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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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234 projects

Showing Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) projects. Decentralized exchange projects assigned to the Finance sector.

APX

APX is a decentralized exchange project centered around the APX token.

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Arbidex

Arbidex (ABX) is a cryptocurrency token and operates on the Ethereum platform. Arbidex has a cu...

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ArbiDex Token

ArbiDex Token, denoted as $ARX, serves as the cornerstone of the ArbiDex ecosystem, a decentral...

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Arix

Arix represents a multifaceted platform within the cryptocurrency ecosystem, focusing on bridgi...

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AshSwap

AshSwap is a decentralized exchange project centered around the ASH token.

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Axioma Token

Axioma Token is a decentralized exchange project centered around the AXT token.

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Axl Inu

Axl Inu is a decentralized exchange project centered around the AXL token. - Smart routing Swap...

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Baby Moon Floki

Baby Moon Floki is a hyper-deflationary token that has a smart exchange system built into the e...

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BabySwap

BabySwap operates as a decentralized exchange (DEX) specifically designed to cater to emerging...

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BakeryToken

BakeryToken is a decentralized exchange project centered around the BAKE token.

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Balancer

Balancer is a decentralized exchange project centered around the BAL token.

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Bancor

Bancor operates as a pioneering protocol within the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, focusin...

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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.

View Supply Chain Tracking projects (2)

Automated Market Maker (AMM)

Automated market-maker projects assigned to the Finance sector.

View Automated Market Maker (AMM) projects (12)

Centralized Exchange (CEX)

Projects classified as centralized exchanges or related services.

View Centralized Exchange (CEX) projects (52)

Lending & Borrowing

Projects providing or supporting lending and borrowing activities.

View Lending & Borrowing projects (4)

Payments & Card Networks

Projects operating payment services or card-network activities.

View Payments & Card Networks projects (64)

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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