Binance Labs identifies, invests, and empowers viable blockchain entrepreneurs, startups, and communities, providing financing to industry projects that help grow the larger blockchain ecosystem.

Binance Labs

ZMT Capital is a technology-driven investment firm focused on FinTech, mobile, hardware, AI, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies.

ZMT Capital

Electric Capital is a crypto asset management firm. The company invests in tokens that are Programmable Money and invest in both liquid and illiquid tokens that are emerging stores of value and rooted in novel technology. Electric Capital is started by technology entrepreneurs, engineers, and successful investors. Prior to Electric Capital, they started six companies (five acquired), invested in 100+ technology startups with a cumulative market cap in the tens of billions, and served as executives at technology companies such as Facebook, Google, and Twitter. They have been investing personally in cryptocurrencies since 2013 and were early believers in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Monero. Prior to Electric

Electric Capital

A fund dedicated to backing the most brilliant minds in the blockchain space

AU21 Capital

Maven 11 Capital is an investment fund solely focused on investing in blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT). We invest in ventures, digital assets, and digital currencies that adopt this technology.

Maven 11 Capital

NGC Partners is an investment and asset management firm focused on the clean energy sector. NGC Partners is a private equity firm focused on the development and management of electric generation assets derived from renewable energy sources.

NGC Partners

Authorito is an actively managed open-ended crypto fund.

Authorito Capital

Mapleblock Capital is an investment firm that exclusively consults and invests in crypto-assets and blockchain companies. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Delhi, India.

Mapleblock Capital

Woodstock Fund is a multi-asset investment fund that focuses on early and growth-stage Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) startups.

Woodstock Fund

Node Kapital provides the financial backing (SEED & Pre-sale) & operational guidance to DeFi & NFT Protocols.  We help your team with Funding, Marketing, Partnerships, Reputation Management, Exchange Listings & Scaling Up.  We have +7 Years Experience With Digital Currencies from Technical, Legal & Marketing Perspective. Your Success is Our Success.

Node Kapital

Elrond

Empowering the modern soldier with cutting-edge technology

Military Tech

Improbable is a British technology company founded in 2012 by Herman Narula, Rob Whitehead, and Peter Lipka. The company specializes in developing metaverse infrastructure and applications, as well as simulation software for video games and corporate use. Improbable's core technology, SpatialOS, is a cloud-based operating system that enables the creation of vast, persistent, and detailed virtual worlds using distributed computing. In 2021, the company showcased its Morpheus technology, which allows for large-scale virtual experiences, demonstrating its capability by hosting over 4,000 players in a shared game world.
Over the years, Improbable has pivoted its focus several times. Initially aimed at creating massive-scale simulations and virtual worlds for games, the company later expanded into defense simulations and metaverse development. In 2022, Improbable shifted its strategy to concentrate exclusively on the commercial metaverse, abandoning its plans to build its own video games and shuttering its US defense arm. The company now focuses on three main areas: metaverse technology, metaverse development, and building ventures in the metaverse.
Improbable's technology enables enhanced social interactions and a sense of presence inside virtual spaces, allowing thousands of real users to interact simultaneously in a lag-free experience with quality graphics. The company aims to create interconnected metaverse experiences where users can seamlessly move between virtual worlds, carrying their digital assets with them. In July 2023, Improbable reported its first profitable year, with revenues increasing by 37% to reach GBP 66 million and a total profit of GBP 11 million.

Improbable is dedicated to building powerful technology designed to help solve previously impossible problems and enable the creation of new realities. In gaming and entertainment, Improbable unlocks truly next-generation gameplay through virtual worlds of unprecedented scale, persistence, and richness. In other industries, they hope to help answer critical questions through simulations that could lead to a better functioning world. The company's platform, SpatialOS, lets developers transcend the limits of regular computation, allowing swarms of servers running in the cloud to cooperate in order to simulate worlds far larger and more complex than any single server could. Improbable was established in 2012 by Herman Narula and Rob Whitehead in London, England.

Cantina Royale is a shooter game that allows players to use different NFT collections and take them into PVP and PVE missions. Their 3D Modeling technologies allow NFT Interoperability into the Cantina universe. NFT owners can lease out their digital assets to players and split in-game rewards automatically.

Itheum is a first-of-its-kind data infrastructure platform that brokers the sale of your data (which is highly valuable) to the AI industry (which needs much more data sourced with consent). We are building blockchain-powered technology for data tokenization, data licensing, data provenance and creator protection, data marketplaces, and data governance - pretty much, the entire ''AI data infrastructure rails'' you will need to power a new data economy for this AI first-era we are live in.

Runtime Vеrification is a dynamic software analysis technique to automatically detect bugs and errors in a software system. Founded in 2010, Runtime Vеrification is headquartered in Urbana, Illinois, United States.

Covalent is the leading modular data infrastructure layer dedicated to solving major challenges in blockchain and AI, including verifiability, decentralized AI inference, and Long-Term Data Availability. Its large reservoir of structured, verifiable data enhances decentralized training and inference, reducing the risk of manipulated or biased AI models. Additionally, the Covalent Network's Ethereum Wayback Machine ensures secure, decentralized access to Ethereum’s transaction data. Trusted by over 3,000 leading organizations, Covalent powers AI, DeFi, GameFi, and more with unfettered access to on-chain data from over 225 blockchains. Learn about the EWM: Technical | Non-Technical For more information, check out Covalent’s: Official Website | Twitter/X | Linktree

Elrond's mission is to (1) create a global, transparent, near-instant, non-inflationary financial system, and (2) give anyone, anywhere, easy access to it. For 3 years we've been building a powerful solution to address the first part of the mission. The solution is a high bandwidth, low latency, high security, low-cost blockchain network, that can accommodate transactions and value exchange at the internet scale. The solution is LIVE NOW, and can process above 15.000 transactions per second, with 6-second latency, and $0.001 transaction cost. This will radically transform the way we exchange value, just as broadband internet transformed the way we communicate. Adding value to that, we have announced more than 60 collaborations and partnerships to aggressively expand the Elrond ecosystem, adding significant utility, increasing outreach, and enabling applications to leverage the Elrond technology.

<div>Elrond offers a public blockchain, which uses the proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, to build decentralized apps across DeFi use cases. The blockchain is capable of processing hundreds of thousands of transactions per second with a transaction cost of USD 0.001. Elrond uses the EGLD native token and achieves speed and cost efficiencies using a combination of the aforementioned PoS methods and sharding technology to improve parallel processing and thereby the throughput. During Q4 2021, Elrond launched DeFi 2.0, a collection of protocols that enable autonomous banking activities with modules to build DeFi lending, swapping, and tokenization products.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>

Disrupting the traditional financial system using blockchain

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

Elrond (rebranded as MultiversX in November 2022) is a Romanian blockchain platform focused on solving the scalability issues faced by most existing blockchains. It utilizes an innovative Adaptive State Sharding approach that combines network sharding, transaction sharding, and state sharding to achieve high throughput of over 15,000 transactions per second (TPS). The native cryptocurrency of the Elrond network is EGLD (rebranded from the original ERD token).

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Google Cloud is partnering with MultiversX to enhance its Web3 presence by integrating BigQuery with the blockchain infrastructure firm.

A decentralized version of the web powered by the blockchain

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Platforms that provide tools such as SDKs, blockchain node infrastructure, and bridges for developers to create, host, debug, and add extra functionality to dApps on one or many blockchains.

Improbable

Valour

Metaverse

The use of simulation technologies such as VR and AR to construct STEs for combat training and mission rehearsals.

Opera

To enable Opera's 300+ million users to access Elrond's ecosystem tokens and decentralized applications, leveraging Elrond's efficient blockchain technology and Opera's integrated crypto wallet.

Providers of wallets that allow users to purchase and store the cryptocurrencies/tokens required to interact with web3 apps, along with app browsers for users to browse and access dApps.

Cantina Royale

Mechanism Capital

Animoca Brands

Crypto.com

Morningstar Ventures

Merit Circle

Itheum

Spark Digital Capital

Ascensive Assets

ZBS CAPITAL

Skynet EGLD Capital

MHC Digital Finance

Runtime Vеrification

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Wave Digital Assets

Fenbushi Capital

Tezos Foundation

Borderless Capital

Hypersphere Ventures

cFund

Covalent

Hashed

Coinbase Ventures

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Chorus One

Figment

StakeWith.Us

NEAR

Moonbeam Network

Avalanche

Blocksync Ventures

High Naut Capital

Delphi Ventures

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 Elrond offers a public blockchain, which uses the proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, to build decentralized apps across DeFi use cases. The blockchain is capable of processing hundreds of thousands of transactions per second with a transaction cost of USD 0.001. Elrond uses the EGLD native token and achieves speed and cost efficiencies using a combination of the aforementioned PoS methods and sharding technology to improve parallel processing and thereby the throughput. During Q4 2021, Elrond launched DeFi 2.0, a collection of protocols that enable autonomous banking activities with modules to build DeFi lending, swapping, and tokenization products.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
 
 As of May 2022, Elrond has a total value locked of USD 257.2 million.&nbsp;
 
 
 In July 2019, Elrond raised a total of USD 1.9 million through seed round funding with lead investor Binance. 
 
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MakerDAO is a DAO (governed through the MKR token) that manages the Sky protocol (formerly known as Maker).&nbsp;Developed on the Ethereum blockchain, the 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.Sky offers access to investing and borrowing DAI through the Oasis app which was developed by some of the creators of protocol. In addition, the protocol is available for developers of DeFi apps who can build apps to facilitate earning, investing, and borrowing DAI. As of May 2024, Sky had integrated with over 400 applications ranging from payment systems to gaming platforms. It 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.&nbsp;In April 2022, the protocol 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.&nbsp;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, the protocol 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.&nbsp;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 governance security. The first phase of the update is expected to be rolled out in the summer of 2024.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Key customers and partnershipsIn September 2024, Sky<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/33252"> partnered with Aave Labs</a>, to launch the “Sky Aave Force” initiative. The initiative featured key proposals such as integrating the newly launched USDS and sUSDS stablecoins on Aave’s V3 protocol, introducing an incentive program for sUSDS suppliers and deploying a direct deposit module for USDS into the Aave Lido Market. Additionally, the partnership will enable the companies to distribute SPK tokens, the native token of Sky’s lending protocol Spark, to create a market for sUSDS on Aave. Collectively, these initiatives enable users to earn yields on their sUSDS deposits from the revenues generated by Sky’s protocol and mint USDS directly on Aave without meeting the usual collateral requirements.

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.&nbsp;Moreover, in May 2024, the company launched a new perpetual futures exchange named Infinex. The solution unifies several DeFi applications into a single layer and enables users to trade across multiple chains. Moreover, it provides users access to passkey authentication and social sign-in options.Key customers and partnershipsIn December 2024, Synthetix&nbsp;<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/37190">partnered with Mass</a>, a cryptocurrency application developer, to integrate its leveraged perpetuals platform into a new mobile trading app. The mobile app combines on-chain trading and self-custody features with a centralized exchange interface, allowing users to trade perpetual futures with up to 25x leverage. The app includes streamlined features like Apple and Google logins, sponsored first transactions, crosschain gas tank, and multiple on/off-ramp options via SEPA, ACH, and credit/debit cards.

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

Elrond (rebranded as MultiversX in November 2022) is a Romanian blockchain platform focused on solving the scalability issues faced by most existing blockchains. It utilizes an innovative Adaptive State Sharding approach that combines network sharding, transaction sharding, and state sharding to achieve high throughput of over 15,000 transactions per second (TPS). The native cryptocurrency of the Elrond network is EGLD (rebranded from the original ERD token).
Elrond was launched in July 2020 after several years of development by founders Beniamin Mincu, Lucian Mincu, and Lucian Todea. Its Secure Proof of Stake (SPoS) consensus mechanism ensures energy efficiency while maintaining security and distributed fairness. The platform supports smart contracts written in multiple coding languages, providing flexibility for developers. It aims to serve as the backbone for decentralized applications (DApps), facilitating faster and cheaper transactions compared to existing blockchains.
In early 2022, Elrond acquired the Portuguese crypto payments processor Utrust and the Romanian e-money institution Twispay (after receiving approval from the National Bank of Romania). These strategic acquisitions position Elrond as a bridge between traditional finance and cryptocurrencies, enabling new offerings like stablecoins, crypto debit cards, and DeFi services. In November 2022, Elrond rebranded as MultiversX, shifting its focus toward the metaverse ecosystem with products like xFabric, xPortal, and xWorlds.

ProsperUs is a digital investment service that provides access to a wide range of asset classes and global markets through a single account. It enables investors to trade stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds, options, forex, contracts for difference (CFDs), and futures across 30 exchanges in 25 countries. ProsperUs offers a comprehensive multi-asset platform, catering to both entry-level and sophisticated investors.
The platform features two interfaces: Build, designed for long-term investing with a user-friendly interface for searching and filtering investment ideas, and Boost, a more advanced interface tailored for active trading and charting. ProsperUs is regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and employs strict measures to safeguard users' funds and assets, which are held in a separate trust account from the company's business assets.
In March 2021, ProsperUs launched a sign-up promotion, offering new customers electronic tokens worth up to USD 880 to offset trading fees based on their initial funding amount. The platform aims to attract 10,000 investors within the first 12 months of its launch.

ProsperUS

Quant is a blockchain operating system that enables interoperability between different blockchains and legacy systems. Its core technology, Overledger, acts as a gateway, allowing communication and data exchange among various blockchain networks, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple. Quant's platform facilitates the creation of multi-chain decentralized applications (mDApps) that can operate across multiple blockchains simultaneously.
Overledger operates through four layers: the Transaction Layer handles transaction storage and consensus across blockchain domains, the Messaging Layer processes data from ledgers, the Filtering and Ordering Layer validates messages and establishes connections, and the Application Layer governs communication rules. This architecture enables developers to build applications that can leverage the strengths of different blockchains and integrate with existing systems.
Quant's ecosystem includes an App Store and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings tailored for enterprises and specific industries like healthcare, supply chain, and financial services. The native QNT token is used for accessing network resources, paying licensing fees, and compensating gateway operators who facilitate transaction traffic on Overledger.

Quant

Uphold is a cloud-based financial platform that enables users to securely hold, convert, and transact various digital assets, including over 200 cryptocurrencies, 27 national currencies, and four precious metals. It operates on an "Anything to Anything" model, allowing direct cross-asset trading without converting to fiat currency first. The platform executes transactions through 29 centralized, decentralized, and Layer two trading venues, providing deep liquidity and minimizing slippage.
One of Uphold's key offerings is its multi-asset debit card, accepted at over 50 million merchants globally, enabling users to spend their crypto, fiat, or precious metal holdings directly. The platform also facilitates automated trading through features like recurring buy/sell orders and limit orders.
Uphold boasts industry-leading transparency, publishing its assets and liabilities in real-time on its website, ensuring a 1:1 reserve ratio. It has obtained licensing from regulatory bodies like FinCEN and the FCA, prioritizing compliance and security measures like cold storage and 24/7 monitoring.
In April 2023, Uphold announced Topper, a new fiat-to-crypto on-ramp designed to provide higher approval rates and generate more revenue for Web3 projects. Additionally, in June 2023, Uphold became the only US crypto trading platform to offer Trailing Stop orders, allowing users to automatically sell if the price falls below a set percentage.

Uphold

Blockchain.com is a leading blockchain technology company that operates a popular online cryptocurrency wallet service. It enables users to conveniently buy, store, and manage various digital assets and tokens instantly through a user-friendly platform accessible via web or mobile app. The company's crypto wallet supports instant purchases using debit or credit cards, providing a seamless experience for users to participate in the cryptocurrency market.
One of Blockchain.com's key offerings is its suite of search tools, statistics, and charts that provide comprehensive insights and analysis of the cryptocurrency market. This data-driven approach empowers users with valuable information to make informed decisions regarding their digital asset transactions and investments.
Blockchain.com has achieved significant growth and recognition within the industry. In 2019, the company participated in Tech Nation's prestigious Future Fifty accelerator program, designed for late-stage tech companies with high potential for rapid growth. Additionally, in November 2021, Blockchain.com expanded its reach to become the largest cryptocurrency platform operating in Latin America through the acquisition of the Argentinian company SeSocio.
With a strong focus on innovation and market leadership, Blockchain.com has raised an impressive total of GBP 356 million in equity funding since its inception in 2014. This substantial investment from renowned investors such as GV (Google Ventures) and Lightspeed Ventures underscores the company's potential and the confidence placed in its technology and business model.

Blockchain.com

Bithumb is a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2014. It is one of the largest digital asset trading platforms in the country, with over 8 million registered users and over 5 billion active members. Bithumb offers trading services for a wide range of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and various altcoins. The exchange provides spot trading, margin trading, and fiat-to-crypto trading options. Additionally, Bithumb offers services like remittances, staking, and auto-trading bots.
Bithumb's technology facilitates high trading volumes and fast execution speeds, with a robust trading engine capable of handling a substantial number of transactions. The exchange prioritizes security, implementing measures such as network separation, intrusion prevention systems, and comprehensive cyber insurance. Bithumb has also introduced Bithumb Cash, a multi-purpose payment platform designed to promote the use of cryptocurrencies in daily life.

Bithumb

Protocols that issue digital currencies that can be used as a medium of exchange and/or a store of value

Companies and protocols that offer digital tokens pegged to the value of a fiat currency (such as USD and EUR) or a commodity (such as gold)

Companies providing infrastructure solutions for central banks to develop and issue their own digital reserve currencies

Companies that offer a marketplace for users to buy, sell, and trade a number of cryptocurrencies and other cryptocurrency-linked financial products

Companies and protocols that offer infrastructure solutions for businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments for goods and services

Cryptocurrency underpins transactions for the web3 economy

Elrond

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