Valora is a mobile-first crypto wallet focused on intuitive user experience, making digital assets easy to use and accessible. It has no formal governance process or native token. In July 2021, Valora raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Polychain Capital, SV Angel, Valor Capital Group, NFX, and Nima Capital.
Seamless Protocol distinguishes itself as the first decentralized, non-custodial lending and borrowing platform on the Base network, with its novel Integrated Liquidity Markets (ILMs) for undercollateralized, permissionless loans. Governed by the community via the SEAM token, it fosters a democratic, decentralized approach to DeFi, emphasizing user engagement in governance without the need for external fundraising. Governance combines offchain and onchain processes, with delegation enabling voting and proposal creation.
Kiwi is a HackerNews-like app for the crypto community to share and discuss top crypto content. While the co-founders make most decisions, Kiwi encourages user ideas and contributions. The Kiwi Pass NFT allows users to submit, upvote, and comment on links, serving as an entry key to the community.
The Songbirdz collection brings bird watching on-chain to Base with 10,000 ERC-721 NFTs, each representing a bird species with an image and song recording. To mint an NFT, you must correctly identify the bird from multiple choices. The collection is divided into 10 flocks of 1,000 birds each, released sequentially. Songbirdz is self-funded and operates without formal governance.
