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

district0xdistrict0x is a payments blockchain project centered around the DNT token.Web3Seed

DivergenceDivergence (DIVER) stands out as a decentralized autonomous smart-contract system designed for creating and trading digital options. Implemented on the Ethereum blockchain, it offers high returns and leverage, eliminating the need for centralized financial intermediaries. Instead, it relies on third-party service providers for information, ensuring a decentralized approach to trading.Web3Seed

DjedDjed is a stablecoin project centered around the DJED token.Web3Seed

DMarketDMarket is a platform that aims to enable the secure buying, selling, and trading of in-game items to help developers attract more players, make more money, and increase the lifetime value of their game. DMarket aims to unlock the multi-billion-dollar skins economy for game developers and players everywhere. DMarket aims to let the world’s 2.5 billion gamers safely exchange virtual items across titles and platforms and make money from gameplay.Web3Pre-seed

DogeCashDogeCash is a staking protocol centered around the DOGEC token.Web3Pre-seed

Dogelon MarsDogelon Mars is a payments blockchain project centered around the ELON token.Web3Series A

DOLADOLA is a decentralized, synthetic stablecoin pegged to the US Dollar and issued by Inverse Finance. Designed to maintain a value close to $1 with minimal volatility, DOLA offers a unique blend of stability and utility within the cryptocurrency ecosystem. It can be borrowed at a fixed rate using DOLA Borrowing Rights (DBRs), providing a flexible financial tool for users.Web3Series B

DotbloxDotblox is a exchange token project centered around the DTBX token. Majority Blockchain refers to a blockchain technology framework that operates on the principle of majority consensus for validating transactions and maintaining the integrity of the ledger within a business network. This approach is particularly prevalent in the realm of cryptocurrencies, where it is essential for a majority of network participants, often referred to as miners, to agree on the validity of transactions. These participants contribute their computing power to solve complex cryptographic puzzles, which in turn secures the network and faci...Web3Series C+

DragonSwapDragonSwap is a decentralized exchange project centered around the DRG token. Launched in June 2024, DragonSwap is the native liquidity hub on Sei Network. It serves as the native automated market maker (AMM) on Sei and supports multiple liquidity types, including constant product (XYK) pools, concentrated liquidity pools, and permissionless yield farms to incentivize liquidity provision across a range of trading pairs. By leveraging Sei’s parallelized and high-throughput infrastructure, DragonSwap can process transactions with low latency and minimal time to finality.Web3Series A

DriftDrift, a decentralized exchange (DEX) and protocol, operates on the Solana blockchain, offering a unique trading experience. Unlike traditional exchanges, Drift is fully on-chain, ensuring transparency and security in every transaction. Traders can engage in both perpetual and spot markets, providing flexibility in their trading strategies.Web3Series A

DSLA ProtocolDSLA Protocol is a decentralized platform designed to mitigate risks associated with service agreements in the blockchain ecosystem. It operates as a comprehensive risk management framework, primarily focusing on the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) and Decentralized Finance (DeFi) sectors. The protocol offers a novel approach to handling the uncertainties and potential financial losses that users might face when engaging with these services.Web3Pre-seed

Duck DAO (DLP Duck Token)Duck DAO (DLP Duck Token) operates as a community-driven platform within the cryptocurrency ecosystem, focusing on democratizing the investment process. It leverages the DUCK token to facilitate various activities, including staking and participating in presales of emerging crypto projects. The platform is known for its innovative approaches to supporting and launching new projects in the blockchain space.Web3Pre-seed

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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.