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

Friend3Friend3 is a decentralized exchange project centered around the F3 token.Web3Pre-seed

FTX TokenFTX Token (FTT) was the native cryptocurrency of the FTX derivatives and spot cryptocurrency exchange. It served as a utility token, offering benefits like trading fee discounts, rewards, and early access to offerings for its holders. However, following the collapse of FTX, the token no longer serves its original purpose and is subject to potential liquidation by the estate to pay creditors.Web3Series C+Bahamas

FUFUFUFU is the go-to content marketing for web3 platform. Users can create quizzes, share them with friends, and use them as user acquisition tools. The project’s mission is to help brands successfully deploy their digital advertising campaigns in the form of content marketing and distribute NFTs for future gamified marketing campaigns.Web3Pre-seed

FUNTokenFUNToken is a payments blockchain project centered around the FUN token.Web3Series A

FusionistFusionist emerges as an innovative ecosystem that seamlessly blends social and gaming experiences with the dynamic world of cryptocurrencies. At its core, Fusionist introduces a mainnet named Endurance, designed to cater specifically to the needs of digital entertainment and gaming. This high-performance sidechain is built on a robust, fully EVM Compatible blockchain infrastructure, ensuring compatibility and ease of integration for developers and users alike.Web3Series A

FxBoxFxBox is a staking protocol centered around the FXB token. NFTs, Investing, NFTs, Forex Trading, Lottery, Market Predictions (betting). Staking & Farming, Mining Currency NFTs, Marketplace NFTs. Discover the future of finance with FxBox.io, a thoughtfully crafted P2E GameFi venture.Web3Pre-seed

GainsGains is a launchpad project centered around the GAINS token. GAINS, a cryptocurrency with the ticker GAINS, stands for Group Action Is Never Small, capturing the collaborative essence of blockchain and decentralization. This private investment platform focuses on early-stage tokens, offering a unique opportunity for investors to engage with promising projects. With a community of over 60,000 members and a network of tier-1 marketing partners, GAINS provides robust support for both investors and projects.Web3Pre-seed

GAL (migrated to Gravity - G)GAL (migrated to Gravity - G) is a launchpad project centered around the GAL token. The GAL token has been migrated to G to support Galxe’s shift towards a more scalable and efficient ecosystem, including the introduction of its Layer 1 chain, Gravity. Galxe is a decentralized super app and web3’s largest onchain distribution platform. Through its robust infrastructure and product suite of modular AI, digital identity, and blockchain technologies — Quest, Passport, Score, and Alva — Galxe supports the development of advanced, user-friendly web3 applications with an emphasis on secure and self-sovereign digital identity management.Web3Pre-seed

Galileo ProtocolGalileo Protocol is a community platform that connects buyers and sellers to explore, purchase, and create NFTs representing physical items. On this platform, users can turn real-world assets into NFTs. These NFTs and the physical goods they represent can be bought using either fiat money or cryptocurrencies like $USDC.Web3Pre-seedFrance

Game Meteor CoinGame Meteor Coin is a staking protocol centered around the GMTO token.Web3Seed

GameFi.orgGameFi.org is a launchpad project centered around the GAFI token. Game World is the virtual universal playground for netizens to explore all things you might imagine of a adventurous web3 journey: Learn - Criticize - Create - Earn - and more. Game World contains: Data warehouse of game, Oasys Navi, and SocialFi. GameFi.org Launchpad offers initial token & NFT sales from web3 projects around the world.Web3Seed

GameGPTGameGPT is a staking protocol centered around the DUEL token.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.