The world’s first blockchain and crypto-token based marketing automation platform that enables companies to reward their best customers and supporters with crypto-tokens.

The Next Generation Mining Infrastructure.

Huobi Global will launch Prime Lite and list ThunderCore on May 9, 2019

Thunder Token is a new crypto token that has high throughput and confirms transactions in seconds. This is enabled by a paradigm-shifting blockchain protocol, developed by leading experts in cryptography and distributed system, and accompanied by a rigorous mathematical analysis of security.

Distributed Cloud Computing on Trusted Hardware. Cloud Computing is projected to be a trillion dollar market, yet it is monopolized by some of the largest tech conglomerates in the world.

Introducing a Social Health Gamification Platform based on Blockchain.

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DREP Foundation aims to provide a decentralised reputation protocol that empowers existing Internet platforms to unleash its reputation value and achieve the interconnectedness of reputation data in the Internet community.

RSK is the first open-source smart contract platform with a 2-way peg to Bitcoin that also rewards the Bitcoin miners via merge-mining, allowing them to actively participate in the Smart Contract revolution.

A post-quantum secure, green and regulated blockchain developed by world’s leading information security team.

A decentralized platform enabling issuance, trading, and settlement of tokenized digital derivatives.

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Performance, Privacy & Usability for Every Blockchain.

Ultrain Technology Limited is the next generation public-blockchain technology venture that focuses on building a high performance decentralized blockchain platform through its programmable tech-infrastructure. Ultrain is committed to construct a responsible and sustainable commercial ecosystem that enables all industrial applications. With its groundbreaking innovations in cryptography and based upon a complete decentralized public network, Ultrain is able to provide multi-folds more advanced technical performance to fundamentally solve the performance and scalability issues comparing to other traditional public blockchain platforms.

A Community-Powered Film & TV Blockchain Ecosystem

ALZA is an off-chain technology powered infrastructure for high-frequency and micropayments applications.

CocosBXC is a platform for the next generation of digital game economy

Cocos-BCX' , fully named 'Cocos BlockChain Expedition', aims to create an integrated multi-platform runtime environment for games, providing developers with the convenience and completeness in game development, while bringing users a whole new gaming experience, unprecedented gaming status, and with all the assets obtained in the games being wholly owned by the users.

BEAM is a next generation confidential cryptocurrency based on an elegant and innovative MimbleWimble protocol.

eXPerience Chain Project is an open source project aiming at a society that enables people to gain new experiences by connecting people in the real world using cryptocurrency. The cryptocurrency “eXPerience Chain (XPC)” will be the currency to create the foundation for it. In order for cryptocurrencies to be accepted by society in the future, it will be necessary to create a special user experience and some added value that can only be provided from cryptocurrencies. XPC-Project thinks that it should be fun to use cryptocurrency, and it aims the experience gained by using cryptocurrency to lead people's life long asset.

Beyond wallets. Spatium introduces a new standard of crypto security that is actually hacker-proof. No private keys. Over 100 currencies. Multiplatform (web, desktop, mobile). Plus, DEX, ICO and portfolio investment, and more.

LTO Network enables organizations and governments to collaborate on equal footing by using trustless business processes.

Integrate existing apps and systems, increasing security and transparency while maintaining data privacy and GDPR compliance.

MONET is an open network architecture for mobile blockchains on demand. A blockchain on demand means that participants of a certain activity can form a temporary network for the duration of their interaction without a need of any centralized third party.

A Fully Decentralized P2P Public Ledger. An online recording of transactions by peers(not a third party) that is impossible to forge is necessary if it is not technically, economically, or politically possible to set up a trusted third party that secures transactions. Also, even though there is already a trusted third party, it is preferable to use a P2P ledger wherever possible if the cost of maintaining the third party is too high; not because it is technically or economically unavoidable, but because the third party makes undue profits. Our vision is not just to introduce yet another cryptocurrency, but to also dismantle business models that rely on trusted third parties.

MacroChain is a distributed service platform that supports post-quantum cryptography and high-performance multi-chain synergy, while facilitating the value-aggregated closed loop token economy. The goal of the MacroChain project (MacroChain Computing and Networking System MANX) is to establish a blockchain ecosystem for small-medium enterprises and individuals based on the third-generation public chain architecture, where various applications can be developed with ease. We do not believe the system and application of block chains can only be patents of large corporations and large organizations. 

A Decentralized, Autonomous Community Powered by Blockchain. Of the developers, By the developers, For the developers

Qubit Protocol is a decentralised blockchain enabled governance protocol that utilises the collective intelligence of the quantum science community to make strategic funding decisions on quantum technology projects. The platform will take governance to a new level by pushing liquid democratic models and crypto-economics to the limit whilst utilising the blockchain to the fullest potential for this purpose.

Ludos will use blockchain technology and a token economy to reform the game industry, enhance the flow of resources between upstream and downstream industries, provide gamers with a more transparent gaming environment, and bring more customer flow and new opportunities to developers.

The world’s first platform offering licensed digital collectables, with real world ownership.

The Booking Token Unit (BTU) protocol is a decentralized platform that provides support for any decentralized application (DApp) or web sites that implement booking features for their end-users. 

Decentralized protocol for provisioning, scaling and securing cloud workloads

A HEAVYWEIGHT BLOCKCHAIN POSSESSED OF SOME RADICAL NOTIONS.

Saito is a cryptocurrency platform built for applications that need to send large amounts of data across the blockchain. You can use it to build un-astroturfable Internet forums, decentralized social networks, pay-to-play websites, distributed data-routing services, SSH-key registries that are secure from MITM attacks, and much much more.

A Next-Generation Global Decentralised Infrastructure for Computing Power.

Leep Network’s intention is to contribute and make blockchain work for sustainable business. Our truly unique approach and implementations of various technologies have led us to the creation of a network infrastructure that actually works for business, while “blockchain” technologies thus far have had limitations and impediments. Leep Network has focused on the pitfalls that stand in the way of mass adoption of this technology, and we provide a platform that is truly scalable, fast, ACID compliant, flexible for integration, with upgradable smart contracts and fortified security.

SharesPost is building the Global Liquidity and Settlement System (GLASS), a decentralized network of crypto trading platforms to pool liquidity and enable compliant, cross-border digital securities transactions.

Settlement Network. We envision that GLASS intends to enable crypto exchanges to settle compliant trades in any jurisdiction. The network’s objective is to connect exchanges with registered entities (e.g., broker dealer, Alternative Trading System, etc.) able to settle secondary transactions in digital securities.

Decentralised shared mobility platform

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We propose a network that provides secure computation, which enables data to be shared and used without disclosing the raw data to anyone during data-at-use. The correctness of computation is verifiable even under majority malicious condition using Information-theoretic MAC and Zero- Knowledge Proof. By using state-of-the-art Multi-party Computation along with innovative node communication scheme, our privacy-preserving computation protocol enables a new way of data monetization called Data Renting.

Unlock is an access control protocol built on a blockchain. It enables creators to monetize their content or software without relying on a middleman.

We provide the simplest way for you to control your risk on cryptocurrencies. Never lose another night’s sleep because of a flash crash. We will put the power back into your hands.

Secure, fast & scalable blockchain-based data collaboration protocol. Bringing alive privacy-preserving & inclusive financial services for institutions, companies and consumers

Messari provides curated content, advanced token analytics, and in-depth research for crypto's pioneers

Neutral is an entirely new blockchain-native financial instrument

The BCL Foundation introduces Singapore’s first a full-scale public chain for enterprise from Singapore. Founded in Singapore in 2018, its mission is to “Unlock the World” by merging blockchain technology with the token economy, bringing together the virtual and physical worlds through a commercial blockchain infrastructure that enables the seamless transfer of information and value. The BCL Foundation vision is to form a BCL Consortium in order to facilitate a P2P sharing economy among property owners and device suppliers, and standardize the protocol between blockchain and IoT devices.

Decentralized Audio Distribution, Attribution & Monetization

Semi-stable digital money for the blockchain-powered economy.

We are an alliance of like-minded cryptocurrency companies and blockchain pioneers.

Our ambition is to help decentralized ledger technology achieve mainstream adoption as a universal method for transferring value over the internet.

LCX, the Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange, is a blockchain ecosystem for professional investors. LCX will provide crypto custody service called LCX Vault, a crypto trading desk called LCX Terminal, an advanced trading platform for security tokens and other cryptoassets called LCX Exchange, and an international fiat-to-crypto exchange called Binance LCX, which is a joint venture with Binance.

TEEX is a secure distributed computing platform which provides a Layer-2 solution to eliminate two fundamental limitations of traditional blockchain: privacy and scalability.

EON Protocol (EOT) is the protocol for dgames (decentralized games, or blockchain games). It helps game developers to build blockchain games easily and quickly.

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Harbor is reengineering private securities with blockchain technology to help usher in a new wave of tokenized securities backed by real-world assets, such as real estate, company equity, investment funds, and fine art. The Harbor platform, powered by its compliance protocol, is the first to ensure tokenized securities comply with existing securities laws on every trade, everywhere across the globe.

A New Decentralized Node Economy Powered By Distributed Ledger Technologies Event Tracking

Protocol for Abstract-Level Ledger Ecosystem

Precium is a smart contract platform that provides a template of various smart contract terms to allow users to create and use smart contracts simply and securely through peer-to-peer transactions.

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Bitcoin is an innovative payment network and a new kind of money.

BonusCloud aims to develop a decentralized, trustworthy global infrastructure platform combining Blockchain and cloud computing technology, which is foundation for an openended shared ecosystem we endeavor to build. By Connecting and utilizing each kind of resources with computing capability and converting them into digital assets value, DApp empowers entrepreneurs of Blockchain applications. 

"Our goal is to empower consumers with the ability to use crypto as easily as Fiat currency..." - The TAP Foundation

Tap provides users with the ability to trade crypto, pay with crypto on payment card, securely store funds, invest and cash out to fiat at any time. 

With one app - search multiple exchanges for the best price. Instant Fulfillment - trade completed under 3 seconds. No more repetitive KYC applications.

Mikado brings the blockchain revolution to traditional companies by offering a seamless transition into a tokenized, crypto-based environment.

Tangram is developing a blockchain based platform to provide decentralized video encoding services using peer-to peer technology. Any device has unutilized computational power that can be used to perform encoding tasks.

Barrel Protocol automates consumer data compliance using smart contracts - unlocking the $600B global data market. Barrel Protocol is creating a consensus driven standard for data silos - enabling companies to make the most of their data.

Becent is a platform providing service for a comprehensive range of digital assets. We aim at providing our users secure and reliable service. Our core members have great technical strength, and our team shares years of experience in financial risk control.

0x is the critical infrastructure layer in the emerging financial stack built on a foundation of Ethereum token standards. Developers needing exchange functionality for ERC 20 tokens, ERC 721 tokens, or any new asset type can easily integrate the 0x protocol into their application.

Bring the decentralized world straight to your phone with the Zippie OS – the first mobile operating system that lets you discover and use decentralized applications directly on any mobile device.

Mt Pelerin is a Swiss blockchain project working on the creation of tomorrow's bank. With an open approach that allows external banking and financial organizations to be included, this platform will leverage tokenization to democratize investment opportunities to the public while heavily rationalizing the cost structure of those financial services.

Eximchain’s public blockchain network enables privacy, scalability and security for the supply chain. Eximchain-powered supply chain solutions help enterprises to connect, transact, and share information more efficiently and securely.

The DUSK Network is a decentralized infrastructure that enables fast, anonymous and secure bi-directional transmission of data among equipotent peers, paid for by a privacy-oriented cryptocurrency: DUSK.

The Power creates the best blockchain network - top speed hybrid and scalable blockchain all in one.

Speed and horizontal scalability are achieved through the sharding. Public and private blockchains form a single network and unified address space.

Dora Network is the next generation public blockchain using Vertical Expansion, Horizontal Expansion and DVBC consensus as high-performance public blockchain dedicated to the execution of dApps with high-concurrency. Dora Network is a highly parallelized, high performance that can reach millions of TPS public blockchain with zero transaction fees. 

BHex is the crypto trading platform built on top of the Bluehelix family technology solutions. BHex founder, Mr. Ju Jianhua, is the ex-CTO of Huobi; founding team is formed by experienced professionals from traditional financial sector and top IT companies. Whole team aims to reform the existing crypto trading ecosystem, based on multiple years of traditional financial trading system development experience and first-class blockchain trading platform operations background.

The Decentralized Global Content Ecosystem

The first Utility Token that empowers Seniors to live longer, healthier and happier, at home.

The Elixxir blockchain has been designed to address performance issues hindering the adoption of current decentralized systems, while maintaining the privacy consumers require.

Two fundamental innovations have enabled Elixxir's ability to scale performance and privacy securely:

1. Nodes are selected to work together by a decentralized randomized algorithm. This creates increased privacy and network integrity.

2. All per-transaction public key operations are pre-computed; only “hash functions” are used in real-time per-transaction.

Monero is cash for a connected world. It’s fast, private, and secure. With Monero, you are your own bank. You can spend safely, knowing that others cannot see your balances or track your activity.

Dash is Digital Cash You Can Spend Anywhere

Use Dash to make instant, private payments online or in-store using our secure open-source platform hosted by thousands of users around the world.

With the decentralization of today’s marketplaces, services and networks, the aging market of retail remains mostly untapped by technology, stuck with inefficiencies on logistics, payments, service quality and accounting. Bizkey is a feature-ready platform introducing intelligent blockchain-based POS systems (Biz-POS) that support a variety of powerful applications to streamline and re-integrate merchants into the digital era, laying a solid foundation for the new era of ubiquitous digital lifestyles.

NEAR is a highly scalable base protocol that supports dApps fast enough to bridge the gap to seamless mainstream usage on mobile devices.

We see a world where you feel safe opening a link. We envision our solution, known as the MetaCert Protocol as an additional layer to the Internet Protocol Stack. It can sit between the Internet and the Web or it can be integrated within hardware or software that sits on top of the Internet.

AnyLedger solves the technical and adoption challenges in the IoT-Blockchain space by building the first blockchain agnostic embedded wallet. We allow companies to craft a secure IoT infrastructure, powered by any kind of blockchain.

Bessel Chain is a next generation, Quantum-resistant distributed ledger technology comprising of: - Public Blockchain using POW + PBFT Consensus Algorithm - Private Consortium DAG-chain - Efficient and secure cross-chain protocol

Smart Gear is a decentralized sharing-transportation service.At present, Smart Gear has completed system development and signed strategic cooperation agreements with more than 20 enterprises.Smart Gear can alleviate urban traffic and reduce carbon emissions to a certain extent, so it has been affirmed and supported by Beijing Transportation Commission.

W12 is creating a decentralized infrastructure in which parties do not need to trust each other.

Ripple provides global financial settlement solutions to enable the world to exchange value like it already exchanges information – giving rise to an Internet of Value (IoV). Ripple solutions lower the total cost of settlement by enabling banks to transact directly, instantly and with certainty of settlement.

REMIIT is a Blockchain Powered Remittance and Payment Platform that connects various businesses and users through a trust-based Smart Contract System. REMIIT endeavors to allow scalability of businesses in the Money Transfer Sector and provide users with a cheap and transparent process with value stability through the 2-Tier token system.

ZeppelinOS is a development platform designed specifically for smart contracts projects. It allows for seamless upgrades, and provides economic incentives to create a healthy ecosystem of secure applications

The Tokenization and Smart Contract Protocol for Bitcoin Cash

Jur is a justice as a service on the blockchain built to recreate trust in business relationships, allowing people to safely make agreements digitally enforced thanks to a peer to peer dispute resolution system.

The dispute resolution layer can be used by platforms, smart contracts, and third-party applications. On it, we create the first marketplace of smart legal agreement to allow anyone to create smart legal agreement in simplicity, pay, have an escrow on the blockchain and, in case of dispute, have a rapid, incorruptible and economic dispute resolution.

UDAP has developed middleware for blockchain applications that allows our customers the use and access of non-fungible asset lifecycle management services (blockchain based asset management) as well as middleware that facilitates search and trade functions within the blockchain, features that are both currently missing from existing blockchain infrastructures. UDAP’s founders hail from long careers at IBM and remain closely connected with the company.

HARA is a global & open blockchain-based data exchange enabling everyone to make better data-driven decisions. On the HARA data-exchange, participants are encouraged to submit and acquire data through a robust incentive system that empowers every participant to engage in mutually beneficial interactions. 

THE FIRST ELECTRIC MONEY FOR THE DECENTRALIZED SOCIETY

KRONOS seeks to tokenize the best hedge fund strategies in an innovative two-token system. Our ecosystem unites the world’s top trading talent in a platform built for decentralized governance and fueled by our utility token, KRON.

The World's First Blockchain + DAG

KBcoin is a functional exchange centered on coin holders that can deposit KRW. KBcoin.com, a user-friendly exchange that introduced the first member-rating system in the exchange market, believes that the profit of users using KBcoin is directly related to KBcoins’ success

Avalanche is decentralized & scalable platform of platforms.

PlatON is the next-generation global computing network and public infrastructure in the new digital age include: Computing Factory, Service Marketplace, Super Clearing House, Privacy Protector.

VANTA is looking to build an intelligent network for real-time networking, which enables individuals and companies to quickly develop services that can efficiently transmit and process real-time data, as well as commercialize the services at low cost without additional infrastructure. As a result, creative services will be provided and integrated within the VANTA ecosystem, and VANTA blockchain will be a practical blockchain that will greatly contribute to improving the daily lives of individuals and operations of enterprise businesses. 

Red Belly is attempting to provide a blockchain infrastructure with a high potential for scaling and ability to process transactions at a high speed for a low cost. 

Conflux, a fast, scalable and decentralized blockchain system that optimistically process concurrent blocks without discarding any as forks. The Conflux consensus protocol represents relationships between blocks as a direct acyclic graph and achieves consensus on a total order of the blocks. Conflux then, from the block order, deterministically derives a transaction total order as the blockchain ledger. We evaluated Conflux on Amazon EC2 clusters with up to 20k full nodes.

BitTorrent (BTT) allows content creators to connect with their audience, earn and spend digital currency without a middleman. By connecting the BitTorrent peer-to-peer network to the TRON blockchain, we offer a new experience to over 100M+ users.

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RAID aims to give data ownership back to users using blockchain technology and token economy. As a result, our goal is to create the decentralized game data ecosystem where data can be freely exchanged amongst users. Also, by leveraging the game data ecosystem, we are planning to promote and develop new businesses such as advanced game marketing, game data analysis and game distribution platform.

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A Decentralized Oracle Service Network to Boost Blockchain Usability with Real World Data and Computation Power

The blockchain platform for cybersecurity & assurance. Decentralised, immutable, secure.

A new way of experiencing eSports. Creating a blockchain powered groundbreaking gaming ecosystem.

Gate.io was created to enable a new generation of global traders with the tools to access the revolutionary age of Cryptocurrencies

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The First Global Blockchain 4.0 Based on Fog Computing Creating a Light Blockchain Era Accessible to Everyone

GTS (Global Trading System) The world's first DEX ecosystem.

Modular architecture design. Anyone can based on GTS, quickly build its own decentralized exchange on demand.

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Honeypod is a consumer hardware device running on patent-patent software technology built to protect your privacy and data while you use the internet. Honeypod also allows for a number of ways that you can earn by simply using the internet as you currently are. Internet Privacy + Compensation = Honeypod.

Evedo is a blockchain based platform, consisting of B2B & B2C Marketplaces. It unifies all businesses and participants involved in organizing events.

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CNNS, short for Crypto Neo-value Neural Sys., intends to build a vibrant blockchain ecosphere to facilitate users to discover, invest in, and exchange information and values of crypto assets. The CNNS Ecosphere contains four modules: CNNS Information Terminal (CIT), CNNS Asset Management Platform (CAMP), CNNS Value Exchange Platform (CVEP) and CNNS Global Community (CGC).

Learn more about what we're building and become a contributor to the fully decentralized, sharded and scalable next-generation blockchain, implementing CBC Casper proof-of-stake protocol.

Vid is a privacy focused AI video journal app that allows you to remember your life and monetize your memories.

Vid are selling 1 million tokens per day for 5 years

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Roobee is an investment platform that allows you to fund in any projects with an entry threshold of 10$: users can invest in IPOs, ETFs, the venture capital investment market, real estate, cryptocurrency assets and much more. 

This project at the was supported by crypto-whale on pre-IEO stage he invested 4.5mln$ in the development of the platform. MVP is already working - the total amount of transactions in the Roobee network exceeded 15 million dollars, all the evidence is on the site (roobee.io). 

The first round of IEO at Bitforex was closed in just over an hour, 100btc+ were raised.

During the second IEO on EXMO exchange, Roobee raised 300btc, noteworthy, that first 100 btc were sold in just 8 minutes.

Secure Exchange of Digital Documents.

Under the name "Secure Exchange of Digital Documents" is our Secure Platform for the management and transfer of private documents, over a distributed network of nodes installed in the main Datacenters, and in compliance with the strictest security and data privacy regulations, such as the EU-GDPR, as well as with a certificate of Timestamping issued by government suppliers, which give Marachain legal validity in judicial matters.

Infinito is a professional R&D house and accomplished blockchain service and solution provider based in Singapore. We power safe and efficient utilization of blockchain for businesses of any scale and industry. By providing expert solutions, either turnkey or tailor-made, we accompany and empower businesses to utilize and benefit from this powerful technology in a time, cost, and resource-efficient manner, while delivering greater value to customers.

FTX — Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange. FTX is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange built by traders, for traders. 

You can buy AZ tokens on Bitforex

Azbit is a blockchain-based banking platform for crypto traders and crypto investors. The project is building a bridge between the world of traditional finance and cryptocurrencies.

SERO is the new generation of privacy blockchain that supports smart contract and enables issuance of privacy coins and anonymous assets. Known as the private version of the Ethereum, SERO uses zero knowledge proof, which is an encryption method that outperforms the one used by ZCash. With the default anonymous trading, SERO is the world's first truly Privacy Protection platform for Decentralized Applications. SERO also adopts the most advanced POW + POS consensus, whose network security and performance are much better than POW consensus based blockchain. The project was invested by former IDG co-founder Mr. Suyang Zhang, LD Capital and Quantum Investment Fund. It is now collaborating with major mining pool such as F2Pool.

AlphaNu creates an open marketplace and ecosystem of traders, developers, and market observers, working together to support algorithmic trading in a fair and equitable way. 

Wirex is a ground-breaking UK-based, FCA-licensed global leader in digital money solutions for individuals and businesses. Their payment platform delivers seamless integration of crypto and traditional currencies to support multi-currency transfer and exchange services. Wirex has a global footprint with 6 offices across the globe, with nearly 2 million registered users from over 130 countries and territories.

Start your own betting application in minutes. Secure, Scalable, Regulated, Blockchain Based.

EMX is an exchange that revolutionizes the global derivatives markets. EMX offers derivatives that give price exposure to underlying assets as varied as crude oil, gold, stock indices, or bitcoin.

Crypto Wars is a unique platform at the junction of gaming and gambling.

Crypto Wars is a platform where you challenge users from all over the world using a gaming algorithm that has no analogs following the principle of Fair Gambling:

- No random algorithms;

- No dishonest mechanics;

- The platform does not interfere in the game process

2key network is the all-in-one platform for building multi-step referral campaigns

Troy Network is a non-custodial and decentralized protocol for global trading and settlement, aiming to build the infrastructure of the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem in blockchain industry, by combining Layer 1 and Layer 2 technologies.

Emojis are used and understood across the world, and are quickly becoming a universal language. EMOGI strives to be globally-recognized and accepted money.

Tokoin is a platform that establishes digital business identity and reputation of MSME as an acceptable credibility scoring for suppliers and financial institutions.

Coinweb, a Multichain App Protocol. Bridging the crypto world, Coinweb utilises existing cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Dash.

Tokamak Network is a platform that assures decentralized and secure property same as Ethereum Main chain while supporting high level of scalability and extendability. Each Dapp is built easily for specific purpose through Tokamak Network.

Smart nodes on the chain where Acute angle blockchain smartphones deliver behavioral value benefit everyone from behavioral value.

A public/private blockchain ecosystem that allows deployment of WRKChains

RiveX envisions a decentralized cloud economy, supported by three main pillars such as Blockchain as a Service (BaaS), Enterprise Solutions and Decentralized Finance (DeFi).