stable coins
By James Thorp
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The OUSD Question and 140 Companies. One stablecoin sitting at the center of early conversations is Open USD, or OUSD, introduced in…
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Agentic Commerce: AI That Shops for You. The stablecoin piece is only half the story. Visa and Dunamu are also going deep on something…
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What Dunamu's Flexibility Actually Means. Dunamu's refusal to lock in on OUSD — or any stablecoin — says something about how they're…
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Visa and Dunamu are teaming up. The two companies want to build something at the intersection of stablecoin payments and AI-driven commerce — and the scope of what they're…
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Dunamu is the parent company of Upbit, South Korea's dominant cryptocurrency exchange. Visa, obviously, needs no introduction.
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One stablecoin sitting at the center of early conversations is Open USD, or OUSD, introduced in June by a company called Open Standard. It's backed by the U.S. dollar.
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But here's where it gets murky. Dunamu has been pretty clear that OUSD is being considered, not prioritized. There's no commitment to any specific stablecoin right now.
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Upbit itself — the exchange, as distinct from parent Dunamu — has gone further. Upbit said it's not currently participating in the issuance of OUSD at all.
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The cross-border remittance angle is worth paying attention to. Stablecoins have quietly become one of the more practical tools for moving money across borders quickly —…
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The stablecoin piece is only half the story. Visa and Dunamu are also going deep on something called agentic commerce — the idea that AI agents could autonomously search for…
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See also: Community Banker Challenges Blockchain Association Over Clarity Act Stablecoin Rewards
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It's a concept that's been floating around fintech circles for a while, but it's rarely been paired directly with stablecoin infrastructure at this scale.
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Whether that vision holds up in practice is unclear yet. The companies haven't disclosed any implementation timeline.
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Still, the logic is there. AI, stablecoins, and tokenization are all moving fast, and the companies clearly believe those three forces will reshape financial and commercial…
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Dunamu's refusal to lock in on OUSD — or any stablecoin — says something about how they're approaching this. It's not hesitation exactly. It's more like a deliberate hedge.
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