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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.
🎙️ Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1cgewM…
🍎 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
▶️ YouTube: youtu.be/_M7ARJxe40g
Listen. Watch. Subscribe. And stay locked in to Money Moves.
#MoneyMoves #ArtificialIntelligence #VentureCapital #Investing #PrivateMarkets #EnterpriseAI #Technology #AI
Mani Mugabo retweeted
Excited to share that we have joined the @Circle Alliance Program, a global community of teams focused on bringing the world onchain, powered by USDC!
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…
Mani Mugabo retweeted
The Summit Program has ended!
Here's how enterprise vaults became the core of Sierra's business, what's next for the Sierra Protocol and the path to launching SGT👇
Mani Mugabo retweeted
Our CEO @BTC_Dave joined @imyoungsparks on Layer One at the @avax summit to talk U.S. fintech adoption 👇
Stablecoin adoption in the US is a fintech push, not a consumer pull, says OpenTrade's @BTC_Dave.
Layer One with @imyoungsparks, live from the Avalanche Summit New York:
0:00 Intro
3:16 Clarity failure: no surprise
6:15 The bank lobby's deposit-flight warning
7:56 Fintechs serving emerging markets
10:20 Vaults: from yield to borrowing:
13:33 Eighteen months of DeFi integration
14:24 A new chairman from Swift
Mani Mugabo retweeted
Tokenization Ecosystem Map.
A snapshot of the assets, platforms, and infrastructure shaping tokenized finance in 2026.
Mani Mugabo retweeted
Stablecoin Staking Yield on OpenTrade now supports USDT alongside USDC, a strategy built on Solana staking rewards, designed to limit direct exposure to SOL's price.
$20.5M TVL with a 30D APY of 5.53%
Built by OpenTrade, powered by @Figment_io, learn more below 👇
opentrade.io/stablecoin-stak…
Mani Mugabo retweeted
Cross-border payments still run on outdated, decades-old tech.
Stablecoins skipped all of it, and now settle more than $30T a year, which is more than Visa, Mastercard and PayPal combined.
OpenTrade CEO @BTC_Dave spoke to @EntrepreneurUK on what comes next: why yield became how stablecoin fintechs acquire and retain users, why RWAs are winning as institutions move in, and why over a third of LATAM consumers have already paid with a stablecoin.
The next generation of financial services is being built on digital dollars.
Link to the full interview👇uk.entrepreneur.com/finance/…
Mani Mugabo retweeted
1/ @Revolut launches its first euro-backed stablecoin, @Visa and @NiumGlobal pilot 7-day settlement under Singapore's BLOOM, @StanChart clears HKDAP distribution, @fasset hits a $1B valuation, and the @bankofengland gets a new mandate to back stablecoin innovation
Here are the most important developments in Digital Assets, Stablecoins, and RWAs 👇
Mani Mugabo retweeted
The Permissionless Yield Stack has multiple layers of responsibilities, which are typically split across multiple stakeholders and service providers
Read more below to learn how Sierra has been built to support the Permissionless Yield Stack from end-to-end👇
Mani Mugabo retweeted
1/ Running a fintech is hard
Customer acquisition is expensive, retention is a grind, and most new revenue generating products mean building something from scratch
One simple fix: buy yield infrastructure instead of building it. Idle balances become revenue, without the engineering lift
Mani Mugabo retweeted
1/ Three OpenTrade vaults ranked in the Top 10 for 30-day APY on @stablewatchHQ this month
A strong signal of what OpenTrade's infrastructure delivers: competitive, professionally managed stablecoin yield, with full transparency into the assets and structure behind every vault






















