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Biton is a full-chain ecology trading platform that offers services to simplify the trading process and mitigate cross-chain risks.

Reservoir makes it possible to introduce next-generation NFT solutions to the market.

Hylé is the modular ZK stack's core layer, providing a secure, decentralized, and censorship-resistant settlement layer for all ZK proofs.

Arrow Markets operates a decentralized financial market options protocol designed to democratize returns for option market makers. By eliminating intermediaries such as brokers and clearinghouses, the platform streamlines the entire options trading process, facilitating market making, brokering, and settlement directly on its protocol. This approach allows liquidity providers to engage in hedging activities similar to those of traditional market makers while benefiting from reduced costs. The protocol employs cash settlement for all contingent claims, enhancing efficiency and accessibility in options trading.

Midas is a cryptocurrency application that enables users to buy, sell, and invest in various cryptocurrencies and tokens. Additionally, the company has developed a tokenization protocol platform aimed at converting real-world assets into tokenized formats. This platform allows for the issuance of permissionless tokens that are securely held in segregated accounts managed by institutional custodians. Midas emphasizes transparency in its operations, facilitating efficient settlement processes and enabling lending and borrowing activities on decentralized finance (DeFi) money markets.

Reya offers trading-optimized modular L2 immediate liquidity, lightning-fast transactions, and higher APYs.

Quantinium is an innovative company that offers a decentralized wireless network designed to enhance internet connectivity. It introduces a unique blockchain infrastructure characterized by its speed, security, and reliability, standing out as the first layer 1 blockchain to successfully integrate decentralization, scalability, sustainability, and cybersecurity. At the core of its offerings is Quantum Wi-Fi, a peer-to-peer, quantum-resistant global Software-defined Wireless Network (SDWN) that addresses current challenges in telecommunications. This technology fosters collaboration among service providers and transforms isolated Wi-Fi networks into interconnected ecosystems. By enabling users to share their surplus internet capacity, Quantum Wi-Fi creates a marketplace for internet connectivity, akin to the disruption seen in the transportation sector with ridesharing services. Additionally, Quantinium provides a purpose-built ledger that supports decentralized applications and a standardized approach for various asset types, enhancing the overall functionality of its network.

Asset Reality provides a comprehensive platform designed for government and enforcement agencies to effectively seize and manage both physical and virtual assets. The platform features a combined case management system and online asset management tools that facilitate the tracking, recovery, and management of seized crypto assets. By streamlining the asset recovery process, Asset Reality aims to tackle issues such as corruption while enabling organizations to save time, reduce risks, and enhance revenue from the sale of seized digital assets.

Membrane Labs is a fintech firm that provides institutional digital asset services for OTC transactions.

Socket, which acts as a meta-layer that connects all chains, enables unified, multichain applications with shared liquidity and state across chains.

Blockworks is a financial media brand that focuses on providing comprehensive news and insights regarding digital assets. The company operates an online platform that serves millions of investors, delivering editorial content, newsletters, podcasts, and events. Through these various channels, Blockworks offers critical analysis and information essential for investors seeking to make informed decisions in the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency market. By combining research, data, and expert commentary, Blockworks aims to enhance investors' understanding of digital assets and facilitate smarter investment choices.

Jungle develops and publishes hybrid games that are mobile first and blockchain-enabled.

Proven assists cryptocurrency exchanges, stablecoin issuers, asset managers, and custodians in demonstrating to customers, lenders, and regulators on whatever timetable they require that they are financially stable. Its balance sheets can be audited without having to make them or any other private information publicly available.

Asset Reality provides a comprehensive platform designed for government and enforcement agencies to effectively seize and manage both physical and virtual assets. The platform features a combined case management system and online asset management tools that facilitate the tracking, recovery, and management of seized crypto assets. By streamlining the asset recovery process, Asset Reality aims to tackle issues such as corruption while enabling organizations to save time, reduce risks, and enhance revenue from the sale of seized digital assets.

Stardust is a software platform that assists game developers in creating and managing games within the metaverse, leveraging blockchain technology and integrating non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Stardust offers a user-friendly graphical interface and robust APIs that allow developers to build Web3 games without the need for extensive blockchain knowledge. The platform supports integration with multiple blockchains, enabling developers to streamline their processes and enhance player engagement. Through its tools, Stardust aims to simplify the development of blockchain-based games, making it easier for developers to bring innovative gaming experiences to players.

OneKey is a developer of a crypto security platform that enables users to securely store and manage various crypto assets, including cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and decentralized applications (dapps). The platform provides an open-source crypto wallet, allowing users to buy and trade popular digital currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. With a focus on safety and convenience, OneKey aims to enhance the experience of all Web3 users by offering a reliable solution for managing their digital assets.

Krypton maintains crypto currencies, as well as tracking and analyzing the portfolio.

Immunefi is a bug bounty and security services platform dedicated to protecting cryptocurrency projects from vulnerabilities associated with Web3 technologies. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Singapore, the platform enables network hosting, bug triaging, and program management within the blockchain ecosystem. Immunefi specializes in smart contract projects, providing services that include code reviews and vulnerability disclosures, which help secure projects against malicious exploits and safeguard them from unknown threats. By facilitating collaboration between security researchers and crypto projects, Immunefi aims to enhance the overall safety and reliability of the digital asset landscape.

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GoGoPool provides tools to build the subnet economy.

Krypton is the next-generation trading protocol for the DeFi space. It is a Decentralized Exchange Protocol Resistant to Miner Extractable Value.

Parcel is a company that provides a marketplace infrastructure specifically designed for web3 gaming and virtual real estate transactions. It offers a white-label marketplace solution and a robust API, allowing game developers to generate revenue quickly while creating customized in-game experiences. Parcel uniquely supports the existing secondary NFT market and focuses on facilitating seamless transactions in the virtual environment. The platform features aggregated listings, eliminates marketplace fees, ensures low gas consumption, and provides real-time appraisals. With a strong emphasis on industry knowledge and relationships with creators and landowners, Parcel aims to make access to the virtual ecosystem more efficient and cost-effective for users.

Chainflip is a decentralized cross-chain swapping protocol that facilitates the trustless exchange of cryptocurrencies between different blockchain networks. The platform is designed to enable users to trade assets directly without relying on a trusted intermediary, thus ensuring a secure and efficient transaction process. Utilizing advanced technology frameworks such as Rust, Chainflip allows for anonymous and permissionless swaps, eliminating the need for additional software, collateral, or wrapped assets. This innovative approach empowers investors to move funds seamlessly across various blockchains and ecosystems, providing a streamlined solution for cross-chain asset management.

At InfiniGods, we are redefining the way people play games through digital ownership. Our team of gaming industry veterans brings real experience in building and scaling games that millions of people have enjoyed. Our mission is to bring this same passion to build blockchain games for everyone.

Tonic is building a permissionless decentralized protocol for fast and seamless trading of any asset on NEAR and Aurora. The platform will enable developers building on NEAR’s Layer 1 solution to integrate trading functionality into their applications.

Reputation DAO offers verifiable and programmable reputation services for decentralized financing. The platform is constructing the fundamental infrastructure, powered by Chainlink, for a comprehensive credit system to emerge in DeFi - the equivalent of a credit scoring system in traditional finance - in order to open up collateralized lending to a broader set of use cases and mainstream DeFi. Chainlink is assisting Reputation DAO in unlocking the reputation infrastructure required to accelerate global DeFi adoption by enabling the secure transfer of real-world data to blockchains."

Volt Protocol is a natively yield bearing digital currency built on the premise that all people should have access to both the self custody and censorship benefits of cash, and the ease of transaction and yield available in the banking system. VOLT is powered by smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain and so is non-custodial and censorship resistant.

Polemos is a global GameFi platform that operates as a decentralized combination of a marketplace, educational hub, and community-driven gaming guild. It aims to enhance employment and education worldwide by fostering Metaverse adoption, community engagement, and esports prominence. By bridging esports and decentralized finance communities, Polemos seeks to create innovative Play To Earn opportunities, bringing together millions of digital asset providers and gamers within a unified ecosystem. The platform emphasizes the development of technical and competitive blockchain-based games, allowing players to earn through non-fungible token games, thereby revolutionizing the gaming experience.

DFlow is a payment-for-order-flow marketplace that provides transparent and market-driven price discovery for order flow. They provide a decentralized market platform to ensure the most optimal execution environment for consumers. The market-driven approach to PFOF used by DFlow allows the public to see live market prices for token pairs.

Allora Labs is a blockchain-based protocol focused on providing reliable appraisals for digital assets, particularly in the realm of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The company has developed a platform that incentivizes experts to deliver honest insights, thereby facilitating efficient price discovery for NFTs. By compensating these experts for their assessments, Allora Labs not only unlocks new opportunities for professionals in the field but also enhances decision-making for crypto developers. The platform employs machine learning to analyze credible information, allowing users to optimize strategies and quantify risks in the rapidly evolving digital asset market.

Prime Protocol is a decentralized multiple blockchain prime brokerage that allows to borrow against the value of the entire portfolio across all blockchains.

Swell is the restaking chain, powered by Proof of Restake. The protocol is backed by the industry's best venture capital firms and angels.

Socket, which acts as a meta-layer that connects all chains, enables unified, multichain applications with shared liquidity and state across chains.

Console is the non-custodial multi-chain account to secure, navigate, and automate on-chain interactions. Built for pros. Easy for all.

Perion seeks to unlock the nascent potential of the gaming community by playing to win across the Metaverse Our vision is to create a decentralised organisation founded, championed and owned by gamers, building the heroes of tomorrow and uplifting communities in ways once thought unimaginable How we make it happen. Perion connects the best gamers in the field with a rapid turnover tech pipeline and training programs that continue to foster the highest achieving player-base in the play-to-earn ecosystem In leveraging its collective strengths in metagame analysis and resource allocation, Perion will seek out supernormal returns and create ideal scenarios for our vast network of dedicated members to participate in the play-to-earn ecosystem In championing our players we drive brand recognition, creating a network effect that positions Perion as the foremost representative of the competitive play-to-earn gaming community So what exactly is Perion? Perion is a decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) that purchases, leases and manages NFT assets, for use in play-to-earn economies. We engage gamers as independent contractors, allowing them to leverage their skillsets to earn exceptional remuneration. We are built upon a community of globally ranked gamers, skilled developers and finance professionals

Aethir is a developer of decentralized cloud infrastructure that aims to transform the accessibility of computing resources for the AI and gaming industries. By leveraging a network that aggregates and reallocates global computing resources, including GPUs from enterprises, data centers, and individual users, Aethir provides a real-time rendering network at a lower cost compared to traditional centralized systems. This innovative approach enables a broader audience to utilize cloud resources efficiently, effectively breaking away from the limitations imposed by existing cloud providers.

Voltz Labs is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform founded in 2021 and based in Road Town, D8. The company specializes in leveraged interest rate swaps, offering a non-custodial automated market maker that facilitates these trades. Its platform utilizes concentrated liquidity to enhance price discovery and operates a margin engine for managing underlying assets. This structure allows users to efficiently create and trade fixed and variable interest rates, thereby providing a capital-efficient mechanism within the DeFi space.

Block Earner is an Australian fintech platform that merges traditional banking services with advanced cryptocurrency offerings. It features a flagship product that allows users to secure loans by using their cryptocurrency as collateral. In addition to crypto-backed loans, Block Earner provides a range of trading options, including spot and over-the-counter trading, along with access to decentralized finance yield products, which enable users to earn annual returns. By integrating these diverse financial solutions, Block Earner aims to meet the needs of its growing community of crypto users, offering a comprehensive wealth management experience in a user-friendly interface.

Slingshot is a decentralized finance (DeFi) trading platform that enables users to access and interact with digital assets securely and independently. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, the company aggregates prices for over 50,000 cryptocurrencies across various decentralized exchanges, allowing users to buy, sell, swap, and bridge tokens at competitive rates. Slingshot offers a user-friendly experience across Web, Android, and iOS platforms, combining the performance of centralized trading with the transparency and security of decentralized finance. Its features include multiple wallet options, live price tracking, portfolio management, and customer support, making it a comprehensive tool for retail users in the cryptocurrency market. The company changed its name from DEXAG, Inc. to Slingshot in November 2020, reflecting its commitment to enhancing user experience in the evolving digital asset landscape.

Polemos is a global GameFi platform that operates as a decentralized combination of a marketplace, educational hub, and community-driven gaming guild. It aims to enhance employment and education worldwide by fostering Metaverse adoption, community engagement, and esports prominence. By bridging esports and decentralized finance communities, Polemos seeks to create innovative Play To Earn opportunities, bringing together millions of digital asset providers and gamers within a unified ecosystem. The platform emphasizes the development of technical and competitive blockchain-based games, allowing players to earn through non-fungible token games, thereby revolutionizing the gaming experience.

Arrow Markets operates a decentralized financial market options protocol designed to democratize returns for option market makers. By eliminating intermediaries such as brokers and clearinghouses, the platform streamlines the entire options trading process, facilitating market making, brokering, and settlement directly on its protocol. This approach allows liquidity providers to engage in hedging activities similar to those of traditional market makers while benefiting from reduced costs. The protocol employs cash settlement for all contingent claims, enhancing efficiency and accessibility in options trading.

Immunefi is a bug bounty and security services platform dedicated to protecting cryptocurrency projects from vulnerabilities associated with Web3 technologies. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Singapore, the platform enables network hosting, bug triaging, and program management within the blockchain ecosystem. Immunefi specializes in smart contract projects, providing services that include code reviews and vulnerability disclosures, which help secure projects against malicious exploits and safeguard them from unknown threats. By facilitating collaboration between security researchers and crypto projects, Immunefi aims to enhance the overall safety and reliability of the digital asset landscape.

Futureswap is a decentralized futures exchange platform that leverages blockchain technology to facilitate non-custodial trading. Based in San Francisco, California, the company specializes in automated market making (AMM) algorithms, enabling users to buy and sell cryptocurrency futures contracts efficiently. By providing a decentralized environment, Futureswap aims to enhance trading flexibility and security for its users.

Futureswap is a decentralized futures exchange platform that leverages blockchain technology to facilitate non-custodial trading. Based in San Francisco, California, the company specializes in automated market making (AMM) algorithms, enabling users to buy and sell cryptocurrency futures contracts efficiently. By providing a decentralized environment, Futureswap aims to enhance trading flexibility and security for its users.

Chainflip is a decentralized cross-chain swapping protocol that facilitates the trustless exchange of cryptocurrencies between different blockchain networks. The platform is designed to enable users to trade assets directly without relying on a trusted intermediary, thus ensuring a secure and efficient transaction process. Utilizing advanced technology frameworks such as Rust, Chainflip allows for anonymous and permissionless swaps, eliminating the need for additional software, collateral, or wrapped assets. This innovative approach empowers investors to move funds seamlessly across various blockchains and ecosystems, providing a streamlined solution for cross-chain asset management.

Loda.fi is a lender that accepts crypto as collateral.

Lyra is the most complete decentralized crypto options trading protocol built on Ethereum. Lyra combines the best of traditional options market making (tried and tested pricing and risk management) with crypto’s two biggest strengths scalability and composability.

TokenScript is a new tokenization standard that will deliver a more integrated web. A token-centric middleware that connects the scale of Web2 with the promise of Web3.

RabbitHole helps users navigate the play to earn space with curated opportunities. The company also allows users to build their knowledge with resources across DeFi, DAOs, and NFTs as well as explore web3 projects and earn rewards doing so. RabbitHole was established in 2020 by Brian Flynn in Venice, California.

SynFutures is a next generation synthetic assets derivatives exchange focused on creating an open and trustless derivatives market by enabling trading on anything with a price feed. By cultivating a free market and maximizing the variety of tradable assets, SynFutures is lowering the barrier to entry in the derivatives market, creating a more equitable digital assets exchange market.

Primitive is a developer focused on the Ethereum decentralized finance ecosystem, creating an open-source software framework known as Arbiter for simulating crypto transactions. The company specializes in a crypto asset management platform that offers non-custodial options protocols for various Ethereum assets, allowing users to earn upfront returns. Through its innovative solutions, Primitive aims to enhance the management and utilization of crypto assets within the rapidly evolving decentralized finance landscape.

Dynasty Studios is a venture capital-backed gaming company focused on developing next-generation blockchain games aimed at mainstream players. The studio seeks to facilitate the adoption of blockchain technology through innovative gameplay experiences, emphasizing player-driven interactions. With a team of experienced game developers, Dynasty Studios is committed to creating a gaming platform that bridges traditional gaming and blockchain, offering players fresh and engaging experiences in the evolving landscape of Web3 gaming.

Fractal is a financial technology company that provides digital assets and blockchain adoption services. They also develop tools for institutional investors to access decentralized financing.

Gro builds products, called protocols or autonomous programs, for a more simple and friendly DeFi experience. Gro empowers people to easily create and share wealth, by combining the best of decentralized and legacy finance.

Fei Labs is focused on developing open-source decentralized applications, primarily through the creation of a scalable stablecoin. This stablecoin aims to address challenges posed by whale activity in existing dollar-pegged products, promoting a more equitable financial ecosystem. The platform employs a novel stablecoin mechanism that ensures capital efficiency, fair distribution, and full decentralization. By doing so, it enables users to utilize the stablecoin in maintaining liquid secondary markets, thus enhancing the overall functionality and accessibility of decentralized finance solutions.

Saddle Finance is an automated market maker (AMM) optimized for pegged value crypto assets.

Horizon Finance is a platform focused on decentralized interest rate markets and protocol cash flow markets. It allows users to deposit their funds and compete for preferential payment by capping their yield, thereby outperforming or underperforming the benchmark interest rate.

DODO is a liquidity protocol powered by the Proactive Market Maker (PMM) algorithm and built for capital efficiency. DODO offers a low barrier-to-entry, pain-free token issuance mechanic for long-tail assets.

Boardroom Labs Inc is a New York-based company that specializes in developing an integrated governance management platform designed for crypto networks. Founded in 2020, the company focuses on enhancing decision-making processes by providing tools that allow stakeholders to interact, signal, and vote on governance proposals. This platform aims to facilitate faster and more informed decisions, enabling token holders, issuers, and delegates to engage seamlessly in governance across various protocols. Boardroom Labs is committed to fostering an inclusive environment and believes in the potential of decentralized networks to transform traditional management and ownership structures.

Slingshot is a decentralized finance (DeFi) trading platform that enables users to access and interact with digital assets securely and independently. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, the company aggregates prices for over 50,000 cryptocurrencies across various decentralized exchanges, allowing users to buy, sell, swap, and bridge tokens at competitive rates. Slingshot offers a user-friendly experience across Web, Android, and iOS platforms, combining the performance of centralized trading with the transparency and security of decentralized finance. Its features include multiple wallet options, live price tracking, portfolio management, and customer support, making it a comprehensive tool for retail users in the cryptocurrency market. The company changed its name from DEXAG, Inc. to Slingshot in November 2020, reflecting its commitment to enhancing user experience in the evolving digital asset landscape.

PowerTrade is a mobile platform designed for trading crypto options and derivatives, including options, futures, and perpetuals. It offers a user-friendly and efficient trading experience, catering to the needs of professional traders. By providing better prices and lower margin requirements, PowerTrade aims to help traders maximize their return on investment. The platform includes features such as a request for quote (RFQ) tool, which allows traders to manage risk effectively and obtain competitive prices for large and complex trades. Overall, PowerTrade focuses on simplifying the trading process while enhancing profitability and risk management for its users.

Zapper is a financial technology platform that simplifies the management of decentralized finance (DeFi) assets through a user-friendly interface. It caters to both newcomers and experienced investors by offering streamlined access to DeFi lending, automated yield farming, and liquidity provision through its unique shortcuts known as Zaps. The platform enhances cryptocurrency asset management by leveraging the principles of open finance, allowing users to efficiently deploy and manage their buy and sell positions while actively participating in the DeFi ecosystem.

Teller Finance is a blockchain project for decentralized lending. Teller connects to your bank account to offer risk-assessed loans, without the need for collateral.

Futureswap is a decentralized futures exchange platform that leverages blockchain technology to facilitate non-custodial trading. Based in San Francisco, California, the company specializes in automated market making (AMM) algorithms, enabling users to buy and sell cryptocurrency futures contracts efficiently. By providing a decentralized environment, Futureswap aims to enhance trading flexibility and security for its users.

Synthetix is a decentralized protocol based on the Ethereum blockchain that facilitates the issuance of synthetic assets for derivatives trading in decentralized finance (DeFi). Founded in 2017 by Kain Warwick in Sydney, Australia, Synthetix enables users to create and trade synthetic assets that provide exposure to various real-world assets, including currencies, commodities, stocks, and indices. The platform supports a range of financial products such as perpetual futures and options markets, allowing for peer-to-contract trading with infinite liquidity. Synthetix operates through a distributed collateral pool, ensuring users can access synthetic versions of both fiat and cryptocurrencies while maintaining an overview of the entire network.

The Graph is an indexing protocol designed for querying data from blockchain networks such as Ethereum and IPFS, facilitating the development of decentralized applications (dApps). Developers can create and publish open APIs, known as subgraphs, which can be queried using GraphQL to access blockchain data. Currently, The Graph supports data indexing from Ethereum, IPFS, and POA, with plans to incorporate additional networks. It offers a hosted service to assist developers in building on the platform, while a decentralized network is set to launch soon. As of late 2020, over 3,000 subgraphs had been deployed by thousands of developers for various dApps, including Uniswap, Synthetix, and Decentraland. The Graph has experienced significant growth, with its usage increasing substantially month over month. To support its development, The Graph has raised funding from a broad range of community members and venture capitalists, totaling around $25 million.