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Anzen V2

Rejected
Max sleeve
Reviewed
2026-08-16 · v1
Next review
2026-11-16
Chains
Ethereum · sovereign, Base · hybrid, Arbitrum One · hybrid

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Anzen issues USDz against SPCT, a permissioned token representing a curated portfolio of U.S. private-credit asset-backed securities, and routes portfolio income to holders who stake USDz for sUSDz. USDz holders have no direct legal relationship with or claim on the disclosed collateral. The 2026-08-16 survey measured about $7.89M across Base, Ethereum, Manta, Arbitrum and Blast. The off-chain borrowers, servicers, legal vehicles, collections and discretionary eligibility process are more fundamental than size, so the version-1 off-chain-credit dossier controls.

The research file

Mechanism applicability

Anzen describes USDz as a stable token minted one-for-one against SPCT, a permissioned representation of tokenized private-credit assets. USDz itself does not accrue the portfolio yield; users stake it for sUSDz, whose value rises as rewards enter the staking contract. The underlying portfolio is therefore the economic source of principal support and yield rather than incidental marketing.

Credit, control and legal applicability

Anzen says a Credit Committee approves sponsors and eligibility criteria, while an independent verification agent tests submitted assets. Published criteria call for U.S. asset-backed securitizations, first- or second-lien security interests, surveillance, controlled collections and overcollateralization tests. Those policies do not disclose every current obligor, vehicle, lien, custodian, servicer balance, default, recovery or conflict. Anzen expressly states that USDz holders have no relationship with or claim on the collateral assets.

Current perimeter and exit

The DefiLlama API read on 2026-08-16 reported approximately $7.89M: $6.51M Base, $0.78M Ethereum, $0.49M Manta, $0.08M Arbitrum and $0.04M Blast. The adapter counts circulating USDz on each chain and an Ethereum SPCT supply rather than audited net asset value. Anzen documents direct mint and redemption only for approved, KYC/KYB-whitelisted institutions in permitted jurisdictions; other holders depend on external liquidity, while sUSDz must first be unstaked.

Why the class rule decides

A diversified pool does not remove borrower, sponsor, servicer, legal-enforcement, valuation, collection-timing and redemption-liquidity risk; it aggregates those risks behind USDz and sUSDz. The shared version-1 off-chain-credit dossier therefore controls regardless of current scale. Reopen only after position-level holdings, legal claims and seniority, counterparties, independently reconciled cash and custody, concentration, defaults and recoveries, and a proposed-size stressed redemption are decision-grade.

Sources

The claims above trace to these. Where a number could not be independently verified, the thesis says so.

Inherited controls

The verdict above grades the protocol layer. Every position also inherits the asset it holds and the chain it settles on. The least safe layer sets the position’s grade, and the position table names which one that is.

ChainVerdictGradeControl constraint
EthereumApproved sovereign No sequencer, no upgrade key, no operator who can be compelled — rule changes require social consensus.
BaseApproved · limits hybrid Coinbase — one regulated US company — operates the only sequencer, and admin keys can upgrade bridge contracts within ~7 days.
Arbitrum OneApproved · limits hybrid a single sequencer orders >99% of transactions and admin keys can upgrade bridge contracts on a ~7-day timelock.
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