# Project Agorá

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-13**: HTX Ventures publishes report — HTX Ventures releases 'Open Infrastructure, Closed Financial Rails: Open USD, Revenue Redistribution, and Participant Governance' via PRNewswire.
- **2026-06-30**: Open USD (OUSD) unveiled — Open USD and its Open Standard framework are announced, promising enterprise minting and redemption without fees or volume limits.
- **2026-04**: Visa stablecoin settlement pilot reaches $7B annualized run rate — Visa's stablecoin settlement pilot hit an annualized run rate of approximately $7 billion across nine blockchains, as cited in HTX Ventures' August report.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Open USD's Zero-Fee Minting Challenges Stablecoins as $7B Rails Grow
2026-08-13 09:27:01 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

The HTX Ventures report says Open USD (OUSD) could shift stablecoin economics from issuer-only reserve yields to participant revenue sharing. Its Open Standard framework, launched June 30, 2026, allows enterprises to mint and redeem OUSD with zero fees and no volume limits.
Full story: https://getcryptobrief.com/story/open-usd-revenue-redistribution-defi

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