Bonzo Finance is an open-source, non-custodial lending and borrowing protocol built on the Hedera network. It is a fork of the popular Aave v2 protocol and is designed to serve as "The Liquidity Layer" for the Hedera DeFi ecosystem.

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The core of Bonzo Finance's service is its decentralized platform that allows users to lend and borrow a variety of cryptocurrencies, with a focus on HBAR, native USDC, and other Hedera ecosystem assets. Users supply crypto to the protocol to earn interest, provide liquidity, and as collateral for loans. 

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Bonzo Finance also offers "flash loans," which are uncollateralized loans that must be repaid within a single transaction. It has its own governance token, $BONZO.

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Bonzo Finance is built on the Hedera Smart Contract Service, and it is designed to be fully compatible with the Hedera Token Service (HTS). It also utilizes the Hedera Consensus Service (HCS) for its verifiable points and rewards program. 

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Rivia is a Dallas-based technology firm specializing in stablecoin, payments, and finance infrastructure solutions. Its flagship product, the Rivia US Dollar ($rUSD) stablecoin, is a low-cost settlement layer token pegged to the US dollar and used to facilitate global financial transactions and remittances via immutable blockchain ledger technology. 

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Its stablecoin offering is based on a "proof of reserve" (PoR) guaranteeing a 1:1 backing for its $rUSD stablecoin. $rUSD is broadly integrated across numerous digital payments and assets services and provides cross platform compatibility with major distributed ledger technologies including Hedera, Ethereum, Algorand, and Solana.

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Rivia’s stablecoin model emphasizes collaboration with US credit unions to create expanded access to American markets. Key features of its offerings include low-cost, high-speed transactions, global accessibility, and enhanced security and stability derived from credit union liquidity distribution. 

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Its established partnerships include integrations with financial institutions such as Fivancial, LoneStar, Resource One, Plaid, and Janusea.

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SEALSQ is a Swiss-based semiconductor company that specialises in developing secure microcontrollers and implementing post-quantum cryptography. A subsidiary of WISeKey, SEALSQ provides the hardware foundation for securing connected devices in a wide array of industries, including smart energy, automotive, industrial automation, and consumer electronics. 

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SEALSQ’s product portfolio is centred on providing end-to-end digital security. This includes the VaultIC family of secure elements, which are tamper-resistant microcontrollers offering cryptographic services for authentication and data integrity. They also develop secure ARM platforms and are pioneering post-quantum RISC-V chips to protect against future threats from quantum computing. Beyond the chips themselves, SEALSQ provides Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and provisioning services, allowing for the secure management of a device’s digital identity throughout its lifecycle.

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SEALSQ is partnered with Hedera to integrate its quantum-resistant semiconductors directly into the Hedera network's infrastructure. This partnership aims to protect the Hedera ecosystem from the emerging threat of quantum computing by "future-proofing" digital signatures and communication channels. Specifically, SEALSQ's hardware will be used in the SEALCOIN project, a tokenised platform for machine-to-machine (M2M) transactions on Hedera, which is a core component of the DePIN (Decentralised Physical Infrastructure Network) being developed by WISeKey and its subsidiaries.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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