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Glo Dollar (USDGLO) is a dollar-backed stablecoin marketed by the Glo Foundation, a Public Benefits Corporation in the US. USDGLO is issued by Brale Inc., a tech company offering Stablecoins-as-a-Service. Brale Inc. offers its products under various U.S State’ Money Transmitter licenses.
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Yield generated from USDGLO reserves are used to fund public goods.
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The reserves comprise US Treasury debt and cash deposits in fully segregated accounts, but these are unlikely to be bankruptcy-remote.
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USDGLO is a niche stablecoin with a limited market presence. It is appropriate for users who would like to support public goods while holding stablecoins.
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Stability
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
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Management
The Management factor is evaluated on the following:
1. Restrictions - What deterrents exist to prevent key personnel of stablecoin projects from unethical and illegal behavior?
2. Negative Track Record - Have key personnel been involved in scams, frauds or other illegal activities?
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Decentralization
The Decentralization factor is evaluated on the following:
- Platform Censorship Risk
- Custodian Risk
- Type of Collateral
- Diversified voting Power
- User Censorship Risk
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Governance
The Governance factor for fiat-backed stablecoins is evaluated on the following:
- Holder Protection - What rules, statutes, or codes exist to protect the interests of stablecoin holders?
- Reserves Verification - What checks are done to ensure the existence of reserves?
- Redemptions - Do issuers have transparent and reasonable redemption terms?
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Externals
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.