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Reserve Disclosure Basics
Stablecoins use different backing and disclosure models. SOG records the source type and uncertainty instead of turning reserve information into a safety score.
| Issuer disclosure | A statement or transparency page from the issuer or related organization. |
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| Attestation | A third-party or issuer-published assurance-style report for a period or date. |
| Audit | A stronger formal audit claim when the source explicitly supports that label. |
| Protocol disclosure | Collateral, vault, debt-pool, or mechanism data for protocol-based stablecoins. |
| Event disclosure | A reserve-related statement tied to a specific incident, such as bank exposure or reserve intervention. |
| No score | Reserve disclosure coverage is not a safety score. |
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| Source-specific | Historical reserve records should point to a specific source, date, period, or archive when possible. |
| Protocol != issuer | DAI, LUSD, crvUSD, USDe, and sUSD should not be described like simple fiat-backed issuer redemption products. |
| Known unknowns | If reserve composition or report history is unclear, SOG keeps the uncertainty visible. |
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