David Hoffman

Infinex is a new crypto application launched by Synthetix, providing access to a variety of on-chain protocols, services and applications. It is unmanaged and uses a new security architecture centered on on-chain smart accounts and keys. Infinex was previously a decentralized perpetual protocol.

Reya Network  is a trading-optimized modular L2. Capital staked into Reya Network is used productively to support trading via a novel passive liquidity pool mechanism. This design creates instant shared liquidity for all exchanges operating within the Reya ecosystem. Margin engine logic is embedded into Reya Network itself, meaning users have a single margin account that can be used across multiple exchanges. Moreover, transactions are executed on a ‘first-in-first-out’ (FIFO) basis with zero gas fees, removing front-running and harmful MEV. The predecessor of this project, Voltz Protocol, was an automated market maker for interest rate trading.

Ingonyama is a next-generation semiconductor company, designing accelerators for advanced cryptography. The technology stack accompanying the Ingonyama accelerators will enable programmers to build applications of increasing complexity, taking advantage of the privacy and scalability provided by Zero-Knowledge Proofs.

Pimlico is the underlying infrastructure layer that powers Ethereum's transition to smart contract wallets.

Elytro is building a plugin wallet that will enable users to create the wallet without writing down the recovery phrase, keep the wallet secure by changing the signing keys; facilitate gasless transactions sponsored by third parties, and bundle multiple transactions into one.

Phi is a social gaming metaverse focused on "on-chain identities" created using ENS and verified wallet activity. It enables users to easily visualize their on-chain identities and incentivizes them to interact with various Web3 protocols, providing positive feedback for all protocols and thereby accelerating the network effect of Web3. With Phi, users can generate personalized spaces using their ENS and claim in-game objects based on their wallet activity. These objects can then be used to build Web3 worlds that demonstrate their on-chain identities.

NiftyApes is a system of smart contracts that enables NFT owners to access instant liquidity by using their NFTs as collateral. The NiftyApes smart contracts are flexible, allowing lenders to create loan offers with any combination of Principal, Duration, and APR. Automatic, always-on loan auctions ensure fair market values of the assets along a risk-adjusted timeline.

LI.FI is a bridge aggregation protocol with DEX connectivity and cross-chain data messaging capabilities. All of these functions will be made available on an API/Contract level, and as a widget for other developers to plug directly into their products.

Swell Network is a non-custodial, liquid ETH staking protocol built for stakers, node operators, and the Ethereum ecosystem. Users can stake ETH to receive swETH and earn DeFi yields.

Socket 2.0 is the first Chain Abstraction Protocol for Web3. It is a modular, extensible, and composable protocol that enables chain-agnostic applications. Socket abstracts away the underlying complexity of chains, allowing users to interact with applications without having to worry about the underlying chain.

PleasrDAO is a DAO of DeFi leaders, early NFT collectors, and digital artists aiming to acquire culturally significant works and build strong reputations.

Reya Network  is a trading-optimized modular L2. Capital staked into Reya Network is used productively to support trading via a novel passive liquidity pool mechanism. This design creates instant shared liquidity for all exchanges operating within the Reya ecosystem. Margin engine logic is embedded into Reya Network itself, meaning users have a single margin account that can be used across multiple exchanges. Moreover, transactions are executed on a ‘first-in-first-out’ (FIFO) basis with zero gas fees, removing front-running and harmful MEV. The predecessor of this project, Voltz Protocol, was an automated market maker for interest rate trading.

Hyype is building a social network and identity layer for NFT curators. It enables users to attach background and stories to their creations or purchases, have greater control over how to display their collections, and use communication tools to connect directly.

Euler is a non-custodial, permissionless lending protocol that helps users to earn interest on their crypto assets or hedge against volatile markets without the need for a trusted third-party. The protocol features a number of innovations, including permissionless lending markets, reactive interest rates, protected collateral, MEV-resistant liquidations, multi-collateral stability pools, and much more.

Blocknative is a real-time Web3 infrastructure company that enables dynamic user experiences and better decision-making through pre-chain insights. It democratizes access to mempool data across multiple chains, including Ethereum, Polygon, BNB Chain, and Bitcoin, empowering users to see what is happening and what will happen next on public blockchain networks. Founded in 2018, Blocknative has enabled many forward-thinking Web3 developers, Defi protocols, and infrastructure projects, such as Curve, Compound, Synthetix, Balancer, Bancor, Yearn, Badger, Gitcoin, Optimism, Aavegotchi, and the Ethereum Foundation.

Superfluid is a Web3 streaming payments protocol for handling subscriptions, salaries, rewards, or any other composable stream of value on a per-second basis. Its core feature is "streaming" payments, where money flows from one address to another in real-time, based on programmable logic and a single on-chain transaction.

Everclear is the new foundation of the chain abstraction stack, integrating with intent protocols, solver networks, modular blockchains, and dApps to enable the most efficient transaction settlement at the best possible price. Everclear coordinates the global settlement of liquidity between chains, solving fragmentation for modular blockchains.

Set Protocol is a asset management platform for creating, managing, and obtaining baskets of tokenized assets. The primary use case of Set Protocol is the construction of "Structured Products", which are customizable baskets of fully collateralized crypto-assets, represented as on-chain ERC20 tokens, such as the DeFi Pulse Index ($DPI) and ETH 2x Flexible Leverage Index.