Falcon claims the stablecoin is backed by over $540 million in assets but is yet to offer full disclosure.
Crypto investors and on-chain data suggest that the situation led to a growing sense of unease, even as the Falcon Finance team attempted to calm the storm. According to CoinMarketCap, USDf briefly fell to $0.9783.
Although the drop wasn’t severe compared to other stablecoin incidents, it was enough to spark debate within the DeFi community. Many users began to question whether the stablecoin’s backing was as solid as Falcon Finance claimed. Meanwhile, others questioned if the platform had enough on-chain liquidity to support redemptions in a stressful market.
Unlike traditional stablecoins like USDC or USDT, which are backed by actual U.S. dollars in bank accounts, Falcon USD is overcollateralized using crypto assets. This setup means its value depends heavily on the health of its collateral and how liquid those assets are on the blockchain.
Data from blockchain analytics platform Parsec shows that USDf’s available liquidity currently stands at just $5.51 million. That’s a heavy drop, and it’s one of the key triggers behind the current concern. Some researchers say this decline is adding fuel to the fire, as lower liquidity makes it harder for traders to exit positions without causing further slippage.
Adding to the drama, Andrei Grachev, who is both the managing partner at DWF Labs and a key backer of Falcon Finance, released a long post on X to defend the project. He claimed that over 89% of the collateral backing USDf consists of stablecoins and Bitcoin. According to Grachev, only 11% are in altcoins. Grachev also noted that the protocol currently maintains a 116% overcollateralization ratio and that all minting activity is either backed by stable assets or market-neutral strategies.
Despite these claims, Falcon’s community isn’t convinced. Although the platform has slightly regained its peg of July 10, trading around $0.9979, some users remain unsettled.
Some users called for a public breakdown of the USDf reserves. Falcon claims the stablecoin is backed by over $540 million in assets but is yet to offer full disclosure. Some have argued that these numbers don’t hold much weight without transparency.
As expected, the situation led to several speculations. One independent developer even went as far as calling USDf “a scam.” The developer claimed that Falcon Finance holds large amounts of bad debt and illiquid tokens like MOVE. Recall that Coinbase suspended the MOVE coin earlier this year.
In addition to that, a recent risk report from DeFi research group LlamaRisk raised some serious red flags. The report stated that the Falcon team has complete control over reserve assets and that, in some cases, USDf was minted using collateral that didn’t even match the required market value. Concerns were also raised about missing insurance fund details and limited access to up-to-date asset breakdowns.
All of this puts Falcon USD under intense scrutiny. Although the peg has slightly recovered, confidence in the project remains shaky. Falcon risks losing investors to competing stablecoins like DAI and USDC with more transparency and deeper liquidity.
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VVVTrust, but verify. ✅ We work with ht.digital to provide independent Proof of Reserves ✅ Daily reserve attestations, currently 116.98% overcollateralized ✅ Overcollateralization Ratio (OCR) applies to non-stablecoin mints, calibrated per asset based on risk Show more
If @FalconStable really wanted to be transparent here and restore the $USDf peg asap, they would have published a detailed breakdown of all the collateral types in the "Others" category .... ⚠️Showing a protocol backing ratio without the actual collateral types is misleading and Show more
Trust, but verify. ✅ We work with ht.digital to provide independent Proof of Reserves ✅ Daily reserve attestations, currently 116.98% overcollateralized ✅ Overcollateralization Ratio (OCR) applies to non-stablecoin mints, calibrated per asset based on risk
🤡 The "transparency" is laughable. $610M of the $635M backing is categorized as just "Stablecoins" (15%) and "Others" (85%). No mention of liquidity, volatility, or what happens if they need to liquidate. Even the auditor admits they can't verify ownership.
