U.S. fintech Zytara announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with Prime Trust to launch its Zytara Dollar (ZUSD) stablecoin. According to Zytara, ZUSD will be 100% collateralized with a corresponding USD held with Prime Trust, redeemable through Prime Trust at a 1:1 ratio and subject to examinations by an independent accounting firm with reports that are made publicly available on a regular basis.
All asset custody, funds processing, convertible virtual currency administration, trustee and fiduciary services are provided by Prime Trust, a Nevada chartered financial institution and licensed trust company. Digital assets are held in secure cold storage and USD funds are held in FDIC-insured bank accounts by Prime Trust. Zytara Capital is not a licensed financial institution and Zytara Capital does not manage nor take custody of client funds. Prime Trust neither endorses nor guarantees any of the information, recommendations, optional programs, products, or services advertised, offered by, or made available through the external website (“Products and Services”) and disclaims any liability for any failure of the Products and Services.