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OKT Chain (OKTC)
OKX
The world's first trading chain, a decentralized, borderless, blockchain-based ecosystem for exchanging value. OKT Chain (OKTC) is a public permissionless blockchain that no one fully controls. Anyone can create projects and use applications from anywhere in the world. OKX can neither control nor endorse any projects on OKT Chain (OKTC). The decentralized nature of blockchain may lead to risks. Make sure you're responsible for your financial decisions and do proper research on projects. Research and understand a project before interacting with OKT Chain (OKTC) in any way. Remember that all developers and users can access both main and test networks for free. Distinguish between OKC main and test networks. All assets on the testnet are valueless. Protect your private keys and never share them. Make sure third-party projects are safe before authorizing them. We support MetaX, MetaMask, imToken, TokenPocket and other wallets. -
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Conflux
Conflux Network
Conflux enables creators, communities, and markets to connect across borders and protocols. Our breakthrough Tree-Graph consensus algorithm uses parallel processing of blocks and transactions to lower confirmation times and increase TPS. Conflux utilizes a highly tested PoW consensus to provide increased security and anti-reentrance attack protection at the protocol level. ShuttleFlow is a lightening fast cross-chain asset bridge built on Conflux that enables seamless asset transfers between multiple protocols. Our Fee Sponsorship Mechanism allows users with zero wallet balance to still engage with blockchain. Sponsors pay a portion or all of another user’s transaction fees to help with user onboarding. Built-in staking interest provides a foundation for innovative DeFi apps. Staked tokens currently receive an annualized rate of 4%, generated by the additional issuance of tokens. -
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Waltonchain
Waltonchain
Waltonchain is the underlying public business ecochain. It resorts to RFID technology to create a unique combination of blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT). On this ecochain, merchants can create customized child chains and monitor production, logistics, warehousing and retail circulation of all commodities. As a business ecochain, Waltonchain ensures that all data on it is authentic and credible. With the self-developed reader chip and tag chip, all data of physical commodities in circulation is automatically recorded to blockchain. Thus Waltonchain avoids human interference, minimizes the data tampering possibility and creates a fair, transparent, traceable and credible new-generation business ecosystem. The Waltonchain technical team has developed a smart RFID reader-writer with independent intellectual property rights, which can collect data, process it and upload to blockchain automatically. -
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IoTeX
IoTeX
IoTeX is the fastest, most secure, and most scalable blockchain platform on the market. IoTeX currently leads the world’s premier industry consortiums and standards bodies. The IoTeX platform hosts an ever-growing ecosystem of projects and products that have been developed by members of the IoTeX community. The IoTeX blockchain already powers real devices, including award-winning blockchain-powered cameras from Consumer Electronic Show (CES) and the pebble geo device, perfect for supply chain optimization in any industry. -
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Kadena
Kadena
Kadena’s public blockchain is a braided, high-throughput Proof of Work system that improves throughput and scalability while maintaining the security and integrity found in Bitcoin. Kadena uses its native token, KDA, to provide a secure and scalable means of providing virtual currency. Furthermore, Kadena serves as a way of sharing data and is implemented across various industries: finance, health care, insurance, and more. Kadena’s main net is now fully accessible for public mining. You can find the latest release on our Chainweb-node GitHub Project and watch the mining of the parallel chains in real-time through Kadena’s Block Explorer. We also released our Testnet Portal, a one-stop shop where you can download our testnet wallet, get testnet coins, play a game, and have fun interacting with our blockchain! Kadena’s public blockchain is a massively parallel protocol that brings efficiency to Proof of Work. -
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Wanchain
Wanchain
Blockchain technology is rapidly changing the world as we know it, but public and private blockchain networks are still operating in isolation. Open Finance must be connected. Open finance is enabling financial freedom, empowerment, and connectedness that we’ve never experienced in history. We seek to accelerate this change through global connectivity. Wanchain is the world’s most advanced blockchain interoperability platform. Wanchain is connecting all isolated public and private blockchains to allow flow of the world’s digital assets and data. Lock tokens on original blockchain using decentralized, non-custodial mechanism. Use proxy tokens in DAPPs throughout Wanchain’s crosschain ecosystem. Burn the proxy tokens and unlock the original tokens. Wanchain provides the economic infrastructure for developers to build super financial applications that span multiple blockchains and communities. -
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Nervos
Nervos
Early internet applications lived on segregated networks needing different ways to access and interact. Now, in today’s decentralized world we again see this segregation into different ecosystems with poor interoperability. The Nervos Network solves for this problem by offering a suite of integrated solutions that allow the developer to build Universal Apps. Choose your interface, choose your crypto and stick with it, but still access the entire space. The frustration of multiple wallets, exchanges and seed phrases is no more with Nervos. Build on Nervos and have the ability to target any Virtual Machine (VM). Port your dApp across with ease and instantly have access to the entire blockchain ecosystem. Sustainable crypto-economics with a built-in store of value mechanism to solve some of the biggest sustainability challenges for public blockchains. -
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ThunderCore
ThunderCore
ThunderCore combines high performance with decentralized trust. Made possible by years of rigorous academic research, ThunderCore is an EVM-compatible public blockchain that offers higher throughput, faster confirmation times, and lower costs to make it quick and easy for DApps to deploy and scale. ThunderCore Hub is a secure and easy-to-use crypto wallet with full DApp browser capability. Manage your assets and experience the fast, scalable, user-centric Web3 decentralized apps made only possible on ThunderCore's high-performance blockchain. Thunder Token is the native currency of an independent public blockchain, ThunderCore. ThunderCore is an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compliant blockchain. Tokens based on the ERC-20 standard can be minted and deployed on ThunderCore. Thunder Token can be used to build and monetize decentralized applications on the ThunderCore blockchain. -
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ICON
ICON
ICON is a blockchain protocol for decentralized applications. As an aggregator chain, it achieves interoperability, a web of interconnected networks aggregating all blockchain data into one layer. We want to build a new world where everyone builds and connects their own communities, that's the world that ICON will create. Learn about the ICON Republic and its cryptocurrency, ICX. Build on one of the world’s fastest-growing decentralized networks. Find out about launching your idea on ICON. It is important to delegate to P-Reps that add value to the ICON ecosystem to ensure the growth of the network and your staked ICX. ICON currently boasts one of the highest rewards for blockchain staking. Official wallet for managing tokens on ICON Network. Easily vote and get rewarded. MyIconWallet is ICON's Wallet supporting ICX and various cryptocurrencies. Our decentralized network allows independent blockchains with different governances to transact with one another without intermediaries. -
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Elastos
Elastos
Elastos is the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, employing not only blockchain technology, but a peer-to-peer network for communication, decentralized data storage services, and a decentralized ID system for all users and digital assets. The Elastos essentials official super-wallet application provides full management support for your digital identity, contacts, decentralized storage, token spending, voting, and smart contract operations. RPC Crypto Wallet with interoperability, swapping and bridging features. Smart contract operations associated with the Elastos Smart Contract Chain (ESC). We call our platform the Elastos SmartWeb. We are based across the globe, but are united in the belief that the Elastos SmartWeb has the power to change the world for the better. Each platform component contributes unique features and services that draw developers and users to Elastos. -
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Waves
Waves
Waves is a community‑based stack of decentralized open‑source technologies to build scalable, user‑friendly apps. Waves provides everything to launch a successful blockchain game. The algorithmic price-stable assetization protocol enables the creation of stablecoins pegged to specific real-world assets, such as national currencies or commodities. Waves is a global open-source platform for decentralized applications. Based on proof-of-stake consensus, Waves aspires to make the most of blockchain, with a minimal carbon footprint. Waves technology stack can benefit in any use cases that demand security and decentralization, open finance, personal identification, gaming, sensitive data and many others. Waves technologies are supported by the Waves Association, a Berlin-based non-profit organization, which fosters Waves research, education, and provides grants for projects based on Waves stack. -
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Telos
Telos Blockchain
Telos is the ideal network for real-world use across multiple industries, Telos-based Tokens NFT’s and Smart Contracts are already used for DeFi, gaming, social media amongst a backdrop of almost unlimited real-world use cases. There are over 100 projects already building on Telos. Top brands already use Telos Blockchain for real-world activities including transparent hackathon judging and payments through Taikai. Telos natively runs eosio C++ smart contract technology. The leading decentralized stack for high throughput decentralized applications. Telos will be the first EVM-compatible blockchain built on eosio. Deploy and run your Ethereum Apps using Telos EVM for the most performant DeFi available. Join hundreds of developers and thousands of users who are choosing Telos. Economic and geographic decentralization to ensure the security and safety of the chain. Community support, including the Telos Works proposal system and grant making for new projects. -
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Ontology
Ontology
Ontology supports identity authentication and data collaboration between users, vehicles, and third parties. Data can only be accessed, used and stored with the consent of the owner. Through the Ontology Trust Framework and Self-Sovereign Data Storage, a number of cryptographic algorithms are implemented to protect user identity and data privacy security. Each data exchange operation requires authorization and selective exchange can be achieved through authorization protocols and cryptographic algorithms. Traceability, authorization and authentication of personal data is possible through blockchain. In some cases, we integrate TEE technology to support data analysis and processing without privacy disclosure. It's time to reclaim control of your digital identity. ONT ID enables autonomous control of your private data. You decide if and when your data is accessible by others. -
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Theta
Theta Network
Next generation video and entertainment blockchain powered by you. The Theta blockchain is the only end-to-end infrastructure for decentralized video streaming and delivery that provides both technical and economic solutions. This is one of the most exciting new blockchain ventures I have heard about. Decentralized peer-to-peer video delivery. A new native blockchain. Powered by users. For sharing excess bandwidth and resources, viewers are now rewarded to participate in the network. A decentralized peer-to-peer network delivers streams efficiently globally. Video platforms no longer need to build expensive infrastructure, means more innovation and unique business models. Open to all developers and partners to build on the Theta network. Video platforms and content providers can build specialized Dapps for their audience. From esports, music, TV and movies to distance learning and peer to peer live streaming. Power the next generation entertainment. -
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Decred
Decred
Decred employs an innovative hybrid proof-of-work/proof-of-stake system that layers security and carefully aligns incentives. This system yields the best of both worlds, making it an order of magnitude more expensive to attack than pure proof-of-work or pure proof-of-stake. Decred’s built-in governance systems empower its community with formal rights to make consensus changes and manage project-level decisions. These systems make Decred adaptable, allowing it to evolve per the will of the stakeholders, resist forks and incorporate new technology over the long run. Decred continuously funds its treasury with 10% of each block reward and employs a flexible contractor model that allows contributors to receive compensation for their work. This makes Decred a sustainable and self-funded decentralized autonomous organization. Use DCRDEX inside Decrediton and vote on four new consensus changes. Upgrade to the 1.7 release now! -
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Europechain
Zaisan
Europechain is a GDPR supporting enterprise blockchain platform managed and governed by experienced validators registered in the European Union. Almost all blockchains on the market pose significant risk with European regulations. Our team has architected a blockchain solution that was tailor made for businesses operating in the European Union. One of the biggest benefits of Distributed Ledger Technology is the ability to audit and confirm information in a secure way, without the need for intermediaries. Europechain provides all of these benefits with none of the risks associated with public blockchain networks. Using a blockchain doesn't have to be expensive or slow. Leveraging the latest in high performance blockchain software our team has created a hybrid of public and on-demand private networks. Our solutions don't sacrifice the scalability or security that is so crucial in enterprise businesses. -
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Topl
Topl
Transparent yet secure, scalable yet flexible, affordable, and 10 million times more energy-efficient than early blockchains, the Topl Blockchain is the ultimate tool for maximizing the value of impact. Topl is an impact technology economy changing the way the world does business. Why? The big problems of today call for big solutions. We empower corporations, startups, and nonprofits to unlock the value of their positive global impact. Our secret sauce? The Topl Blockchain is the world’s first blockchain built for impact tracking, tokenization, and transaction. New data capture techniques. New storytelling capabilities. New smart assets and digitalization. New markets. Even new economies are built on the Topl blockchain. Topl is the world's premier impact monetization engine. Actions that advance ESG efforts, solutions to global crises, and the UN’s 17 sustainable development goals have an impact. -
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Qtum
Qtum
Qtum is an open-sourced public blockchain platform, leveraging the security of UTXO while enabling multiple virtual machines including EVM. Qtum is PoS based and boasts a Decentralized Governance Protocol (DGP) allowing specific blockchain settings to be modified by making use of smart contracts. For instance, the block size of Qtum can be increased without the need for a hard fork. Qtum provides a standardized, stable, and safe development environment for smart contracts, enabling business-friendly smart contract coding, deploying, and executing. Qtum is also a decentralized application platform, compatible with existing blockchain infrastructure, and is modularized so new technology can always be added. There is a full spectrum of crypto wallets supporting Qtum, that meet the needs of different users. Qtum also provides mature development resources for blockchain and app development. -
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xx network
xx network
Introducing the xx network, the first and only quantum-resistant and privacy-focused blockchain ecosystem. Now offering the ultra-secure messaging application, xx messenger. Start using the blockchain of the future, the only Layer One protocol protected against quantum computing attacks. Introducing the first and only messenger app that truly protects communication between sender and receiver. All messages are end-to-end encrypted, and no metadata is ever collected. Powered by the xx network. A new easy-to-use digital currency. Designed to be the most secure and usable digital currency available today. xx messenger keeps all user activity private. No tracking, no profiling, and no surveillance. With end-to-end encryption, of course. Introducing xx messenger. Imagine a world where no one, no one, can read your messages and sell your data. Low-cost, quantum-ready, and metadata-protected. A next-gen currency to protect against next-gen threats. -
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Verge
Verge
Our network provides world-class features to ensure our users are able to send and receive digital payments quickly, safely, and securely. Simplified digital payments through our vergePay applications powered by blockchain technology. We are proud to be 100% open-source. Our project is run entirely by volunteer community members and dedicated individuals who wish to make a difference in the world. Verge provides the security of blockchain-based payments to everyday users with easy-to-use software tailored to real-life needs and applications. Verge provides an easy-to-use platform that enables everyday users to be able to transact quickly and efficiently across a blockchain-based network. Low fees, quick transactions, high volume in circulation, and multiplatform support are the ingredients that make Verge perfectly positioned for mass adoption. Our mission is to empower people around the world by bringing blockchain transactions into everyday life. -
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Fluence
Fluence
Fluence is a decentralized platform designed to enable the freedom of digital innovation via peer-to-peer applications. Fluence provides an open-source, permissionless, decentralized platform and a development toolkit for building, hosting, and running peer-to-peer applications and protocols. Develop peer-to-peer software without reliance on proprietary cloud services. Fluence network executes applications without a single coordination center, eliminating potential failure and censorship. Nodes run only applications they are interested in or that are commercially viable. Computations are secured with cryptography and no data leaks to untrusted peers. The network serves a diverse set of computing providers, hardware, and available services. Leverage the power of Web 3 by connecting decentralized storage, identity, and on-chain smart contracts to your Fluence application. Make full-featured apps with community-built integrations to Web 3 networks. -
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Waves Enterprise
Waves Enterprise
A combination of private and public networks ensures high throughput, scalability, and reliability of solutions, as well as data immutability and confidentiality. Waves Enterprise provides consulting, deployment, and support services. Off-the-shelf solutions for fast deployment in a corporate environment. The ability to build failure-proof enterprise-grade solutions. Smart contracts of any complexity, in any programming language. Innovative tools for system adjustment and monitoring. Confidential data exchange between authorized participants. Meeting all relevant regulatory requirements. Waves Enterprise is a hybrid blockchain that combines the advantages of both private and public permissioned blockchain technologies. Depending on the customer’s requirements, a solution can be realized either on a public permissioned or a private network. To ensure additional security of data storage and privacy, a hybrid model can be employed. -
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Radix
Radix
The only decentralized network that lets you build fast, rewards everyone who makes it better, and scales without friction. A purpose-built DeFi programming environment that will enable fast and secure development. A system of on-ledger royalties that will reward those that contribute dApp code to the ecosystem. A consensus algorithm that will provide unlimited scalability without breaking DeFi composability. Radix is the only decentralized network where developers will be able to build quickly without the constant threat of exploits and hacks, where every improvement will get rewarded, and where scale will never be a bottleneck. Radix is building an open, interconnected platform where the full range of powerful DeFi applications will be built securely and safely. Staking provides a critical function for the Radix network. The greater the value staked, the more secure the network is. -
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Dogecoin
Dogecoin
Dogecoin is an open-source peer-to-peer digital currency, favored by Shiba Inus worldwide. You have to sync with the blockchain to use Dogecoin. MultiDoge is a "light" wallet. It syncs with the blockchain by "skimming" through the blockchain, providing fast sync times. Dogecoin Core, on the other hand, is a "full" wallet. It syncs by downloading it, providing a solid-working Dogecoin wallet. Dogecoin sets itself apart from other digital currencies with an amazing, vibrant community made up of friendly folks just like you. "Doge" is our fun, friendly mascot! The Shiba Inu is a Japanese breed of dog that was popularized as an online meme and represents Dogecoin. A Wallet is used for holding your Dogecoins directly on your computer/smartphone. There are numerous amounts of ways to get Dogecoin. You can buy them, trade for them, get tipped, "mine" them, and more. They are surprisingly endless! -
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IOST
IOST
IOST is an ultra-fast, scalable, and secure blockchain network based on the next-generation consensus algorithm “Proof of Believability” (PoB). Led by a team of seasoned experts and backed by world-class investors, our mission is to be the underlying architecture for online services that meet the security and scalability needs of a decentralized economy. High fees and slower transaction times on the Ethereum network have left the door open for new solutions to emerge, and IOST is the pioneering project that has been gaining traction for its superior and revolutionary technology since its main net launch in 2019. The basic technology behind IOST–a decentralized, high throughput blockchain, supersedes 37 high-profile competitors, including EOS and Ethereum, by more than 5 times, per the latest ranking from China’s Center for Information and Industry Development. With 0.5 block time and 8,000 TPS, you can build any application on IOST without concerning about the speed. -
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aelf
aelf
aelf is the most advanced and secure blockchain cloud infrastructure with segregate, unlimitedly scalable cloud computing networks, leading the decentralized future. Innovative cross-chain interoperability, elegant multi-level main-side chains structure; unlimited scalability, leading in Blockchain 3.0 era with unique cross-chain technology. Based on this public beta testnet, you can try the core functions of the aelf main network, node building and election, mining rewards, sidechain configuration, cross-chain interaction, DApp deployment, and more. A complete suite of application development tools for underlying decentralized blockchain layers to suit a wide range of developer needs. aelf community members participate in building aelf ecosystem, achieving progressive development through different governance methods such as the aelf DAO, Node Election, Resource Purchase, and Proposals. -
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Obyte
Obyte
Obyte is a distributed ledger based on the directed acyclic graph (DAG). Unlike centralized ledgers and blockchains, access to the Obyte ledger is decentralized, disintermediated, free (as in freedom), equal, and open. Use Bonded Stablecoins website to issue stablecoins pegged to USD or BTC, or create new stablecoins pegged to any other asset or index. Stable+ coins that programmatically appreciate in value, you can earn interest by holding them (e.g. 16% p.a. in USD). Governance tokens whose value grows as more stable+ coins are issued. Use ODEX decentralized exchange or Oswap automated market maker to trade tokens issued on Obyte against each other. ODEX uses off-chain order matching and is as fast as a centralized exchange. Oswap allows to provide liquidity and earn fees from every trade. Obyte allows you to do something that traditional currencies can't: conditional payments. You set a condition when the payee receives the money. -
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RChain
RChain
A breakthrough concurrent computational system that unshackles the blockchain. RChain is pioneering transparent and secure transactions with an ultra-fast, global-scale technology platform. Cooperative governance and a sustainable economic model make RChain a public utility that can be applied to climate change, data security, digital identity, and many other challenges we are collectively facing. RChain realizes superior scalability and speed by doing intelligent concurrency throughout the network and right-sized validation of every transaction. Transactions now happen with low execution costs and greater efficiency. RChain's decentralized architecture design does not compromise security to achieve scale. Rholang, RChain's contract programming language, lets developers write for concurrency and formally verify all processes. RChain is built in a radically open-source fashion. The contributions of cooperative members enrich and extend the RChain ecosystem. -
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VITE
VITE
We believe that innovations on the blockchain don’t need to come at the expense of user experience. Hence we created Vite to make sure Web3 apps are free and fast like their Web2 counterparts. Vite is a lightning-fast smart contract network with zero-fee transactions. ViteBridge is a generic and decentralized cross-chain transfer protocol to bridge all blockchains. ViteBridge will allow unconstrained transfer of information and value between heterogeneous ecosystems and push our industry towards more openness and interoperability. ViteX is the world's first decentralized exchange built on DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph). It is a cross-chain DEX that offers a fast, secure, and smooth trading experience with zero gas fees. Trade and earn the platform token VX at the same time. VX speakers get to share 100% of the trading fees collected on the platform. List your trading pairs permissionless. No KYC. Your information only stays with you. -
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Casper
CasperLabs
CasperLabs lowers the barrier to entry for blockchain adoption by providing professional services and support for businesses building on Casper. The Casper Network is the first live proof-of-stake blockchain built off the Casper CBC specification. Casper is designed to accelerate enterprise and developer adoption of blockchain technology today and evolve to meet user needs in the future. Casper was built off the original CBC Casper specifications designed by Ethereum developers. Businesses can choose to build private or permissioned applications on the network. Casper's PoS architecture will enable sharding, a database-scaling solution. Upgradeable contracts, predictable gas fees, and WebAssembly ensure Casper evolves as businesses do. CasperLabs is the team behind the development of the Casper Network. It provides services and support for organizations of all sizes, from enterprises to startups.