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.

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All sectors Infrastructure Finance Real World Healthcare Technology / AI Real Estate Technology Financials Consumer Cyclicals Consumer Non-Cyclicals Industrials Basic Materials Academic & Educational Services Energy Utilities Institutions, Associations & Organizations Government Activity Decentralized Finance (DeFi)Yield Farming Staking Decentralized Exchanges (DEX)Synthetic Assets Insurance Stablecoin Tokenization Launchpad Supply Chain Tracking Automated Market Maker (AMM)Centralized Exchange (CEX)Lending & Borrowing Payments & Card Networks

234 projects

Magma FinanceMagma Finance is a decentralized, non-custodial liquidity protocol built on the Sui blockchain. The protocol introduces an AI-driven Adaptive Liquidity Market Maker (ALMM), designed to address the endemic challenges of capital inefficiency and liquidity fragmentation within the Sui Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ecosystem. Magma Finance's core objective is to create a foundational liquidity infrastructure that transforms passively supplied capital into an actively managed, high-yield generating asset.Web3Series A

MandalaMandala Chain is a Layer 1 blockchain platform developed to enable governments, enterprises, and developers to launch secure, customizable blockchain networks tailored for real-world applications. The project targets the digital transformation of Southeast Asia, with initial deployments and partnerships in Indonesia. Built on Substrate, Mandala Chain supports sovereign chain frameworks—allowing full control over governance, compliance, and infrastructure—while preserving interoperability with public networks for broader market access.Web3Series A

MangoMango is a decentralized exchange project centered around the MNGO token. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mangomarkets Medium: https://medium.com/blockworks-foundation Discord: https://discord.gg/euUFRzm6Qm Litepaper: https://docs.mango.markets/litepaperWeb3Series A

MattleFunMattleFun is a Trade-to-Boost GameFi ecosystem built on the Solana blockchain, combining on-chain trading with a skill-based survival game. It aims to bridge decentralized finance (DeFi) and gaming by allowing users to boost their in-game performance through real trading activity. At its core, MattleFun integrates two dynamic components: a gaming platform and a trading layer.Web3Pre-seed

MdexMdex is a decentralized exchange project centered around the MDX token.Web3Pre-seed

MELEGAMELEGA (MARCO) is the flagship utility token of melega.finance, the new fast growing black AMM DEX on BNB Chain providing friendly trading and better project support as well as the the widest range of farms and pools with HIGH APR. Buy $MARCO and enjoy dozens of staking possibilities with earnings everyday.Web3Pre-seed

Memdex100Memdex100 is a meme coin created by the people, for the people, as a response to frustrations with traditional financial markets, particularly hedge funds and stocks. Launched on 10/01/2025 by a community mainly in the United States at the time of launch. The project focuses on offering a community-driven cryptocurrency that operates in the meme space, aiming to provide an alternative to the financial systems that many see as controlled by powerful institutions.Web3Seed

Metaverse IndexMetaverse Index is a decentralized exchange project centered around the MVI token. The Metaverse Index represents a strategic financial instrument designed to track the performance of the virtual world's sector, particularly focusing on entertainment, sports, and business as they transition into virtual environments. This index is a product of Index Coop and is encapsulated within an ERC20 token, making it accessible for trading on various cryptocurrency exchanges. The essence of the Metaverse Index lies in its methodology for selecting and weighting its constituent tokens.Web3Pre-seed

MetaWarsMetaWars is a decentralized exchange project centered around the WARS token.Web3Pre-seed

MeteoraMeteora is a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on Solana, focused on delivering a secure, sustainable, and composable liquidity infrastructure for the Solana ecosystem and the broader DeFi space. It stands out with innovative features such as DLMM Pools, Dynamic AMM Pools, and Dynamic Vaults - all designed to enhance liquidity efficiency and maximize yield generation for users.Web3Series B

MiaSwapMiaSwap is a decentralized exchange project centered around the MIA token.Web3Pre-seed

MicrominesMicromines (MICRO) is a cryptocurrency and operates on the Ethereum platform.Web3Pre-seed

About this sector

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 projects

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.

Projects follow the categories assigned in the Orbitrum application. This collection supports research and discovery; it is not an investment ranking.

Industry definitions

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) (19)

Applications and protocols classified as decentralized finance.

Yield Farming (65)

Projects categorized around yield-farming activities.

Staking (206)

Projects and services categorized around staking.

Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) (234)

Decentralized exchange projects assigned to the Finance sector.

Synthetic Assets (2)

Projects categorized around synthetic-asset applications.

Insurance (12)

Insurance-related projects within the Finance classification.

Stablecoin (149)

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

Tokenization (9)

Projects categorized around the tokenization of assets or rights.

Launchpad (93)

Projects classified as launchpads for other projects or tokens.

Supply Chain Tracking (2)

Projects using tracking systems for supply-chain activities.

Automated Market Maker (AMM) (12)

Automated market-maker projects assigned to the Finance sector.

Centralized Exchange (CEX) (52)

Projects classified as centralized exchanges or related services.

Lending & Borrowing (4)

Projects providing or supporting lending and borrowing activities.

Payments & Card Networks (64)

Projects operating payment services or card-network activities.

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.