Token Description & Project Background

Tellor is a decentralized oracle service native to both Ethereum and Polygon. The protocol enables “isolated” smart contracts/dApps to connect to off-chain data. In November of 2021, the protocol transitioned to a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism.

TRB is the protocol’s native currency. It is an ERC-20 utility/governance token that also serves as a reward for data providers.Providers must stake a minimum of 100 TRB to supply data to the network.

Tellor was  founded in 2019 by Brenda Loya, Nicholas Fett, and Michael Zemrose. The founding team also created Daxia, an Ethereum-based derivatives platform.

Risks of TRB

Like an investment in other crypto assets, there are some general risks to investing in TRB. These include:  (i) volatility risk and liquidity risk, (ii) short history risk, (iii) demand risk, (iv) forking risk, (v) code defects, (vi) regulatory risk, (vii) electronic trading risk, and (viii) cyber security risk. For additional information of these and other general risks associated with crypto assets and Uphold’s platform, please refer to the Risks Specific to Holding Digital Assets statement.

In addition to these general risks, an investment in TRB is subject to the following specific risks:

• Tellor faces competition from a number of date oracle providers. Any potential success associated with TRB depends on Tellor’s rate of adoption. Additionally, the project relies on smart contracts which have historically been susceptible to hacks.

We emphasize that this Crypto Asset Statement is not an exhaustive description or summary of all risks associated with TRB. Investors should conduct their own research and perform their own assessment before trading any crypto asset to determine the appropriate level of risk for their personal circumstances.

The TRB community and Tellor founding team are not under any legal or regulatory obligation to disclose material information to the public regarding its activities. Holders of TRB have no recourse to the TRB community, Tellor founding team, or Uphold if TRB declines in value for any reason.

Changes to applicable law may adversely affect the use, transfer, exchange, or value of any of your crypto assets, and such changes may be sudden and without notice.

Uphold’s Evaluation Process

Prior to listing TRB on the Uphold Platform, Uphold performed due diligence on TRB and determined that TRB is unlikely to be a security or derivative under relevant securities legislation. Uphold’s analysis including reviewing publicly available information on the following: 

• The creation, governance, usage, and design of TRB, including ensuring the source code is open-source, audited and peer reviewed, security, and roadmap for growth in the developer community. 
• The supply, demand, maturity, utility, and liquidity of TRB.
• Any marketing materials put forward by the TRB social team including on, Twitter, Medium blog, LinkedIn posts, Discord and Telegram channels.
• Material technical risks associated with TRB, including any code defects, security breaches and other threats concerning TRB and its supporting blockchain (such as the susceptibility to hacking and impact of forking), or the practices and protocols that apply to them.
• Legal and regulatory risks associated with TRB, including any pending, potential, or prior civil, regulatory, criminal, or enforcement action relating to the issuance, distribution, or use of TRB. 

General

Uphold has prepared this Crypto Asset Statement based on publicly available information. Although Uphold has taken steps to obtain information from apparently reliable sources, information contained in this Crypto Asset Statement may be inaccurate, incomplete or out-of-date. This overview is a starting point for you to perform your own research prior to investing in a crypto asset.

Uphold users should read the Risks Specific To Holding Digital Assets statement for additional discussion of general risks associated with crypto assets made available through the Uphold platform.  

Canadian residents, please note that Uphold has filed an application for registration in certain Canadian jurisdictions but has not yet obtained registration. Until such time as Uphold obtains registration, Uphold has agreed to abide by the terms of an undertaking available at the following link. Please also review the Uphold Canada – Crypto Risk Statement for additional discussion of general risks associated with the crypto assets made available through Uphold Platform. Please be aware that statutory rights of action for damages or rescission in section 130.1 of the Securities Act (Ontario) and, if applicable, similar statutory rights under securities legislation in the other provinces and territories of Canada do not apply in respect of this Crypto Asset Statement or other disclosures on the Uphold website and Risks Specific To Holding Digital Assets statement. 

Last updated on June 21, 2023.