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    Augustus

    Augustus is a startup building a federally chartered, AI-native clearing bank designed around stablecoins to link traditional bank rails to blockchain networks. The company raised $180 million in a Series B round valued at $1 billion and holds conditional approval for a US national bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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    Chief Executive Officer
    Ferdinand Dabitz

    Leadership

    Ferdinand Dabitz, Chief Executive Officer. Ferdinand Dabitz is CEO and Co-Founder of Augustus, a startup building a federally chartered, AI-native clearing bank designed around stablecoins to link traditional bank rails to blockchain networks.

    Key facts

    Series B Funding Amount
    $180 millionsource
    Company Valuation
    $1 billionsource
    Series B Lead Investor
    Tiger Globalsource
    OCC National Bank Approval
    May 2026 conditional approvalsource
    Euro Clearing Operations
    Clears euros through regulated entity in Finland; processes billions annually for customers including Krakensource

    WYDE coverage of Augustus

    WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Augustus, from Jul 23, 2026 to Jul 25, 2026. Augustus is a recipient in 1 story and the subject of 1 story. The most recent is Global hunger fell to 645 million, lawmakers introduced an AI kill switch, and a judge approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement. Over 60,000 meals..

    WYDE Weekly

    Global hunger fell to 645 million, lawmakers introduced an AI kill switch, and a judge approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement. Over 60,000 meals.

    WYDE Weekly: the UN's third straight drop in global hunger to 645 million, the AI Kill Switch and FRONTIER oversight bills, a judge's approval of Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement, a record 55,362 schools serving free meals, and a GAO finding of up to $521 billion in yearly federal fraud.

    Jul 25, 2026 · 7 min read · Recipient

    Crypto & DeFi

    Augustus Raises $180 Million to Build a Stablecoin Clearing Bank at a $1 Billion Valuation

    Augustus, an AI-native clearing bank that links traditional bank rails to blockchain networks, raised $180 million led by Tiger Global at a $1 billion valuation, and holds conditional OCC approval for a US national bank charter.

    Jul 23, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story

    Reported alongside Augustus

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