River Stablecoin is a dollar-denominated token tracked across 10 chains. No verified issuer disclosure is on file, so its collateral and legal structure score conservatively.
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Where to get SATUSD
Every venue that sells River Stablecoin, ranked by what a purchase actually costs once fees, spread and the withdrawal to your chain are counted.
Cheapest route: Transak — you receive about $981 of SATUSD from $1,000 (1.89% all-in, straight to your wallet).
| Venue | Type | Fee | Spread | Withdrawal | All-in cost | You receive | Verified | Go |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-ramp | 0.99% | 0.90% | direct to wallet | $19 1.89% | $981 | 2026-08-11 Fee accurate? | Buy on Transak | |
| On-ramp | 1.00% + $4 | 1.00% | direct to wallet | $24 2.40% | $976 | 2026-08-11 Fee accurate? | Buy on MoonPay | |
| On-ramp | 1.50% | 1.20% | direct to wallet | $27 2.70% | $973 | 2026-07-28 Fee accurate? | Buy on Banxa |
Estimates built from published fee schedules — the final price is shown at venue checkout. Partner links never change this ranking.
Put it to work
No yield on SATUSD currently clears our vetting bar ($100M+ TVL, 1yr+ track record). Rates below that bar exist — see the yield hub for the unvetted list and why we separate them.
Alternatives worth knowing
- Safer siblingPYUSD +48 safety score
+9.5pp yield versus SATUSD, and less depth on some chains.
- Earning siblingUSDE 44.7% APY built in
Safety score 74 vs 45 — the yield is compensation for that gap.
- Cheaper to moveSATUSD on Base cents per transfer
Ethereum transfers of the same token cost dollars. Bridging across costs time, and Base has thinner venue support.
Spend it
No card in our directory spends SATUSD directly. Swapping into USDC or USDT first is the usual route — factor the swap cost in.
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Safety score: 45/100 — Caution
- Collateral quality & transparency (30%)55
What actually backs the token and how often it is verified. Treasury-backed with daily or on-chain proof scores highest; unattested reserves score lowest.
- Peg stability (25%)40
Live deviation from $1.00 plus the worst historical depeg on record. A single deep depeg keeps weighing on the score.
- Liquidity depth (20%)28
Tracked on-chain pool liquidity in absolute dollars and as a share of circulating supply — how much can exit before the price moves.
- Issuer & legal structure (15%)48
Regulatory status of the issuer and whether holders have a direct redemption right or only a secondary market exit.
- Track record (10%)53
Years in production, minus documented incidents.
Issuer & structure
- Regulatory regime
- Issuer
- Undisclosed
- Jurisdiction
- Not documented
- Collateral
- crypto-backed
- Peg mechanism
- crypto-backed
- Attestation
- none
- Redemption
- market-only
- Issuer can freeze balances
- Unknown / not disclosed
- Attestor
- —
- Launched
- —
- Website
- —