People Powered is redefining community volunteering with tools for disaster response and humanitarian aid. Its governance includes voting, proposals, and global leadership selection, using Purpose and Impact Coins. With a two-token model, it operates on self-funding but plans to seek public and venture capital funding soon.
Perpetual Protocol distinguishes itself in the DeFi space by offering unique perpetual futures contracts. The platform's governance, driven by PERP token holders, combines community input with team oversight, encompassing a detailed process from proposal to vote, ensuring democratic decision-making. Financially, Perpetual Protocol has shown strength, raising $1.8 million in August 2020 from notable investors, including Multicoin Capital and Three Arrows Capital, showcasing its market credibility and potential for growth in the DeFi space.
Polynomial Trade is an on-chain derivatives platform with a focus on perpetual futures, enhanced by the security of the Synthetix protocol and the Optimism Network. Its distinctive approach using polynomial functions for price prediction allows traders to make more dynamic market decisions. Although currently without a governance structure or a live token, the potential introduction of a token could benefit the platform by incentivizing user engagement and capturing value. Polynomial has raised two successful funding rounds, raising $1.10 million in a Pre-Seed round and securing further investment in a Seed round, with backing from several notable investors and capital firms.
Posse Studios is a tech company that combines gaming, AI, and blockchain to create immersive experiences. Its main products include the Web3 ecosystem and the Want3d game series, designed for both consumers and businesses.
Proofivy enables users to securely store data hashes on the blockchain, providing an immutable and timestamped record.
Propex is a blockchain-based platform that facilitates the tokenization of real estate assets, enabling property owners to convert their holdings into digital tokens. This process allows for seamless buying, selling, and borrowing against properties within a decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.
Public Nouns DAO supports public goods by auctioning one NFT every 12 hours, generating a continuous stream of ETH for its treasury. This funding mechanism ensures a steady flow of resources, which are allocated to various projects through a transparent governance process. Community members discuss proposals on Discord, refine them on the forum, and vote on viable ideas on-chain, with each NFT representing one vote. Initial funding was bootstraped through these auctions, leveraging community decision-making to align projects with the DAO's mission of promoting public goods.
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.
QuickSwap is a decentralized exchange that offers fast and low-cost trading of ERC-20 tokens, making it ideal for users who want to avoid high gas fees. As a fork of Uniswap, QuickSwap leverages proven technology while optimizing for speed and cost efficiency.
Ra Exchange stands out with its use of the Solidly (3,3) ve model and concentrated liquidity pools, allowing providers to optimize their investments by focusing on high-activity price ranges. Its tokenomics feature the RA token, which encourages long-term engagement through mechanisms like rebase rewards and the creation of veNFTs and xRA tokens. Governance is driven by veNFT holders, who have voting rights on key protocol decisions. The exchange is self-funded, maintaining independence from external financial pressures.
Rainbow Wallet is a user-friendly, non-custodial Ethereum wallet designed to simplify the management of digital assets and interactions with decentralized applications (dApps). Available on iOS, Android, and as a browser extension, it offers features such as Ethereum Name Service (ENS) integration, in-app token swapping, and NFT support, making it accessible for both beginners and experienced users.
RareShop is a consumer-focused Real-World Asset NFT launchpad that lets users easily acquire and trade NFTs tied to physical products. By linking on-chain transactions with tangible goods, RareShop connects digital assets with real-world items, broadening NFT utility and enhancing the user experience. The platform has no formal governance structure, no token, and is entirely self-bootstrapped.
