Circle USYC
Tokenized shares of Hashnote International Short Duration Yield Fund, a Cayman fund that earns roughly the overnight Fed funds rate through reverse repo on US government securities and T-bills. Issued by Circle International Bermuda since Circle bought Hashnote in January 2025. About 98% of supply is on BNB Chain.
Counterparties
Which offchain companies could fail, even if the asset is fine?
Money moves only by USDC, so Circle is a single point of failure.
Money moves only by USDC, so Circle is a single point of failure.
Independent, regulated custodian: The Bank of New York Mellon (Federal Reserve and NYDFS).
Independent, regulated fund administrator: NAV Fund Services (NAV Consulting, Inc.) (CIMA).
Audited by Cohen & Co International (Cayman), a PCAOB-registered firm.
- Transfer agent: NAV Fund Services (NAV Consulting, Inc.).
- Prime broker: Marex.
- Bank: Customers Bank.
Service providers
Who holds, values, audits and registers the assets, and whether they answer to a regulator.
| Role | Firm | Independent of issuer | Regulated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custodian | The Bank of New York Mellon | Yes | Yes, Federal Reserve and NYDFS |
| Fund administrator | NAV Fund Services (NAV Consulting, Inc.) | Yes | Yes, CIMA |
| Auditor | Cohen & Co International (Cayman) | Yes | PCAOB-registered |
| Transfer agent | NAV Fund Services (NAV Consulting, Inc.) | Yes | Yes, CIMA |
Settlement rails
How subscription and redemption money moves. One rail is a single point of failure.
Other parties holders depend on
- Prime broker: Marex
- Bank: Customers Bank