Backing. USDM1 is a USD-denominated secured sovereign bond, backed 1:1 by short-term U.S. Treasury instruments . Each unit represents secured sovereign debt — the token itself is the bond .
Legal framework. USDM1 is structured under New York law as a fully collateralized Brady bond with daily value accrual . Cleary Gottlieb served as issuer's counsel . Anchorage Digital's blog notes that the bond carries a perfected first-priority security interest and a sovereign immunity waiver, though the detailed legal text is in the offering memorandum not publicly scraped here .
Interest rate. The interest rate is benchmarked to the 1-month U.S. Treasury rate (H.15) minus a spread of 200 basis points .
Multi-chain availability. USDM1 is available to institutions on Stellar, Ethereum, and Solana blockchains .
December 2025. The Republic of the Marshall Islands launched USDM1 on the Stellar blockchain and completed the world's first on-chain Universal Basic Income (UBI) disbursement — the ENRA program — delivering instant digital transfers to over 33,000 residents across remote island communities . The Stellar Development Foundation served as the endorsing infrastructure partner . The bond's yield funds this 20-year nationwide UBI program .
November 2025. UBI disbursements began flowing via USDM1 .
On June 22, 2026, the Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Finance announced a collaboration with Bank of Guam (an FDIC-insured institution) to accept USDM1 deposits and withdrawals via the Lomalo digital wallet, enabling citizens to convert USDM1 into U.S. dollars at participating Bank of Guam branches .
Anchorage Digital (home to America's first federally regulated digital asset bank) serves as a key infrastructure partner for USDM1, providing custody, settlement, and collateral management services that make USDM1 available to institutions . Anchorage Digital's role spans three layers:
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| Feature | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Custodian | BitGo Bank & Trust (OCC-regulated) | |
| Settlement | Go Network OES, T+0 across Stellar, Ethereum, Solana | |
| Backing | 1:1 short-term U.S. Treasuries | |
| Legal structure | New York law, Brady bond, daily accrual | |
| Legal counsel | Cleary Gottlieb | |
| Interest rate | 1-month UST (H.15) minus 200 bps | |
| Initial launch | December 2025 on Stellar | |
| UBI program | On-chain ENRA disbursements to 33,000+ citizens | |
| Bank of Guam | Deposits/withdrawals via Lomalo wallet (June 2026) | |
| Anchorage Digital | Custody, settlement, collateral management | |
| BitGo in Fortune 500 | Unverified (search budget exhausted) | N/A |