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Nov 6, 2026

Monthly Newsletter - October 2026

October at Agora: Q3 2026 highlights, the Agora Sandbox is live, Tenka integrates AUSD, three new Platform features, Money Code season 2, and more.

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Agora Q3 2026 highlights: $92B+ lifetime transfer volume (+200% YoY), 38M+ lifetime transfers (+175% YoY), and unique AUSD holders +70% YoY

Agora Q3 2026 Highlights

In Q3, teams including Iris, Bitwise, and Wellington Management kept building with AUSD and Agora received preliminary conditional approval from the OCC to establish a national trust bank. Read more about what the quarter looked like. See the Q3 numbers →

Engineering Blog: Agora Sandbox: Build on Agora Before You Move a Dollar

The Agora Sandbox is Live

Build with Agora’s APIs and move money the way you will in production, just without the real money. Test your integration end-to-end so by the time you ship to production, you have already seen it work. Read the blog and request access →

Stablecoins-as-a-Service Ranked #1 in the CB Insights TradFi-DeFi Maturity Index

CB Insights and Money20/20 ranked stablecoins-as-a-service #1 of 75+ blockchain markets in their TradFi-DeFi Maturity Index. The most mature corners of blockchain are the ones giving institutions control and Agora is on the market map. See the market map →

In the Market

Announcement: Tenka and Agora lockup, tkUSD × AUSD

Tenka Integrates AUSD for Settlement and Liquidity Management

Tenka is partnering with Agora to integrate AUSD as a settlement asset for tkUSD and selected Deal Vaults. As Nick put it: “Onchain credit depends on infrastructure as much as underwriting. Agora gives them an institutional-grade settlement asset that moves with their capital at every stage.” See the announcement →

From Engineering

Engineering Blog: Embed AUSD Conversions Directly in Your App

Offer AUSD Conversions Directly in Your App

The Via API lets your customers convert between USDC, USDT, and AUSD without ever leaving your product. Request a quote, the customer’s wallet signs, and you check the status. Every conversion is non-custodial and it’s live on Ethereum and Monad. See how conversions work →

Faster Mints

Set up a route once in the Agora Platform, wire USD with the route’s memo, and AUSD arrives in your wallet within minutes of us receiving it. Whitelabel tokens work the same way. See how minting works →

Manage Your Mint and Rewards Addresses

The Agora Platform allows you to manage every blockchain address your organization registers with Agora, whether it mints and redeems AUSD, earns rewards, or both. Manage your addresses →

Coverage

Stablecon presents Money Code, hosted by Nick van Eck, CEO and Co-founder of Agora, and Rob Hadick, General Partner at Dragonfly

Money Code Season 2 Is Live

Nick van Eck and Rob Hadick of Dragonfly open the season with Mike Cagney of Figure, on onchain lending and how AI is changing what it takes to build a financial business. Watch episode 1 →

Nick on Bits + Bips with Austin Campbell

Nick joined Austin Campbell on Bits + Bips to talk stablecoins, infrastructure, and what comes next. Listen →

Stablecoins Enter the Distribution Era: Takeaways from Allium’s Q3 2026 Report

Total stablecoin supply grew 0.4% through September and stablecoin payments grew 45%. One pair of numbers that says everything about where the market is heading. Read more →

Events

Singapore Week 2026: Monad OPEN on October 6, TOKEN2049 Singapore on October 7 to 8, and Stablecoin Summit 26 on October 8

What Singapore Week Told Us About the Next Phase of Stablecoins

Institutions came to Singapore Week 2026 with real timelines for integration and understanding what comes after the pilot. Here is what the Agora team learned and why stablecoins are becoming working capital. Read what we learned →

Meet our team at Digital Assets Week in London: Digital Money Association Conference on November 9, Digital Asset Summit 2026 London on November 10 to 11, and Stable Summit on November 13

On the Horizon

The team is on the road this month for Digital Asset Week in London (Digital Money Association Conference, DAS London, and Stable Summit), then Digital Assets Forum in New York on November 13, and Solana Breakpoint in London, November 15-17.

Open Roles

We’re hiring! Open roles at Agora: Manager, Strategic Finance, Founding Data Lead, Senior Product Manager, Senior Security Engineer, and VP of Operations

Agora is growing. If you or someone you know is a fit, we want to hear from you.

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