People Powered is redefining community volunteering with tools for disaster response and humanitarian aid. Its governance includes voting, proposals, and global leadership selection, using Purpose and Impact Coins. With a two-token model, it operates on self-funding but plans to seek public and venture capital funding soon.
Hyperlane is an open interoperability framework, providing tools for developers to connect and build cross-chain applications that communicate securely across blockchains. It operates without a token or governance process. In 2022, Hyperlane raised $18.5 million in seed funding led by Variant, with support from investors like Galaxy Digital and Circle.
Evermoon is a 5v5 three-lanes MOBA game that onboards web2 players to become web3 players with no need for any blockchain knowledge. ASTR is utilized to tip AI agents, further expanding its utility across decentralized networks.
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.
