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blockchain infrastructure and decentralized applications

Recent window: last 5.3 months (2026-04-29 → 2026-10-08), compared with the prior 5.3 months.

fintech · 95 members · Data as of 2026-10-11

These products provide developer APIs, smart contracts, and decentralized financial applications, with a notable concentration around the Stellar and EVM ecosystems. They are built for Web3 developers and fintech builders creating on-chain payment, savings, and compliance solutions. This cluster is distinguished by its emphasis on backend protocol tooling and smart contract infrastructure rather than standalone consumer crypto exchanges.

Metrics

Stage
heating
Recent count
74
Prior count
9
Total count
95
Momentum
300.00
Momentum (normalized)
1.00
Attention
0.48
Crowding
0.34
Low crowding
0.66
Concentration
0.83
Low concentration
0.17
Opportunity
0.58

Source split

github
32 (0.43)
hn
15 (0.20)
ph
23 (0.31)
yc
4 (0.05)

Dominant source: github · Divergence: 0.38

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Monthly trajectory

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Members

Name Source Upvotes ▼ Launched
Wealtii HN 8 2026-06-29
oslokrok GITHUB 8 2026-09-28
Paykit HN 8 2025-10-31
Donation.watch HN 8 2026-02-17
Miget HN 8 2026-07-29
StudioLedger HN 8 2026-04-25
SaaS payment integration in ~10 lines of code HN 7 2026-08-03
LiquidBrain HN 7 2026-07-22
.github GITHUB 7 2026-09-15
WavexAI HN 6 2026-09-22
Onionfutures.com: transferable contracts for future delivery of onions HN 6 2026-05-18
There's a full suite of open alternatives to BigTech hardware now HN 6 2025-12-17
9 years building an open-source financial platform HN 5 2026-01-23
Orca HN 5 2026-08-13
B2B Virtual Deal Rooms HN 5 2025-10-31
Pay.sh HN 5 2026-05-06
Art Collect PH 5 2026-09-26
LARP Capital HN 5 2026-09-22
Free, non-profit crypto AML screening HN 5 2026-08-21
Nutshot Simulator HN 5 2026-07-16
Luca IQ - An API for U.S. tax calculation and e-filing YC 4 2026-07-31
Private Credit Tokenization PH 3 2026-09-12
Counsl PH 2 2026-09-13
VaultSplit PH 2 2026-10-03
Blue Lantern Security PH 2 2026-09-23
Duceus PH 2 2026-10-08
GlobalEntity PH 2 2026-09-15
Jilo Intelligence PH 1 2026-09-28
AnonCircle PH 1 2026-09-29
Secuby® PH 1 2026-09-11
Ositrustees PH 1 2026-09-30
finpeel.com PH 1 2026-09-30
U卡观察 (UCard Observer) PH 1 2026-10-02
Blockchain Game Development Company PH 1 2026-09-08
Blocsys PH 1 2026-10-09
ENTELΞKRON PH 1 2026-10-07
Fintech Legals LLC PH 1 2026-09-18
Nexgn PH 1 2026-09-21
Oculix PH 1 2026-09-15
Paxful Clone Script PH 1 2026-09-10
V T Payments Advisory PH 1 2026-09-14
YieldCircle PH 1 2026-10-06
Blockchain Development Company PH 1 2026-10-06
Doti PH 1 2026-09-15
Blockchain Consulting Services PH 1 2026-10-06