Nick van Eck Agora: From VanEck's Son to an OCC Trust Bank for AUSD
Nick van Eck built Agora and AUSD. Career timeline, the Sep 2026 OCC trust bank approval, and what preliminary conditional means.
Stablecoins
Cantor Fitzgerald Tether: Blumenthal Demands Records (Oct 2026)
Sen. Blumenthal's Oct 8 letter presses Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Brandon Lutnick for Tether custody, stake and sanctions records. What the letter asks, Oct 23 deadline, and what changed since the Sept Iran report.
Solana Pay USDC: How to Accept Stablecoin Payments, Tested (2026)
Solana's Commerce Kit snippet asks customers for 0.025 USDC on a 25 USDC order. Here's the SDK that works, a 7-step merchant setup, and the validation traps.
Samsung Wallet USDC: US Launch on 82M Galaxy Devices (Oct 2026)
Samsung Wallet adds USDC transfers for eligible US Galaxy users in late October 2026. How it works: Bastion, Coinbase Prime, Solana, Sui, fees and limits.
ElizaOS EVM Plugin: How to Send USDC Safely (2026)
Ask the ElizaOS EVM plugin for 25 USDC and it signs a 25 ETH transfer. Here's the test, the docs gap, and a guarded SEND_USDC action with caps.
How to Send USDC with Solana Agent Kit (2026)
Solana Agent Kit sends USDC in one call, but 2.4% of cent amounts throw and PYUSD fails. Here's the tested setup and a guarded PAY_USDC action.
First Digital SPAC: FDUSD Issuer Signs $250M Nasdaq Deal (Oct 2026)
First Digital, the FDUSD issuer, signed a SPAC deal with Nasdaq-listed KOYN on Oct 6, 2026 at a $250M pre-money value. Terms, FDUSD's float and the risks.
How to Run a SpherePay Off-Ramp: USDC to PIX, ACH or SEPA (2026)
Turn USDC into BRL, USD, or EUR with SpherePay's Transfers API: profiles, PIX bank accounts, rate-locked quotes, the $7,500 BRL cap, and status tracking.
Sean Neville Catena Labs: From Inventing USDC to an AI Agent Trust Bank
Sean Neville, Circle co-founder and USDC architect, now runs Catena Labs. Career timeline, the Sep 2026 OCC trust bank approval, and its limits.
OKX Money Stablecoin App Launches for Emerging Markets (Oct 6, 2026)
OKX launched OKX Money on Oct 6, 2026: a stablecoin app that turns 50+ local currencies into USDG, USDC or USDT, with cards and up to 10% APY on USDG.
How to Set Up AP2 x402 Stablecoin Payments (2026)
Combine Google's AP2 mandates with the A2A x402 extension so agents pay each other in USDC within user-signed limits, with a worked budget example.
Eurøpe Consortium Launches to Scale the EURØP Euro Stablecoin (Oct 5, 2026)
Schuman Financial, eToro, SwissBorg, DFNS and seven more firms launched the Eurøpe Consortium on Oct 5, 2026 to grow EURØP, a MiCA euro stablecoin.
How to Send a Noah Stablecoin Payout (2026)
Turn USDC into local fiat with Noah's payout API: channels, JSON Schema forms, prepare pricing, Nonce idempotency, and webhook tracking, step by step.
How to Send Turnkey Agentic USDC Payments (2026)
Provision a Turnkey agent wallet, scope ALLOW policies to Base USDC, sponsor gas, and send ethSendTransaction payouts without inventing endpoints.
How to Send a BlindPay Stablecoin Payout (2026)
Operator guide to BlindPay stablecoin payouts: bank account, payout quote, managed-wallet or on-chain authorize paths (EVM approve, Stellar sign, Solana delegate), USDB on dev, and webhook reconciliation.
How to Process DFNS x402 Agent Payments (2026)
Wire DFNS payer and merchant wallets for gasless USDC x402: EIP-712 sign, receiveWithAuthorization settle, and policy caps before every authorization.