what's Agoric?
Agoric is a Layer 1 blockchain designed for multi-chain orchestration, enabling developers to build secure, composable applications that coordinate assets and services across multiple blockchains using JavaScript smart contracts. Founded by computer scientists Dean Tribble and Mark Miller, it leverages object-capability security and asynchronous programming to facilitate seamless interoperability in Web3, reducing complexity in cross-chain interactions. Fast USDC, a key product of Agoric, utilizes its Orchestration API to enable rapid, low-cost transfers of USDC between EVM-compatible chains and Cosmos ecosystems, often in under a minute. This is achieved through automated, multi-step executions that handle bridging, swaps, and staking, enhancing DeFi usability without relying on traditional slow or expensive methods.
Agoric announced Ymaxapp as a lead product partner, shifting to product-first development on 2026-02-05.
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Announced Ymaxapp as a lead product partner in a strategic shift toward product-first development on 2026-02-05.
Received recognition from Foresight Institute for Endo, a security framework built by Agoric that powers safer AI-generated code through object capabilities and least authority.
BLD Tokenomics Litepaper published for public comment with live community discussion scheduled for Thursday 18th at 10 AM PT to review feedback.
Becomes Early Bird Sponsor for ETHDenver 2026 conference.
Staking provider stops supporting Agoric effective December 1st, requiring delegators to migrate to other validators.
Mainnet Upgrade 22 goes live, implementing latest Cosmos SDK version to enhance foundation for future developments.
New Head of Product appointed with MetaMask Swaps experience and billions managed at ConsenSys.
Trading volume hits $1M milestone after doubling in one month.
Nansen Staking removes validator support, reducing institutional staking options for the network.
Gas fee model proposal shifts from IST to BLD, strengthening BLD token utility in ecosystem.
Launched Upgrade 18 with validator performance improvements and new Address Hooks. Fast USDC update launching this month to reduce transaction times from 17 minutes to under 1 minute.