Upbit is cryptocurrency exchange based in South Korea with offices in Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand. It is operated by Dunamu, a leading South Korean fintech company and is one of the the largest exchanges by trading volume on the Hedera network and in the south Asian market where it plays a crucial role in providing liquidity and accessibility for the Hedera blockchain network. Upbit is a primary on-ramp for the Hedera native cryptocurrency token, HBAR, through its secure, high-volume mobile apps offering real-time trading, diverse asset support, and robust security, especially in the South Korean cryptocurrency markets.
Upbit is known for its strong emphasis on security and regulatory compliance within South Korea's stringent framework. They have obtained numerous security certifications, including Personal Information and Information Security Management System (ISMS-P) and International Organization for Standardization / International Electrotechnical Commission (IOS/IEC), and employ advanced AI-driven fraud detection systems operated by dedicated anti-money laundering teams.
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Vancelian is a financial services application that combines traditional finance (TradFi) expertise with blockchain technology to offer high-potential investment and savings solutions. Its stated mission is to make investing and saving accessible by providing expertly designed, high-performing financial products. It is registered with France's Financial Markets Authority (AMF) as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) in compliance with French and European regulations.
The Vancelian platform provides several storage products, including "Flex Vault" for daily interest, "Blockchain Vault" for Bitcoin mining returns, and "Term Vault" which combines Bitcoin mining with DeFi strategies. It also facilitates automated portfolio management, trading services for more than 90 cryptocurrencies, and dedicated IBAN services upon registration as well as a Vancelian Visa card.
Vancelian features seamless integration with Hedera Hashgraph with additional security through know-your-customer (KYC), multi-party computation (MPC) technology in partnership with Fireblocks, and regular penetration tests. It is general data protection regulation (GDPR) compliant.
InvestaX is a Singapore-based, licensed security token platform Its mission is to provide a comprehensive, end-to-end solution for the issuance, trading, and custody of security tokens, bridging the gap between traditional finance and the world of decentralized assets.
The company offers a full suite of services for the digital asset lifecycle including tokenization. The InvestaX platform also features a primary issuance service for launching new security token offerings (STOs), as well as a secondary trading marketplace for providing liquidity to these assets. A core component of their offering is their institutional-grade custody solution, which ensures the secure storage of digital assets.
While InvestaX is a multi-chain platform, it has a direct integration with the Hedera network. The company utilizes Hedera's high-throughput and low-cost infrastructure to provide its clients with a fast, secure, and efficient platform for tokenizing and managing their assets. Through this integration, InvestaX offers a scalable and enterprise-grade solution for the digital asset market, enabling accessibility and liquidity for a wide range of real-world assets.
BlockScience, founded in 2017, is an R&D, engineering, and analytics firm that specializes in the design and analysis of complex systems. With an interdisciplinary team of engineers, data scientists, and social scientists, the company applies advanced mathematical and computational engineering to model, simulate, and design resilient socio-technical systems for a diverse range of clients, including for-profit companies, non-profits, and government organizations.
The firm's core service is providing a rigorous, data-driven approach to designing and validating economic and governance mechanisms. A key product in their toolkit is cadCAD, an open-source Python-based modeling framework they developed. This tool allows for the creation of "digital twins" of complex systems, enabling clients to simulate and test new business models, market designs, or automated smart contract logic before deployment. This approach is used to analyse system safety, resilience, and sustainability under various conditions.
BlockScience has a direct collaboration with Hedera and the Hedera Foundation to design and model innovative market mechanisms for renewable energy and other environmental assets. This work includes the development of Automated Regression Market Makers (ARMMs), a novel price discovery mechanism for semi-fungible assets like energy credits.
The Hedera Wallet Snap is a powerful open-source plugin that extends the functionality of MetaMask, one of the world's most popular crypto wallets, to the Hedera network. Developed by Tuum Technologies and managed by Hashgraph, the Snap allows users and developers to interact directly with Hedera's native services without relying on a JSON-RPC relay.
At its core, the Hedera Wallet Snap transforms MetaMask into a native Hedera wallet. This provides users with a familiar interface to manage their HBAR and other Hedera-based assets. Key services include the ability to send and receive HBAR, view account information and token balances, and interact with the Hedera Token Service (HTS), Hedera Consensus Service (HCS), and Hedera Smart Contract Service (HSCS). This comprehensive functionality empowers developers to build and deploy sophisticated decentralized applications on Hedera, while providing a seamless and intuitive experience for end-users.
The integration of the Hedera Wallet Snap opens up the network to MetaMask's vast user base of over 30 million monthly active users, greatly expanding the potential reach of Hedera-based applications.