Pyth Network provides decentralized oracle services for DeFi and blockchain applications, ensuring reliable price feeds by leveraging a network of data providers. Governance is managed through PYTH token holders who stake tokens for voting power via the Pyth DAO Realms platform. With a total token supply of 5.2 billion PYTH tokens, funding includes private sales to support strategic contributors.
Hourglass is a protocol that offers liquidity solutions for time-bound and semi-fungible tokens. It consists of two main components: Hourglass Boost and Hourglass RFQ. In Hourglass Boost, users time-boost their assets and receive time-bound tokens (TBTs) as receipts for assets locked in a vault earning boosted yield. Hourglass RFQ is a marketplace that connects market makers with protocols to trade these tokens, making it easier to unlock liquidity.