Open Finance or "DeFi" is the replication of existing financial services by creating trustless protocols with predefined rules that allow open participation, where consumers of these services pay fees which are automatically distributed to protocol participants.
Web3 applications are an evolution of web application development in that applications can scale infinitely by encoding incentives in software for infinite resource supply, and by enabling permissionless, trust-minimized, composable, interoperable, censorship-resistant access to these services for billions of people.
We believe that “cooperative capitalism” coordinated by cryptonetworks (owned by its users and suppliers) will unlock a new paradigm of investment coordination and value accrual creating a flywheel of strong, sustaining network effects.
0x is an open protocol that enables the peer-to-peer exchange of assets on the Ethereum blockchain.
1inch exchange is a decentralized exchange aggregator to help users discover the best trade prices for tokens.
Aave is an open-source and non-custodial protocol to earn interest on deposits and borrow assets with a variable or stable interest rate.
Augur is a global, no-limit betting platform allowing users to bet how much they want on sports, economics, world events and more.
Bitcoin is a censorship-resistant, permissionless, peer-to-peer payment settlement network with a provably scarce native currency.
Compound is a lending platform built on Ethereum that enables users to permissionlessly borrow or lend from a pool of assets.
Enzyme Finance is an open-source protocol that enables the setup and management of pooled digital assets on-chain by automating the back and middle office processes through the use of smart contracts.
Fei is a decentralized, scalable, and DeFi-native stablecoin protocol Fei Protocol creates a tight peg by providing $1 redeemability for FEI using Protocol Controlled Value.
Gnosis builds new market mechanisms for open finance with product lines to create, trade, and hold crypto assets.
KeeperDAO is a protocol that economically incentivizes pooled participation in keeper strategies which manage liquidations, rebalances and arbitrage on DeFi applications spanning trading, exchange, and lending.
Kraken is a top 10 US based crypto exchange with daily volumes of $500M. Kraken was granted a special purpose depository institution (SPDI) charter in Wyoming, becoming the first cryptocurrency exchange to hold such a charter in the United States.
Maker is a peer-to-contract lending platform enabling over-collateralized loans by locking Ether in a smart contract and minting Dai, a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar.
Nexus Mutual is a decentralised alternative to insurance using blockchain technology to create a mutual (a risk sharing pool) to return the power of insurance to its members.
The Pie DAO is a decentralized organization dedicated to bringing market accessibility and economic empowerment by providing a governance layer to tokenized portfolio allocations available to anyone on the Ethereum network.
Synthetix is a decentralized synthetic asset platform that provides on-chain exposure to real-world currencies, commodities, stocks, and indices.
Uniswap is a decentralized exchange built on Ethereum that utilizes an automated market making system rather than a traditional order-book.
Yearn Finance is a group of protocols running on the Ethereum blockchain that allow users to optimize their earnings on crypto assets through lending and trading services.
Zcash is a privacy-preserving cryptocurrency providing anonymous value transfer using zero-knowledge cryptography.
API3 is leading the movement from legacy third-party oracle networks to first-party oracle solutions that deliver more security, efficiency, and data-source transparency.
Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network. It aims to serve as a middleware between smart contracts on smart contracting platforms and external data sources, allowing smart contracts to securely access off-chain data feeds.
Cosmos is an interoperable blockchain protocol that facilitates the transfer of data between existing chains.
Internet Computer is a blockchain-based cloud computing project that aims to host the next generation of software and data.
Ethereum is a distributed blockchain computing platform for smart contracts and decentralized applications.
Polkadot is a blockchain network designed to support various interconnected, application-specific sub-chains called parachains.
Tezos is a multi-purpose blockchain which aims to combine a self-amending protocol and on-chain governance to manage future changes and implementations to the network.
The Aragon Network is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) making it possible for organizations, entrepreneurs and investors to do business without a legal nexus.
BLVKHVND (Blackhand) is a dsports gaming community focused on competitive play, content creation, and accessibility to support gamers, collaborate with developers, amplify creatives, and decentralize the industry as a whole.
A case study of collective action to own and reclaim cultural artifacts that represent POC communities. Through PartyBid, Punks.House, and Fractional, we enabled widespread crypto adoption through art of cultural significance.
A case study of collective action to own and reclaim cultural artifacts that represent POC communities. Through PartyBid, Punks.House, and Fractional, we enabled widespread crypto adoption through art of cultural significance.
Garage is a democratic web 3.0 community collectively working to unlock access to the cars, people, and experiences.
Krause House is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) governed by a community of fans, the basketball lovers and purists.
Noun 11 from the Nouns DAO, an attempt to bootstrap identity, community, governance, and a treasury that can be used by the community.