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XSGD is a Singapore Dollar-denominated stablecoin issued by XFERS Pte Ltd.
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XFERS is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) as a Major Payment Institution.
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XSGD is fully backed by cash deposits at banks and bills issued by the MAS.
The Stability factor is evaluated on the following:
- Reserves Management - Quality, quantity, storage and segregation of reserve assets
- Market Feedback - Indicators of market's confidence in a stablecoin derived from price and trade data
- Mechanism - Stabilization methods that protect the stablecoin
The Management factor is evaluated on the following:
- Restrictions - What deterrents exist to prevent key personnel of stablecoin projects from unethical and illegal behavior?
- Negative Track Record - Have key personnel been involved in scams, frauds or other illegal activities?
This factor evaluates technical implementation using sub-factors that cover smart contract quality, oracle & bridge risk, supply integrity, and more.
This rating was published under a previous version of our methodology, which did not assign a standalone score to this factor.
The Decentralization factor is evaluated on the following:
- Platform Censorship Risk
- Custodian Risk
- Type of Collateral
- Diversified voting Power
- User Censorship Risk
The Governance factor for fiat-backed stablecoins is evaluated on the following:
- Holder Protection - What rules, statutes or code exist to protect interests of stablecoin holders?
- Reserves Verification - What checks are done to ensure existence of reserves?
- Redemptions - Do issuers have transparent and reasonable redemption terms?
This factor evaluates external feedback using indicators like prediction markets, social sentiment, perpetual futures, and more.
Currently, we do not assign a standalone score to this factor. An independent assessment of external feedback will be included in future iterations.