Dinero Protocol is the successor to Redacted Cartel and positions itself as Ethereum’s “yield base-plate.” Its product stack already includes pxETH / apxETH (a two-token liquid-staking pair), the collateral-backed stablecoin pxUSD (in testnet) and a permissionless transaction relayer.
Sky Strife is a fully on-chain real-time strategy game, offering a unique and immersive multiplayer online battle arena experience focused on strategic gameplay and character customization. Developed by Lattice and funded by grants from organizations like the 0xPARC Foundation and the Optimism Foundation, Sky Strife uses orbs as its sole resource. Orbs, an ERC-20 token, are used to create matches. Initially, 100 million orbs were minted into the Sky Pool, with no additional orbs to be created. Creating matches costs 100 orbs and rewards players based on their rank and recent match activity. Sky Strife has not yet established a formal governance process.
Friend.tech is a decentralized social platform that integrates social engagement with financial markets. It allows investment in influencers' "shares" for exclusive access to chat rooms, transforming crypto trading into a social experience. The platform, which tokenizes individuals' social presence, has introduced a points system that may translate into tokens, incentivizing positive behavior. Governance is centralized, managed by the Friend Tech team. It had seen significant activity, with transactions worth approximately $57.1 million, indicating a strong market presence and user growth.
Layerswap provides a fast and cost-effective solution for transferring crypto assets across multiple networks and exchanges, reducing fees and transaction times while simplifying the bridging process. It operates without a formal governance structure or a native token. Layerswap has raised a total of $4 million across three funding rounds, with the latest being a $2.5 million seed investment on November 10, 2022.