USDS On-Chain Risk Check

USDS Stablecoin · Ethereum · 0xdc035d45d973e3ec169d2276ddab16f1e407384f
9 / 18 On-chain Check
Checked 19 Oct 2026. On-chain Check, 18 of the 100-point ChainSift Score — what it covers.

Evidence

Risk factorFindingEvidenceDate
Sellable Yes ChainSift simulation 19 Oct 2026
Buy tax 0% Contract 19 Oct 2026
Sell tax 0% Contract 19 Oct 2026
Admin mint Enabled Implementation code 19 Oct 2026
Transfers pausable Not found Implementation code 19 Oct 2026
Address blacklist Not found Implementation code 19 Oct 2026
Upgradeable proxy Yes — accounts on its authorised list can replace the code Proxy contract 19 Oct 2026
Source verified Yes Block explorer 19 Oct 2026
Top-10 holders 93.8% Holder distribution 19 Oct 2026
Liquidity locked No LP holders 19 Oct 2026
Holders 17799 Token contract 19 Oct 2026

This contract — USDS

Deployed by0x4ec216…a0cfb8
Code can be replaced byAccounts on its authorised list
Current code0x1923df…df4102
Holders17,799

Largest holders

RankAddressShare
#1 · contract 0xa3931d…c27fbd 71.02%
#2 · contract 0x173e31…79f3af 8.16%
#3 · contract 0xc02ab1…364359 5.79%
#4 · contract 0x99cd4e…01eeb9 2.63%
#5 · contract 0x4e4148…75c86a 1.96%

What this means

This automated check scored USDS 9 out of 18 on contract mechanics, and a few findings are worth translating into plain terms. The contract allows admin minting, meaning whoever controls the owner address can create new tokens at will, which can affect the total supply and dilute existing holders. It also sits behind an upgradeable proxy, which means the accounts on its authorised list can swap out the underlying code entirely — in practice this means any protections or limits described here, including the absence of a blacklist or pause function today, could be changed at a later date without holders' consent. No pausable-transfer or blacklist function was detected in the implementation code as it stands on the date of this check, and a simulated sell completed successfully with 0% buy and sell tax. Holder concentration is high: the top 10 addresses hold 93.5% of supply, which means a small number of wallets could materially affect the market if they moved funds. Liquidity is not locked, so funds backing any trading pool could be withdrawn by whoever controls it. The contract source is verified on the block explorer, meaning the published code can be read and cross-checked by anyone.

It's important to be clear about what this check does not do. This is an automated read of the contract's mechanics as deployed on-chain at the time of the check — it does not assess who is behind the project, whether the team's identity is known or credible, how the token's economics are designed to function over time, whether any legal or regulatory structure exists around it, or what the owner's intentions are. A token can score well on mechanics and still carry risks tied to team conduct, business model, or external promises, none of which show up in this kind of check.

Before putting money into USDS, it would be worth looking into who controls the owner and admin addresses, and whether that control sits with a multisig, a DAO, or a single private key. It's also worth checking whether the proxy's authorised list is published, how liquidity is managed if it isn't locked, and what independent commentary or audits exist on the project separate from this check. Reviewing the token's stated purpose, its issuer (if any), and where it's listed or discussed outside of on-chain data would also help build a fuller picture before any decision is made.

Team, tokenomics and legal structure are not assessed here — that is the other 82 points of the ChainSift Score. How this check works and what it misses.

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Contract data read from GoPlus Security and the Ethereum block explorer. Upgrade rights, the functions of the current code and the trade simulation are read by ChainSift directly from Ethereum — our data source doesn't analyse upgradeable contracts. Scores are calculated by fixed rules from that data — no language model decides them. Last updated 19 Oct 2026. A check describes a contract on the date shown; contracts can be changed afterwards.