Solana is a consensus algorithm powered by a verifiable random beacon that lets blockchain users create their own randomness.
With Solana, developers can build dApps with the high-performance and scalability necessary for real-life use cases, from games and payments to micropayments and remittances. It is an energy-efficient, fast, and secure blockchain protocol with an adaptive block size limit that increases over time.
Chain.link
Chain.link is a decentralized oracle network built on top of Ethereum that provides smart contracts with access to key off-chain resources like data feeds, APIs and web sockets. Chainlinks unique consensus algorithm enables secure computation between smart contracts and external resources without puttingETH or any other token at risk.
The Graph
The Graph is a protocol for publishing information on a web connected device.
It can be used to visualize data, discover insights about an organization, query permissions across business boundaries, and more. It is open source, built around the ideas of decentralized networks and extensible interfaces.
StepN
STEPN is a social media app that allows users from all over the world to connect with one another through a variety of methods. The app allows users to create profiles, connect with others via chats, talk in groups, play games together and more.
What if you could instantly meet new people who share similar interests?
And what if those people were right around the corner?
This app enables you to do just that by connecting you with people near you.
Waves
Waves are the easiest way to make your ideas come true. The powerful, modular and open-source platform provides all the tools you need for making top-quality apps, including highly secure wallets with which users can access their tokens from any device.
Serum
Serum is a new exchange that allows anyone to trade cryptocurrencies quickly and easily. Using a unique off-chain orderbook, Serum offers instant confirmations and fast execution times combined with the security of on-chain settlement.
Ren
REN is a digital asset on the Ethereum blockchain. REN tokens have value because they are required to deploy smart contracts and perform cross-chain transactions on the Ren network, which facilitates transfer of value between any number of blockchains.
HXRO
HXRO is a decentralized volatility marketplace network based on Hxro blockchain and smart contracts technology. The goal of the project is to provide a global trading platform for anyone interested in working with digital options, digital futures, plain vanilla options or pari mutuel wagers on blockchain.
Civic Pass
Civic Pass is an identity verification service and tool that enables businesses to control access to their dApps, blockchain platforms, and cryptocurrency apps.
Unlike other identity systems, Civic Pass checks the identities of registered users, verifies them and then issues access keys that are stored in user devices rather than on a centralized server owned by the government or a private corporation.
Raydium
Raydium is a hybrid exchange that combines the best elements of centralized trading with decentralized settlement and custody which is powered by SRTs. These SRTs represent your share in the liquidity pool you are trading within.
Ships are created as bundles of utility tokens, which can then be traded in a flexible manner using price swaps meaning that users have full control over both their tokens and their own orders within those pools.
Akash Network
The world is moving towards decentralized cloud storage, and with the Akash Network, you can seamlessly leverage this opportunity.
Developers can deploy applications effortlessly through our API while providers can offer their compute resources to end users. Individuals and businesses can use the Akash Network for censorship-resistant, permissionless, and self-sovereign storage solutions.
Mango Markets
Mango Markets is a protocol on top of the Ethereum blockchain that allows users to borrow and loan Ether on margin for interest payments.
It also creates a collateralized sidechain called the Mango Repo such that people can deposit their ETH, SRM and SOL tokens in exchange for a loan from our lenders as well as access to competitive interest rates when borrowing from our depositors.
Alephim
Aleph is a decentralized cloud storage infrastructure unlike anything else you have ever seen. It uses peer-to-peer technology instead of client-server models to provide low latency and fast upload/download speeds. In addition, it has full end-to-end encryption and support for multi-fetch.
Genopets
In-game currencies are becoming more and more commonplace. However, most games that allow you to earn these coins quickly by playing the game manually have no easy way for you to trade them for money outside of their platform. Genopets has taken this idea and flipped it by making an in-game currency (GNO) that you can earn by moving around in real life.
ICHI
ICHI offers the ability to deposit into an Angel Vault, where you can earn interest on your deposits and withdraw any time you want. ICHI also gives users who hold onto their favorite coins a yield on those coins, which they can withdraw at any time as well.
Jet Protocol
Jet is a decentralized lending and borrowing platform built on the Solana blockchain. It is governed by its community, through an on-chain governance system. Jet will allow anyone to borrow or lend money instantly, with no credit checks and at a low rate.
Maps.me
MapsMe is the easiest to use and most complete offline maps app available. It offers detailed offline maps of the world for iPhone, iPad and Android devices with precise directions and information about your current location.
Start an activity at home, get lost on vacation – it doesn't matter! With MapsMe always in hand you will never get lost again without access to the internet or cellular network.
Kin
The Kin Ecosystem is a community that allows you to create new experiences for your digital community and get rewarded for it. By creating compelling experiences for users, you will grow the ecosystem and deliver value for other participants through its intrinsic tokenized economy.
Frontier
Frontier is a secure financial platform that allows you to track, send and store more than 4000 assets, trade them on the decentralized exchange, lend or borrow against your assets via smart contracts in secure peer-to-peer loans and earn passive income from operating as a coreless staker or lender within the DeFi ecosystem.
Aurory
Aurory is a JRPG game that lets you own the digital assets you create while playing the game. In Aurory, players can choose from one of three different races and classes to start their journey.
They can level up their characters by fighting monsters in the wild; capture new monsters to add them to their team; collect rare weapons and armor; craft useful potions from materials found in chests scattered throughout the world; battle other players' teams; fight bosses and become a hero!
Oxygen
Oxygen is a decentralized protocol developed by AirSwap, a trading interface for ERC20 tokens. It provides trading leverage, provides term liquidity, which enables borrowing to short (sell), and enables decentralized peer-to-peer (P2P) liquidity pooling.
It provides trading leverage, which allows investors to amplify their returns.
It offers term liquidity, which provides a more stable flow of cash into and out of the market. And it enables borrowing to short, which allows investors to profit from falling prices.
Star Atlas
Play the role of a powerful space corporation and explore the universe while searching for valuable resources, making allies and enemies along the way. It offers accurate representations of space technology in a unique and immersive way. Visit
Step
Step is a platform that makes it easy to track and grow your crypto portfolio, all from one place. With Step, you can view your cryptocurrency and blockchain assets in one cohesive portfolio; access a demo version of the product; learn about the tools and terminology used in our platform through our user guide; and much more.
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