Emergency-veto multisig present
USDD (Decentralized USD)'s assessment for RD-F-040 — scored yellow on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
Emergency shutdown path exists in MakerDAO-fork Ethereum USDD code (ChainSecurity audit confirms security of emergency shutdown). However, no independent emergency-veto multisig with disclosed signers is documented. The controller of the emergency path is the same TDR entity as the main admin. Yellow because mechanism exists but is not independent.
Sources #
- AuditChainSecurity Smart Contract Audit — USDD on Ethereum and BSCChainSecurity — USDD on Ethereum and BSC: emergency shutdown covered in audit scoperetrieved 2026-05-17
Methodology #
Determine whether an emergency-veto or guardian multisig exists with power to cancel malicious proposals before execution.
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rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol usdd factor RD-F-040 score yellow collected_at 2026-05-17 11:34:18