Resolv Labs (RESOLV)

Resolv Labs is a synthetic dollar with its own stablecoin - $USR, which is backed by Ethereum neutral delta-hedging trading strategy, similar to the strategy backing Ethena’s $USDe. It aims to offer users a stablecoin and crypto native yield that are completely independent from the real-world .

The main idea of delta hedging is to neutralize the directional exposure of a specific asset. Hence, when Resolv Labs purchases Ethereum on a specific size, it puts a perpetual short position on the same amount. Since the delta changes as the price moves, Resolv will be continuously adjusting its hedge by purchasing or selling more Ethereum. What’s more, by utilizing spot $ETH as collateral, the platform is able to stake the underlying asset and earn a staking yield on top of the delta hedging strategy. 

Resolv Labs has two core pools, each serving its own purpose:

• Collateral pool

The main pool of the Resolv Labs stablecoin protocol ensures backing of its $USR stablecoin in a 1:1 ratio while offering a crypto-native yield for Resolv $USR stakers. It comprises of three main assets: 

• Stablecoins: The assets backing the $USR stablecoin in 1:1 ratio;
• USD-neutral assets: USCC tokens;
• ETH inventory: The assets delegated by users via $USR staking to use as collateral in delta-hedging trading strategy and yield generation.
• Resolv Liquidity Pool

Acts as a reserve liquidity pool for Resolv Labs designed to absorb risks related to the delta-hedging strategies, such as CEX/DEX exposure or funding rates volatility. Users can stake their stablecoins to mint a yield-bearing token $RSV with a higher yield if compared to classic $USR stablecoin staking. 

The increased yield comes from perpetual futures funding rates, staking rewards, and additional bonus yield from the Resolv crypto protocol itself as $RSV stakes put themselves at higher risk.

The unique architecture of the Resolv stablecoin, $USR, and its crypto native yield has garnered significant attention from the crypto community, allowing the protocol to reach $600M+ in TVL over the past few months. Such an impressive surge in TVL has led its stablecoin $USR to reach $520M+ market capitalization, as of March 14, 2025.

🪙 $RESOLV token: According to the documentation, Resolv Labs is going to have a governance token $RESOLV, which will be used mainly for granting its community voting power, conducting multiple incentivizing campaigns, and paying for bug bounty programs and other community-sourced protocol support.

For a certain period, the platform has been running an active points farming campaign, hinting at a potential $RESOLV airdrop soon. Moreover, an upcoming Resolv Labs token sale has recently appeared on Legion Launchpad, indicating the token’s imminent release and ICO.

Taking into account the rising attention towards Resolv Labs, our team conducted an in-depth review of the project. Here are some pros and cons we found:

✅ Resolv Labs pros:

• Good concept and design of the product, aligning with current stablecoin trend;
• Over $600M in TVL was reached within a few months of operations;
• Audits from multiple low-tier security companies;
• A strong network of partners and DeFi apps actively collaborating with the project;
• One of the co-founders has working experience in Revolut.

❌ Resolv Labs cons: 

• No info backers;
• No tokenomics yet;
• No roadmap;
• Average Growth Marketing, PR, SMM, and Marketing Infrastructure scores;
• Below the average Influencer Marketing, and SEO scores;
• While having multiple audits, all of them weren’t conducted by top-tier security companies (CertiK, SlowMist, etc.);
• Although the project has undergone multiple audits, none were conducted by top-tier security firms like CertiK or SlowMist;
• Most of the founding team are from the terrorist state - Russia.