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Seismicy enables developers to establish innovative financial partnerships and investment instruments.

Infrared develops a liquidity staking protocol that simplifies proof-of-liquidity for blockchains and non-fungible tokens. It aims to maximize value capture by offering user-friendly alternatives for BGT and BERA, node infrastructure, PoL vaults, and solutions centered around PoL.

SYNTHR is a technology company specializing in cross-chain asset trading. It develops an innovative omni-chain protocol that facilitates seamless, instant, and slippage-free movement of assets between different blockchains. The company's platform offers a range of features, including vaults, options, pools, and atomic swaps, enabling users to create and trade synthetic assets. SYNTHR aims to provide a decentralized, interoperable, and efficient alternative to traditional finance, with a focus on collateral management, risk mitigation, and price stability.

USDX is a synthetic USD stablecoin that employs a multicoin arbitrage strategy as backing, maintaining a delta neutral approximate dollar position through balanced trading across various digital assets.

Fountain operates in the finance industry, providing a wallet platform specifically designed for teams. The platform allows users to create permission-controlled wallets in a matter of seconds, offering a centralized location for managing all transactions and treasury. In addition to its wallet services, Fountain also offers a unique way to enjoy podcasts, further diversifying its product offerings. With a team of six, Fountain continues to innovate in the realm of finance and entertainment.

Founded by UCSB professor Yu Feng, Nubit is building the Trustless World Computer for Bitcoin, enabling open scaling and programmability of Bitcoin through Bitcoin-native technology (BitVM, OP_CAT, DA, etc). Nubit lets developers build any native application, onboarding the world to Bitcoin. Backed by Polychain. Learn more at Nubit.org.

Infrared develops a liquidity staking protocol that simplifies proof-of-liquidity for blockchains and non-fungible tokens. It aims to maximize value capture by offering user-friendly alternatives for BGT and BERA, node infrastructure, PoL vaults, and solutions centered around PoL.

Elixir is the most widely adopted network for RWAs: bringing funds from BlackRock, Hamilton Lane, Apollo and others to DeFi. This is made possible by deUSD – a fully collateralized, yield-bearing synthetic dollar powered by the Elixir Network.

SYNTHR is a technology company specializing in cross-chain asset trading. It develops an innovative omni-chain protocol that facilitates seamless, instant, and slippage-free movement of assets between different blockchains. The company's platform offers a range of features, including vaults, options, pools, and atomic swaps, enabling users to create and trade synthetic assets. SYNTHR aims to provide a decentralized, interoperable, and efficient alternative to traditional finance, with a focus on collateral management, risk mitigation, and price stability.

Openfort specializes in developing web3 games and creating a robust technological foundation for managing and growing crypto accounts specifically tailored for gamers. The company focuses on building economic infrastructure within the blockchain gaming industry by offering online crypto tools that enable projects of various sizes to onboard users and monetize assets on-chain. Openfort provides essential developer tools designed to enhance the blockchain gaming experience, making it easier for developers to integrate and utilize blockchain technology in their games.

Dolomite.io is a simple & secure decentralized crypto exchange.

SuiPad is a blockchain-based financial platform designed for secure and transparent trading and management of digital assets. It specializes in initial DEX offerings (IDOs) and initial NFT offerings (INOs) by focusing on selected projects, implementing a flexible whitelist, and ensuring a fair level of participation. The platform features a low-fee trading system that facilitates fast transaction times, allowing cryptocurrency traders to minimize their trading costs and execute trades efficiently. Additionally, SuiPad incorporates a native token that enhances governance and liquidity, contributing to the overall growth and development of the platform while providing users with essential tools for navigating the digital asset market.

Brassica Finance specializes in developing investment infrastructure tailored for private securities and digital assets. The company's solutions include a comprehensive transfer agent and trust services aimed at alternative asset platforms. By offering a robust back-end banking and investment infrastructure, Brassica provides enterprises with embedded financial tools and regulated services that facilitate the creation of compliant and scalable businesses. Their API-forward approach ensures seamless integration with existing investment platforms, enabling clients to safeguard customer assets while enhancing operational efficiency.

Arcium is a developer of a parallelized confidential computing network that focuses on secure computation for public blockchains. The company’s platform allows developers and applications to perform encrypted computations in a trustless, verifiable, and efficient manner. By incorporating advanced technologies such as Multiparty Computation Execution Environments, homomorphic encryption, and zero-knowledge proofs, Arcium enables computation on encrypted data, thus expanding the potential use cases for confidential computing while ensuring data privacy. Through its innovative approach, Arcium aims to enhance the capabilities of blockchain technology, promoting a broader adoption of secure computing solutions.

Fluidity Money is a blockchain incentive platform that rewards users with yields for using their cryptocurrency. It seeks to solve DeFi's utility problem by introducing a novel incentive mechanism that rewards users for on-chain transactions. Users can wrap stablecoins in Fluidity in exchange for the fluid counterpart of that stablecoin. This can be USDC, for example, which becomes fUSDC. This works with a variety of stablecoins, including DAI, USDT, and Frax. The yield distributed via transactions is derived from lending out the underlying assets on money markets. When USDC is wrapped, fUSDC is created, and the principal is lent out.

Arf is a liquidity platform designed for financial institutions engaged in cross-border payments. It offers short-term, revolving, and digital asset-based credit lines aimed at enhancing access to liquidity for these institutions globally. By providing a cross-border settlement banking platform for international money transfers, Arf eliminates the conventional capital-intensive models prevalent in the industry. The company focuses on delivering digital asset-based working capital and settlement services, featuring native on-ramp and off-ramp capabilities for licensed money service businesses and financial institutions. This approach enables users to transfer funds without hidden fees and at transparent, fair exchange rates.

Flowdesk is a regulated digital asset trading firm specializing in market making, OTC services, and treasury management. It offers a compliant trading platform connecting blockchains, custodians, and service providers with deep liquidity and real-time analytics.

Amulet Protocol is a decentralized finance (DeFi) insurance protocol focused on the Rust-based ecosystem. It aims to provide a financial safety net for users engaging with Web3 financial products. By securing initial risk types, Amulet Protocol enhances the safety of the Web3 environment, allowing users to interact with various financial services with greater confidence. Through its innovative offerings, the protocol addresses the growing need for risk management solutions in the rapidly evolving decentralized finance landscape.

Composable Finance develops infrastructure to enable a multi-layer, multi-chain future for Ethereum and other Layer 1 blockchains. It builds cross-layer, cross-chain interoperability technology that connects Ethereum layer-two solutions and allows smart contracts from different Layer 1 networks to run together on a single parachain, enabling liquidity fragmentation and broader financial and creative freedom for developers and traders.

Metaversal is an investment firm and venture studio established in 2021 and based in Miami Beach, Florida. The company specializes in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and has acquired over 750 NFTs while investing in technology startups. Metaversal operates an investment platform that focuses on funding NFT projects and utilizes a venture studio program to analyze the marketplace. This approach allows the company to transform data into actionable insights, helping guide projects through the complexities of the NFT landscape while providing necessary capital for growth.

Earnity is a Silicon Valley-based platform that focuses on creating a community-oriented marketplace for cryptocurrencies. It aims to make decentralized financial products more accessible by allowing users to buy individual cryptocurrencies or select from themed collections. The platform emphasizes transparency and provides users with opportunities to earn, learn, collect, and gift their preferred tokens. By fostering a community-driven approach, Earnity enhances the educational experience related to cryptocurrency while facilitating straightforward transactions within the crypto space.

9D NFT is an online MMO game platform that uses blockchain technology to give players real-world value from in-game assets by digitalizing assets. The company develops 3D martial arts metaverse NFT games and focuses on immersive experiences in Southeast Asia, combining advanced 3D graphics with blockchain integration to enable interactive gameplay and verifiable ownership of digital assets.

Core Starters services startups and investors through blockchain-based decentralized services to solve real problems.

Colony Lab is a community-driven initiative to power the Avalanche Platform growth by investing in early-stage projects.

DeFi Land is a developer of a multi-chain agriculture simulation designed to gamify decentralized finance. The platform integrates various decentralized finance protocols, including automated market makers, decentralized exchanges, and lending services, within an engaging game environment. By combining traditional gaming elements with decentralized finance functionalities, DeFi Land aims to create an interactive experience that attracts non-crypto users and facilitates their entry into the world of digital finance. This innovative approach not only enhances user engagement but also simplifies the complexities of decentralized finance, making it more accessible to a broader audience.

Slope Finance is a developer of a mobile decentralized exchange and wallet platform focused on enhancing user experience in the cryptocurrency space. Built on the Solana blockchain, Slope Finance enables users to engage in decentralized finance, utilize Solana Pay, and manage non-fungible tokens through a visually appealing interface. The platform features a decentralized automated full limit order book, allowing for fast crypto trading, while also providing tools for users to create or import Ethereum and Solana wallets. With an emphasis on speed and near-zero transaction fees, Slope Finance aims to simplify the management and trading of digital assets, making it accessible for both seasoned traders and newcomers.

Algomint is a blockchain infrastructure company founded in 2021 and based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It specializes in providing a decentralized platform that allows users to mint a variety of digital assets on the Algorand network. By utilizing blockchain technology, Algomint facilitates interoperability across multiple digital assets, enabling access to the decentralized finance (DeFi) marketplace. The company aims to support the next generation of blockchains through its innovative solutions for digital asset creation and management.

XP Network enables multichain support for any minted NFT allowing NFTs and funds to flow freely between networks and wallets.

Lithium Finance is a blockchain protocol focused on pricing illiquid assets through a collective intelligence algorithm. The company aims to enhance traditional finance by applying innovative decentralized finance (DeFi) and cryptocurrency tools. Its platform employs a Determinant-based Mutual Information (DMI) mechanism, where participants respond to subjective multiple-choice questions to determine fair pricing for illiquid assets. This approach enables the prediction of pricing information for pre-IPO stocks, private equity, and other assets that lack established market prices.

Pandora Finance is a platform that connects off-chain assets with the on-chain ecosystem, facilitating the trading of real-world assets. Its primary focus is on enhancing liquidity and optimizing non-fungible token (NFT) assets. By enabling the tokenization of illiquid assets, Pandora Finance provides significant advantages over traditional marketplace technologies, allowing investors to engage in seamless cryptocurrency trading. The platform aims to stimulate the market for real-world assets by bridging the gap between these assets and blockchain technology, thus creating new opportunities for investment and asset management.

O3Swap is a cross-chain aggregation protocol that gives consumers access to cryptocurrency-based financial services. It allows users to access multi-chain liquidity sources on one platform. The platform also provides ‘cross-chain’ swaps to conduct exchange settlements without regard to the limitations of a typical isolated Blockchain network.

Yieldly is a protocol focused on developing a dynamic suite of non-custodial smart contracts on the Algorand blockchain. The company aims to democratize access to decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, with its initial offering being a no-loss lottery. This innovative lottery allows participants, including token holders and projects, to engage in various prize pools, thereby gamifying the processes of saving and holding cryptocurrency. By creating an accessible platform for liquidity, Yieldly seeks to enhance user engagement and broaden participation in the DeFi space.

Spherium is a multi-chain incubation and grant program. They connect the two through a transparent, non-custodial, and user-friendly one-stop DEFI financial system. They access the decentralized ecosystem, such as decentralized exchanges, protocols, staking, mobile wallets, and cross-chain transfer systems such as Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and Avalanche.

Spherium is a multi-chain incubation and grant program. They connect the two through a transparent, non-custodial, and user-friendly one-stop DEFI financial system. They access the decentralized ecosystem, such as decentralized exchanges, protocols, staking, mobile wallets, and cross-chain transfer systems such as Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and Avalanche.

Polkastarter is a DEX built for cross-chain token pools and auctions, enabling projects to raise capital on a decentralized, permissionless and interoperable environment based on Polkadot.

Linear Finance is a company that operates a decentralized delta-one asset protocol designed for cross-chain compatibility, facilitating the creation, management, and trading of synthetic assets with unlimited liquidity. The company serves various sectors, including cryptocurrency, commodities like crude oil and coffee, market indices, e-sports, and sustainability. Headquartered in New Territories, Hong Kong, Linear Finance leverages a blend of technical expertise from the cryptocurrency space and financial acumen from traditional asset management, enabling users to engage with assets efficiently and at fair market value.

Frontier offers a secure web wallet for managing NFT collections, cryptocurrencies, and decentralized finance (DeFi) activities. Its non-custodial app enables users to track wallets and DeFi portfolios, participate in crypto exchanges, stake assets, swap assets, and provide liquidity.

Phemex is a global cryptocurrency derivatives exchange that provides spot and futures trading, including perpetual contracts, and offers automated trading tools and crypto lending. The platform enables clients to access a broad range of trading pairs and financial products such as crypto contracts, stock indices, interest rates, and foreign exchange, supporting diverse trading strategies and risk management.

Founded in Melbourne, Australia in 2014, Banxa specializes in cryptocurrency exchange services. It facilitates global payments using methods like Bpay, Flexepin, PayID, POLi, and Blueshyft, operating primarily in Australia with additional offices in Europe.

Vega is a technology protocol and crypto-asset for an open, blockchain-backed public network for fully automated end-to-end financial product trading and execution. Fully automated processes and incentives for trading margined financial products allow for markets that are open and decentralized, with pseudonymous participants. The platform of the company provides open and fair markets in which fees are shared by market makers, not owners, and governance decisions are made by the community, allowing financial institutions to open access, reduce costs, and enable a new wave of financial market innovation.

xDai is a cybersecurity company based in California, specializing in the blockchain industry. Founded in 2018, xDai offers an open-source software platform that facilitates fast and cost-effective stable transactions. The company focuses on providing a secure environment for stable payments, leveraging its innovative technology to enhance transaction efficiency within the blockchain ecosystem.

Helis Network is a software solutions company focused on enhancing accessibility to decentralized finance. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Kingsford, Australia, the company develops innovative products designed to simplify the use of blockchain technology for businesses. Among its offerings are Payroll, which automates payments to employees, freelancers, and investors, and the Payment Protocol, which facilitates custom payment solutions through smart contracts. Originally established as 8X Protocol PTY LTD, the company rebranded to Helis Network in May 2019 to better reflect its mission of creating practical tools for the next generation of businesses.

Babel Finance is a global leader in cryptocurrency financial services, catering to high-net-worth individuals and institutions worldwide. It offers professional services including crypto lending, asset management, and prime financing.

Algorand is a blockchain technology company that operates a decentralized platform for digital currencies and transactions. The platform provides Layer-1 functionality, including Algorand Standard Asset tokens, Atomic Transfers, and Smart Contracts, designed to enable fast, scalable, and low-cost transactions. Founded in 2017 and based in Boston, Algorand aims to address blockchain scalability challenges through rapid, efficient consensus. The company also develops and maintains DeFi applications and digital identity solutions, and offers deployment, consultation, and maintenance services for permissioned blockchain networks to support enterprises and governments while emphasizing privacy, security, and cost efficiency.

Contentos Foundation, established in 2018 and headquartered in Shanghai, China, develops a decentralized global digital content ecosystem. The company's public blockchain project addresses key challenges in the digital content industry, including content distribution, monetization, authentication, and copyright management. Contentos' platform enables creators to earn from their content by fostering collaboration with advertisers, fans, and other creators, while also rewarding positive community contributions.

Founded in 2016, Republic is a global equity crowdfunding platform headquartered in New York City. It provides access to startup, real estate, crypto, and gaming investments for over one million members worldwide, facilitating over $500 million in investments. Backed by prominent investors, Republic aims to create a diverse, sustainable, and connected world.

Open Platform is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing a decentralized payment infrastructure utilizing blockchain technology. The company focuses on creating an open-source platform that enables application developers to integrate cryptocurrency into their applications, facilitating online transactions and enhancing the monetization of their software. By fostering the use of decentralized technologies, Open Platform aims to provide mainstream developers with the tools necessary to distribute and monetize their applications effectively on the blockchain. Through its innovative approach, the company supports the evolution of digital payment solutions in everyday business transactions.

Zilliqa is a high-throughput public blockchain platform designed for scalability. It employs sharding technology to increase transaction rates as its network grows, enabling secure data-driven decentralized applications tailored for machine learning and financial algorithms.

FORTUNA is the first blockchain platform for global OTC derivatives market. FORTUNA is a platform for OTC derivatives transactions.

Agoric is a framework facilitating secure smart contract development in JavaScript. It aims to enable widespread global cooperation and new digital asset businesses by providing safer tools for smart contract creation. Agoric's team comprises experienced technologists, economists, and business leaders, collaborating with notable projects like Cosmos.