Side-by-side institutional comparison — canonical compliance grade, methodology verdict, and IC-memo-ready exports per asset.
| Metric | USDC USD Coin | PYUSD PayPal USD | U United Stables Proxy score | A7A5 A7A5 Proxy score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $76.40B | $3.59B | $1.03B | $492.0M |
| Peg Status | STABLE | STABLE | STABLE | UNKNOWN |
| Peg Deviation | 0.028% | 0.000% | 0.024% | — |
| Issuer | Circle | Paxos / PayPal | Unknown | Unknown |
| Issuer Type | Centralized | Centralized | — | — |
| Jurisdiction | US regulated | US regulated | Unknown | Unknown |
| Reserve Transparency | Audited Reports | Audited Reports | None/Opaque | None/Opaque |
| Redemption Rights | 1:1 par · ≤2 Business Days | 1:1 par · ≤2 Business Days | — | — |
| Governance | Issuer Controlled | Issuer Controlled | — | — |
| Compliance Score | A92/100 | A+95/100 | D25/100 | F5/100 |
| Yield Eligibility | Eligible | Eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible |
| Last Updated | Today | Today | Today | Today |
| Decision Summary | ApprovedMethodology classification — not investment advice.Confidence:high | ApprovedMethodology classification — not investment advice.Confidence:high | AvoidMethodology classification — not investment advice.Confidence:low | AvoidMethodology classification — not investment advice.Confidence:low |
Verdicts are StableLens methodology classifications — Approved / Watch / Avoid / Insufficient — not investment advice. Compliance score is the canonical 6-dimension regulatory rubric (when a profile exists) or capped fallback (when not). See methodology.