David Meslar

web3, fintech, & (playing) sports // @withAUSD | frmr @BlockdaemonHQ @underarmour, @drinkbodyarmor, @cocacola

[David Meslar @DMeslar2]

@withAUSD ready to take on the challenge as well? join us
https://t.co/YcAqUQBtzo

[David Meslar @DMeslar2]

We're building a team of All Stars. Tanya is going to be a huge addition to the @withAUSD team.

LFG.

[Nick van Eck @Nick_van_Eck]

We are thrilled to welcome Tanya Denisova to Agora!

Tanya spent the last 6 years at Robinhood, where she was COO of Robinhood Crypto. Over her tenure they scaled operations to a multi-billion dollar business unit.

Let's go! Full blog: https://t.co/fsvaeNqmJR

[Agora @withAUSD]

Money moves slowly and it costs too much. And most of the yield stays with the wrong people.

That's what we're building against.

Agora is a Founding Member of the @avax Payments Collective - a group of organizations building the infrastructure for how value actually moves next

[Nick van Eck @Nick_van_Eck]

Posting our Q1 recap just in time for everyone to ask about Q2. Here is Q1:
- $20B+ AUSD transfer volume (5x YoY)
- 10M+ transfers
- 35K+ holders, up 267%
- Cumulative volume up 700%

Velocity is the real signal. Busy few weeks ahead

Full breakdown:
https://t.co/V9ZdgV7FMB

[David Meslar @DMeslar2]

The streets are alive here. Full blocks shutting down to celebrate the World Cup and the energy has carried over into the events.

[Agora @withAUSD]

It's hard to pick a better week to be in CDMX.

World Cup fever + @Bitso's Stablecoin Conference.

LatAm builders are moving fast and the conversations proved it. AUSD is proud to be here and supporting the Bitso team. 🇲🇽⚽

[Agora @withAUSD]

Back in CDMX for the @Bitso Stablecoin Conf. LatAm is at the center of drawing the builders, operators, and infrastructure teams that are moving stablecoins forward

Building on $AUSD momentum in the region is real

Stay tuned for @werningfacundo's conversation with @StableDash

[TLN 🥍 @LacrosseNetwork]

Eliot Abramson, a high school lacrosse player for Mercer Island, tragically passed away recently.

Our deepest condolences go out to both the Abramson Family, and the entire Mercer Island community 🙏

[David Meslar @DMeslar2]

Check us out: https://t.co/YcAqUQBtzo

[Agora @withAUSD]

We're hiring. Engineering, product, BD, and more.
The work is hard. The standards are high. And that's the point.

[Agora @withAUSD]

If you're a payment provider, exchange, or neobank thinking about agentic payments, the infrastructure question just got answered.

AUSD is live on the @FireblocksHQ Agentic Payment Suite. Governed, auditable, purpose-built to move at machine speed.
https://t.co/NQ2W3klV8D

[Fox News @FoxNews]

BREAKING: President Trump announces that 9/11 hero Welles Crowther will posthumously receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Known as “The Man in the Red Bandana,” Crowther repeatedly ran back into the South Tower on 9/11 to help others escape, saving as many as 18 lives before losing his own.

Allison Crowther said her son’s legacy continues to endure nearly 25 years later: “Welles’ light still shines brightly.”

[Fireblocks @FireblocksHQ]

AUSD from @withAUSD is already live on the stack.

"For agentic commerce to scale, the money layer has to work across chains, issuers, and applications., AUSD was built to move that way, and agent-initiated payments are one of the clearest new pathways for stablecoin circulation at scale. Fireblocks is building the infrastructure that lets AUSD reach those flows without friction.”

Nick van Eck, CEO, Agora (@withAUSD)

[David Meslar @DMeslar2]

AUSD is already live on the stack. Purpose-built for exactly this kind of movement.

The @FireblocksHQ team is always so great to work with and buttoned up. It's such a great relationship with @withAUSD.

[Fireblocks @FireblocksHQ]

Humans used to initiate every payment. These days? Think again, AI agents are here.

Today we're launching the Fireblocks Agentic Payments Suite and joining the @x402Foundation.

Buckle up. It's going to be a wild (but secure) ride. Here's the full stack 🧵

[David Meslar @DMeslar2]

Dope! Can’t wait to see this in action.

[Joe Devoy @JosephDevoy]

Introducing Tempo: The world’s first AI Head of Growth.

AI can now scale a brand faster than any human, see how:

[David Meslar @DMeslar2]

@JasonYanowitz @MikeIppolito_ Yano - but which office has the better view?

[CoinDesk @CoinDesk]

"By being the issuer we’re able to get rid of pretty egregious fees.”

@Nick_van_Eck explains why @withAUSD filed for a national trust bank charter and why cutting out middlemen means avoiding the 3–10 bps costs.

[Nick van Eck @Nick_van_Eck]

Stablecoins are the next chapter for the global dollar. Invited to the @NYSE today to chat GENIUS and banking groups who are seeking to slow things down with @CoinDesk.

[Agora @withAUSD]

Agora has filed its application for Agora National Trust Bank with the OCC.

A federal charter means operating under a single, unified US regulatory framework and the ability to build a full suite of products without a ceiling set by someone else's infrastructure.

@Nick_van_Eck wrote about why we did it and what it unlocks.
https://t.co/DnzMv9RxYr

[Nick van Eck @Nick_van_Eck]

Today, @withAUSD filed its application for Agora National Trust Bank with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Securing this charter would enable Agora to operate in the United States under a unified federal framework and expand its product suite beyond stablecoin issuance.

In a few months, Agora will hit its two year anniversary of operating its stablecoin issuance business. Recently, however, we've been heads down to prepare for launching a suite of feature-rich products that go beyond simply issuance. More on that soon.

We've long believed that if you want to change the world you need to do the hard things and be the metal. That's why we started with our own stablecoin and it's why we're aiming to secure a bank charter. We recognize the importance of a direct relationship with regulators and management over the infrastructure. Without it, your ceiling is someone else's floor.

We're determined to own the entirety of the rails, because you either are the metal, or you lose.

[Agora @withAUSD]

Buenos Aires showed us what's possible when the right people are in the same room.

Proud to have co-hosted a dinner with B2C2 at Payments Day 2026. Great conversations with market leaders on stablecoins, payments, and what it's going to take for LatAm to break through.

The momentum here is real. 🇦🇷

[Agora @withAUSD]

We have resumed LayerZero OFT bridges across a select number of networks (Ethereum, Monad, Avalanche).

The DVN threshold has been set to 5/5. LayerZero Labs has been removed from active DVNs configurations.