Resolv’s ETH-Backed Stablecoin and Delta-Neutral Risk Structure
Summary
The document explains Resolv Protocol’s design for USR, a dollar-pegged stablecoin backed by ETH, and RLP, a pool intended to absorb protocol risks. It describes the core hedge: holding ETH collateral while using short perpetual futures to offset ETH price exposure. Users can mint and redeem USR with ETH-based collateral, while stUSR represents a staking route for protocol-generated profits. RLP holders take on a designated risk-bearing role and may receive a risk premium.
The text also describes profit distributions from staking and futures activity, which it says occur every 24 hours, and argues that arbitrage around minting and redemption can help correct deviations from the peg. These are design claims, not evidence of live performance. It provides no data on hedge slippage, funding-rate variation, counterparty or custody exposure, collateral buffers, liquidation risk, or peg behavior under stress. Those omissions limit assessment of the strategy’s resilience and realized returns.
Key ideas
- USR uses ETH collateral and short perpetual futures to target dollar stability with neutral ETH exposure.
- RLP is presented as a risk-absorbing pool whose holders may receive a risk premium.
- The protocol offers minting and redemption against ETH-based collateral.
- The document describes profit allocations to stUSR and RLP holders, including daily distributions.
- No performance data or stress analysis is provided to validate the stated stability claims.
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