Tokens
USDC · USDT
A software studio that designs and operates dependable tools for emerging markets — beginning with Sterling, our stablecoin-to-naira concierge that lives inside Telegram.
Nigerians holding USDC and USDT needed a fast, honest way to move between stablecoins and naira — without opaque P2P desks or apps that quietly exit the retail market. Trust and settlement speed were the whole game.
A Telegram-native concierge. No app, no sign-up form — you message Mr Sterling. Offramp and onramp in a few replies, with bank and wallet management, live rates re-confirmed at the final step, real-time order tracking, and tiered KYC aligned with CBN guidance built in.
Manual offramp and onramp are non-custodial — funds move from your own wallet; the bot never holds your keys. The optional auto-offramp issues a managed deposit address: send stablecoin and naira lands in your bank automatically, in minutes, with transparent fees and CBN limits enforced.
Live. USDC and USDT on Base for manual flows; the auto-offramp deposit address accepts three chains at once — Base, Arbitrum, and BNB Smart Chain — with gas sponsored so you never hold a native token.
A small studio that ships its own products and partners selectively — with a bias for clarity, compliance, and things that actually settle.
Idea to shipped product — design, build, and operate. We run what we make, so it has to work in the real world, not just the demo.
Stablecoin rails, bank settlement, and the unglamorous plumbing in between — built compliance-aware from the first commit.
Software that lives where people already are. Telegram today, the same engine ready for WhatsApp and beyond — platform-blind by design.
Nigeria first. We design for real constraints — regulation, trust, and money that has to arrive — not Silicon Valley defaults.
Vela Labs is a software house, established in 2026. We take the name from vela — the sail, and the southern constellation that sailors steer by. A small thing that catches the wind and moves you forward.
We build deliberately and operate our own products. Sterling is the first; more are in the rigging.