Top 50 Cryptocurrency Startup Investors in Oceania in May 2026

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• Bloom — Bloom is creating the social layer for modern finance, transforming your performance into social content that others can discover, replicate, and learn from.
• RISE Chain — RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization
• Chronicle Labs — Chronicle Protocol brings data onchain via decentralized, cost-efficient, verifiable oracles, powering DeFi and RWAs with DeFi and Proof of Asset Oracles.

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• RISE Chain — RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization
• Templar Protocol — Templar Protocol is a startup that focuses on creating a lending platform for cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and other digital assets.
• Inference Labs — AI hyperscale on decentralized networks - We provide certainty for on-chain AI

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• Perion — Win Crypto Questing in AAA Games.
• Bitlayer — Bitlayer is the first Bitcoin second-layer network, based on BitVM, offering ultra-scalability and L1 security, aiming to be Bitcoin's computing layer.
• Space and Time — Space and Time is the first decentralized data warehouse. Powering low-latency queries and tamperproof Web3 analytics. Web3 analytics at scale. A multichain data platform for dapps needing next-gen Web3 analytics. Connect analytics directly to smart contracts. Join on-chain and off-chain data in a single query.

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• Heurist — Heurist is a Layer 2 network for AI model hosting and inference based on ZK Stack. It offers serverless access to open-source AI models stored on a decentralized network of computer resources.
• RISE Chain — RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization
• Inversion — Inversion is a technology-first investment company that acquires and transforms legacy businesses with blockchain technology.

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• Tria — Threely is onboarding billions onto Web3 with universal identities. Threely addresses are blockchain-agnostic identities that can be used across Web3 as a profile, chain-agnostic payment endpoints, logins, zkKYCs, and more. Threely is doing the crucial work of helping the top blockchain protocols, wallets, and dApps cast a wider net to onboard abroader part of the internet to Web3.
• SpaceComputer — SpaceComputer uses satellites to create a secure blockchain system that resists cyberattacks and physical tampering.
• SuperGaming — At SuperGaming, we are putting India on the global gaming map.

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• RISE Chain — RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization
• Truemarket — Onchain yield-bearing markets
• Rarimo Foundation — Rarimo Foundation, which aims to facilitate the development and growth of a new generation of social applications.

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• prePO — Trade the top pre-IPO companies with PreStocks. Get instant access to SpaceX, OpenAI, Anduril, and more. 24/7 trading, no minimums.
• Tracer DAO — Trace Digital and Real World Markets. Build and trade with Tracer Perpetuals and gain leveraged exposure to any market in the world.
• Mycelium — Read up on information about Mycelium DAO.

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• worm.wtf — worm.wtf is the prediction marketplace for the Solana ecosystem.
• Voyage — Voyage AI is an AI infrastructure project building the first GEOFi network to make AI-generated content citable.
• Circuit & Chisel — Circuit & Chisel is an agentic AI platform that enables agents to make transactions between autonomous agents.

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• Tendl — Write tenders faster with Tendl's AI tool. Keep your data private and secure. Easy installation, no sharing. Boost productivity and streamline your contract opportunities.
• Shopfront — Automate multi-channel selling across eBay, Depop, Grailed & Shopify. AI-powered listings, bulk uploads, inventory sync.
• Auric Essentials — Auric - The Power of Scent. Revolutionise your well-being with Auric. Discover our state-of-the-art AI-powered AromaSphere diffuser and app, designed to personalise your aromatherapy experience.

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• Cicada — Cicada | Institutional Credit Risk Management On Chain
• Fluidity Money — Earn yield for trading, holding, swapping, minting NFTs; everything you already do is now yield bearing. Fluid assets change the way you use your money on-chain.
• Thrive Protocol — Thrive Protocol's vision is to maximize value creation for all people and communities.

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• ZKX — ZKX is a permissionless protocol for derivatives built on StarkNet.
• Morpho Labs — Morpho is an open credit network that connects lenders and borrowers to the best possible opportunities worldwide.
• Eclipse — The first customizable, modular rollups, using the Solana VM. Sign up to access our testnet.

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• Relay — Relay is a multichain payments network that allows users to spend any digital asset to transact on any blockchain
• Solv Protocol — Decentralized Liquidity Infrastructure
• Reservoir — Infrastructure and APIs to bring efficient token markets to every chain, wallet, and app

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• Everlyn — Everlyn is a Web3 video AI model that generates a decentralized infrastructure layer for autonomous video.
• Voyage — Voyage AI is an AI infrastructure project building the first GEOFi network to make AI-generated content citable.
• Cold River Games — Crystalfall is an upcoming free online action RPG with customizable skills and an endless endgame, set in a steampunk world.

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• KINO — KINO is a film production company that brings fans behind the scenes of their favorite hollywood films.
• DeepNode AI — DeepNode connects researchers, data scientists, and enterprises into one transparent, verifiable network for building real-world AI. DeepNode AI a technology service provider focusing on decentralized AI infrastructure,
• Renaissance — Renaissance allows artists to amplify their streaming traction and tap into a community of their super fans.

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• RISE Chain — RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization
• SpaceComputer — SpaceComputer uses satellites to create a secure blockchain system that resists cyberattacks and physical tampering.
• BIO Protocol — The BIO Protocol (BIO) allows onchain scientific communities to fund, build, and co-own research and products in specific biomedical domains including lifespan, brain health, and rare disorders. BIO, founded by senior VitaDAO members, empowers worldwide communities of scientists, patients, and investors to take science into their own hands andbring solutions to life more effectively than traditional pharmaceutical companies.

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• CertiK — CertiK, the largest Web3 security service provider, uses AI and formal verification to protect and monitor smart contracts and protocols, securing the Web3 ecosystem.
• Bastion — Bastion blends the best of web2 and web3 technologies to broaden opportunities for organizations and their customers.
• Onboard — Onboard strives to provide the best financial platform and community for on-chain developers and creators.

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• HackQuest — HackQuest is a Multichain Web3 developer and founder platform, with education, community events, hackathons, and accelerators at its core. HackQuest helps over 20 leading ecosystems such as Mantle, Solana, Arbitrum, and Linea onboard quality developers and supports developers to jumpstart their careers in Web3.
• RISE Chain — RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization
• Plastic Labs — Radically Decentralizing Alignment

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• Tableland — A 3k generative NFT built from 1,074 handcrafted works of art for the builders and creatives of cyberspace.
• Ceramic Network — Ceramic Network is a provider of protocols for decentralized and composable data applications. The network decentralizes application databases, making data universally composable and reusable across applications. It consists of three core parts: a highly-scalable, decentralized infrastructure for data availability and consensus, a marketplace ofcommunity-created data models, and a suite of standard APIs for storing, updating, and retrieving data from those models.
• Tools For Humanity — Tools for Humanity is a technology company building for humans in the age of AI.

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• Level — Level is a stakblecoin backed by restaked dollar tokens.
• RISE Chain — RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization
• Forum Markets — Born from Ethereum. Built for everyone

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• Amnis Finance — Stake APT on the best liquid staking protocol on Aptos to receive daily rewards with an attractive APR of 3%.
• Velvet Capital — Trade any crypto onchain - spot and perpetuals across 7 chains with AI-powered routing. Non-custodial DeFi trading terminal + AI trading bot. 100K+ traders.
• NXI — Nexus Interactive gives collective growth and accrued value to its ecosystem.

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• Utexo — Utexo develops payment infrastructure that enables stablecoin transactions to settle directly on the Bitcoin network. The platform provides an API and related tools that allow payment operators, exchanges, wallets, and financial platforms to process USDT transfers through Bitcoin-based rails. Its system integrates technologies such as the LightningNetwork and the RGB protocol to support instant settlement, encrypted transaction execution, and predictable transaction costs. Utexo also offers cloud infrastructure and developer tools that manage routing, liquidity, and node operations required for stablecoin payments on Bitcoin. These services allow organizations to integrate Bitcoin-based stablecoin settlement into existing applications without operating or maintaining underlying blockchain infrastructure.
• Wave — Wave is a US blockchain SUI ecosystem that offers DeFi and GameFi products.
• Domin Network — Domin Network is a decentralized business network that connects software and hardware in many business situations using the NFT middleware protocol and DePIN rollup technology.

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• Jarsy — Jarsy Inc offers a platform for global investment opportunities using stablecoins.
• PIN AI — PIN AI democratizes personal on-device intelligence for everyone; transform your digital footprints into your Personal Executive Assistant.
• Verida — The Verida Wallet is a mobile application that allows you to manage your decentralized identity and personal data. It provides a user-friendly interface for interacting with applications built on the Verida network.

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• ALGOFAME — FAME (Food Autonomy and Mutual Empowerment) is a Web3 Marketplace aiming to revolutionize the agricultural sector by promoting true food transparency, financial inclusion, and decentralized governance on a global scale.
• HesabPay — Experience a revolutionary shift in digital payments with HesabPay, enabling effortless money transfers, bill payments, and gift cards.
• PlanetWatch — We leverage advanced technologies of the population to improve environmental monitoring worldwide and help protect public health

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• Myco — Myco lets people build digital communities which are co-owned by their members. We make it easy to manage an all-in-one community space for any niche or project, by merging fun social experiences with powerful business tools that can help large groups of people coordinate together online.
• Mycelium — Read up on information about Mycelium DAO.
• Syndicate — Syndicate enables developers to create scalable, atomically composable appchains with complete control over the network, sequencer, and economy.

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• Panoptic — The Panoptic protocol enables the minting, trading, and market-making of perpetual put and call options.
• Volare Finance — Volare Finance provides a transparent, trustless, and convenient decentralized option trading without intermediaries.
• Narwhal Finance — Contact our sign company in Pasadena, TX, for high-quality and durable signs. We also provide installation, repairs, and more for your business signs!

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• Bygen — Bygen delivers high-quality activated carbon products while also facilitating large-scale, long-term carbon dioxide sequestration.
• Sitemate — Sitemate builds user friendly software which thousands of industrial companies use every day to streamline their paperwork and processes.
• Braingaze — Braingaze solves major challenges around cognitive disorders of the brain. We use a patented neuro-biomarker based on small involuntary eye movements. These are triggered by functional games, the resulting signal is analysed using algorithms trained by Deep Learning based on actual real patient / control cases. We adress pre-symptomatic stagesof Alzheimer's disease and the most common child cognitive disorder ADHD. Our tools are on the market and covered by a CE Mark as a medical device. Our pipeline includes detection / diagnostic tools as well as digital therapy solutions that have shown to reduce symtoms by over 50%.

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• Tracer DAO — Trace Digital and Real World Markets. Build and trade with Tracer Perpetuals and gain leveraged exposure to any market in the world.
• Mycelium — Read up on information about Mycelium DAO.

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• Phasio — Phasio develops software for SME manufacturers that makes ordering parts, designing parts and communicating with customers seamless.
• Firmable — Firmable is the definitive B2B database in Australia helping businesses drive smarter decisions by knowing more about their leads, customers, and candidates than ever before.
• Darwinium — Darwinium shifts the balance back in favour of businesses, helping you better protect your customers.

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• Tracer DAO — Trace Digital and Real World Markets. Build and trade with Tracer Perpetuals and gain leveraged exposure to any market in the world.
• Mycelium — Read up on information about Mycelium DAO.

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• Tracer DAO — Trace Digital and Real World Markets. Build and trade with Tracer Perpetuals and gain leveraged exposure to any market in the world.
• Mycelium — Read up on information about Mycelium DAO.

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• Solak — Solak is an AI browser and DeFi platform that is transforming the digital world.
• OpenPad AI — OpenPad - The 1st AI Decentralized Launchpad
• Stabble — stabble is a protocol revolutionizing liquidity pools by introducing protocol-managed and arbitrage pools. This allows stabble to tackle critical inefficiencies prevalent within Solana's decentralized exchanges.

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• Euphoria — Euphoria is a crypto derivatives trading app that aims to simplify options and perpetual trading.
• Noise Labs — Noise Labs offers a programmatic liquidity platform for people to trade trends and narratives as assets.
• Fogo Digital — Fogo is a high-performance SVM Layer-1 built for pros who trade at the speed of light. Sub-40ms block times, gas-free sessions, and fair execution. no latency, no friction, no bullshit.

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• Vend — Vend is web-based point-of-sale and retail management software. Vend allows real-world retail store owners or managers to have full visibility and centralized control of one to many retail stores.Vend runs in the browser and supports full online and offline modes. Even though Vend is web-based it works offline, so users can keep making salesif the internet drops out.Vend integrates seamlessly with other web applications used to run retail stores, like accounting, eCommerce, appointment scheduling, and others.The Vend platform is subscription-based, never requires backups or upgrades and lets retailers get on with running their retail enterprise instead of worrying about their IT infrastructure.
• Magnet Capital — Launched in 2017, Magnet Capital is an Australian investment fund focused solely on crypto and digital assets
• Ordermentum — Ordermentum is a wholesale online order management system for the food and beverage industry. Book a free demo to learn how mobile ordering and payments can help you.

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• Kry10 — Kry10 is a safe operating system for SDMs.It makes the transition to an intelligent, cloud-connected, and adaptively driven future possible for automobiles, electricity grids, satellites, and medical equipment.
• Easy Crypto — The world's favourite place to buy and sell Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Delivery in less than 2 minutes, easiest order process, and we're open 24/7.
• Zenno Astronautics — Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.

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• Runes DEX — Swap Runes for BTC seamlessly, enjoy low fees, fast transactions, and earn yield as a liquidity provider.
• Nyan Heroes — Nyan Heroes is an immersive NFT based shooter of futuristic revolutions, cats in robots, evil corporations.
• Hexagon Wireless — Hexagon Wireless is a provider of decentralized wireless technology.

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• prePO — Trade the top pre-IPO companies.
• Tracer DAO — Trace Digital and Real World Markets. Build and trade with Tracer Perpetuals and gain leveraged exposure to any market in the world.
• Mycelium — Read up on information about Mycelium DAO.

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• Flippa — Buy & Sell Online Businesses on the Flippa marketplace.
• Influx — Hire 24/7 teams to clear the inbox as you need it. We match your brand voice exactly with all management, training included.
• Chuffed.org — Chuffed is a crowdfunding platform for socially-conscious projects. We support individuals, not-for-profits, social enterprises and community groups to run awesome crowdfunding campaigns, all 100% free.

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• RISE Labs — The Based Gigagas EVM Layer 2

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• Easy Crypto — The world's favourite place to buy and sell Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Delivery in less than 2 minutes, easiest order process, and we're open 24/7.
• Perimeter Medical Imaging — Perimeter Medical Imaging is a medical device company driven to transform cancer surgery with advanced OCT technology for surgeons as they strive for clean margins to avoid re-excisions.

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• Credit Coop — Leverage Future Cash Flows
• Plural Energy — Plural Energy connects institutional investors with high-quality renewable energy assets overlooked by traditional finance. Access middle-market clean infrastructure with competitive yields, tax benefits, and impact while advancing the energy transition.
• Plural Energy — Plural Energy is a platform for renewable energy assets available to more investors from fund and asset managers to alternative retail investors and retirement savers.

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• Xembly — Make every day meaningful with Xembly, an automated chief of staff to handle the tasks that slow you down.
• CrowdStreet — Diversify your portfolio with commercial real estate investments on the CrowdStreet platform. Start building wealth today.
• Prime Trust — Prime Trust powers innovation in the digital economy by providing fintech and digital asset innovators with financial infrastructure. Our API is customizable whether you're building a crypto exchange or expanding your business with digital assets.

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• Edu3Labs — Edu3Labs combines education and blockchain technology to create a platform where content creators, learners, and NFE token holders can all benefit. Edu3Labs is a new and innovative way to make learning more engaging and rewarding for everyone.Also, Edu3Labs is a brand-new blockchain ecosystem aimed at the education sector, with the mission ofboth giving ownership and rewarding all parties in the ecosystem. The Edu3Labs ecosystem, which currently has an education and publishing-focused NFT marketplace and metaverse platform, is also planning to provide blockchain solutions to educational institutions.A short description of Edu3Labs; A new learning experience created by the integration of the online education sector and the blockchain technology.
• AlterVerse — Discover AlterVerse, an immersive free-to-play game coming to the Epic Store. Explore endless possibilities in our boundless sandbox environment where survival skills are key. Join the adventure today!
• Smobler Studios — Smobler Studios is a multimedia design agency headquartered in Singapore with offices in Canada, USA and Bhutan. We specialize in creative ideation, design thinking, storyboarding, 3D, graphic & technical design, animation, video production and metaverse development.

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• Bourn — Bourn's technology is designed to automate cash flow management, offering SMEs fast access to capital.
• Capsa AI — Providing next-generation investors with a competitive edge.
• Embed — The regulated Payments Platform unifying crypto and fiat rails. Fung has launched early beta. Sign up to secure your spot.

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• ARPA — ARPA is a network that provides secure computation, which enables data to be shared and used without disclosing the raw data to anyone during data-at-use. The correctness of computation is verifiable even under majority malicious condition using Information-theoretic MAC and Zero- Knowledge Proof. By using state-of-the-art Multi-party Computationalong with innovative node communication scheme, our privacy-preserving computation protocol enables a new way of data monetization called Data Renting.
• ARPA Network — ARPA Network is a decentralized computing network designed to improve the fairness, security, and privacy of blockchain technology.
• Sanctum — Stake SOL and earn optimized LST returns from JupSOL, bbSOL, and more, and launch your own custom LST and Solana validator.

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• EarnOS — EarnOS is the fully remote company that provides Global Ad & Payments Platform powered by Web3.
• Auror — The platform for retailers focused on improving safety, productivity, and profitability. Auror is used by leading Loss Prevention teams in thousands of stores.
• Ivo — Ivo reduces the time, effort, and cost of negotiating agreements.

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• FLUUS — FLUUS is an aggregator of fiat to crypto gateways with a crypto ramping network covering emerging. FLUUS allows users to buy, sell, or swap cryptocurrencies and tokens. They aggregate cryptographic services into a single software development kit, connect ramping, exchanging, transactions, and payments, and create a money experience.
• Fasset — Fasset is a global digital asset gateway that brings unparalleled accessibility to the digital asset space. Through our simple, safe and innovative digital assets, we provide people in emerging markets the opportunity to build a better future. We are pioneering web3 technologies and driving adoption of digital assets for the next billion.
• Flyby — Flyby is an innovation in last mile delivery with a smart delivery box and technology platform offering tracking and advertising.

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• Anon — A powerful developer toolkit to seamlessly request, access, and manage user identity.
• Architect — Architect gives traders customizable infrastructure that reimagines access to international markets for digital assets. Building institutional-grade infrastructure to link different crypto venues across centralized and decentralized exchanges is one of the project's goals.
• Superform Labs — THE UNIVERSAL INTERFACE FOR YIELD IS FORMING

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• Thala Labs — Unleash the liquidity of your assets with our Stablecoin, AMM, and Launchpad
• Liqwid Labs — Liqwid Labs is an on-chain lending protocol on Cardano.
• Tapio Protocol — The stability of native DOT, with the yield of LDOT.

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• NearPad — NearPad Launchpad & DeFi hub for the NEAR ecosystem
• Tracer DAO — Trace Digital and Real World Markets. Build and trade with Tracer Perpetuals and gain leveraged exposure to any market in the world.
• Ariadne — Ariadne is a cross-chain DeFi marketplace that is lowering the fees to enter/exit farms on multiple blockchains and saves swaps and bridges costs for both EVM and non-EVM chains. Ariadne enables users of any supported chain to enter/exit yield farms on a multitude of blockchains, with virtually no lower limit of investment, and withouthaving to deal with bridges, swaps and slippage, transaction costs on receiving blockchains etc.

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• Rivalz Network — Rivalz is creating The first AI Intel Layer, powered by a DePIN-based RollApp on Dymension using Celestia/EigenDA.
• IDA — IDA is the leading provider of digital asset solutions, allowing trust, transparency, and speed in payments and commerce. By leveraging blockchain technology, IDA opens up a more connected and inclusive global economy.
• Iskra — Iskra offers web3 gaming opportunities using blockchain and rewards its stakeholders based on their participation.