ZNS Connect is a decentralized naming system that simplifies blockchain interactions by converting complex addresses into user-friendly, customizable domain names. It enhances security, usability, and accessibility across Web3 platforms by allowing users to create personalized Web3 profiles. The platform integrates with wallets, DEXs, and decentralized applications, making cross-chain interactions seamless. With a focus on user empowerment and sustainable growth, ZNS Connect leverages domain sales, custom creations, and revenue-sharing models to drive adoption, aiming to become a leading player in decentralized domain services.
Jumper, developed by LI.FI, provides a seamless platform for moving assets across more than 30 chains, 18 bridges, and 32 decentralized exchanges making it ideal for expanding your onchain DeFi presence. Jumper operates without tokenomics, as it has no native token. Backed by a $17.5 million Series A funding round in 2023, Jumper brings LI.FI’s innovative approach to cross-chain asset transfers.
Layer Bank is a noncustodial on-chain lending protocol aiming to be a liquidity hub for EVM-based Layer 2 networks, offering users control over their funds with attractive decentralized market interest rates. Its tokenomics, centered around the $LAB stake, include yield boosting, revenue sharing, and a buyback and burn mechanism to support long-term growth. While governance is currently centralized with decisions made by the LayerBank team, the project has received funding from Manta Network to enhance security and expand its ecosystem.
Balancer is a decentralized automated market maker (AMM) protocol for programmable liquidity, supporting various swap curves and pool types. Governance begins with a Request for Comment on the Balancer forum, progresses to a formal proposal, and is voted on via Snapshot. Voting power comes from holding BAL tokens or delegated voting power, with a quorum of 2 million veBAL needed. BAL tokenomics include a 100 million token cap and the vote-escrowed BAL system, encouraging long-term holding. Balancer has raised $32.3 million across three funding rounds, with the latest on May 27, 2021.
