Since Creditum requires overcollateralization — whereby the value of a user’s posted collateral to borrow cUSD exceeds the value of cUSD borrowed — each cUSD unit is backed by at least $1 USD in collateral. This allows the protocol to liquidate users’ collaterals in the event of market downturns, ensuring cUSD’s solvency, and thus, keeping cUSD pegged at $1 USD. In short, the value of the assets received by the protocol from users who mint cUSD is far greater than the value of its liabilities, and, as such, the protocol remains solvent at all times.