Pause activations (trailing 12 months)
Usual (USD0 / bUSD0 / USUAL)'s assessment for RD-F-086 — scored yellow on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
One pause activation confirmed in trailing 12 months: the Sky Vault affected-vault pause triggered automatically in response to the May 27, 2025 exploit. This was a security-triggered pause, not an ops failure. Previously scored green (0 pauses in trailing 12 months). Rescored yellow: 1 pause in trailing 12 months; was a legitimate security containment action; pause was brief (router redeployed before June 3, 2025, approximately 1 week after exploit).
Sources #
- URLUsual Blog — Sky Vault Arbitrage RecapUsual blog: 'affected vault was paused automatically'; router redeployment ETA before June 3 — pause was briefretrieved 2026-05-17
- Binance Square — Usual Protocol pauses contract after USD0 exploitBinance Square reporting — protocol paused smart contracts following BlockSec detectionretrieved 2026-05-17
Methodology #
Count the number of deliberate pause activations with documented reason in the trailing 12 months.
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