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

902 projects

BSCPADBSCPAD (BSCPAD) stands as a pioneering decentralized IDO platform on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC). This launchpad is designed to facilitate token sales, providing a robust infrastructure for new projects to raise liquidity and distribute tokens efficiently. By leveraging the BSC network, BSCPAD ensures fast and low-cost transactions, making it an attractive option for both developers and investors.Web3Pre-seed

BSCSBSCS, short for Binance Smart Chain Station, is a fully decentralized protocol designed to launch new ideas and projects within the blockchain ecosystem. It stands out as an all-in-one Incubation Hub, integrating a full-stack DeFi platform that spans across all major blockchain networks. This versatility allows BSCS to offer a wide range of services, including IDO/INO Launchpad, Yield farming, NFT Auction, Marketplace, and DEXswap.Web3Pre-seed

BSXBSX is developing the fastest, simplest, and most secure perpetuals DEX on the market. BSX runs on the Base L2, a custom Ethereum rollup built using the Optimism stack. It integrates an off-chain central limit order book for efficient trade matching with on-chain settlement via smart contracts on Ethereum L2.Web3Pre-seed

BTC 2x Flexible Leverage IndexBTC 2x Flexible Leverage Index is a decentralized exchange project centered around the BTC2X-FLI token. The BTC 2x Flexible Leverage Index, abbreviated as BTC2X-FLI, represents a sophisticated financial instrument designed to offer investors leveraged exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) through an ERC20 token. This product operates on the Polygon network, leveraging the Set Protocol framework to facilitate its functionality. Managed by Scalara, it is accessible for acquisition through various platforms.Web3Series A

BTSE TokenBTSE Token is a exchange token project centered around the BTSE token.Web3Seed

BTXEX TokenBTXEX Token is a exchange token project centered around the BTXEX token. BTXEX is the native token of the BTDUex digital asset trading platform, used for value transfer, rights acquisition, ecosystem incentives, and governance participation within the platform's ecosystem. BTXEX adopts a fixed total supply design, with a total issuance of 1,000,000,000 tokens and no issuance mechanism. The token is built on the BNB Smart Chain (BEP-20) standard and plans to be compatible with more mainstream public chain ecosystems through cross-chain technology.Web3Growth

Bucket Protocol BUCK StablecoinBucket Protocol BUCK Stablecoin (BUCK) emerges as a pivotal player in the stablecoin ecosystem, leveraging the innovative framework of the Sui network. Unlike traditional stablecoins, BUCK is over-collateralized, ensuring enhanced stability and security. Users mint BUCK by staking various types of collateral on the Bucket Protocol, a Collateralized Debt Position (CDP) protocol.Web3Growth

BurgerCitiesBurgerCities represents an innovative platform that merges the realms of decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and gaming into a cohesive metaverse experience. Originating from a DeFi product on the BNB Chain, it has evolved to offer a comprehensive ecosystem where users can engage in trading, earning, and interactive gameplay. At the heart of this ecosystem is its native cryptocurrency, BURGER, which facilitates transactions, rewards, and governance within the platform.Web3Pre-seed

BurnsdefiBurnsdefi is a payments blockchain project centered around the BURNS token. How many Burn coins are there in circulation? Token has a total supply of 21,000,000 tokens.Web3Pre-seed

BUSDBUSD is a stablecoin project centered around the BUSD token. Based on the price stability, Stablecoin plays an important role in transactions, payments and settlement, and Decentralised Finance (DeFi). Here are some of the BUSD use cases: - Transfer your digital dollars (BUSD) anywhere in minutes, with low cost and on the blockchain. - Trade BUSD on different exchanges and DEX.Web3Series A

Butthole CoinButthole Coin is a decentralized exchange project centered around the BHC token. Economist laugh now, but they won't when Butthole Coin controls the tides of trade. Reality check: A fart may be fleeting, but a butthole is eternal.Web3Pre-seed

CAD CoinCAD Coin is a stablecoin project centered around the CADC token. Every CADC is fully backed by a reserve of real CAD in a bank account, and redeemable on a 1-to-1 basis for Canadian dollars. The CADC smart contract code is forked from Circle's USDC design, implementing a battle-tested standard for maximum composability on Ethereum, Base, Polygon and Arbitrum Each CADC is issued by LOON PAYMENTS Inc., a fully licensed Money Services Business (C10001420) regulated by FINTRAC, Canada's financial intelligence unit. You can buy and sell CADC with Interac e-transfers directly on PayTrie with 24/7 access.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.