Minted Protocol (MintedAssociates Corp) is building mUSD, a Canton-native institutional stable settlement token. Non-yield-bearing, designed for GENIUS Act alignment, backed 1:1 by HQLA-equivalent reserves (cash + tokenized short-term U.S. Treasuries). Optional smUSD yield vaults target 9-12% APY (smUSD only - mUSD itself is non-yield-bearing). Built on Canton Network with Five North validator infrastructure. First-check seed investor: X Ventures (independent Web3 fund, NOT affiliated with Elon