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

LATOKENLATOKEN is a exchange token project centered around the LA token.Web3Seed

LCXLCX is a exchange token project centered around the LCX token. The LCX Token ($LCX) is the fuel of the LCX.com platform and LCX Cryptocurrency Exchange as an exchange based utility token and universal utility token. $LCX token is the way to sign, encrypt and secure digital assets on the blockchain - enabling the future of tokenization. - $LCX Token is grants all users a reduction of up to 50% trading fees at LCX’s compliant digital asset exchange.Web3Series A

League of TradersLeague of Traders is a staking protocol centered around the LOT token.Web3Seed

Legacy Frax DollarLegacy Frax Dollar is a yield farming project centered around the FRAX token.Web3Series C+

LEGIONLEGION is an inclusive early-stage investment platform powered by Web3 principles and technology. It provides access to early-stage investments in top Web3 projects and has a strong reputation with over 160 investments, nearly $13M deployed, and over $9M distributed. It also has a unique OTC marketplace and envisions a groundbreaking economic model.Web3Pre-seed

LeverUpLeverUp is a decentralized perpetual trading protocol built on the Monad Layer-1 blockchain. The platform operates with an LP-free architecture, enabling perpetual trading without reliance on external liquidity providers and allowing open interest to scale with trader participation. LeverUp supports up to 1001x leverage, with all position, margin, and settlement data recorded on-chain for transparency.Web3Seed

LFLF is a decentralized exchange project centered around the LF token. Driving Web3 Growth, Through Strategic Investment and Liquidity Partner. LF Ecosystem: Investment Lab, Wallet, DEX, Market MakingWeb3Pre-seed

Lido DAOLido DAO is a staking protocol centered around the LDO token.Web3Series B

Lido Staked ETHLido Staked ETH is a staking protocol centered around the stETH token.Web3Growth

Lido Staked MaticLido Staked Matic (stMATIC) revolutionizes the staking landscape on the Polygon network by offering a liquid staking solution for MATIC tokens. This decentralized platform allows users to stake MATIC without the hassle of maintaining infrastructure, providing a seamless entry into the world of staking rewards. By delegating MATIC tokens to Polygon validators, users receive stMATIC tokens, which represent their share of the total MATIC supply within the Lido-on-Polygon system.Web3Pre-seed

Lido Staked SOLLido Staked SOL is a staking protocol centered around the stSOL token.Web3Seed

Lido wstETHLido wstETH (WSTETH) emerges as a pivotal element in the realm of liquid staking, offering a unique approach to Ethereum staking. Unlike traditional staking, Lido's protocol allows users to stake their ETH without locking it up, providing a liquid token that represents staked collateral and accumulated earnings. This token, wstETH, is a wrapped version of stETH, designed to maintain a stable representation of ownership without daily rebasing.Web3Growth

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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.