Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network connecting smart contracts on various blockchains with real-world data, events, and off-chain computation. Its fundamental purpose is to enable hybrid smart contracts by providing them with secure and reliable access to external resources, thereby bridging the gap between on-chain and off-chain environments. Chainlink is recognized as an industry standard for building, accessing, and selling oracle services.
The platform offers a comprehensive suite of services to developers and enterprises. These include “Chainlink Price Feeds,” which deliver accurate and tamper-proof financial market data to DeFi applications, “Chainlink VRF” (verifiable random function) for generating provably fair randomness essential for NFTs and blockchain gaming, and “Chainlink Automation,” which provides decentralized and reliable smart contract automation. Furthermore, “Chainlink Functions” allow smart contracts to connect to any external API and run custom computations, while the cross-chain interoperability protocol (CCIP) facilitates secure data and token transfers across different blockchain networks. Chainlink Proof of Reserve offers automated verification of on-chain and off-chain reserves.
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Archax provides institutional-grade tokenization services and a professional marketplace for digital securities and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). It was the first firm of its kind to receive authorization under the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), an independent regulatory body overseeing fair, safe financial activities.
As an FCA-regulated digital securities exchange, broker, and custodian, Archax enables the conversion of traditional assets such as cash, equities, bonds, commodities, money market funds, and debt into tradable digital tokens. It services include assets from major institutions such as State Street, Fidelity International, BlackRock, and LGIM.
Archax's regulated framework provides a compliant environment for issuing, trading, and securing these tokenized assets on the Hedera blockchain. It operates a multilateral trading facility (MTF) for fully liquid tokens and a “bulletin board” for assets in earlier stages of liquidity. Through its numerous offerings, Archax serves as a bridge enabling institutional access and transactions in a secure, regulated, and transparent digital format.
Shift Markets is a financial technology company that provides "Crypto-as-a-Service" solutions for businesses operating in the digital asset and forex markets. Headquartered in New York, the it has a global presence, helping clients launch and manage their own trading platforms.
The company's core services revolve around providing the infrastructure and technology needed to operate a digital asset exchange. Their flagship product is a white-label crypto exchange platform, which allows businesses to quickly launch their own spot and derivatives trading venues. This includes a customizable front-end interface, a full-featured back-office for managing operations, and access to deep liquidity through their proprietary engine, Nexus.
Shift Markets is directly integrated with the Hedera ecosystem through a partnership with the Hedera Foundation. The company has incorporated Hedera-based assets into its Shift Dashboard and the Nexus liquidity engine. This integration makes HBAR and other Hedera-native assets available across its network of over 70 exchanges and institutional clients.
Mintbar is an open-source, trustless platform designed to simplify the creation of NFTs on the Hedera network. Its core service is a user-friendly, no-code interface for minting individual NFTs or entire collections.
The platform ensures that creators retain full control over their assets by allowing them to define all keys and permissions during the minting process. It adheres to the HIP-412 metadata standard, which guarantees that all NFTs created on mintbar are compatible with major Hedera wallets and marketplaces. The platform also integrates with IPFS via the nft.storage service, ensuring that all media and metadata files are stored in a decentralized and redundant manner at no cost to the user.
mintbar is built exclusively on and for the Hedera network. It utilizes the Hedera Token Service (HTS) for all NFT minting, taking advantage of Hedera's high speed, low, predictable fees, and protocol-enforced royalties. This direct integration with Hedera's native services provides a highly efficient and cost-effective solution for creators.
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