Hyperlane is an open interoperability framework, providing tools for developers to connect and build cross-chain applications that communicate securely across blockchains. It operates without a token or governance process. In 2022, Hyperlane raised $18.5 million in seed funding led by Variant, with support from investors like Galaxy Digital and Circle.
Pyth Network provides decentralized oracle services for DeFi and blockchain applications, ensuring reliable price feeds by leveraging a network of data providers. Governance is managed through PYTH token holders who stake tokens for voting power via the Pyth DAO Realms platform. With a total token supply of 5.2 billion PYTH tokens, funding includes private sales to support strategic contributors.
Mode AI Terminal is a chat-based assistant inside the Mode Layer-2 network that lets anyone bridge assets, swap tokens, open perpetual trades and run other DeFi actions with plain-language prompts.
RubyScore is a decentralized onchain ranking protocol that evaluates wallet reputation based on various blockchain metrics. It encourages user engagement by motivating users to improve their onchain reputation through daily tasks. While RubyScore currently has no governance process or token, it generates revenue through a fee-based API for wallet identification, transaction fees for NFT rewards and minting profiles, and services like deferred transactions, the RubyScore ranking passport, and Verax Proof of Humanity attestation. It has received funding from Gitcoin Grant 20 and Optimism Retroactive Public Goods Funding 4.
