22 May 2026, Sydney, Australia: Macropod - birthplace of AUDM, Australia's first Australian-dollar stablecoin issued under a Financial Services Licence - today announced deployment of AUDM on Base to expand access to programmable Australian dollar settlement infrastructure across one of the world's fastest-growing on-chain ecosystems.

Built as an Ethereum Layer 2 network, Base provides low-cost, high-speed infrastructure for developers, applications, and global financial coordination. Following this deployment, AUDM will become available within the Base ecosystem, enabling developers, platforms, and financial applications to access Australian dollar-denominated stablecoin liquidity directly on-chain.

The integration reflects a broader shift in digital asset markets: stablecoins increasingly function not simply as payment products, but as programmable settlement infrastructure beneath applications, marketplaces, treasury systems, and cross-border financial flows. For Macropod, it reinforces the view that next-generation financial infrastructure will be interoperable, internet-native, and programmable, while remaining anchored to existing regulatory and banking frameworks.

Robert Waugh, CTO of Macropod, said: "Base is building infrastructure focused on low cost, scale, and bringing more real-world economic activity on-chain. Macropod complements that vision by providing compliant Australian dollar settlement rails that developers and institutions can integrate directly into global applications and financial workflows."

By bringing AUDM to Base, Macropod is expanding Australian dollar liquidity within the emerging on-chain economy - supporting micro payments, treasury management, trading, remittance corridors, and embedded financial services - at a time when demand for trusted local-currency settlement assets is accelerating globally.

All media enquiries: hops@macropod.com 

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About Macropod

Macropod Global is a trading name of Catena Digital Pty Ltd ABN 81 670 788 324. 

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Macropod is an Australian digital asset infrastructure provider and the issuer of AUDM, Australia's first Australian-dollar stablecoin issued under a Financial Services Licence (AFSL 566313).  

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Macropod is registered with AUSTRAC as a digital currency exchange (DCE100887005-001). Macropod builds compliant, enterprise-ready systems that enable trusted on-chain settlement and payments. macropod.com 

‍About BaseBase is an Ethereum Layer 2 network designed to make on-chain applications faster, cheaper, and more accessible for developers and users globally. Built to support the next generation of internet-native financial infrastructure, Base provides scalable, low-cost blockchain infrastructure for payments, applications, and digital asset ecosystems. base.org