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.
SwapMode offers real yields from protocol-generated swap fees, and enabling transactions at significantly lower costs. Its dual-token system, involving $SMD for transactional purposes and $xSMD for staking and earning real yield, incentivizes user participation and ensures a fair value distribution within its ecosystem. Governance is democratized through $xSMD token holders, who have voting rights on key decisions, promoting a decentralized and community-driven decision-making process. Unlike many of its counterparts, SwapMode is self-bootstrapped, emphasizing its commitment to innovation, efficiency, and community engagement without relying on external funding.
Beethoven X, partnered with Balancer and built on Optimism, offers advanced Balancer technology. Governed by its DAO, where maBEETS token holders influence decisions, Beethoven X emphasizes long-term participation and security. Its financial model relies on internal reinvestments and strategic partnerships, with the BEETS token central to both governance and incentivizing liquidity. This approach sets Beethoven X apart in its commitment to sustainable and innovative growth in the DeFi ecosystem.
Aura Finance distinguishes itself in the DeFi space by enhancing the Balancer ecosystem, offering a streamlined experience for BAL stakers and liquidity providers. It simplifies staking with tokenized veBAL (auraBAL) and boosts rewards through protocol-owned veBAL and AURA tokens, while easing participation in Balancer's gauge system. The AURA token is central to Aura's governance and incentivization, allowing users to lock tokens for governance rights and influence both Aura's and Balancer's decisions. Governance involves managing the Aura treasury, voting on Balancer proposals, and planning a transition to full on-chain voting
