet recorded | Origin Protocol | Official documentation or product page Canonical: Official Documentation | Subject-controlled source | Primary source | Audits, Security, Security Review | Archive index or wildcard | High |
Known unknowns
Known unknowns and coverage
Missing or disputed facts remain visible instead of being converted into certainty.| Topic | What remains unclear | Value state | Priority | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Strategy and Reserve Chronology | The complete historical and current strategy allocation and reserve-composition chronology is not normalized. | Unknown after review | Medium | 2026-06-25 |
| Security Restart and Compensation Chronology | The complete November 2020 exploit, restart, compensation, and final-resolution chronology remains incomplete. | Unknown after review | High | 2026-06-25 |
| Current Governance and Admin Control Map | Current governance, multisig, strategist, trustee, upgrade, pause, and administrative-control roles are not fully normalized. | Unknown after review | High | 2026-06-25 |
| Wrapped Ousd Deployment and Relationships | The complete wrapped OUSD deployment inventory, contract history, and relationship map are not normalized. | Unknown after review | Medium | 2026-06-25 |
| Complete Current Contract Inventory | Current token, vault, strategy, oracle, trustee, and governance contract inventory is not normalized into one reviewed graph. | Unknown after review | High | 2026-06-25 |
Complete Strategy and Reserve Chronology
The complete historical and current strategy allocation and reserve-composition chronology is not normalized.
- Value state
- Unknown after review
- Priority
- Medium
- Last checked
- 2026-06-25
Security Restart and Compensation Chronology
The complete November 2020 exploit, restart, compensation, and final-resolution chronology remains incomplete.
- Value state
- Unknown after review
- Priority
- High
- Last checked
- 2026-06-25
Current Governance and Admin Control Map
Current governance, multisig, strategist, trustee, upgrade, pause, and administrative-control roles are not fully normalized.
- Value state
- Unknown after review
- Priority
- High
- Last checked
- 2026-06-25
Wrapped Ousd Deployment and Relationships
The complete wrapped OUSD deployment inventory, contract history, and relationship map are not normalized.
- Value state
- Unknown after review
- Priority
- Medium
- Last checked
- 2026-06-25
Complete Current Contract Inventory
Current token, vault, strategy, oracle, trustee, and governance contract inventory is not normalized into one reviewed graph.
- Value state
- Unknown after review
- Priority
- High
- Last checked
- 2026-06-25
Lifecycle
History
Current classification remains separate from dated changes and incidents.Model and lifecycle changes
No separate model-change event is currently recorded.
| Date | Event | Category | Subtype | Status effect | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-22 | Origin Protocol introduces Origin Dollar | Launch and introduction | Launch | Remained active | Not applicable |
Related records and corrections
Corrections and further reading
Open connected records, methodology, machine-readable data, or report a correction.- All stablecoinsCompare this record with the rest of the archive.
- Origin ProtocolDecentralized / multi-entity
- Event registry1 connected event recorded.
- MethodologyRead classification, evidence, and value-state rules.
- CorrectionsReport a source, relationship, or record problem.
- Data manifestInspect the machine-readable public layer.