# Liquity USD (LUSD): Live Peg, Issuer & Backing

> Liquity USD (LUSD) stablecoin: live USD peg deviation in bps, depeg history, issuer Liquity, backing and FAQ. No licences on record.

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Generated: 2026-11-13T12:43:53.476Z (live figures are a snapshot at build time; see the canonical page for current values)

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# Liquity USD (LUSD) stablecoin
**In short:** LUSD is a USD-pegged stablecoin issued by the decentralised Liquity protocol. No token-level authorisation identified in the official registers checked. Below: live peg deviation, peg history, issuer, backing and FAQ.

[Issuer profile → Liquity](https://stableradar.com/issuer/liquity)

$1.0137

Peg target: $1.0000 (USD)

Off peg (≥100 bps)

Deviation: **+137.2 bps** (1.37%) · Market cap: $24.2M

Sources: CoinGecko, DefiLlama · [CoinGecko ↗](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/liquity-usd) · Median of the available sources, refreshed in your browser. A deviation here is not a confirmed depeg.

### Token legal status
LUSD

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(1) Entity licence / registration

No entity licence record captured by StableRadar.

(2) Authorisation to issue this token

No authorisation to issue this stablecoin identified in official registers as of 27 Oct 2026. Registers checked: NYDFS Greenlist, ESMA EMT register, JFSA, HKMA, CNAD, OCC

(3) Applicable law

Token legal status last checked: 27 Oct 2026

### Issuer & legal entity
- Issuer **Liquity**

- Legal entity None identified (decentralised protocol)

- Headquarters Decentralized

- Backing mechanism ETH-collateralized

- Reserve mix ETH

- Reserves & attestation On-chain [liquity.org ↗](https://liquity.org/)

- Custody Smart contracts

- Redemption Protocol redemption at $1 face value in ETH

No licences or registrations are on record for Liquity in StableRadar’s data.

Transparency Score (issuer)

Transparency Score

Weighted from public, sourced inputs · 88% of inputs available

Not legal advice; algorithmic assessment from public sources.

Our opinion based on public data as of 12 Nov 2026. Not a regulatory decision or a credit rating.

[Issuer profile → Liquity](https://stableradar.com/issuer/liquity)

### LUSD peg history
Max deviation from the peg, time spent outside ±50 / ±100 bps and derived events per window. 24h: CoinGecko 5-minute prices; 7d, 30d, 90d: hourly; 1y: daily. Cached at build time.

| Favourites | Coin | Peg | Trend | Max |dev| | Low | >±50 bps | >±100 bps | Events | Details |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **LUSD** | USD |  | +665.2 bps | 0.9943 | 16 d 21 h | 14 d | 45 |  |

Source: [CoinGecko ↗](https://www.coingecko.com/), [DefiLlama ↗](https://defillama.com/stablecoins) · market data cached 13 Nov 2026, 11:28 UTC. Aggregated prices can move on thin markets; a deviation here is not a confirmed depeg.

### FAQ about LUSD
#### What is Liquity USD (LUSD)?
LUSD is a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar. Issuer: Liquity. Backing (as described in our data): ETH-collateralized.

#### Who issues LUSD?
LUSD is issued by the Liquity protocol, a decentralised protocol; StableRadar’s data identify no legal issuing company. No licences or registrations are on record for Liquity in StableRadar’s data.

#### Is LUSD authorised under MiCA or another stablecoin regime?
No authorisation to issue LUSD was identified in the official registers StableRadar checked (NYDFS Greenlist, ESMA EMT register, JFSA, HKMA, CNAD, OCC; last checked 27 Oct 2026). This does not mean the coin or issuer is unlawful, unlicensed or unsafe.

#### Is LUSD safe?
StableRadar does not say whether a coin is safe and does not give investment advice. In our opinion, based on public data as of 12 Nov 2026, the issuer Liquity has a Transparency Score of 43/100. This is not a regulatory decision or a credit rating. The live peg deviation and the official register links are on this page.

#### How is LUSD backed?
Model: ETH-collateralized. Reserve mix: ETH. Attestation: On-chain.

### Related pages
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Live prices: 13 Nov 2026, 12:43 UTC · Issuer reference data reviewed: 26 Oct 2026 (later changes are dated on each row) · Sources: [Issuer disclosures (Liquity)](https://liquity.org/), [DefiLlama · LUSD](https://defillama.com/stablecoin/liquity-usd), [CoinGecko · LUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/liquity-usd), [DefiLlama · Ethereum stablecoins](https://defillama.com/stablecoins/Ethereum)

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