Key Takeaways
- Agora closed a $50 million Series A round led by Paradigm, with additional backing from Dragonfly, bringing total funding to $62 million.
- The raise supports the expansion of Agora’s programmable stablecoin AUSD and the official launch of its white-label stablecoin issuance platform.
- Agora’s infrastructure, now live across 13 blockchains, enables enterprises to create branded stablecoins in days, with deep onchain liquidity, institutional-grade custody, and compliance support out-of-the-box.
- Partners such as Nonco, Flowdesk, VanEck, Conduit, and Plume Network already rely on Agora’s solutions for stablecoin operations and liquidity management.
- The move comes as stablecoin adoption accelerates globally and U.S. legislation (like the GENIUS Act) advances, with dollar-pegged stablecoins now representing $250 billion in circulation.
This Crypto Deep Dives article discusses Agora’s $50 million Series A funding round, led by Paradigm and joined by Dragonfly, and the launch of its turnkey white-label stablecoin platform. Agora’s goal is to make stablecoin creation, management, and integration frictionless for enterprises, fintechs, and institutions, positioning itself at the heart of programmable digital finance as stablecoins become a core layer in the global financial system.
Agora’s Mission: Transforming How Money Moves with Stablecoin Infrastructure
Agora is on a mission to revolutionize the movement of money. As stablecoins shift from niche crypto products to essential building blocks for the future of finance, Agora aims to build the connective tissue that allows any business, fintech, or institution to issue, manage, and integrate programmable dollars seamlessly.
The centerpiece of this vision is AUSD, Agora’s fully reserved U.S. dollar stablecoin, which now operates across 13 blockchains, including Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Avalanche, and Arbitrum. Backed 1:1 by cash and short-term U.S. Treasurys, with assets held at State Street and VanEck, AUSD combines the trust of TradFi with the programmability and speed of DeFi.
White-Labeled Stablecoins: Instant, Compliant, and Customizable
With the Series A funding and new partnership with Paradigm, Agora is rolling out a white-labeled stablecoin solution—a turnkey platform that lets enterprises instantly launch branded stablecoins. The product removes the usual headaches around infrastructure, compliance, banking relationships, and liquidity management. Agora delivers institutional-grade custody, deep onchain liquidity, compliance architecture, a user-friendly dashboard, and integrations with major CEXs, DEXs, and fiat on/off ramps. Minting with USDC/T is zero-fee, and partners even share in reserve yields.
According to co-founder Nick van Eck, the service is designed to help companies bypass technical and regulatory roadblocks that have slowed mainstream stablecoin adoption: “By building a shared liquidity and compliance infrastructure from the start, we allow branded stablecoins to launch in days, not months, with immediate access to on-chain liquidity, major exchanges, and compliant off-ramps through AUSD.”
Rapid Traction and Growing Ecosystem
Agora’s full-stack stablecoin platform is already powering operations for a growing list of customers—including Nonco, Flowdesk, VanEck, Conduit, and Plume Network—and boasts over 50,000 monthly active addresses, deep onchain liquidity, and tens of billions in cumulative volume.
AUSD itself has reached a $130 million market cap and is expanding quickly, supported by Agora’s robust reserve and compliance practices. While not yet available to U.S. customers, the company is preparing for U.S. licensure as new legislation comes online.
Why Now? The Stablecoin Moment
Stablecoins are going mainstream. U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins have surged to $250 billion in circulation and are expected to hit the trillions as the regulatory picture clarifies. This momentum is attracting heavyweights like Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, and PayPal, who are exploring blockchain-based settlement and payments, further validating the sector’s importance.
Agora’s platform addresses the key pain points (compliance, liquidity, speed to market) that have kept many fintechs and enterprises on the sidelines. With Paradigm and Dragonfly’s support, it is building the infrastructure layer that abstracts away complexity and allows any organization to create and scale their own digital dollars, whether AUSD or their own branded variant.
Looking Ahead: Powering the Future of Digital Finance
With its new capital and marquee backers, Agora is poised to play a foundational role as stablecoins move to the center of global finance and capital markets. Its plug-and-play white-label platform offers a bridge between the old and new financial worlds, letting businesses build innovative products and grow revenue streams using programmable money.
As the race for stablecoin dominance heats up, Agora’s full-stack approach, strong compliance framework, and expanding ecosystem put it at the forefront of the digital finance revolution.
Owen
