BlockDAG Funding, Investors & Competitors

Anchorage Digital is a San Francisco-headquartered federally chartered digital asset bank providing custody, trading, staking, and governance services to institutions. The platform operates Anchorage Digital Singapore for Asia-Pacific clients and maintains offices in New York, Porto, and Sioux Falls. Founded in 2017, Anchorage Digital secures over $50 billion in assets under custody for hedge funds, exchanges, and foundations.

LayerZero Labs is an omnichain interoperability protocol enabling messaging between 50+ blockchains. The endpoint-based architecture uses Ultra Light Nodes and decentralized verifiers for trustless communication. Supporting dApps like Stargate and Radiant Capital, it handles over $30 billion in cross-chain volume since 2022. Headquartered in Vancouver, LayerZero Labs launched V2 in 2024 with zero-knowledge proofs. Partnerships include Circle for USDC bridging.

Paxos is a New York-headquartered regulated trust company founded in 2012. The firm issues stablecoins including Pax Dollar and partners with PayPal for PYUSD, while providing settlement services for gold tokens and crypto brokerage. Paxos operates under New York Department of Financial Services oversight, serving institutions like Venmo and Interactive Brokers with digital asset custody and trading infrastructure.

2TM is a blockchain infrastructure provider for financial markets, headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 2013, it operates Mercado Bitcoin, Latin America's largest cryptocurrency exchange handling over $10 billion in annual volume. The platform facilitates secure trading, custody, and investment operations across 15 countries. 2TM supports institutional clients with staking services and tokenized assets on Ethereum and Solana networks.

Securitize Holdings Inc provides a platform for tokenized real-world assets specializing in tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) like funds, equities, and fixed income on blockchain networks. The company operates across two primary verticals: i) Tokenization: It consists of on-chain infrastructure and tokenization & distribution, ii) Asset Servicing: It covers post-issuance transfer agent and fund management services. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Tokenization vertical.

Finexity AG operates a OTC trading venue for tokenized Private Market-Investments, directly connecting issuers with trading partners such as banks, independent asset managers, and financial intermediaries. Its platform enables efficient access to a broad range of tokenized Private Market-Investments - including Private Equity, Private Credit, Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Collectibles -covering the entire value chain from structuring and tokenization to placement, trading, and settlement.

Ripple is a San Francisco-headquartered blockchain company powering cross-border payments through the XRP Ledger. Its On-Demand Liquidity service settles transactions in 3-5 seconds for 100+ financial institutions including Santander, Standard Chartered, and SBI Holdings. Founded in 2012, Ripple processes $30 billion quarterly volume with software adopted by MoneyGram.

Founded in 2009, Block provides payment services to merchants, along with related services. The company also launched Cash App, a person-to-person payment network. In 2024, Square's payment volume was almost USD 250 million.

Founded in 2012, Coinbase is the leading cryptocurrency exchange platform in the United States. The company intends to be the safe and regulation-compliant point of entry for retail investors and institutions into the cryptocurrency economy. Users can establish an account directly with the firm, instead of using an intermediary, and many choose to allow Coinbase to act as a custodian for their cryptocurrency, giving the company breadth beyond that of a traditional financial exchange. While the company still generates the majority of its revenue from transaction fees charged to its retail customers, Coinbase uses internal investment and acquisitions to expand into adjacent businesses, such as prime brokerage and data analytics.

OKX is a Seychelles-headquartered cryptocurrency exchange ranking second globally by trading volume. It supports 350-plus tokens and 100 fiat currencies, offering spot trading, futures, and an NFT marketplace. OKX releases monthly Proof of Reserves and provides a Web3 wallet for decentralized assets, serving professional traders worldwide.

Kalshi is a CFTC-regulated exchange enabling trades on event outcomes in economics, climate, public health, media, and international affairs. New York-based since its 2021 launch, the platform offers granular markets beyond traditional stocks or bonds, providing direct exposure to specific trends. Kalshi serves retail and institutional investors with cash-settled contracts on over 1,000 monthly events.

Circle Internet Group Inc is a financial technology firm engaged in digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce, and financial applications. The company's platform is a full-stack, internet financial platform business, organized around three pillars: Arc Blockchain and Developer Infrastructure, Circle Digital Assets and Services, and Circle Applications.

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in New York City, Tradeweb Markets is a leading fixed-income trading platform. While it does offer electronic processing for some voice-negotiated trades, the company focuses primarily on providing electronic trading networks that connect broker/dealers, institutional clients, and retail customers. While the company offers trading in a wide variety of products, the bulk of its business is in US and European government debt, mortgage-backed securities, interest-rate swaps, and US and international corporate bonds. The firm also sells fixed-income trading and price data, primarily through a deal with Refinitiv’s Eikon service.

Kraken is a San Francisco-headquartered cryptocurrency exchange supporting spot, futures, margin trading, staking, OTC services, and a multi-chain wallet. It lists over 200 assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana against fiat pairs like USD, EUR, and GBP. Institutional tools cover API trading, dark pools, and custody for hedge funds. Founded in 2011, Kraken operates in 190 countries with offices in London and Tokyo, serving retail and pro traders through advanced charting and 24/7 support.

Crypto.com is a Singapore-headquartered cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2016. The platform facilitates buying, selling, and trading more than 350 cryptocurrencies and tokens across spot, derivatives, and perpetual futures markets. Users access on-chain staking for assets like Ethereum and Cosmos, earn interest through flexible savings accounts, and build diversified portfolios with crypto baskets tracking indices such as DeFi or metaverse sectors. Crypto.com issues the Crypto.com Visa Card available in multiple tiers with cashback rewards up to 8 percent. The company powers fiat on-ramps in over 30 countries including USD, EUR, and GBP pairs. It operates the Cronos blockchain for DeFi applications and runs an NFT marketplace featuring collections from artists and brands. Crypto.com holds naming rights to Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and partners with Formula 1.

BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc is a Bitcoin and Ethereum Network Company with a focus on the accumulation of Crypto for long term investment, whether acquired by its Bitcoin mining operations or from the proceeds of capital raising transactions. Company business lines include Bitcoin Mining, Synthetic Bitcoin mining through involvement in Bitcoin mining, hashrate as a financial product, offering advisory and mining services to companies interested in earning Bitcoin denominated revenues, and general Bitcoin advisory to public companies. BitMine’s operations are located in low-cost energy regions in Trinidad; Pecos, Texas; and Silverton, Texas.

Blockchain.com is a London-based cryptocurrency infrastructure platform founded in 2011. It operates a self-custody wallet, a retail brokerage and exchange, and an institutional prime brokerage business, alongside a widely used public blockchain explorer. The company has served more than 40 million verified users and processed over $1 trillion in crypto transactions, and it holds licenses across multiple jurisdictions to operate as a regulated participant in the crypto industry.

OpenSea is a leading peer-to-peer marketplace for non-fungible tokens and crypto collectibles on blockchains like Ethereum and Polygon. It supports trading of digital art, gaming items, virtual land, and domain names through smart contracts. New York-headquartered since its 2017 founding, OpenSea dominates the NFT sector with integrations for major wallets and collections.