web3, fintech, & (playing) sports // @withAUSD | frmr @BlockdaemonHQ @underarmour, @drinkbodyarmor, @cocacola
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David Meslar retweeted
Banks or issuers: who wins the next five years?
Former CFTC Chairman @giancarloMKTS says both, but the banks still fighting tokenization will be the ones left behind.
Agora Quickfire 👇
David Meslar retweeted
A licensed mobile operator in Latin America now holds operating reserves in a dollar-backed stablecoin.
We've partnered with @withAUSD to launch USDi, a stablecoin built for telecom operators on our network. Agora, the regulated issuer of AUSD, is the sole issuer of USDi, which is backed by the same reserves as AUSD.
@vivabo is the first operator on USDi. It settles network activity in USDi and holds operating reserves in it alongside local currency.
For an operator that works with international vendors, USDi cuts the time and cost of converting between local currency and dollars over and over. Activity on our network settles around the clock, including outside banking hours. And reserves held partly in USDi are less exposed to swings in the local currency.
Telecom has experimented with blockchain for years. Many of those projects needed several carriers to agree on settlement before anything moved. We built Iris to be single-player. One operator can put its business activity onchain without waiting for the rest of the industry. VIVA is doing that with its own operating money today.
Our network runs as its own @avax Layer 1, built around the settlement and compliance requirements of the operators on it.
Agora issues the dollar. We run the rails. Operators keep the economics.
Bolivia is just the starting line. LatAm is the perfect market to prove what @withAUSD x @BuildOnIris can do for telecom and the opportunity goes well beyond one country, or one region.
Operators built the networks the digital economy runs on and now they need a payment that moves as fast as they do.
USDi, built with @buildoniris and issued by Agora, starts with @vivabo in Bolivia. Read more about why we're excited.
agora.finance/blog/iris-usdi…
David Meslar retweeted
Our first ever, Fall Reserves, was one for the books. Great people, great conversations, and a big milestone to celebrate with the people building this industry alongside us. OCC preliminary conditional approval for a trust bank charter and we're just getting started!
David Meslar retweeted
Up to 6% APY just landed for AUSD.
That rate is yours for the first 3 months with Kraken+.
Buy or convert to AUSD → turn on Auto Earn → you’re set.
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Available in select regions only.
game on
Receiving conditional approval from the OCC is a tremendous milestone in our journey.
Agora is the financial operating system for the next generation of global business: digital dollars with the operational simplicity of a bank account, faster and more capable.
Stablecoins, banking, wallets, software workflows, and the operator tools to run all of it, in one place, under one regulated entity. Enterprises shouldn’t have to assemble a collection of vendors who don’t talk to each other in order to incorporate stablecoins into their business.
We are thrilled to be coming home 🇺🇸, game on!
When this news comes across the wire, it just hits different. The amount of time and effort it took for @Nick_van_Eck and @drakeevans to make this possible... makes it that much sweeter. I'm proud to see @withAUSD deliver on this and can't wait to see what's next...
Agora has received preliminary conditional approval from the OCC to organize as a national trust bank. A defining early milestone on the path to a full charter for Agora and regulated stablecoin infrastructure. agora.finance/blog/occ-condi…
David Meslar retweeted
Confidentiality is what gets institutions comfortable onchain. AUSD is now part of that story as we are live today in @zama's confidential vault suite on @Morpho, curated by @flowdesk_co.
Confidential DeFi at scale, live today.
Zama is the fastest growing confidentiality protocol for onchain finance.
Today, Zama expands confidential access to 16 curated yield vaults across 5 institutional curators and 5 assets: USDC, USDT, AUSD, WBTC, and tGBP, all deployed on @Morpho.
The same trusted curators and strategies that institutional capital already uses, now with confidential entry.
Alongside the vaults, the Zama Confidential Swap Protocol goes live. Swap between confidential assets without exposing intent or size.
Curated by: Armitage by @wintermute_t, @Bitwise, @flowdesk_co, @RockawayX, @SteakhouseFi
Access: @Morpho, @utila_io, @yield_xyz, @zerion
Incentives: @pendle_fi, @merkl_xyz
With support from: @Tether (USDT), @BitGo (WBTC), @tokenGBP (tGBP), @withAUSD (AUSD)
Shield, send, deposit, earn, and swap, all confidentially at: app.zama.org
David Meslar retweeted
A quarter of a century has passed since September 11, 2001, when the peace of our Nation was shattered by terrorists.
Today, we remember the 2,977 precious lives taken from us, honor the heroes who answered the call, & keep their families in the heart of our Nation.
Above all, we must ensure the memory of 9/11 never fades, but is carried from one generation of Americans to the next.
We will never forget. 🇺🇸
For Welles.
25 years ago today Welles Crowther gave his life helping others on 9/11. This is the best story @espn has ever done. Share it with your kids and any others who may not have been alive on 9/11 and don’t know what true bravery in the face of evil is.
David Meslar retweeted
Match every teammate's access to their job on the Agora Platform with role-based access control.
Invite a teammate and assign their role. Keep a clear record of who can move funds, manage bank accounts, and invite users. Read for more information ⤵️
agora.finance/blog/role-base…
