News
Agora Receives Preliminary Conditional Approval from the OCC
Agora has received preliminary conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a federally chartered national trust bank. This is the most significant milestone in Agora’s history - regulatory infrastructure that matches the ambition of what we are building. Read more →
We celebrated the announcement at Fall Reserves, Agora’s first company event. Watch →
In the Market
Agora x Iris: Stablecoin Infrastructure for Telcos in Latin America
Enterprises don’t use Agora as a point solution, they build entire platforms on it. Iris is using Agora infrastructure for stablecoin issuance and wallet operations for telcos on its network, starting with VIVA in Bolivia and Mexico. Read more →
Bitwise PAPY: $20M in AUSD Flows and Growing
PAPY, Bitwise’s first onchain vault, surpassed $8M in AUSD flows in its first 24 hours onchain and has since grown beyond $20M. AUSD powers PAPY, live now on Morpho. TradFi assets on DeFi rails. Read more →
Engineering Blogs
Whitelabel Stablecoins
Launch a stablecoin under your own brand without becoming a crypto infrastructure business. Mint and redeem, manage wallets, and build it into your products with our APIs. Read more →
Embedded Wallets in the Agora Platform
Create a self-custodied wallet without ever leaving the Agora Platform. No external wallets, no extensions, no seed phrases. Built with Turnkey. Read more →
Role-Based Access Controls
Match every teammate’s access to their role. Invite a teammate, assign permissions, and keep a clear record of who can move funds, manage bank accounts, and invite users. Read more →
Coverage
Nick on Tokenized Pod: The OCC Approval and What It Means
Nick joined the Tokenized Pod to talk about Agora’s preliminary conditional OCC approval. “This is probably the most important milestone in the company today.” Watch →
WalletConnect State of Compliance and Regulation Report
The State of Compliance and Regulation 2026 report maps how stablecoin frameworks are converging globally and where the open questions still sit. Three things stood out including Tanya Denisova’s perspective on institutional trust. Read more →
Events
Singapore Week | October 5-9
Our local and US teammates are converging on Singapore to talk about what’s next onchain. Our CTO and Co-Founder, Drake Evans, will be leading the team at the Monad Open, TOKEN2049, and Stablecoin Summit. Be sure to keep an eye out for his keynotes and panel participation.
Avalanche Summit & Sibos | New York and Miami
The team represented Agora at Avalanche Summit in New York and attended one of the largest institutional financial services conferences of the year, Sibos.
Promotions
Kraken Offers Up to 6% APY on AUSD for Kraken+ Subscribers
Kraken+ subscribers can now earn up to 6% APY on AUSD for the first three months. No staking. No lockups. Read more →
Open Roles
Agora is growing. If you or someone you know is a fit, we want to hear from you.