USPD Blog
Anatomy of a Hack: How Design Decisions Led to the USPD Exploit
An in-depth analysis of the architectural decisions, circular dependencies, and deployment challenges that ultimately led to the CPIMP attack on USPD.
Preliminary Postmortem: The CPIMP Attack on USPD Protocol
A technical breakdown of the CPIMP (Clandestine Proxy In the Middle of Proxy) attack that exploited the USPD protocol, how it happened, and what we're doing about it.
USPD vs. USDC
This article provides a structured comparison of USDC and USPD to help you understand their core differences and decide which asset best suits your needs.
USPD vs. USDT
This article provides a structured, objective comparison of USDT and USPD, focusing on the critical differences in their transparency, risk models, and core value propositions.
DeFi's Foundational Flaw: Why We Still Need a Sovereign Dollar
The stablecoin market today is a landscape of trade-offs, where every major player asks its users to accept a different, significant compromise.
The Stablecoin Trilemma: Why Your 'Stable' Dollar is Either Censorable, Opaque, or Too Complex
Learn how and why USPD was designed to solve this trilemma.
A Practical Guide to Decentralized Dollars: Comparing DAI and USPD
This article breaks down the key differences between DAI and USPD in a simple, structured format to help you understand which protocol best fits your goals.
USPD vs. Ethena (USDE)
This article provides an in-depth comparison of USDE and USPD, focusing on the critical distinctions in their risk models, decentralization, and the true nature of their yield.
Centralized vs. Decentralized: A Practical Guide to Crypto's Core Conflict
This article will break down what centralization and decentralization mean in practice, using real-world examples to illustrate why this distinction matters.
On-Chain Audits & Real-Time Reserves: Why 'Trust Me, Bro' is an Obsolete Security Model
Not all stablecoins are created equal when it comes to transparency. They exist on a spectrum, but even the best-in-class centralized models still ask for a degree of trust.
The Path Forward: USPD V2 and Making Our Community Whole
Our comprehensive plan to compensate affected USPD holders, launch USPD V2 with improved architecture, and build a truly decentralized stablecoin.