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BlockTower South AfricaBlockTower South Africa
ZAR Universal (ZARU) is a rand stablecoin issued by BlockTower South Africa, an FSCA-authorised financial services and crypto-asset services provider. It launched in February 2026 with Luno, Sanlam, EasyEquities and Lesaka as founding partners; approved institutions mint and redeem it through BlockTower's issuance platform. Reserves are banked at Standard Bank, managed by Sanlam Specialised Asset Management and attested monthly by Moore Johannesburg.
Backing
1:1 rand-denominated high-quality liquid assets (cash, bank deposits, SA government bonds) in segregated accounts
Regulator
FSCA — BlockTower South Africa (Pty) Ltd, FSP 55172
Supply is minted minus burned per network, valued at that day's official FX rate. Transfer volume excludes mints and burns. DEX volume counts swaps in tracked pools; TVL counts both sides of each pool. Peg compares the volume-weighted DEX price with the official rate. Holders are addresses with a balance; dust is a balance under $1. Retention counts addresses active again in later months.