What is Blockchain? Blockchain is a decentralised peer-to-peer, append-only, immutable distributed ledger that cryptographically secure records of transactions. The ledger is spread across a peer network which means it is not controlled by single entity where each peer holds a copy of the complete ledger. Blockchain technology offers security, transparency, trust and cost-saving benefits. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- Blockchain beyond Bitcoin and cryptocurrency In 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto, a pseudonym, published a white paper - Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System, with a goal to enable a trust-less digital currency for transactions between unknown individuals which could eliminate the role of a trusted third party. This goal was achieved by blockchain technology that underpins Bitcoin. However, because of the characteristics and benefits of blockchain technology it is considered as a disruptive technology which has potential use cases in nearly all industries. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Here is a collection of 70 such startups that are taking advantage of this nascent technology. (Appendix: All the data is collected from Crunchbase, official website, LinkedIn, and twitter accounts of the startups)
5ire
5ire
Aave
Aave
Algorand
Algorand
Anchorage
Anchorage
Ankr
Ankr
AscendEX
AscendEX
Autograph
Autograph
AVA Labs
AVA Labs
Axelar
Axelar
Biconomy
Biconomy
Bitfarms
Bitfarms
BitMart
BitMart
bitsCrunch
bitsCrunch
Bitwise
Bitwise
Blockdaemon
Blockdaemon
BlockFi
BlockFi
Celsius Network
Celsius Network
CertiK
CertiK
Chia Network
Chia Network
CoinDCX
CoinDCX
CoinList
CoinList
CoinTracker
CoinTracker
Community Gaming
Community Gaming
Composable Finance
Composable Finance
Core Scientific
Core Scientific
Covalent
Covalent
Dapper Labs
Dapper Labs
Dfns
Dfns
EthSign
EthSign
Fasset
Fasset
Figment
Figment
Figure
Figure
Fireblocks
Fireblocks
Forte
Forte
Gauntlet
Gauntlet
Immutable
Immutable
KuCoin
KuCoin
LATOKEN
LATOKEN
Loco
Loco
Loopring
Loopring
Mina
Mina
Mythical Games
Mythical Games
Nansen
Nansen
NEAR Protocol
NEAR Protocol
Nexo
Nexo
NYDIG
NYDIG
OneOf
OneOf
OpenSea
OpenSea
Optimism
Optimism
Pintu
Pintu
Pocket Network
Pocket Network
Polygon
Polygon
RockX
RockX
Roll
Roll
SEBA Bank
SEBA Bank
Securitize
Securitize
Serum
Serum
Sorare
Sorare
Spruce
Spruce
StarkWare Industries
StarkWare Industries
STEPN
STEPN
Tangany
Tangany
Terra
Terra
TRM Labs
TRM Labs
ULTRA
ULTRA
Vauld
Vauld
WonderFi
WonderFi
Zenith Chain
Zenith Chain
Ziglu
Ziglu