Agora
On-chain AUM$234.62m
Platform totals
Live assets1
Chains7
DeFi TVL$135.09m
DeFi TVL / AUM57.58%
Confirmed attestations1 / 1
Primary accessPermissionless (1)
Totals for filtered assets
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$234.62m
$234.62m
$135.09m
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| Name | Asset Group | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiat Currencies | $1 | $234.62m | $234.62m | $135.09m | 57.58% | Agora | Fiat Stablecoins | USD Stable | Permissionless | Asset | RWA | Agora | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
About Agora
Agora issues a fiat-backed stablecoin maintained at parity with its reference currency through reserve backing and redemption mechanisms. It enables fast, low-cost settlement of stablecoin transactions.
Profile
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- New York, USA
- Primary chain
- Ethereum
- Parent platform
- Agora
- Issuer
- Agora
Economics & revenue
Float incomeYes
Revenue confidenceIssuer-Disclosed
Fees last verified2026-07-09
Attestations & milestones
- 2026-04OCC application filed for Agora National Trust Bank
- 2025-11LayerZero OFT standard adopted starting with Monad
- 2025-0750 million Series A led by Paradigm
- 2024-10AUSD launched as Injective first native stablecoin
- 2024-0412 million seed led by Dragonfly
Revenue methodology & documents
Mint and redeem fees sit in a schedule behind the platform login and are not public. Agora retains reserve yield at issuer level and shares economics with distribution partners, plus an opt in AUSD loyalty rewards program at a rate Agora may change. Grant Thornton performs monthly attestations since January 2026.
Issuer registry, regulation & leadership
Founders and leadership
Nick van Eck — Co-Founder, CEO Drake Evans — Co-Founder, CTO Joe McGrady — Co-Founder, COO
Regulatory status
AUSD is issued by Agora Bermuda Limited, a Bermuda segregated accounts company licensed by the Bermuda Monetary Authority with a Class F full licence under the Digital Asset Business Act. The US is a prohibited state in the Terms with no US money transmitter licensing claimed. In April 2026 Agora applied to the OCC for a national trust bank charter to enter the US market under the GENIUS Act framework.
Entity structure
Agora Bermuda Limited is the BMA licensed issuer with AUSD reserves in a statutorily ring fenced segregated account managed by VanEck with State Street custody and administration. Agora Blue Limited, a BVI company, operates the platform, and a New York operating company sits above the offshore entities.