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Timelock duration on upgrades

USDD (Decentralized USD)'s assessment for RD-F-032 — scored red on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

No timelock contract found on any chain. Data cache governance.timelock_address: null. The Aug-2024 unilateral BTC reserve removal with no queuing delay confirms effective absence of timelock on sensitive operations.

Sources #

  • Internal
    USDD data cache — no timelock.research/protocols/usdd/00-data-cache.json — governance.timelock_address: null, governance.timelock_delay_seconds: nullretrieved 2026-05-17
  • URL
    Justin Sun's USDD removes 12,000 BTC without DAO approvalProtos — BTC removal with no delay or queuing period documentedretrieved 2026-05-17

Methodology #

Read the timelock delay (in hours) between a queued upgrade proposal and its executable state.

See the full factor methodology and distribution across all protocols →

rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol usdd factor RD-F-032 score red collected_at 2026-05-17 11:34:18