Aave offers a decentralized, non-custodial liquidity protocol for lending, borrowing, and earning interest on crypto assets. Its community-driven governance process involves AAVE, stkAAVE, and aAAVE token holders in decision-making. Ideas are discussed in the Aave Governance Forum, polled on Snapshot, and, if supported, become Aave Improvement Proposals (AIPs). AAVE tokens, capped at 16 million, are used for governance and protocol security.
RedStone is a decentralized oracle platform that provides reliable, frequently updated, and diverse data feeds for decentralized applications (dApps) and smart contracts across various blockchain networks. Its modular architecture supports both new and established dApps on trending Layer 1 and Layer 2 solutions, delivering non-standard data such as liquidity provider (LP) and staked tokens.
LovCash is a digital payment platform that leverages blockchain technology to provide a secure and efficient alternative to traditional cash transactions. It enables users to convert cash into digital currency, facilitating seamless purchases and transfers, particularly within the informal sectors of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Gyroscope is developing GYD, a decentralized, noncustodial stablecoin fully backed by diversified assets in smart contracts. Governed on-chain by the Gyroscope DAO, the community can propose and vote on changes. The stablecoin maintains a 100% reserve ratio with 1 USD worth of collateral per GYD. Gyroscope raised $4.5 million in seed funding, co-led by Placeholder VC and Galaxy Ventures.
