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 Foundation
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
ICON Foundation is a blockchain protocol and ecosystem that enables interoperability among independent blockchains and supports decentralized applications. As an aggregator network, it connects disparate chains to share value and data, enabling faster transactions and secure payments across multiple digital assets. The platform provides wallet and identity tools, including a wallet and a wallet ID system, and supports cross-chain governance through ICONSENSUS components comprising entities such as P-Rep, DBP, EEP, and C-Rep. It backs decentralized applications like Blockchain ID and payment and exchange services, used by communities including banks, securities, hospitals, universities, and other institutions. The organization is based in Zug, Switzerland, focusing on broad adoption of blockchain-enabled solutions across diverse sectors by facilitating interoperability.
Power Ledger
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Power Ledger enables peer-to-peer trading of renewable energy using blockchain technology. It allows owners of solar panels to sell surplus energy directly to consumers, creating a transparent, auditable market that benefits both producers and users.
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 Foundation
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
ICON Foundation is a blockchain protocol and ecosystem that enables interoperability among independent blockchains and supports decentralized applications. As an aggregator network, it connects disparate chains to share value and data, enabling faster transactions and secure payments across multiple digital assets. The platform provides wallet and identity tools, including a wallet and a wallet ID system, and supports cross-chain governance through ICONSENSUS components comprising entities such as P-Rep, DBP, EEP, and C-Rep. It backs decentralized applications like Blockchain ID and payment and exchange services, used by communities including banks, securities, hospitals, universities, and other institutions. The organization is based in Zug, Switzerland, focusing on broad adoption of blockchain-enabled solutions across diverse sectors by facilitating interoperability.
0x
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
0x is an open protocol facilitating peer-to-peer token exchange on the Ethereum blockchain.