Dragon Academy offers educational and reputational bounties, compensating users in stablecoins for their contributions. It uses NFTs for access, funded by $200,000 in angel investment, with low operating costs and a focus on blockchain-based community engagement.
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.
Gyroscope is developing GYD, a decentralized, noncustodial stablecoin fully backed by diversified assets in smart contracts. Governed on-chain by the Gyroscope DAO, the community can propose and vote on changes. The stablecoin maintains a 100% reserve ratio with 1 USD worth of collateral per GYD. Gyroscope raised $4.5 million in seed funding, co-led by Placeholder VC and Galaxy Ventures.
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.
