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Finance projects and financial applications

Explore finance projects across decentralized finance, payments, lending, exchanges and related financial activities. Use the sub-sectors to find the type of project you want to research, then review its available evaluations and their authors.

Projects follow the categories assigned in the Orbitrum application. This collection is for research and discovery, not an investment ranking.

Projects in Finance

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206 projects

Showing Staking projects. Projects and services categorized around staking.

Acala

Acala Network is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform built on Polkadot, designed to serve a...

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Arcas

Arcas is a Binance backed and Soneium Spark incubated Gaming studio focused on the innovation a...

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48 Club Token

48 Club Token is a staking protocol centered around the KOGE token. BNB48 Club Token (KOGE) ser...

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Ageio Stagnum

Ageio Stagnum (AGT) emerges as a decentralized staking platform tailored for the Theta Network,...

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All.Art Protocol

All.Art Protocol represents a pioneering approach in the realm of digital assets, particularly...

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Alpaca Finance

Alpaca Finance stands as a prominent lending protocol in the decentralized finance (DeFi) secto...

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Amnis Aptos Coin

Amnis Aptos Coin (AMAPT) is a stablecoin introduced on October 29, 2023, designed to enhance th...

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Amnis Finance

Amnis Finance is a staking protocol centered around the AMI token. AMI is the governance token...

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Ankr Staked BNB

Ankr Staked BNB is a staking protocol centered around the ankrBNB token. As Liquid Staking solv...

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Ankr Staked ETH

Ankr Staked ETH, commonly referred to as ankrETH or aETHc, represents a significant innovation...

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aPriori

aPriori is building the intelligent order flow coordination layer for high-performance blockcha...

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ArdCoin

ArdCoin is a staking protocol centered around the ARDX token.

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Understanding Finance

Finance brings together several application categories, from staking, stablecoins and tokenization to banking, card networks and investment groups. Not every project in this collection is a blockchain protocol. The category assigned in Orbitrum provides a starting point; the individual profile explains the project itself.

How to compare the projects in this sector

Compare projects with similar functions before comparing their available scores. An exchange, a payment network and a lending application should not be treated as interchangeable. Read what each evaluation covers and follow the author to understand their other published work.

Industries and sub-sectors

Explore the activities included in this sector. Categories and project assignments follow the Orbitrum application.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

Applications and protocols classified as decentralized finance.

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Yield Farming

Projects categorized around yield-farming activities.

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Staking

Projects and services categorized around staking.

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Decentralized Exchanges (DEX)

Decentralized exchange projects assigned to the Finance sector.

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Synthetic Assets

Projects categorized around synthetic-asset applications.

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Insurance

Insurance-related projects within the Finance classification.

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Stablecoin

Stablecoin-related projects; individual profiles provide their documented design and scope.

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Tokenization

Projects categorized around the tokenization of assets or rights.

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Launchpad

Projects classified as launchpads for other projects or tokens.

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Supply Chain Tracking

Projects using tracking systems for supply-chain activities.

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Automated Market Maker (AMM)

Automated market-maker projects assigned to the Finance sector.

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Centralized Exchange (CEX)

Projects classified as centralized exchanges or related services.

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Lending & Borrowing

Projects providing or supporting lending and borrowing activities.

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Payments & Card Networks

Projects operating payment services or card-network activities.

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Published evaluations and analysis

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Authors covering these projects

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Questions to guide your research

  • • Which financial activity does the project perform?
  • • What revenue, usage or operating evidence is included in the analysis?
  • • Which dependencies and risks does the author identify?

Questions about this sector

What is the difference between Finance and Financials?
Orbitrum currently has two separate application sectors. Finance contains DeFi and other financial-application categories, alongside some banking and investment categories. Financials groups banking services, investments, holdings and insurance. Their coverage can overlap; their application categories remain distinct.
Are all Finance projects crypto projects?
No. This sector also contains non-crypto categories such as banking, payments and investment groups. Check each project profile for its type and documented activity.

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