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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 in Finance

234 projects

WardenSwapWardenSwap is a decentralized exchange platform that operates on multiple blockchain networks including Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, and Ethereum, among others. This platform is designed to optimize the trading experience by using blockchain technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure users receive the best possible rates when exchanging digital assets. At its core, WardenSwap leverages AI to scan various liquidity pools across these networks to find the most favorable exchange rates.Web3Pre-seed
WolfiesWolfies is a decentralized exchange project centered around the PACK token. $PACK is the Wolfswap platform’s utility token, designed to incentivize and reward active participation within the platform. Wolfswap allocates 50% of platform fees to support the ecosystem, including the repurchase of PACK tokens for platform-specific uses, such as staking rewards, trading incentives, mystery boxes, and community engagement. These rewards encourage active participation and engagement, contributing to the overall user experience on Wolfswap.Web3Seed
WOOWOO Network, represented by the WOO token, is an integral part of a broader ecosystem designed to enhance liquidity and trading experiences across both centralized and decentralized financial landscapes. The token serves multiple purposes, including staking for yields on WOOFi—a decentralized platform offering a variety of financial instruments like swaps and perpetual futures. Additionally, WOO can be staked on WOO X, a centralized trading platform known for its high performance and advanced trading tools, where users benefit from reduced fees and in...Web3Series A
Wrapped ApertumWrapped Apertum $wAPTM is the cross-chain representation of Apertum coin $APTM, the native token of Apertum Blockchain — the leading general Layer‑1 blockchain with EVM compatibility and a deflationary model that ensures long-term sustainability and value appreciation. Apertum is purpose-built to deliver high-performance, scalable decentralized infrastructure, with a fast-growing ecosystem that includes the Apertum DEX (a decentralized exchange for non-custodial trading), multiple on-chain assets, and community-driven DAO governance.Web3Seed

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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.

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