BankSocial is a global financial technology firm working to bridge traditional financial (TradFi) systems with emerging digital asset technologies. It utilizes artificial intelligence, machine learning, and distributed ledger technology (DLT), on the Hedera blockchain network.
The company offers a suite of integrated financial products and services designed for both individuals and enterprise financial institutions, with a specific focus on credit unions and their members. Key offerings include a self-custody crypto exchange, know your customer (KYC) user verification solutions, lending services, and the $BSL token, which offers staking with potential stablecoin rewards. Its ecosystem also encompasses a payments hub, fraud management tools, a digital wallet, and custom software and API development.
Its focus on the credit union sector allows it to provide partners with technology bridging TradFIi with Web3 and offers secure self-custody for cryptocurrency holdings and access to a suite of DeFi tools through a user-friendly interface.
The firm holds a Money Services Business (MSB) registration with the US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Canada’s FINTRAC through Fivancial Inc.
BankSocial also developed the Secura platform, in collaboration with Hedera, which focuses on real-time fraud monitoring and asset recovery in the Web3 space.
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Immutable Holdings Inc. is a publicly traded digital asset company focused on increasing the awareness, access, and adoption of cryptocurrencies. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the company operates as a blockchain holding company, managing a portfolio of businesses within the digital asset ecosystem.
Key holdings include NFT.com, a platform for the non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem, HBAR.com, a community portal for the Hedera network, and MyHBARWallet.com, an open-source wallet for Hedera's native token, HBAR. Immutable Holdings also provides educational resources through 1-800-Bitcoin, which offers masterclasses and other materials for those new to the crypto space.
Immutable Holdings is one of the core firms associated with the Hedera blockchain network. Its founder, Jordan Fried, was a member of Hedera’s founding team and Immutable Holdings is one of the largest public holders of HBAR. Its subsidiary, Immutable Asset Management, is dedicated to managing this strategic HBAR position.
HeliSwap is a decentralized exchange (DEX) that was launched in 2022 as a joint partnership between MANTRA and LimeChain. The platform is designed to bring a comprehensive suite of decentralized finance (DeFi) services to the Hedera network, with a focus on a user-friendly and community-centric approach.
The core of HeliSwap's service is its open-source, non-custodial exchange, which allows for the seamless swapping of tokens within the Hedera ecosystem. The platform supports swaps between HTS tokens, ERC-20 tokens, and HBAR, providing a high degree of interoperability. In addition to token swaps, HeliSwap offers a range of DeFi features, including customized liquidity mining programs and the ability for users to create their own yield farms. A key component of the ecosystem is the HeliSwap DAO, the first of its kind on Hedera, which empowers the community to participate in the governance and future development of the platform.
HeliSwap is built on the Hedera Smart Contract Service and is fully compatible with the Hedera Token Service (HTS).
RealityPlus is a Web3-focused company developing innovative gaming and metaverse experiences. The company specializes in creating bespoke games, NFT marketplaces, and immersive online worlds for global brands, leveraging the Hedera blockchain platform.
A key aspect of RealityPlus' strategy involves several high-profile collaborations with AAA entertainment properties. These includes partnerships with BBC Studios to create the "Doctor Who: Worlds Apart" digital collectible card game and a "Top Gear" experience built within The Sandbox metaverse.
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Reality Plus is a member of the HBAR Foundation and uses the Hedera network for all its Web3 projects with a focus on secure, transparent, and efficient Web3 solutions for major brand partners.
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The company's core service is the production and distribution of these biomass briquettes, which have a high calorific value and low moisture content, making them an efficient fuel source for industrial and domestic use. Tamuwa has also developed the CYNK platform, a digital end-to-end solution for the measurement, reporting, verification, and trading of high-quality voluntary emissions reductions (VERs). This platform is designed to bring trust and transparency to the carbon offset market, enabling local communities and projects to gain greater financial benefit from their environmental initiatives.
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