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Mani Mugabo retweeted
We’re heading to @FireblocksHQ SPARK, and this year the conversation is all about stablecoins.
@BTC_Jeff, @anyamarkitanov2, and Ronnie Jaworek will be there representing OpenTrade and everything stablecoin yield.
If your platform or business hasn’t yet unlocked institutional-grade yield on its user and treasury balances, let’s connect.
Mani Mugabo retweeted
@HSBC launches a stablecoin to 3.3M users, @OpenTrade appoints former Swift CEO Lázaro Campos as Chairman, and Visa explores stablecoin remittances in the Philippines.
Here are the most important developments in Digital Assets, Stablecoins, and RWAs 👇
1. HSBC launches RedCoin, a Hong Kong dollar stablecoin, to 3.3M PayMe users
@HSBC’s first stablecoin is rolling out to more than 3.3 million PayMe users, who can send it instantly and pay over 100,000 merchants. HSBC plans to let customers use it for tokenized investments, including its Hong Kong dollar money market fund. A bank stablecoin launched with a ready-made distribution network.
2. BlackRock and SBI explore linking tokenized money market funds to a yen stablecoin
SBI Holdings and Startale signed an MOU with @BlackRock to explore connecting tokenized money market funds with JPYSC, a yen stablecoin. No live product exists yet. Tokenized funds and stablecoins keep converging, well beyond the dollar.
3. OpenTrade appoints former Swift CEO Lázaro Campos as Chairman
Lázaro Campos, former CEO of SWIFT, has joined OpenTrade as Chairman. OpenTrade has processed more than $1B in transaction volume over the past 12 months and now has $300M in TVL. The former head of the network banks use to move money now chairs a stablecoin yield company.
4. Visa explores stablecoin remittances in the Philippines, where 38% trust them
@Visa is exploring stablecoin money transfers in the Philippines, where remittances were equal to 7.3% of GDP in 2025. Its survey found 58% of Filipinos had never heard of stablecoins, but 40% want to learn more. Awareness is the gap to close.
5. Canada opens a 60-day consultation on stablecoin rules
Canada’s draft rules would require non-bank issuers to hold 1:1 reserves, redeem within three business days, and stop paying interest to holders. Comments close December 23, with rules targeted for fall 2027. Canada is following the U.S. template closely.
6. Polygon brings Open Money Stack to Solana
@0xPolygon has extended its payments platform to Solana, letting businesses accept funds, hold them as stablecoins, and pay out to bank accounts, cards, or wallets. Fees and availability haven’t been disclosed. Onramps and offramps are where chains now compete for payments businesses.
Mani Mugabo retweeted
SIERRA’s reserves now include a new Available Yield Source: @opentrade_io Prime+ Vault
Read below to learn more about this vault and how it fits into SIERRA's reserve management strategy👇
Mani Mugabo retweeted
Solana staking rewards usually come with SOL price risk.
xSOLY, OpenTrade’s Stablecoin Staking Vault, hedges it out, so stablecoins earn staking rewards without a bet on SOL’s price.
Last 30 days: ~10.48% APY, $159.23K in yield, $16.03M TVL
Earn yield on your users’ stablecoin balances or your own treasury. Get in touch via the link below 👇
Mani Mugabo retweeted
Lázaro Campos has joined OpenTrade as Chair.
Former SWIFT CEO. Ex-Bank of England RTGS/CHAPS Board. Chairs @Payoneer Europe and PPRO’s Advisory Board.
This year, @swiftcommunity, Payoneer and PPRO all took steps onto stablecoin rails. OpenTrade is built for them.
Welcome, Lázaro.
Mani Mugabo retweeted
I’m delighted to announce that Lazaro Campos, former CEO of SWIFT, has joined @opentrade_io as Chair of our Board. Lázaro has spent 35 years building and governing the infrastructure global finance runs on. At @swiftcommunity he led a full strategic and financial transformation of a network serving 10,000 financial institutions across 210 countries, and network volumes nearly doubled under his leadership.
He has also sat on the Bank of England’s RTGS/CHAPS Board and the board of @StarlingBank, and he chairs @Payoneer Europe today. Stablecoins are becoming one of the rails global finance runs on, and the businesses building on them expect the same resilience and trust they get from the traditional system. Lázaro has spent his career setting that standard.
He joins as we move from early growth to scale. Over the past 12 months we’ve processed more than $1B in transaction volume, we now have $300M in total value locked. Having Lázaro as Chair for this next phase says a lot about what this team has built.
Welcome, Lázaro. We are thrilled to have you with us!
Lázaro Campos has joined OpenTrade as Chair.
Former SWIFT CEO. Ex-Bank of England RTGS/CHAPS Board. Chairs @Payoneer Europe and PPRO’s Advisory Board.
This year, @swiftcommunity, Payoneer and PPRO all took steps onto stablecoin rails. OpenTrade is built for them.
Welcome, Lázaro.
Mani Mugabo retweeted
Strong update from @SierraIsMoney, SIERRA’s yield on Avalanche is up to 7.16%.
The lift comes from expanding the reserve strategy into institutional trade finance via TradeFlow’s Obligate eNotes (Swiss DLT securities). These provide short-term, uncorrelated yield from the multi-trillion global trade finance market: TradeFlow takes ownership of non-perishable commodities in transit, with pre-booked buyers, seller collateral, marine insurance, and no traditional loans to limit credit risk. Historically 8-9% returns, capped at 15% of the portfolio for liquidity, and fully transparent on their dashboard.
This is the kind of high quality RWA infrastructure that’s making Avalanche a clear leader for institutional onchain finance. Diversified real-world yield, with permissionless access without lockups, and built for scale.
The yield of SIERRA on @avax has increased to 7.16% over the past 30 days
Learn more about SIERRA's allocation to Trade Finance here: blog.sierra.money/blog/reser…
Sierra is money
Sierra just got a brand uplift!
Sierra is the same protocol, now with a clearer story and a refreshed identity. Our new website explains Sierra's permissionless RWA vault protocol, built for all institutions, platforms and asset issuers
Check it out: sierra.money/
Yields there!
$208K+ paid out to stablecoin holders in the last 30 days, from a single OpenTrade vault
Our Stablecoin Staking Vault shows a 12.83% 30-day APY on @stablewatchHQ (October 15, 2026)
Holding balances that aren’t earning? Let’s talk, link below.
Yields are variable
Mani Mugabo retweeted
We’re heading to Money20/20 USA in Las Vegas, October 18–21 🇺🇸
@BTC_Dave, @BTC_Jeff, Ronnie and @anyamarkitanov2 will be there. Stablecoins are one of this year’s main themes. If your platform holds them, the next question is what those balances are earning.
Let’s talk about it, link below
Mani Mugabo retweeted
12 years ago, the first major stablecoin was minted
@Tether launched USDT as "Realcoin" on Bitcoin's Omni Layer on October 6, 2014
Today, stablecoins are a ~$305B market, and USDT makes up around 60% of it
OpenTrade was built for exactly this future, helping businesses unlock more from idle stablecoin balances
Happy birthday, USDT!
Mani Mugabo retweeted
See you there! @token2049
Your users' balances and your own treasury have one thing in common: left sitting, neither earns anything
We'll be at @token2049 Singapore, October 7-8, talking yield on both
Find @BTC_Dave, @BTC_Jeff, and Ronnie there, or send them a DM to book a call.
Mani Mugabo retweeted
1/ How are your assets protected in an OpenTrade yield vault?
Every OpenTrade vault is built on institutional structures. Collateral is held by a bankruptcy-remote SPV in secured accounts with Tier 1 custodians, kept separate from OpenTrade and from other clients. The collateral backing your balance is verified weekly and published, so you can see what's there at any time.
Mani Mugabo retweeted
WHERE DOES THE NEXT WAVE OF AI VALUE COME FROM?
The AI story is no longer just about who builds the most powerful foundational model. The bigger question for investors is what happens next—and where value ultimately accrues as AI becomes embedded across the broader economy.
In this conversation, Samantha connects several important pieces of that picture: the potential Anthropic IPO, the possibility of capital recycling back into private markets, growing enterprise adoption of AI, the position of incumbent software companies, and the wave of acquisitions that could emerge as the market continues to mature.
That’s where thesis-driven investing becomes critical.
It’s not simply about reacting to what’s happening in the market today. It’s about developing a point of view on where technology, capital and customer behavior are heading—and then identifying the companies positioned to benefit from those shifts.
As AI adoption accelerates, the opportunity set may expand far beyond the foundational models themselves. Existing software companies will have to determine how AI fits into their products and business models. Enterprises will continue deciding where AI can create measurable value. And larger companies may increasingly look to acquisitions as a way to accelerate their AI capabilities.
The question for investors becomes: Where will the next layer of durable value be created—and who is positioned to capture it?
🎙️ Samantha breaks down the investment thesis and what she’s watching as the next phase of AI takes shape on the latest episode of Money Moves.
🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, and watch the full conversation on YouTube.
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Mani Mugabo retweeted
We founded @opentrade_io because we believed stablecoins would become the settlement layer for global finance
Now @SoFi settles a card program expected to pass $25B in annualized volume on @Mastercard's network with them
Spoke to @TheStreet about it 👇
thestreet.com/technology/som…
