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Miden grants applications the power to scale with public and private transactions.

Acki Nacki is an asynchronous blockchain technology that achieves probabilistic consensus via two communication phases. Acki Nacki is ready to support use cases such as payments, gaming economies, IoT networks, and AI applications.

Cabal is an innovative protocol that effectively generates revenue while operating on the robust initial layer 1 network.

SOON is building the highest throughput stack that allows for any SVM L2 to be deployed on any L1. The company specializes in creating networking solutions tailored for blockchain technology and decentralized applications. Its tools provide a communication framework, secure data exchange, and scalable infrastructure, empowering developers and businesses within the blockchain sector to construct and oversee networks with enhanced privacy, security, and operational efficiency.

Spicenet is a technology company specializing in the development of a custom-built application rollup, designed to enhance trading experiences. This rollup, constructed using the Sovereign SDK stack, facilitates ultra-fast, reliable, and efficient transaction processing, thereby providing traders with an advanced decentralized and verifiable trading environment.

TAC provides an interoperability network extension that connects the TON ecosystem with Ethereum-compatible dApps. It enables Telegram users and TON wallet holders to access and interact with EVM-based decentralized applications through cross-chain messaging and asset bridging, delivering a streamlined experience for decentralized computation engine–based applications.

Gelato Network is an innovative company based in Berlin, Germany, that focuses on automating smart contract executions on the Ethereum blockchain. Founded in 2007, Gelato provides a web cloud platform that allows developers to streamline their on-chain processes, enhancing application reliability and performance. Its audited smart contract protocol eliminates the need for developers to manage underlying server infrastructure, thereby saving significant development time and reducing the potential for single points of failure. The platform supports the creation of augmented smart contracts that are automated, gasless, and compatible with all major EVM-compatible blockchains, making it a valuable tool for developers looking to optimize their applications.

Variational Research operates a decentralized liquidity network that facilitates the trading and clearing of bilateral derivatives through automation. The company functions as a global algorithmic market maker, primarily focusing on digital assets. By partnering with decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and financial institutions, Variational Research specializes in creating quantitative systematic strategies. This approach allows clients to access liquidity in both traditional and decentralized derivatives markets, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of their trading operations.

Semantic Layer develops a platform aimed at mitigating the adverse effects of miner extractable value (MEV) on users. Its solution enables users to regain control over their MEV, empowering developers to build more resilient decentralized applications.

Initia is a network for 0-to-1 omnichain rollups built by fusing a novel L1 with an interwoven application-specific L2 infrastructure system. The Initia Platform provides product ready rollups that enables teams to build scalable and sovereign systems while eliminating the UX complexities end users face when interacting with a modular multi-chain universe. Initia’s ownership of the full tech stack allows for a suite of chain-level mechanisms that align the economic interests across users, developers, L2 app chains, and the L1. Initia's initial launch products include an all-in-one portal for accessing core tools of the ecosystem, a Omnitia-ecosystem focused wallet for navigating between the L2s, a block explorer that supports InitiaVM transactions and developer tooling, and a Market Minitia that allows users to trade NFTs and create AI-generated NFT collections through prompts.

TrueX is a non-custodial, stablecoin-native exchange that represents the next stage in crypto markets.

PIN AI is a pioneering company that develops an open-source, decentralized platform for Personal AI. This platform leverages smartphone and app data, empowering users with control and privacy over their data. It employs a crypto-economic security model to ensure users' data ownership and privacy. By transforming mobile phones into active AI-powered devices, PIN AI enables users to earn rewards for securely sharing their data, thereby enhancing the platform's security.

Pharos incorporates effective blockchain technology into real-world asset verticals and decentralized finance. Pharos Network is promoting trustless innovations that benefit asset markets and underprivileged communities, bolstering the global economy of the future and facilitating the widespread use of Web3 technologies.

Solayer Labs operates a re-staking network that builds upon the Solana blockchain, extending its capabilities to secure additional systems and enable horizontal scaling. By leveraging the economic security of SOL tokens and sharing Solana's validator network, Solayer allows application developers to achieve a higher degree of consensus and customize block space, enhancing the efficiency and versatility of decentralized cloud infrastructure.

Goldilocks DAO specializes in developing decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure tailored for the Berachain ecosystem. Its core offerings include Goldiswap, a token trading platform; Goldilend, facilitating non-fungible token (NFT) based loans; and Goldivaults, a liquidity management system. The DAO's platform enables users to borrow a substantial portion of their token's liquidity interest-free, without risk of liquidation or price impact, and without relying on third parties.

Chateau is a technology company developing a decentralized finance (DeFi) system for investing in private assets. It provides a platform that enables the minting and trading of digital tokens, representing ownership in these private assets, thereby expanding investment opportunities for users.

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.

Universal Verification Layer for Ethereum using Eigenlayer

Movement Labs is a modular framework platform that builds and deploys move-based blockchains and applications in distributed settings. Its platform offers a composable and horizontally scalable network that provides unparalleled smart contract security and asset portability to help users solve the cold start problem with unprecedented interoperability.

Mezo is a bitcoin economic layer network that provides fast and cheap bitcoin transactions to hold tokens while earning yield.

Midas is a software developer specializing in blockchain technology. It offers a platform for tokenizing real-world assets, enabling transparent management, settlement, lending, and borrowing on decentralized markets.

Sailing player is a high-tech enterprise focusing on blockchain, Web3.0, AR, and Yuanverse industries, focusing on research, development, and international application development.

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Initia is a network for 0-to-1 omnichain rollups built by fusing a novel L1 with an interwoven application-specific L2 infrastructure system. The Initia Platform provides product ready rollups that enables teams to build scalable and sovereign systems while eliminating the UX complexities end users face when interacting with a modular multi-chain universe. Initia’s ownership of the full tech stack allows for a suite of chain-level mechanisms that align the economic interests across users, developers, L2 app chains, and the L1. Initia's initial launch products include an all-in-one portal for accessing core tools of the ecosystem, a Omnitia-ecosystem focused wallet for navigating between the L2s, a block explorer that supports InitiaVM transactions and developer tooling, and a Market Minitia that allows users to trade NFTs and create AI-generated NFT collections through prompts.

AltLayer offers a rollups-as-a-service platform that enables developers to deploy on-demand rollups for Web3 projects. The system provides highly scalable, application-dedicated execution layers whose security derives from an underlying base layer, delivering elastic and customizable scaling to transform blockchain infrastructure, speed up time-to-market, and support innovative deployment models for decentralized applications.

Nonco is a digital asset brokerage firm tailored for professional investors. It offers institutional services such as electronic spot trading and secure quote requests via dedicated chat, providing clients swift access to diverse markets and investment opportunities.

Babylon builds security protocols to enhance the security of decentralized systems by leveraging Bitcoin's established security. The company's solutions include timestamping data on the Bitcoin blockchain and enabling Bitcoin holders to stake their coins on Proof-of-Stake blockchains without needing a custodian.

MYX is a decentralized derivative exchange that "uses intelligent rates and exposure hedging mechanisms to ensure protocol stability and provide sustainable high returns" through a peer-to-pool-to-peer paradigm.

Superstate is a developer of legal and blockchain-based financial solutions. These solutions include short-term government bond funds that can be held in a cryptocurrency wallet or by a crypto custodian.

Elixir is a decentralized protocol that facilitates algorithmic market-making across both centralized and decentralized exchanges. It is designed to enhance composability for integrations, allowing retail users to engage in market-making activities and potentially earn profits. Additionally, Elixir provides projects and trading venues with access to active market-making services for their trading pairs, thus promoting liquidity and efficiency in the market. The protocol emphasizes computational security, ensuring that transactions and market activities are conducted safely and reliably.

Fhenix is a blockchain company that pioneers the use of homomorphic encryption in its proprietary blockchain network. It enables Ethereum developers to create encrypted smart contracts and perform computations on encrypted data using familiar tools like Solidity.

GRVT operates an institutional-grade derivatives trading platform that eliminates counterparty risk. It offers features such as KYC, self-custody, privacy-enabled trading, high transaction throughput, and options for RFQ and CLOB trading in futures, perpetuals, and other derivatives.

Florida Street is a software company specializing in the development of web3 products and protocols. Its flagship offering is a decentralized NFT lending platform designed to enhance capital efficiency, transparency, and accessibility within the NFT credit market. The platform facilitates continuous underwriting, refinancing, and renegotiation of loans, fostering a more efficient and composable market for both borrowers seeking affordable lending options and lenders aiming for greater flexibility.

AlloyX is a company that simplifies the creation of diversified real-world asset (RWA) investment strategies for protocols, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and institutional investors. It offers a flexible and efficient platform for managing RWA assets, allowing lenders to tailor their investments according to yield, risk, and liquidity preferences. Additionally, AlloyX develops a decentralized crypto loan protocol that facilitates liquid staking for crypto loans, integrating with prominent credit protocols to enhance the management of diversified portfolios. By focusing on accessibility and adaptability, AlloyX aims to meet the evolving needs of its clients in the investment landscape.

Founded in 2021, Demox Labs specializes in developing a decentralized oracle protocol that connects smart contracts to off-chain data sources. Its platform bridges the gap between web2 and web3, unlocking online data for smart contract development.

Degame is an NFT gaming platform that provides token analytics, tracking, research, gaming strategy, and IGO.

Hourglass operates within the blockchain industry, specializing in liquid staking services for locked assets within Frax and Convex ecosystems. Its core offering involves creating time-bound tokens (TBTs) that represent staked assets with specific lock-up periods, enabling users to trade these tokens and transfer ownership, thereby managing risk and enhancing investment flexibility.

Berachain develops an Ethereum-compatible blockchain tailored for financial applications. Its core technology allows staked assets like Ether (ETH) to be utilized in decentralized finance protocols, enhancing on-chain liquidity and capital efficiency while ensuring network security.

Fractal expands the digital economy by providing institutional grade, capital efficient technology for assets on-chain.

Affine is a Web3 protocol that simplifies engagement with multi-chain cryptocurrency markets. It offers liquid restaking for instant entry and withdrawals, along with various cross-chain yield baskets to optimize returns on digital assets.

Archimedes is a decentralized finance platform founded in 2022 and based in Los Angeles, California. It utilizes the Ethereum blockchain to facilitate a lending and borrowing marketplace that enables users to supply and borrow assets for yield generation. The platform is designed to empower decentralized actively managed funds and allows users to take leveraged positions on leading stablecoin farming protocols. Archimedes aims to enhance the DeFi experience by offering an easy-to-use and interoperable system that incorporates NFTs and other industry practices. Through its innovative approach, the company provides liquidity management solutions by packaging highly leveraged positions as tradable tokens.

Founded in 2018, Blocknative specializes in real-time blockchain transaction management and monitoring solutions for public networks. Its platform enables developers to build applications across multiple blockchains, offering tools like a javascript widget that simplifies complex blockchain codes.

Founded in San Francisco in 2018 by Amy Kalnoki and Patrick White, Bitwave develops financial software that enables companies to integrate digital assets into their accounting records and operations. Its platform offers tax tracking, bookkeeping, DeFi monitoring, and crypto accounts receivable/payable management, streamlining cryptocurrency finance for businesses.

Across is a cross-chain bridge secured by UMA's optimistic oracle for L2s and rollups. It also optimized for capital efficiency with a single liquidity pool, a competitive relayer landscape, and a no-slippage fee model.

Sepana is a technology company established in 2021 that specializes in developing advanced search solutions for the decentralized web. Its platform facilitates the search and discovery of content across Web3, allowing users to navigate decentralized applications and protocols more effectively. By providing an API, Sepana enables developers to integrate search-as-a-service capabilities directly into their applications, enhancing user experience and accessibility to decentralized resources. The company's focus is on empowering communities and applications to easily discover and interact with Web3 content, ultimately supporting the growth and usability of the decentralized ecosystem.

Veridise is a comprehensive blockchain security company founded by a team of renowned researchers. Specializing in auditing Zero-Knowledge Circuits and MetaMask Snaps, the firm possesses extensive expertise in smart contracts, blockchains, Layer 2 solutions, DeFi protocols, cryptocurrency wallets, tokens, and NFTs. Veridise has established a reputation for uncovering critical vulnerabilities that other auditing firms often overlook, identifying over 100 high-severity bugs in the first half of 2023 alone. The company's approach combines traditional auditing methods with advanced automated Web3 security tools, allowing them to tackle complex blockchain security challenges effectively. Through this innovative hybrid methodology, Veridise provides clients with detailed and actionable audit reports, enhancing the overall security of blockchain applications.

SX Network operates a blockchain-based sports betting exchange, offering bettors improved odds, transparency, and secure fund management through smart contract technology. Its platform integrates an on-chain community treasury and native prediction market protocol, facilitating decentralized sports betting markets governed by users via prediction market-based governance.

Vertex Protocol is a decentralized FX trading platform.

CoinStats is a comprehensive platform for tracking and managing diverse cryptocurrency portfolios. It supports over 8000 coins across 300 exchanges, enabling real-time updates via synced wallets and exchanges. The platform offers trading and swapping capabilities, along with customizable alerts such as price limits and market cap notifications.

Overnight is a protocol specializing in asset management, offering passive yield products based on delta-neutral strategies. It introduces USD+, a stablecoin backed by conservative DeFi portfolios, designed for maximum liquidity and loss avoidance even over short periods. Investors can exchange USD+ for USDC upon request.

Archimedes is a decentralized finance platform founded in 2022 and based in Los Angeles, California. It utilizes the Ethereum blockchain to facilitate a lending and borrowing marketplace that enables users to supply and borrow assets for yield generation. The platform is designed to empower decentralized actively managed funds and allows users to take leveraged positions on leading stablecoin farming protocols. Archimedes aims to enhance the DeFi experience by offering an easy-to-use and interoperable system that incorporates NFTs and other industry practices. Through its innovative approach, the company provides liquidity management solutions by packaging highly leveraged positions as tradable tokens.

Degame is an NFT gaming platform that provides token analytics, tracking, research, gaming strategy, and IGO.

Syn City is the Mafia Metaverse bridging the gap between real-world NFT utilities & decentralized finance (Defi) functions. The platform’s native token, SYN, offers players access to several earning opportunities like events and governance rewards.

BetDEX is a decentralized sports betting protocol that operates on a blockchain-based platform, allowing users to place bets on various sports utilizing cryptocurrency. The platform is designed to provide high-speed transactions and low costs while eliminating counterparty risk, making the betting process more secure and efficient. BetDEX is permissionless, enabling developers to create their own applications on top of its infrastructure. This flexibility allows customers not only to engage in sports betting but also to trade on sports and prediction markets, giving them control over their betting experience and the ability to set their own prices.

Zebec is a protocol on Solana that facilitates continuous settlement. It enables composable transfers of value, initially focusing on Stream Payroll.

CoinList facilitates the launch and growth of innovative digital assets, connecting early adopters with promising projects like Filecoin and Solana. It offers a full-service trading platform for popular cryptocurrencies and provides access to new tokens before they list on other exchanges.

Wintermute is a global leader in algorithmic trading for digital assets. With an average daily trading volume of over $5 billion across 350+ tokens on 80+ exchanges, it facilitates OTC trades and provides liquidity provisioning services. Wintermute actively invests in early-stage DeFi projects, supporting the growth of decentralized finance.

Nebulous, Inc. is a technology company focused on developing blockchain hardware and software infrastructure for the decentralized internet. Founded in 2014 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company is known for its flagship product, Sia, a decentralized cloud storage platform that utilizes blockchain technology to create a data storage marketplace. Additionally, Nebulous offers Skynet, a decentralized content delivery network (CDN) and file-sharing platform tailored for developers, along with SiaStream, which provides affordable storage solutions for media files, enabling fast streaming. As a core contributor to the open-source Skynet project, Nebulous plays a significant role in advancing the decentralized web ecosystem.

Sia is the leading decentralized cloud storage platform. No signups, no servers, no trusted third parties. Sia leverages blockchain technology to create a data storage marketplace that is more robust and more affordable than traditional cloud storage providers.

Nebulous, Inc. is a technology company focused on developing blockchain hardware and software infrastructure for the decentralized internet. Founded in 2014 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company is known for its flagship product, Sia, a decentralized cloud storage platform that utilizes blockchain technology to create a data storage marketplace. Additionally, Nebulous offers Skynet, a decentralized content delivery network (CDN) and file-sharing platform tailored for developers, along with SiaStream, which provides affordable storage solutions for media files, enabling fast streaming. As a core contributor to the open-source Skynet project, Nebulous plays a significant role in advancing the decentralized web ecosystem.

Quorum Control is building a platform for digital ownership.

Founded in 2015, SKALE Labs develops a scalable blockchain platform that enables high-speed consensus for decentralized applications (dApps). It empowers dApps to run smart contracts at millions of transactions per second on platforms like Ethereum and EOS. The SKALE Network is a fully decentralized, open-source P2P network supported by the SKALE utility token.

Stronghold is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 by Tammy Camp and Sean Bennett, specializing in the development of virtual payment networks. Its platform enables developers to access both legacy and modern payment systems through a straightforward API, facilitating real-time payments, foreign exchange, and cross-border clearing and settlement. By leveraging advanced financial infrastructure, Stronghold allows customers to send and receive various types of digital currency seamlessly. The company operates independently and is financially stable, not requiring additional funding to sustain its business operations.

Hyperdrive is a decentralized finance hub focused on portfolio management for cryptocurrency investors. The company provides a platform that offers leverage against spot tokens and includes various strategies designed to enhance investment returns. Additionally, Hyperdrive enables users to earn interest by supplying and borrowing assets, while also providing tools for portfolio growth. The platform prioritizes security, ensuring that all investments are safeguarded through rigorous audits. This comprehensive approach allows investors to optimize their cryptocurrency portfolios effectively.

Donut is the first crypto agentic browser that uses the finest crypto in-domain model and a swarm of browsing agents.