Haven Protocol

Firo (FIRO), formerly known as Zcoin, is a cryptocurrency that focuses on being private digital cash. It created the Lelantus privacy protocol which allows users to burn their coins and redeem them later for brand new ones that do not have any transaction history.

Prior to Lelantus, it was also the first cryptocurrency to code and launch a practical implementation of the Zerocoin protocol which became one of the most prevalent privacy protocols in use, prior to it being replaced by Sigma and then Lelantus after cryptographic flaws were discovered in the Zerocoin protocol in 2019.

Firo

Vertcoin

MIR is the governance token of Mirror Protocol, a synthetic assets protocol built by Terraform Labs (TFL) on the Terra blockchain.

Mirror Protocol is decentralized from day 1, with the on-chain treasury and code changes governed by holders of the MIR token. TFL has no intention of keeping or selling MIR tokens, and there are no admin keys or special access privileges granted. The intent for this is to be a completely decentralized, community-driven project.

Mirrored assets are blockchain tokens that behave like "mirror" versions of real-world assets by reflecting the exchange prices on-chain. They give traders the price exposure to real assets while enabling fractional ownership, open access and censorship resistance as any other cryptocurrency. Unlike traditional tokens which serve to represent a real, underlying asset, mAssets are purely synthetic and only capture the price movement of the corresponding asset.

Mirrored assets provide the following advantages:

Global Accessibility: In most markets outside of Europe & North America, access to foreign equities and forex markets is highly limited. Crypto allows global accessibility without entry barriers.

Fractional Orders: In traditional finance, to execute a fractional order, multiple fractional orders are bundled together to execute a unitary transaction. The process of gathering all the orders into one requires additional waiting time. By utilizing the blockchain, orders volume is simply represented as a number on the blockchain, so there is no need for the intermediary bundling process.

Nearly-Instantaneous Order Execution: Oftentimes due to the lack of liquidity (price-time-priority order book algorithm), orders can take up to a day to fully execute. Given the fact that Mirror relies on liquidity provided by each individual asset pool, orders can be executed as fast as the blocktime of the network (~ 6 seconds).

Mirror Protocol

Handshake is a decentralized permissionless system that is intended to incentivize a distributed network of computers to operate a system for domain name ownership.

Under Handshake, every peer is tasked with validating and managing the root DNS naming zone, with the objective of providing an alternative to current certificate authorities and naming systems.

Different participants across the internet such as social networking handles and domains rely on a centralized approach. This means the systems depend on a system of honesty — and are still prone to cyber attacks and fraud.

Handshake aims to eradicate this problem by creating a decentralized internet that relies on a peer-to-peer system.

Handshake

Grin

The WAN coin is the native asset of the Wanchain L1 Blockchain. WAN coins enable several functions including regular transactions and smart contract interactions on the Wanchain L1 Blockchain. A small amount of WAN is burned alongside every transaction. WAN coin’s max supply is 210,000,000.

WAN coins have utility beyond the Wanchain L1 Blockchain. For instance:

WAN coins can be staked to deploy Wanchain PoS Validator Nodes

WAN coins can be delegated to existing Wanchain PoS Validator Nodes

WAN coins can be staked to deploy Wanchain Bridge Nodes

WAN coins can be delegated to existing Wanchain Bridge Nodes

WAN coins serve as collateral to secure all cross-chain transactions

Holding and staking WAN coins grants discounts on cross-chain transactions

Additionally, fees collected from all cross-chain transactions are converted to WAN coins. A portion of these are burned via the Convert n’ Burn mechanism.

Wanchain

Augur

Serum is a decentralized exchange (DEX) and ecosystem that brings unprecedented speed and low transaction costs to decentralized finance (DeFi). (DeFi).

Serum is the only high-performant DEX designed around a fully on-chain central limit order book and matching engine. Ecosystem partners can compose with Serum’s on-chain orderbook to share liquidity and power their trading features for institutional and retail users.

In light of the popularity of DeFi and the growth of DEXes on Ethereum, users and developers are limited by high gas costs and slow transactions. Serum aims to resolve these traditional problems of DeFi, as well as issues of centralization, low capital efficiency, and liquidity segmentation.

The SRM utility and governance token enables users to receive discounts on protocol fees and voting rights; 100% of exchange fees flow back to SRM via buy-and-burn, staking rewards, and ecosystem grants.

Serum

Bancor is an ecosystem of decentralized, open-source protocols that promote on-chain trading and liquidity.

Its main protocol, Carbon, is a decentralized trading protocol allowing users to perform automated trading strategies using custom on-chain limit orders and range orders, with the option of combining orders together to create automated buy low, sell high strategies.

By design, Carbon orders are irreversible on execution, easily adjustable directly on-chain, and resistant to MEV sandwich attacks. These capabilities give users an unprecedented level of control and automation to perform novel trading strategies on-chain.

Fast Lane, a separate open-source arbitrage protocol, allows any user to perform arbitrage between Bancor ecosystem protocols and external on-chain exchanges and redirect arbitrage profits back to the Bancor ecosystem.

All Bancor ecosystem protocols are governed by the BancorDAO via staked BNT.

Bancor

Komodo

Elastos, founded in 2017 and building on a vision from 2000, is a blockchain-powered internet version. Its recent breakthrough is the introduction of BeL2, a Layer 2 solution leveraging SmartWeb technology to revolutionize Bitcoin transactions. Elastos is using SmartWeb technology to build the Bitcoin second-layer network BeL2, which extends the efficiency and scalability of the Bitcoin network through smart contracts. This endeavor will enable Bitcoin to power a smart economy and effectively release the liquidity of hundreds of billions of dollars in staked Bitcoin assets.

With over 50% of Bitcoin's hash power protecting it through merged mining, ELA boasts extremely high security and credibility in its network, earning it the esteemed title of "BTC Queen" within the community.

Elastos

Orion is a suite of decentralized finance (DeFi) trading products with instant access to aggregated centralized and decentralized exchange liquidity to provide users with real-time best asset prices in a seamless trading experience. Orion offers the non-custodial equivalent of a DEX with access to the best priced liquidity in the world, empowering people with financial responsibility on a global scale.

Orion

Bifrost Network is an EVM-compatible layer 1 blockchain network designed to achieve interoperability and bring Web3 to Web2 users. Equipped with advanced cross-chain functionalities, Bifrost seamlessly connects various blockchain networks, including the Bitcoin Network, and allow DApps to utilize a range of promising cryptocurrencies from any supported blockchain networks. Bifrost Network leverages the interoperability by utilizing native BTC to DeFi services. BTCFi is an asset management service that uses Bifrost Network to provide wide range of use cases for native Bitcoins.

Bifrost

Secret Network is a layer-1 blockchain built on Cosmos which uses TEE technology to ensure all input, output, and state are encrypted by default. This hardware approach is the fastest and most efficient form of confidential computing. Its smart contracts are called Secret Contracts and allow decentralized applications to use private data on Secret, similar to how smart contracts operate on other blockchains. However, Secret Contracts are private by default.

Additionally, Secret Network has launched the Secret AI SDK which uses TEE-enabled GPU hardware, integrated with the L1 blockchain, unlocking privacy-preserving decentraized AI. Secret AI allows for end-to-end encrypted LLM models and AI agents, unlocking private chatbots, DeFAI agents, proprietary AI business models, and more.

Through interoperability via Cosmos Inter Blockchain Communications standard and further integrations of Secret’s Confidential Computing Layer, it unlocks privacy-preserving smart contracts for public blockchains including Ethereum, major EVM networks, and Solana. Making Secret Network the confidential computing hub of web3 and AI.

Secret

Energy Web Token (EWT) is the operational token behind the Energy Web Chain, a blockchain-based virtual machine designed to support and further application development for the energy sector.

Energy Web Chain was launched in June 2019. The Energy Web Foundation is the non-profit enterprise behind the project. EWT aims to bring diversity to the energy sector by allowing developers to create decentralized applications (DApps). The virtual machine has the potential to benefit actors from all areas of energetics, including grid operators, software developers, and vendors.

Energy Web Token

KardiaChain is a Layer-1 blockchain designed to bridge the gap between blockchain technology and mainstream adoption by converging the physical and digital worlds. As a hybrid public-private blockchain infrastructure, KardiaChain focuses on decentralization, security, and scalability to deliver seamless Web3 solutions for real-world applications. It also powers transformative technologies like Onchain AI, and NF3 Chip Technology to further expand its ecosystem.

Key Features:

High Performance and Scalability

Utilizes the Byzantine Fault Tolerance Delegated Proof-of-Stake (BFT-DPoS) consensus mechanism for high throughput, low latency, and energy-efficient operations.
Designed to scale while maintaining decentralization and low transaction costs.

Hybrid Blockchain Model

Combines public and private chains for enhanced privacy, security, and flexibility tailored to enterprise and consumer use cases.
Phygital Integration (Kyokai Initiative)

Maps real-world components – People, Items, Locations, and Activities (P.I.L.A.) – onto the blockchain using technologies like NFC+, AR/VR, and 3D modeling.
Enables trackable and verifiable physical items (e.g., luxury goods, events, and spaces).
Connects physical assets to on-chain representations for ownership, authentication, and interactive experiences.

Onchain AI Integration

KardiaChain powers Onchain AI, a platform that merges artificial intelligence with blockchain technology. Key features include:
AI Agents: Autonomous agents capable of managing social media interactions, handling blockchain wallets, and automating digital tasks.
On-Chain Recording: All actions are securely recorded on the blockchain for full transparency and accountability.
Token Utility: AI agents operate using energy from burning $KAI, creating sustainable tokenomics.
Upcoming Features: Voice-based AI interactions, media creation, and livestreaming.

Onchain AI is a AI-driven virtual agents that manage online identities and interactions.
Capabilities include:
Automating social media engagement, content creation, and audience interaction.
Managing blockchain-based wallets with secure and transparent operations.
Monetization Opportunities: Users can earn based on engagement metrics, fostering a revenue-generating ecosystem.
Skillset Marketplace: Agents can acquire and exchange advanced skillsets, such as trading, content creation, and music composing.

NF3 Chip Technology

A phygital bridge utilizing NFC (Near-Field Communication) chips to link physical objects to blockchain-based digital assets.
Key functionalities:
Encrypted Private Keys: Ensures secure ownership validation and asset transfers.
Phone Number-Based Wallets (PNW): Simplifies onboarding and wallet management.
Interactive Phygital Experiences: Seamless real-world-to-digital interactions via simple NFC taps.
Use Cases: Digital gifting, product verification, collectibles, and consumer engagement.

Web3 Infrastructure and Ecosystem

Comprehensive toolset includes wallets, explorers, smart contract IDEs, NFT creation platforms, and analytics tools.

The platform relies on a native token, KAI, which is used for staking, transaction fees, participating in services and deploying smart contracts.

KardiaChain was first announced in October 2018, and its mainnet went live in December 2020.

KardiaChain

High Performance Blockchain is the first permissionless public blockchain to innovate with hardware acceleration and provably random numbers:

acceleration delivers fast, ultra low-fee, on-chain transactions

provably random numbers support 100% fairness

HPB (the coin) is used to pay transaction gas fees and to reward node operators.

Hyperblox

Kaon, formerly known as Akropolis, started as a decentralized finance protocol and has evolved into a trust-minimized Bitcoin ecosystem. Initially launched as an Ethereum-based platform to provide alternative yield sources, Kaon now focuses on building the most secure way to deliver Bitcoin yield - via the creation of a UTXO-native EVM chain with integrated staking capabilities. In doing so, Kaon will make Bitcoin staking and yield secure, scalable, and open to the entire crypto ecosystem.

Kaon's mission, as based on the foundation originally laid by Akropolis, continues to be the construct of an alternative financial system that is uncorrelated to traditional financial markets. And in doing so, provide the most secure yield that crypto can offer.

The AKRO token remains central to protocol governance and plays a crucial role across the ecosystem.