Audit-to-deploy gap
USDD (Decentralized USD)'s assessment for RD-F-006 — scored yellow on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
Native Ethereum USDD launched in September 2025 (The Block, Sep 2025). ChainSecurity 5th audit completed October 30, 2025 — approximately 60 days after deployment. The deployment preceded the covering audit by ~60 days. Yellow: code was live before the covering audit completed.
Sources #
- URLUSDD launches natively on Ethereum - The BlockThe Block - USDD launches natively on Ethereum September 2025retrieved 2026-05-17
- ChainSecurity 5th audit October 2025ChainSecurity 5th audit completed October 30 2025retrieved 2026-05-17
Methodology #
Measure the number of days between the audit report sign-off date and the mainnet deploy of the audited bytecode.
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rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol usdd factor RD-F-006 score yellow collected_at 2026-05-17 11:34:18