Agoric Systems Operating Company develops software for smart contracts and applications that coordinate activity across blockchains. Founded in 2018, the company builds the Agoric Orchestration platform and Ymax, a stablecoin portfolio application.
Products and technology
Ymax lets users allocate stablecoins across supported lending protocols and manage deposits, withdrawals and rebalancing through one interface. Agoric describes the application as non-custodial: users authorize the actions their portfolio can perform. The company offers access through ymax.app; available chains, protocols and features depend on the live product.
Agoric Orchestration provides JavaScript APIs for workflows that span multiple blocks and connected networks. Its stack includes Hardened JavaScript, the Zoe smart contract framework and interchain communication. Developers can use timers and asynchronous execution to coordinate actions over time. Fast USDC provides accelerated USDC transfers on supported routes and is also available to application builders.
CryptoSlate's 2019 interview with Dean Tribble described the company's early work on JavaScript smart contracts and interoperability. Its current products extend that work into cross-chain application development and capital management.
Leadership and research
The company's current leadership page identifies Dean Tribble as Chief Executive Officer, Michael Jablon as Chief Operating Officer and Mark S. Miller as Chief Scientist. Its leadership also includes heads of product, engineering and business development, a marketing vice president and general counsel.
Agoric maintains an archive of research on computational markets, object-capability security and smart contracts. The Agoric Open Systems papers date to 1988 and predate the company. Current implementation guidance is available in the Agoric documentation.
Cross-chain applications depend on the connected networks, messaging systems and underlying smart contracts. Yield strategies also carry the risks of their lending protocols and stablecoins; automation does not guarantee returns or eliminate loss.
