In case you missed it, watch VALR's Co-Founder & CEO, Farzam Ehsani, take to the stage at Istanbul Blockchain Week: https://youtu.be/KP8EIE8D1gU

"Türkiye is teaching us that the next 100 million users are not coming because of speculation but out of necessity."

On a panel at Istanbul Blockchain Week, our Co-Founder & CPO, Badi Sudhakaran, highlighted how crypto adoption is taking root in emerging markets, not as a speculative tool, but as a saving grace against currency debasement.

Watch the full discussion here:
https://youtu.be/Brqi8EWiubU

Average lending APRs on VALR (last 7 days):

$USDT - 11.26%
$USDC - 8.84%
XAUT - 8.76%
ZAR - 6.72% (South African rands)
TRX - 3.94%
SOL - 3.75%
AVAX - 2.96%
BNB - 2.63%
XRP - 1.31%
DOGE - 1.31%
SHIB - 0.88%
WIF - 0.88%
TRUMP - 0.88% (Official Trump)
BTC - 0.44%
ETH - 0.44%

See today's best APRs (Annual Percentage Rates): https://valr.com/lend

BTC > $122,000
ETH > $3,000
XRP > $2.90

What a time to be in crypto 💙
https://x.com/VALRdotcom/status/1944647284047692284

Lending your crypto or ZAR on VALR?

Here’s what the average lending APRs looked like this past week (last 7 days):

ZAR - 10.45% (South African rands)
XAUT - 8.76%
$USDC - 5.67%
$USDT - 4.79%
TRX - 3.94%
SOL - 3.57%
AVAX - 2.66%
BNB - 2.63%
XRP - 1.31%
DOGE - 1.31%
SHIB - 0.88%
WIF - 0.88%
TRUMP - 0.88% (Official Trump)
BTC - 0.44%
ETH - 0.44%

See today's best APRs (Annual Percentage Rates): https://valr.com/lend

Average lending APRs on VALR (last 7 days):

XAUT - 8.76%
ZAR - 8.36% (South African rands)
$USDT - 8.33%
$USDC - 6.17%
TRX - 3.94%
SOL - 3.51%
BNB - 2.63%
AVAX - 2.63%
XRP - 1.31%
DOGE - 1.31%
SHIB - 0.88%
WIF - 0.88%
TRUMP - 0.88% (Official Trump)
BTC - 0.44%
ETH - 0.44%

See today's best APRs (Annual Percentage Rates): https://valr.com/lend

🔈 New Spot listing on VALR: Stellar (XLM)

You can now place market, limit, stop-loss, and take-profit orders on these Spot pairs 👇

🔹 XLM/ZAR: https://www.valr.com/exchange/XLM/ZAR

🔹 XLM/USDT: https://www.valr.com/exchange/XLM/USDT

We've also enabled Stellar (XLM) as a collateral currency 🤝

This means you can now:

- Trade XLM/ZAR & XLM/USDT with up to 10x leverage on Spot

- And use XLM as collateral for leveraged trading across Spot Margin and Futures

Happy trading 🫡

We’re pleased to announce the launch of Garrington Capital USD Private Credit Token (USDPC) on VALR - now available to all VALR users via our OTC desk.

USDPC is a tokenised, yield-bearing investment product, issued by RainFin (Pty) Ltd, that offers access to a diversified portfolio of senior secured, asset-backed loans across North America. The underlying strategy is managed by Garrington Capital, a private credit manager with over $6 billion deployed since inception.

Learn more about USDPC and how tokenised real-world assets are shaping the future of finance: https://blog.valr.com/blog/introducing-garrington-capital-usd-private-credit-token-usdpc

For more information about USDPC, reach out to our team here:

👉 https://support.valr.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=20742429116700

Curious to understand more about USDPC?

Watch our latest webinar where we explore how tokenisation democratises access to institutional-grade, yield-bearing investments, what this means for investors across Africa and beyond, and how USDPC is managed in terms of issuance, performance, and risk.
https://youtu.be/Pkyh2EqjH_M

VALR goes live with xStocks, pioneering tokenized U.S.-listed equities in South Africa and the continent.

https://blog.valr.com/blog/valr-launches-xstocks-pioneering-tokenised-us-equities-trading-in-south-africa

In a continued effort to expand our platform offerings, and bring more options and opportunities to our customers, we've just gone live with 3 additional Futures pairs that can be traded with up to 40x leverage:

- ADA/USDT-PERP
- FARTCOIN/USDT-PERP
- 1000PEPE/USDT-PERP

https://www.valr.com/en/exchange/1000PEPE/USDTPERP

Average lending APRs on VALR (last 7 days):


XAUT - 8.76%
ZAR - 12.41%
$USDT - 3.58%
$USDC - 6.61%
TRX - 3.96%
SOL - 3.50%
BNB - 2.63%
AVAX - 2.68%
XRP - 1.31%
DOGE - 1.31%
SHIB - 0.88%
WIF - 0.88%
TRUMP - 0.88%
BTC - 0.44%
ETH - 0.44%

See today's best APRs (Annual Percentage Rates): https://valr.com/lend

Average lending APRs on VALR (last 7 days):

XAUT - 8.76%
ZAR - 6.88% (South African Rand)
USDT - 10.26%
USDC - 8.47%
TRX - 4.61%
SOL - 3.53%
BNB - 2.63%
AVAX - 2.83%
XRP - 1.31%
DOGE - 1.31%
SHIB - 0.88%
WIF - 0.88%
TRUMP - 0.88% (Official Trump)
BTC - 0.44%
ETH - 0.44%

See today's best APRs (Annual Percentage Rates): https://valr.com/lend

We are excited to announce that VALR is now the Official Crypto Exchange Partner of the DHL Stormers in a multi-year deal.

This exclusive partnership underscores VALR’s commitment to bringing the benefits of crypto to everyone, fostering unity, and elevating South Africa’s profile as a global crypto hub.

New users interested in participating in special events, reward programmes, and fan experiences are invited to sign up on VALR using the invitation code: STORMERS2025.

https://blog.valr.com/blog/valr-named-official-crypto-exchange-partner-of-dhl-stormers-in-multi-year-deal

Average lending APRs on VALR (last 7 days):

XAUT - 8.76%
ZAR - 9.64% (South African Rand)
USDT - 5.9%
USDC - 5.83%
TRX - 4.5%
SOL - 3.51%
BNB - 2.63%
AVAX - 2.63%
XRP - 1.31%
DOGE - 1.31%
SHIB - 0.88%
WIF - 0.88%
TRUMP - 0.88% (Official Trump)
BTC - 0.44%
ETH - 0.44%

https://www.valr.com/en/lend

We’ve just listed Strategy xStock (MSTRX) on VALR.

Gain exposure to Strategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, and trade MSTRX/USDT on our Spot Market or via VALR's Simple Buy & Sell terminal.

https://www.valr.com/exchange/MSTRX/USDT

VALR’s September trading competition is live, offering a 10,000 RLUSD reward pool for top makers and takers.

Trade #RLUSD or #XRP against USDT or ZAR on our Spot market to compete for weekly and monthly rewards.

Check the latest leaderboards here: https://blog.valr.com/blog/rlusd-amp-xrp-trading-competition