# ZARP Stablecoin

> South African rand at internet speed

ZARP Stablecoin provides a cryptocurrency pegged to the South African Rand, enabling users to transact with blockchain efficiency while maintaining ZAR price stability.

ZARP Stablecoin offers a fully collateralized cryptocurrency pegged 1:1 to the South African Rand, managed by Inves Capital with treasury reserves held by Old Mutual Wealth. Users can transact in ZAR-denominated value across multiple blockchain networks including Base, Ethereum, Polygon, and Solana while benefiting from 24/7 availability, low transaction fees, and programmable money features unavailable in traditional banking systems.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Payments
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2021-11-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/zarp_stablecoin

## Products

- [ZARP Stablecoin Issuance](https://thegrid.id/profiles/zarp_stablecoin): A stablecoin issuance platform providing fully collateralized ZAR-pegged tokens backed 1:1 by treasury reserves managed by Old Mutual Wealth, with monthly independent audit attestations and native deployment across EVM and non-EVM blockchains. (Stablecoin Issuer, Live, Main Product)

## Assets

- [ZARP Stablecoin (ZARP)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/zarp_stablecoin): ZARP is a ZAR-pegged stablecoin with treasury reserves managed by Old Mutual Wealth. It is used for payments, remittances, and as collateral in DeFi applications across multiple blockchains including Base, Ethereum, Polygon, and Solana. When users redeem ZARP for fiat currency, an equal amount of tokens is burned to maintain the 1:1 peg, ensuring every token is always redeemable for exactly one Rand. (Stablecoin)

## Links

- [Main](https://zarpstablecoin.com)
- [Documentation](https://docs.zarpstablecoin.com)
- [Terms of Service](https://www.zarpstablecoin.com/zarp_tos.pdf)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/ZARP_cash)
- [Discord](https://discord.gg/kNqe8qeHyQ)

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