News
Matthew Yehle Joins as SVP of Revenue
Agora continues to build out its leadership team as Matthew Yehle joins as Senior Vice President of Revenue. Read more →
In the Market
Wellington Management and Midas Bring Products Onchain Through AUSD
Wellington Management, one of the world’s largest asset managers, is bringing institutional products onchain through Midas, powered by AUSD. It’s a signal of where institutional finance is headed as real asset managers are building real products on stablecoin rails, not just experimenting on the sidelines. Read more →
Phase 1 Website Refresh Now Live
A new homepage, AUSD, Stablecoin APIs, and Company pages are all live, timed ahead of the RWA Summit. Cleaner site, same infrastructure underneath. agora.finance
From Engineering
Rewards on the Agora Platform
Self-serve rewards are live on the Agora Platform. Partners can see their rate, their tier, every payout made to date, and the address it landed on, all in one place. Set your own payout destination. Rewards accrue daily on the AUSD you hold, no lockups and no minimums.
Unified Transactions Intelligence
Unified Transactions Intelligence is live on the Agora Platform. Every mint and redeem now shows up in a single searchable view. Click into any transaction to see each leg, the rails it moved on, and the source and destination. The same data is available through the Agora API.
Coverage
Crypto in America: Nick on Where Stablecoins Go From Here
Nick breaks down the GENIUS Act, why the international opportunity dwarfs the US market, and what the next phase of stablecoin adoption actually looks like. Watch →
GSR, The Desk Podcast
The inaugural episode of The Desk features Nick on the next 20 years of stablecoins and what it takes to push the market from $300B to $1T. Watch →
Stablecoins are attacking the slowest, most expensive layer of global payments.
Agora contributed to DFNS’s new Stablecoin FX report, digging into where cross-border payments break down today and how stablecoins fix it.
Events
RWA Summit | Brooklyn, September 1-2
Agora joined the Real World Asset Summit in Brooklyn as a Pioneer sponsor, taking part in mainstage panels and sitting down with partners and prospects over two days. Nick spoke on “The Bank of the Future” alongside speakers from SoFi, Citizens Bank, and Fiserv, while Tanya moderated “Retrofitting for Stablecoins: Readying the Institutional Plumbing for Programmable Money” with panelists from Rain, Sky Frontier Foundation, Dakota, and Paxos. The event stood out for the quality of its attendees, keeping conversations focused and substantive.
KUB Global | Bangkok
The team represented Agora at KUB Global in Bangkok.
Indodax x Agora | Indonesia
The team hosted a bowling event with Indodax in Indonesia.
On the Horizon
Avalanche Summit New York (September 16-17), Sibos Miami (September 28), TOKEN2049 Singapore (October 7-8), and Blockchain at Berkeley (October 11).
Open Roles
Agora is growing. If you or someone you know is a fit, we want to hear from you.