Zapper is an onchain explorer that helps users manage their crypto and NFTs and discover new opportunities across multiple chains. Its mission is to make blockchains readable to everyone, creating universal access towards economic freedom. Zapper has no formal governance process or native token. It has raised $16.5m across two funding rounds.
Talent Protocol leverages onchain technology to create visible, verifiable professional reputations, simplifying talent discovery and candidate assessment. Through aggregating data across platforms, it reduces hiring friction and opens avenues for innovative applications like under-collateralized lending. The $TALENT token supports the ecosystem by incentivizing users to maintain verified data, usable for visibility boosts, onchain services, and earning rewards. With 600 million tokens, Talent Protocol is backed by $3.5 million from investors like Protocol Labs and GSR.
Curve Finance specializes in efficient, low-slippage trading of stablecoins on its DEX protocol. Governed by CRV token holders, Curve encourages participation through vote-escrowed CRV for enhanced governance and yield farming rewards. Initially funded without an ICO, Curve leverages venture capital and community-driven efforts to support its growth and liquidity provision incentives.
Bit2Me is a centralized exchange offering secure and user-friendly solutions for managing digital assets, supported by customer service and financial education. Its native token, $B2M, powers the platform, providing benefits like discounts, early access, and governance participation. Bit2Me is developing a governance page to enhance community involvement and transition toward a DAO. In June 2023, Bit2Me raised €14 million in a funding round led by Investcorp, with support from Telefónica Ventures and others. The $B2M token supply, initially 5 billion, has been reduced to 4.95 billion through a token burn, reflecting its evolving utility.
