Balancer is a decentralized automated market maker (AMM) protocol for programmable liquidity, supporting various swap curves and pool types. Governance begins with a Request for Comment on the Balancer forum, progresses to a formal proposal, and is voted on via Snapshot. Voting power comes from holding BAL tokens or delegated voting power, with a quorum of 2 million veBAL needed. BAL tokenomics include a 100 million token cap and the vote-escrowed BAL system, encouraging long-term holding. Balancer has raised $32.3 million across three funding rounds, with the latest on May 27, 2021.
Across is an interoperability protocol using an intents-based architecture to enable fast, low-cost, and secure cross-chain transactions. Unlike traditional message-passing solutions, Across relies on relayers to fulfill user-defined outcomes instantly, with a separate settlement layer ensuring secure and verifiable fund transfers.
MintSwap is a decentralized exchange (DEX) and NFT marketplace on the Mint blockchain, offering token trading, NFT transactions, and NFTFi services. As the first native DeFi protocol on Mint, it supports the development of Mint-native teams and tokens. Governance is community-driven, with MS404 token holders participating in decision-making. The platform's tokenomics feature MS404, an ERC-404 standard token combining ERC-20 and ERC-721 characteristics. The MS404 collection includes 10,000 unique NFTs, each convertible into 10,000 MST tokens, MintSwap's native currency. The total supply is fixed, with 60% allocated to mining rewards, 30% to pre-sale, and 10% to initial liquidity. MintSwap is self-bootstrapped.
