Kadena
Funding Round in 2018
Kadena develops a hybrid blockchain platform that addresses Bitcoin's scaling challenges and Ethereum's security issues. It offers ScalableBFT consensus protocol, Pact programming language for transactional logic, and confidentiality settings to protect sensitive transaction details. Founded in 2016 by former JP Morgan blockchain creators and SEC professionals, Kadena is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.
Ren
Initial Coin Offering in 2018
Ren is an open protocol that facilitates the transfer of value between different blockchains, enhancing interoperability within decentralized finance (DeFi). Its primary product, RenVM, supports multi-chain operations and allows for large-volume cryptocurrency trading through hidden order books. This infrastructure is designed to enable traders to execute private and cross-chain trades while minimizing market impact. Founded in 2007 and based in Singapore, Ren aims to provide a decentralized dark pool exchange protocol that allows for atomic swaps between cryptocurrency pairs on the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains, ensuring that order details remain confidential.
Wanchain
Seed Round in 2017
Wanchain is a company focused on developing a global cross-chain blockchain architecture aimed at creating a new distributed financial infrastructure. This architecture facilitates the management of various digital assets and cryptocurrencies, supporting cross-chain transactions with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and ERC20 tokens. By enabling secure and digital transfers, investments, financing of assets, and multi-currency payments, Wanchain's technology powers the emerging digital economy through cross-chain smart contracts.
SmartContract
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Smart Contracts verify an execute themselves by monitoring external data sources like digital payments, GPS or any other data that can be used to objectively prove a contract's performance. All Smart Contracts and their updates are placed into the blockchain, creating a secure record of proven contractual performance.
ICON
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
ICON, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, is a blockchain technology company specializing in decentralized applications. It offers ICONex, a cryptocurrency wallet, and ICONick, a wallet ID for its network. ICON's core service, BIA, facilitates interoperability among different blockchain networks. The company also provides ICONSENSUS, a governance system comprising various roles like P-Rep and C-Rep for network elections. ICON's platform enables independent blockchains to transact directly, without intermediaries, and share value and data seamlessly. It caters to diverse communities, including banks, hospitals, and universities, offering services like Blockchain ID and payment & exchange solutions.
Power Ledger
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Power Ledger is a company that specializes in blockchain technology for renewable energy trading. It enables owners of renewable energy assets to sell their surplus energy directly to others, allowing them to choose both the recipient and the price. The company's platform uses blockchain to create a transparent, auditable, and automated market for energy trading, benefiting both producers and consumers. Power Ledger's technology supports the sale of excess renewable energy from residential and commercial properties connected to existing electricity grids or within micro-grids. By doing so, it empowers consumers to manage their energy economy while preserving the value of current distribution networks.
Binance is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that enables trading of digital assets, including spot and futures trading, and supports a blockchain network for decentralized applications and token sales. It offers staking, savings, and liquidity farming, as well as a payments system for crypto transactions and support for non-fungible tokens. The company provides a broad range of crypto products and services designed to broaden access to digital assets, focusing on security, liquidity, speed, and reliability across trading pairs, education, data and research, incubation, decentralization, and infrastructure.
ICON
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
ICON, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, is a blockchain technology company specializing in decentralized applications. It offers ICONex, a cryptocurrency wallet, and ICONick, a wallet ID for its network. ICON's core service, BIA, facilitates interoperability among different blockchain networks. The company also provides ICONSENSUS, a governance system comprising various roles like P-Rep and C-Rep for network elections. ICON's platform enables independent blockchains to transact directly, without intermediaries, and share value and data seamlessly. It caters to diverse communities, including banks, hospitals, and universities, offering services like Blockchain ID and payment & exchange solutions.
0x
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
0x is an open protocol facilitating peer-to-peer token exchange on the Ethereum blockchain.