What is Moonbeam?
Moonbeam is a blockchain built for developers and aims to be compatible to the Ethereum developer toolchain and network. To achieve this, Moonbeam provide a full Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) implementation, a Web3-compatible API, and bridges that connect Moonbeam to existing Ethereum networks. Developers are thus empowered to deploy existing Solidity smart contracts and DApps to Moonbeam with minimal effort.
Notably, Moonbeam will also be a parachain on the Polkadot network, garnering it the shared security from the Polkadot relay chain while being able to integrate with other chains that are connected to Polkadot.
The Moonbeam Galaxy
Even before launch, Moonbeam has already garnered an impressive list of partnerships. Furthermore, as Moonbeam’s ethos is all about interoperability, that list is rapidly growing. Here are some of the current projects already collaborating on the Moonbeam galaxy.
Band Protocol
Band Protocol is a cross-chain data oracle platform that takes real-world data and supplies it to on-chain applications, while also connecting APIs to smart-contracts to facilitate the exchange of information between on-chain and off-chain data sources. By supplying reputable, verifiable real-world data to blockchains, Band Protocol unlocks a range of new use cases for developers to explore.
Chainlink
Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network which aims to connect smart contracts with data from the real world. Chainlink is a platform that bridges the gap between blockchain technology-based smart contracts and real world applications.
Equilibrium
The Equilibrium framework is an intuitive technical environment for creating decentralized stablecoins and developing DeFi projects. Equilibrium-based products let the community generate assets pegged to multiple currencies against liquid crypto collateral, and use thoughtfully designed DeFi applications.
Sushiswap
SushiSwap is an primarily an automated market maker (AMM). An increasingly popular tool among cryptocurrency users, AMMs are decentralized exchanges which use smart contracts to create markets for any given pair of tokens.
Polkastarter
Polkastarter is a protocol built for cross-chain token pools and auctions, enabling projects to raise capital on a decentralized and interoperable environment based on Polkadot.
With Polkastarter, decentralized projects will be able to raise and exchange capital cheap and fast. Users will be able to participate in a secure and compliant environment and to use assets that go way beyond the current ERC20 standard. The killer feature of Polkastarter is cross-chain swaps, powered by the Polkadot ecosystem, which can provide higher throughput for faster and cheaper transactions while staying connected to the Ethereum Network and other blockchains for liquidity. Other features include permissionless listings, token swaps by smart contract, private pools with password, whitelisting and high slippage price alerts.
AMPnet
AMPnet is a blockchain that provides businesses, communities and individuals with an affordable, quick and efficient way to finance their projects. AMPnet enables teams to build a blockchain powered investment platform with integrated trading within minutes. AMPnet enables projects to wrap their investments into synthetic tokens and use on DeFi apps.
MATH
MATH is as a one-stop crypto solution platform that comprises MathWallet, MATH VPOS Pool, MathDEX, MATH dApp Store, MATH Staking, MATH Pay, and MATH Chain. Math Wallet is a multi-platform (mobile/desktop/hardware) universal crypto wallet that enables the storage of various cryptoassets, which also supports cross-chain token exchange, and a multi-chain dApp store.
PolkaCover
Insurance Protection is an integral part of every financial transaction, and the right to access insurance should be equally easy. Polkacover strives to give the power back to the people by lowering the transactional and administrative costs of Insurance policies and coverages while providing high value with cost-effective insurance products for the crypto world.
HUMAN Protocol
The Human Protocol powers a blockchain-based distributed marketplace, in which humans are compensated for contributing their reasoning and skills to the network. Hundreds of millions of people already interact with the HUMAN platform via the hCaptcha service, and it will bring the underlying technology to a broader audience via Moonbeam.
Poolz
Poolz is a fully-decentralized, swapping protocol that enables startups and project owners to auction their tokens for bootstrapping liquidity. As the blockchain-cryptocurrency community moves closer to absolute decentralization, Poolz empowers innovators in their pre-listing phase, bringing them closer to early-stage investors.
IDEX
IDEX is the most advanced exchange on Ethereum. Through the IDEX Multiverse, the project aims to bring a world-class trading experience to new chains including Polkadot, Binance Smart Chain, and others.
KILT
KILT is a protocol aimed at issuing claim-based verifiable, revocable, and anonymous credentials in Web 3.0. Kilt allows end users to claim arbitrary attributes about themselves, get them attested by trusted entities, and store the claims as self-sovereign credentials. As trusted entities can issue credentials in return for money, KILT aims to foster new business models for anyone who owns trust or wants to build up trust.
Injective Protocol
Injective is the first layer-2 DEX that unlocks the full potential of decentralized derivatives and borderless DeFi. The use cases intended for INJ token include but are not limited to: protocol governance, exchange fee value capture, derivatives collateralization, liquidity mining, and staking. The Injective platform enables users to take part in decentralized cross-chain derivatives trading with zero gas fees while also being able to access cross-chain yield generation for a multitude of assets. Due to how the platform is governed by a DAO structure, Injective enables everyone to create and trade on any derivative market with only a price feed, thereby opening up more opportunities for trading on markets not found on other exchanges.
Bitcoin.com Exchange
Bitcoin.com Exchange aims to empower people from all over the world to trade cryptocurrencies with ease and confidence, from first-time traders to advanced trading professionals.
Linear
Linear is a decentralized delta-one asset protocol capable of instantly creating synthetic assets with unlimited liquidity. The project opens traditional assets like commodities, forex, market indices and other thematic sectors to cryptocurrency users by supporting the creation of “Liquids” — Linear’s synthetic asset tokens.
Alliance Block
AllianceBlock aims to provide the bridge between traditional and digital capital markets. The AllianceBlock ecosystem streamlines issuance, validation and clearance while integrating a progressive regulatory and compliance framework in order to reduce costs and increase efficiency for decentralized finance.
In summary, the Moonbeam galaxy is building out fast. Through the interplanetary collaborations within the galaxy, Moonbeam is uniquely positioned to bridge Ethereum projects to the Polkadot network.
