Verona launches verUSD for AI agents, powered by Brale

Verona just launched verUSD, a stablecoin built for artificial intelligence agents, backed 1:1 by dollars, and powered by Brale.

Verona owns the network and end-user experience. Brale issues verUSD and manages its reserve-backed stablecoin program.

Verona announced $100 million in institutional launch commitments, and verUSD is now available natively across most major chains, including Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon. More than $60 million in signed revenue is already set to flow through verUSD as payments.

This marks the latest milestone in Brale's partnership with Verona. Previously, Brale integrated with Verona to support native stablecoin issuance and orchestration. Now, that integration enables verUSD's issuance and orchestration across supported chains.

“Our products are built to be invisible, and the dollar underneath them should be the part nobody has to think about. Brale issues verUSD, holds the reserves with regulated U.S. institutions and runs the program, so Verona can put all of its attention on the network. We are not asking anyone to hold verUSD. If you use the internet, you will end up using it anyway.”

Anthony Anzalone

CEO, Burnt Labs

Brale x Verona

verUSD builds on the native integration between Brale and Verona, which is one of nearly 30 ecosystems Brale now supports.

Verona is integrated with Brale as an issuance chain, so regulated dollars can be issued and managed directly on Verona. That enables native verUSD on supported chains, program-level controls anchored in a reserve-backed issuance model, and a stablecoin designed to support agent-native commerce and coordination.

As verUSD adoption expands, Brale helps keep its multi-chain operations consistent and verifiable.

verUSD: native, reserve-backed dollars for agents

Verona is the intelligence layer for AI. Agents use verUSD to pay for verified data and settle transactions across the chains they operate on.

verUSD is designed to support that with:

1:1 reserve backing and a stablecoin program operated through Brale.

Native issuance on multiple chains so users don't need third-party bridges.

Redeemability through Verona's verUSD program, with the stablecoin issued through Brale.

Why native issuance helps

verUSD is minted natively across its supported chains.

That means Brale issues verUSD on each supported blockchain, with every token backed by the same dollar reserves. Users hold verUSD itself, rather than a wrapped version created by a bridge.

Bridged tokens can add risk and complexity. Native issuance avoids that. It also creates a cleaner identity for wallets, exchanges, and applications.

How Brale supports verUSD

Launching a stablecoin is just the beginning. Successful programs require reliable minting, burning, supply accounting, reserves, compliance controls, and reporting to work at scale.

Brale provides the regulated, production-grade infrastructure underneath verUSD:

Stablecoin issuance and program controls for a reserve-backed token.

Multi-chain deployment and operations across verUSD's supported networks.

Consistent workflows for minting, burning, and supply management.

Brale's role is to make multi-chain stablecoin operations a simple configuration decision, not a chain-by-chain rebuild.