Overview
USD.AI is an onchain lending protocol (developed by Permian Labs) that provides non-recourse, asset-backed financing secured by verified GPU infrastructure for AI operators. Loans are settled on-chain against tokenized compute collateral rather than corporate balance sheets.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Crucible Capital $26.8M B300 GPU loan (company-stated, Apr 2026)
HQ / positioning
$128.9M GPU financing facility (company PR)
$100M Bullish stablecoin debt facility (company PR)
Data & sources
Web sources
4
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Safety record
No incidents on record for USD.AI.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdSep 28, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (4)
- https://usd.ai/insights/crucible-capital-26m-gpu-backed-loan · 2026-04-06
- https://cruciblecapital.substack.com/p/crucible-capital-finances-compute · 2026-04-06
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/usdai-announces-128-9m-gpu-financing-facility-its-largest-to-date-302888224.html
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/usdai-secures-100m-stablecoin-debt-facility-from-bullish-for-gpu-financing-302862370.html
Common questions
What is USD.AI?
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-29
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for USD.AI.Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/usd-ai.md
- RSS feed: /companies/usd-ai/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/bd1a747d-1df2-4427-9d37-dedc7176fab9
- Revision history: /companies/usd-ai/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place USD.AI against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 29, 2026