Kyber Network

Saakuru offers a specialized L2 protocol.

Vovo Finance is a cryptocurrency based company. The company's sructured products with various risk-returns and payoff structures through packaged financial instruments.

Dojima network is decentralised cross-chain Layer 1 platform that connects all the major blockchains acting as a middle-ground between multiple layer1 and layer2 blockchains providing developers the ability to build cross-chain applications and thus solving the pressing need in the Web3 Ecosystem.

Starbots is a battle NFT game in which players earn gear tokens by carefully assembling their own robots. It creates an auto-battlebot game on the Solana blockchain in which users can constantly grind for new robot parts and swap them out for in-game battles instead of having them lying around or being thrown back and forth on the marketplace. Unpredictable combat outcomes in cartoonish concept action add to the fun. Starbots gained a lot of attention from the crypto-game community after being one of the ten projects to make it into the first DeFi Alliance's Gaming Cohort.

One of SEA's fastest growing gaming ecosystems, we are a platform connecting games with communities across ASEAN. We help games scale user acquisition and go-to market by tapping on our community of over 50,000 users and growing. Players can earn rewards and build reputation from their time spent on the platform.

KingSpeed understands the full potential of blockchain gaming as a place where people can both enjoy games and earn at the same time.

Zuki Moba is a MOBA E-sport Play to earn NFTs Game based on blockchain.

Sipher is a blockchain-powered gaming studio in Vietnam.

DareNFT provides a cloud service of NFT and KYContent for any platforms.

DeFi Warrior is a crypto character and crypto galaxy game. They create a miniature world of blockchain in the game and each warrior created is a representative of a cryptocurrency. The players can trade, buy, and lend necessary equipment. The NFT characters can be traded between players.

Rikkei Finance is a Defi platform, with a unique Open Lending System: Cross-chain support, NFTs collateralization, and P2P Insurance.

Coin98 is a Crypto-focused software company.

Delta Exchange is a crypto derivatives exchange. Delta offers a wide range of derivatives futures, perpetual contracts, options, interest rate swaps and calendar spread. Delta's strength is is options trading, where it is #2 player globally with a market share of over 25%. The exchange offers USDT settled options on 8 underlyings that include bitcoin, ether, solana, BNB and Matic. Traders can not only trade options on multiple underlyings with USDT balance, but can also enjoy many advanced features such as multiple margin modes (isolated and portfolio margin), strategy builder and basket orders.

Efficient Frontier is a cryptocurrency algorithmic trading firm and liquidity provider trading over $1 Billion a week.  With over 13 years of high frequency trading experience, we research and develop quantitative strategies and market make for many leading cryptocurrency exchanges and digital asset issuers. Since entering the digital asset industry, we have built some of the most sophisticated trading infrastructure in this ecosystem for electronic trading and execution in both spot and derivatives markets.  Alongside our industry-leading partners, we have rapidly expanded our team and services and now work from two global hubs: Tel Aviv and San Francisco.

KyberNetwork is a new system which allows the exchange and conversion of digital assets. They provide rich payment APIs and a new contract wallet that allow anyone to seamlessly receive payments from any token.

Kyber Network offers a multi-chain cryptocurrency trading platform as well as a liquidity hub that aggregates liquidity from different sources including decentralized exchanges (DEX) and liquidity pools. The platform enables users to trade crypto assets at low rates, earn rewards for depositing tokens and providing liquidity, and leverage the platform’s liquidity aggregation features to integrate token exchange onto their own protocols.

Disrupting the traditional financial system using blockchain

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

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Saakuru

ARC the Community

BasedVC

International Blockchain Consulting

BCW Group

Rarible

Oracles Investment Group

W3GG

Decubate

Uptrend

Wizards Capital

Steary Stack

Worlds Beyond

CALIB3R

Arclight Studios

Vovo Finance

CyberX

imToken

LedgerPrime

Primitive Ventures

IOSG Ventures

Zee Prime Capital

Matrixport

Pattern Research

Dojima Network

Momentum 6

Quantstamp

Signum Capital

Arweave

CMS Holdings

AngelDAO

TsingTech Ventures

Glock Ventures

Starbots

AU21 Capital

TomoChain

Game Studio

PARSIQ

Kyros Ventures

Alliance DAO

Exnetwork Capital

Impossible Finance

Bigcoin Capital

Solar Eco Fund

Basics Capital

Formless Capital

Good Games Guild

TK Ventures

Solscan

OKX Ventures

LuaVentures

Quadhorn Guild

Real Deal Guild

Hub Capital

PIF Nation

UOB Venture

NXGEN

LD Capital

Caladan

TokoCrypto

Double Peak Group

Mintable

GBV Capital

SL2 Capital

Faculty Group

DWeb3 Capital

Great South Gate

975 Capital

Arcane Group

Kenzo Ventures

KingSpeed

ZBS CAPITAL

DEXT Force Ventures

Zuki Moba

Clover Venture

Kiwi Group

Axia8 Ventures

Krypital Group

X21 Digital

UFIN

COINS GROUP

Alpha Moon Capital

Onebit Ventures

BSCStation

VBC Ventures

BinStarter

LaunchZone

Krystal

Sipher

Arrington XRP Capital

Hashed

Konvoy

Delphi Ventures

Fenbushi Capital

BITKRAFT Ventures

CMT Digital

Hyperchain Capital

Dragonfly

Alameda Research

DeFiance Capital

Yield Guild Games

Arche Fund

Merit Circle

Triblock

DareNFT

OneSoft

Magnus Capital

DeFi Warrior

NGC Ventures

Spark Digital Capital

Titans Ventures

Megala Ventures

Coin98

GFS Ventures

Everse Capital

GTA Ventures

Tag Ventures

BAS Ventures

SS Ventures

Infinity Capital

BAP Ventures

AstroV Ventures

CoinerVN

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Migoi

KCC Ventures

Rikkei Finance

Pnyx Ventures

Inclusion Capital

Kernel Ventures

YBB Foundation

Trade Coin VietNam

ArkStream Capital

Multicoin Capital

ParaFi Capital

CoinGecko

The Spartan Group

K300 Ventures

Delta Exchange

Ryze Labs

Aave

CoinFund

gumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)

LuneX Ventures

BR Capital

G1 Ventures

QCP Soteria

Efficient Frontier

Animoca Brands

StarkWare Industries

Collider

ICON Foundation

Gate Labs

Kyber Network offers a multi-chain cryptocurrency trading platform as well as a liquidity hub that aggregates liquidity from different sources including decentralized exchanges (DEX) and liquidity pools. The platform enables users to trade crypto assets at low rates, earn rewards for depositing tokens and providing liquidity, and leverage the platform’s liquidity aggregation features to integrate token exchange onto their own protocols.As of May 2024, the platform aggregates liquidity from over 70 DEXs across 13 blockchains and 20,000 tokens.The Kyber Network operates as a DAO governed by the holders of its native token, KNC. These tokens can be staked to enable holders to vote on governance proposals and earn KNC rewards from trading fees.

MakerDAO is a DAO (governed through the MKR token) that manages the Maker Protocol.Developed on the Ethereum blockchain, the Maker Protocol allows users to place their funds (through cryptocurrency) as collateral in exchange for its stablecoin DAI, which is pegged to the USD. DAI can be used like any other cryptocurrency and even as savings since holders of DAI are entitled to a return based on the DAI Savings Rate (DSR). The DSR is determined by members of the DAO using a mix of public and proprietary market data.MakerDAO offers access to investing and borrowing DAI through the Oasis app which was developed by some of the creators of Maker Protocol. In addition, the Maker Protocol is available for developers of DeFi apps who can build apps to facilitate earning, investing, and borrowing DAI. As of May 2024, the Maker Protocol had integrated with over 400 applications ranging from payment systems to gaming platforms. MakerDAO generates revenue through stability fees (akin to interest payment on borrowed DAI) and liquidation fees which is an additional charge that occurs when the value of the submitted collateral falls below a set liquidation amount.In April 2022, MakerDAO announced that it was bridging to StarkNet, a reportedly cheaper and faster zero-knowledge (ZK) overlay chain built by StarkWare. Along with its expansion on Ethereum, the DAO had planned to move toward a multi-chain offering with this rebuild. It planned to roll out this offering in four phases, beginning with a simple bridge between the main blockchain and StarkNet’s Layer 2.In February 2023, the company <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/16269?industryIds=64">launched a new lending platform</a> named Spark Protocol, to enable users to borrow, lend, and stake DAI, the protocol’s stablecoin. The platform, which is a fork of Aave's version 3 (v3), will be built by Phoenix Labs, a research and development company formed by the DAO. Additionally, the company also announced the deployment of etherDAI, a liquid staking derivative for Ethereum that will be pegged to the value of ETH. Furthermore, in March, MakerDAO went on to<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/17322"> approve several new proposals </a>that make changes to both its governance structure and the investment of its treasury. These changes divide the DAO’s current structure into smaller self-governed and self-sustained units named SubDAOs, which will also have their own tokens in the MakerDAO ecosystem. Moreover, the proposal also planned to increase the protocol’s revenues by investing a part of its reserves (worth USD 7 billion) into real-world assets and money-market funds.The platform outlined its plans for a major update (named Endgame) in May 2023. The launch was proposed to take place in five phases and will ultimately lead to the creation of a new blockchain. The road map is as follows: 1) launching new branding and website as well as upgraded versions of Dai and MKR tokens; 2) launching six Maker SubDAOs, specializing in user acquisition, decentralized frontends, and collateral allocation; 3) introducing new AI tools to assist governance, including tools for summarizing, interpreting, and generating governance proposals; 4) enabling rewards for governance participation; and 5) deploying a new blockchain to house backend logic for SubDAO tokenomics and MakerDAO governance security. The first phase of the update is expected to be rolled out in the summer of 2024.In August 2024, the protocol followed through with the first phase of its plans by <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/32993">rebranding itself under the new name "Sky"</a>, and launching new versions of Dai and MKR tokens named the USDS and SKY. Funding and financialsAs of May 2024, MakerDAO had around USD 8.1 billion in total value locked (TVL). The company’s most recent funding round was in April 2020 for an undisclosed sum. Previously, the company had raised USD 27.5 million through the sale of its MKR token to Dragonfly Partners and Paragon to expand its operations to Asia.

MakerDAO

Founded by former executives of Qualcomm, Solana Labs is the developer of the Solana blockchain, which uses the native cryptocurrency SOL. The company enables developers to create decentralized applications in its blockchain and is capable of carrying out 50,000 transactions per second (TPS) with a theoretical upper limit of 710,000 TPS for the architecture. As of May 2024, the blockchain averaged around 2,400 TPS. This is in contrast to Ethereum’s average of between 13 to 15 TPS. In addition to transaction speed, Solana also has other advantages such as lower transaction fees and improved scalability, given its proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and underlying architecture. The mechanism also enables users to stake their SOL and earn yields for validating the network. Solana provides the ability to create specialized tooling and programming functionality to tokens through <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/25910">Token Extensions</a>. This allows developers and businesses to establish rules for tokens, such as dictating their functionality and determining their holders, as well as embed features like whitelisting, automatic transfer fees, and confidentiality provisions for transfers.Solana also provides guides and a content aggregator website for developers to discover tools to create dApps on its blockchain. As of May 2024, more than 440 dApps were created on Solana, ranging across use cases such as DeFi, NFTs, and gaming. It also <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/18094">launched a ChatGPT </a>(a chatbot built on OpenAI's GPT model) plugin to allow developers and users to query the blockchain for on-chain data. The plugin works through the ChatGPT interface and allows users to perform various tasks such as checking wallet balances, transferring tokens, and purchasing NFTs.Key customers and partnershipsWeb browser developer Opera partnered with Solana in December 2021 to integrate the blockchain and create a built-in crypto wallet onto the Opera browser to improve accessibility to dApps hosted on the blockchain.As of May 2024, the company served several enterprise clients such as Shopify, Asics, Helio, and Tiplink.Funding and financialsThe total value locked (TVL) in DeFi projects across the Solana blockchain amounted to USD 4 billion as of May 2024. The company raised USD 314 million through an initial coin offering (ICO) of SOL. The ICO was co-led by Polychain Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. The funding was to be used to create a venture investing arm, a trading desk, and support the development of new applications in its blockchain.

Solana

Swiss-based Eidoo is a developer of a wallet that supports cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, along with tokens such as DAI, MKR, AAVE, and UNI, among others. In addition, Eidoo provides a DeFi marketplace that integrates with its wallet, allowing users to trade any tokens that they hold. Eidoo also offers a debit card that allows the conversion of digital assets into fiat currencies, such as the GBP and EURO, and spending or even withdrawing cash from ATMs.Eidoo began with the proprietary token EDO, which it also used to raise USD 27.9 million in an initial coin offering (ICO) in 2017. The token was then upgraded following its merger with blockchain oracle provider Provable Things to establish pNetwork, the infrastructure that facilitates cross-chain interactions between multiple decentralized apps, governed by the token PNT. To obtain an Eidoo debit card, users are required to stake PNT ranging from 20 to 200,000 for various service tiers.Eidoo had several applications such as virtual account numbers to deposit money and obtain a tokenized representation of their deposit as well as features to buy, hold, and trade NFTs in the roadmap as of December 2021.

Eidoo

Synthetix is a DAO (governed by holders of its native token SNX) that offers a platform on which users can trade and vote on the creation of on-chain synthetic assets, which are derivatives based on real-world assets. These synthetic assets enable traders to capture the price movements of assets such as cryptocurrencies, fiat currencies, stocks, and commodities, among others, with zero slippage. The protocol allows users to stake SNX as collateral for the debt pool and earn weekly rewards. As of April 2022, Synthetix had USD 642 million in total value locked (TVL).Additionally, Synthetix also offers the opportunity for developers to build on top of the platform to tap into its liquidity as well as develop decentralized perpetual futures, options markets, deal coordination markets, and more. As of December 2021, the protocol served large DeFi platforms including 1inch, Curve Finance, Yearn Finance, and Paraswap.In February 2023, Synthetix <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/16609?industryIds=64">deployed version 3 (v3) of its platform </a>on the Ethereum mainnet. V3 reportedly offers more efficient architecture that enables developers to create products that offer a liquid market for any financial derivative, as well as more complex decentralized applications. Additionally, the solution also offers staking and differentiated debt pools, to enable stakers to earn fees from supplying collateral to specific asset pools. The company went on to deploy its protocol on Base, an Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain developed by Coinbase, in April 2024. Moreover, the company announced plans to launch a new perpetual futures exchange named Infinex in the following months.Funding and financialsIn March 2023, Synthetix <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/17267">received an investment of USD 20 million </a>from DWF Labs, a Web3 venture capital company. Synthetix plans to use this investment to drive volume for its protocol across both centralized and decentralized exchanges and invest in product development.

Synthetix

Compound is an open-source lending protocol built on Ethereum that allows developers to build DeFi applications for functions such as deposits and lending. Compound offers adjusted money market interest rates based on asset-specific supply and demand and supports a number of Ethereum-based assets for users to take collateralized loans and lock-up assets without borrowing. Locked assets are automatically liquidated if an independent oracle determines that the price has dropped too low. Additionally, since assets are stored in a shared pool, even users with liquidated collateral can claim tokens if they are able to repay the general pool. Compound also <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/13038">offers borrowing services</a> for institutional clients that allow them to borrow USD or USDC at a fixed annual percentage rate of 6% using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin or Ether as collateral, with a loan-to-value of 90%.As of April 2024, Compound had a total value locked (TVL) of USD 2.3 billion. The protocol is governed by its native-token COMP, which along with a variety of other digital assets that are a part of the Compound ecosystem, are supported by Coinbase Custody, a crypto asset custodian. In August 2022, Compound launched a version of its protocol named “Compound III” which features a single borrowable asset. Users can supply collateral that can never be withdrawn by other users (except during liquidation) and borrow USDC.In May 2022, Compound<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/10267"> received a B- credit rating from S&amp;P Global Ratings</a> on its enterprise credit facility which offers 4% annually on deposits of the stablecoin USDC. Notably, Compound claims that this is the first time an "institutional DeFi" product has been scored by a major credit rating agency.Funding and financialsCompound’s last funding round was in November 2019 where it raised USD 25 million in a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z crypto fund to help the company further decentralize the protocol by enabling crypto exchanges and custodians such as Coinbase to maintain the protocol going forward.

Compound

Organizations and protocols that allow individuals to lend their crypto assets and take out collateralized or uncollateralized loans from to/from these projects

Organizations that allow individuals to invest in tokenized financial and real assets

Organizations that provide fully decentralized insurance products

Organizations that apply NFTs across areas of finance such as documentation and non-fractionalized ownership records for assets

Decentralized exchanges that help connect buyers and sellers of DeFi tokens without the need to rely on an intermediary

Organizations that provide digital wallets for users to take custody of DeFi tokens

Blockchains and related protocols that allow developers to build DeFi apps

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Promotes financial inclusivity, allowing those that won't traditionally have access to credit to raise funds

Companies with the infrastructure segment offer solutions for users to build decentralized applications

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 <ul>
 <li>Kyber Network, the company behind KyberSwap, a decentralized exchange, announced that it had lost around USD 46 million due to an exploit.</li>
 <li>The lost funds were split across multiple chains, including Arbitrum, Optimism, Ethereum, Polygon, and Base.</li>
 <li>The company alerted its users about the attack and advised them to withdraw their funds as a precaution.</li>
 <li>Kyber Network stated that it was in the process of investigating the attack.</li>
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