USDD is a dollar-denominated token tracked across 3 chains. No verified issuer disclosure is on file, so its collateral and legal structure score conservatively.
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Where to get USDD
Every venue that sells USDD, 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 USDD 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
Best rate on USDD from a protocol we would defend: over $100M TVL and more than a year live. Currently justlend-v1 · Tron.
The tradeoff: smart-contract risk on top of issuer risk, and the rate can move any block.
All USDD yieldsAlternatives worth knowing
- Safer siblingPYUSD +24 safety score
+5.5pp yield versus USDD, and less depth on some chains.
- Earning siblingUSDE 44.7% APY built in
Safety score 74 vs 69 — the yield is compensation for that gap.
- Cheaper to moveUSDD on Tron cents per transfer
Ethereum transfers of the same token cost dollars. Bridging across costs time, and Tron has thinner venue support.
Spend it
No card in our directory spends USDD directly. Swapping into USDC or USDT first is the usual route — factor the swap cost in.
Compare every cardSupply history
Safety score: 69/100 — Adequate
- 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%)92
Live deviation from $1.00 plus the worst historical depeg on record. A single deep depeg keeps weighing on the score.
- Liquidity depth (20%)87
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
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