Investment map of well-known institutions at home and abroad in 2019: which projects will be potential stocks?

Original title:Mapping out the 10 most active crypto funds' 2019 investments》

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According to The Block, The total amount of financing raised by companies in The cryptocurrency industry (including early stage, seed and stage rounds) has been around $1.5 billion so far this year, down about 40% year on year (down about 60% relative to The total number of transactions).

Even so, there have been a number of outstanding blockchain projects or companies in the cryptocurrency industry this year, such as high-profile Blockstack, Algorand, Near, Conflux and up-and-coming CoinFLEX, Synthetix and others.



The success of these projects today cannot be achieved without the promotion of capital and institutions. According to the statistics, Dragonfly Capital, Galaxy Digital and NGC Ventures are among the investment funds that have led the fundraising this year, while distributed Capital is the only domestic investor on the list.

In terms of investment types, most of the following eight fund institutions have invested in exchanges (located in South America, Europe and the Middle East) or platforms that offer related trading services. Cryptocurrency wallets and open finance projects, as well as studios focused on blockchain games, are also popular with investors.



Here are some of The major investment houses' portfolios in cryptocurrency and blockchain in 2019.

NGC Ventures

NGC Ventures is a singapore-based venture capital firm focused on investing in the blockchain industry. From the perspective of investment objectives, the agency's investment projects include Solana, CoinFLEX, POA network, etc.

Solana: high performance Commons, the goal is to prove that a trusted, permission-free "world computer" can be implemented
Vid: video social media platform based on blockchain
Nash: non-regulated digital asset exchanges
CoinFLEX: cryptocurrency trading platform that provides futures contract services
Dapix: protocol that allows interoperability between wallets
Vega protocol: allows the creation of protocols to trade derivatives on a distributed network
Cere Network: CRM ecosystem based on block chain
Elrond: "high throughput" PoS blockchain network
TEEX: a two-tier solution that leverages a trusted execution environment (TEE)
Marlin protocol: enhance chain-to-chain interoperability solutions to improve cross-chain throughput
Helis Network: the core principle is to help block chain companies develop DeFi products by building middleware
POA network: EVM blockchain and products developed to service the entire ethereum ecosystem

Coinbase Ventures is the investment arm of Coinbase, a SAN francisco-based company that invests in early-stage cryptocurrency and blockchain startups and tends to invest in open financial solutions.

Pinata: IPFS SDK/API toolkit
InstaDApp: decentralized financial "smart wallet"
Linen App: an encrypted lending product that is planning to offer other fintech products
Securitize: compliant securities issuance platform
NEAR protocol: a project dedicated to implementing sharding to improve the chain TPS
Textile: provides developer tools to extend applications on IPFS
BlockFi: provides cryptocurrency-based loans and cryptographic wealth management solutions
BLADE: cryptocurrency exchange
Alchemy: blockchain developer and infrastructure toolkit
Torus: DApp provides a secure gateway and "seamless" login
Horizon: ethereum-based video game platform and wallet.
Cadence: an investment platform that offers high yield opportunities
O (1) Labs: the company behind Coda, a blockchain scalability project
Commonwealth: multi-chain governance portal
Bitski: a digital wallet software solution that plugs into other applications

BlockBeats note:
InstaDApp: MakerDAO and Compound arbitrage integration tools
Near: segmented night shadow design scheme
O (1) LABS: zk-snarks is used to compress the Coda of the block chain  

Digital Currency Group is an investment company specializing in the cryptography and blockchain industries. It has a portfolio of over 100 companies, including well-known projects such as Coindesk, Coinbase, Blockstream, Zcash, Circle and BitGo.

Bitso: cryptocurrency exchange based in Mexico
Flipside Crypto: offers encrypted data and analysis tools
Bitmark: use proprietary systems to secure digital property rights
Livepeer: provides ethereum-based open source video infrastructure services
Horizon: ethereum-based video game platform and wallet
Digital Assets Data: a platform for enterprise-class encryption analysis
Qohash: provides enterprise-class data security solutions
Merkle Science: provides risk monitoring solutions to help block chain companies and law enforcement agencies monitor illegal behavior
Jackpocket: a mobile application that provides cryptocurrency to play local lottery services
Curv: institutional digital asset wallet service supported by MCC
Tagomi: electronic brokerage service that helps execute trades
Figure: offer a home equity line of credit (HELOC) loan program
Horizonen Labs: blockchain technology company that helps enterprises build distributed ledger solutions
Nivaura: automates the issuance and management of financial assets in major markets through a centralized system or blockchain infrastructure
Coinhouse: French cryptocurrency exchange
Lucid Sight: blockchain game developer, and the studio that created MLB Crypto Champions
Staked: cryptocurrency wealth management platform.

Distributed capital is the first and most active blockchain focused venture capital firm in Asia. Launched in Shanghai in 2015, the fund has made more than 60 investments to date.

Amberdata: encryption and blockchain data company
SIBEX: cryptocurrency exchange in Switzerland
Verady: cryptocurrency-related accounting, tax and auditing services provider
Cere Network: CRM ecosystem based on block chain
Securitize: compliant securities issuance platform
InfoCorp: a fintech and agro technology company that hopes to provide inclusive financial services to the livestock sector in emerging markets through FarmTrek, its blockchain-based platform
BlockApps: enterprise-class blockchain as a service provider
AlphaWallet: ethereum mobile wallet
Mythical Games: block chain based game developer studio
Edge: digital wallet and hosting solution
Finector: a research and consulting store dedicated to blockchain and encryption
Chronicled: enterprise blockchain supply chain solution
OceanEX: cryptocurrency exchange

Galaxy Digital

Galaxy Digital manages a wide range of early-stage investments focused on blockchain infrastructure, hosting, exchanges, ecosystems and business-to-business (B2B) software solutions. In addition to funding Investments through its Principal Investments team, it manages $325 million in venture funds designed to directly invest in emerging projects and opportunities backed by the EOS blockchain.

BlockApps: enterprise blockchain service provider
BlockFi: provides cryptographic support for loans and cryptographic wealth management solutions
Spring Labs: developing solutions using a provence-based approach to reduce the risk and severity of data breaches by financial institutions and consumers
Casper Labs: developing CBC Casper certificate of interest protocol
Moot: blockchain-based game developer whose credits include Gods Unchained
Digital Assets Data: a platform that supports enterprise-class encryption analysis and Data
Bitski: digital wallet software solution
Flipside Crypto: offers encrypted data and analysis tools
Bison Trails: blockchain infrastructure service provider
Cipher Trace: block chain analysis company
Mythical Games: block chain based game developer studio
Symbiont: enterprise blockchain service provider

Polychain Capital is a San Francisco bay area hedge fund focused on blockchain assets.

Coinlist: platform for digital asset token sales and issuance
Juno: high yield alternative investment platform/new bank
Linen App: a gateway to the encrypted lending service, with plans to offer other fintech products
CoinFLEX: cryptocurrency futures exchange
Agoric: provides intelligent contract security solutions
Horizon: ethereum-based video game platform and wallet
Altonomy: cryptographic market maker for OTC services
Fold: bitcoin rewards e-commerce applications
O (1) Labs: developer's workshop for building computing systems that leverage cryptography and cryptocurrency
Dharma Labs: a platform for open-ended financial lending
Celo: plans to use a stable currency payment network
Ava: a platform for new assets and DApp
Anchorage: cryptocurrency escrow solution

BlockBeats note:

Celo: mobile first, payment and financial network with stable currency
Ava: Avalanche USES Avalanche consensus to make blockchain more scalable  

CMT Digital, a division of CMT group, is a cryptographic asset/blockchain technology industry focusing on cryptographic asset trading, block chain technology investment, and legal/policy participation. So far, CMT Digital's investments have focused on the underlying infrastructure.

Seed CX: institutional platform for trading digital assets
Flipside Crypto: offers encrypted data and analysis tools
BlockFi: provides cryptographic support for loans and cryptographic wealth management solutions
Digital Assets Data: a platform that supports enterprise-class encryption analysis and Data feeds
ErisX: institutional and retail encrypted clearing, custody and trading platform
TrueDIGITAL: a startup that aims to provide Banks with digital asset solutions
PDAX: cryptocurrency exchange in the Philippines
Rain: cryptocurrency exchange in the Middle East
Abra: one-stop shop that allows users to buy, sell, store and invest in cryptocurrency and manage cryptocurrency investment assets

Robot Ventures

Robot Ventures is an investment firm focused on fintech and cryptocurrency startups.

Coinmine: provides retail-focused bitcoin mining equipment
Po1nt: offers debit card products
Centrifuge: connection open global financial supply chain, decentralized platform
Elementus: block chain query system for data analysis
Bitski: digital wallet software solution
Ampleforth: a new digital asset designed to implement an elastic supply strategy
Compound finance (DeFi) lending agreement
Keyless: provides security authentication services
Multis: an encrypted wallet that offers open financial lending and income services
InstaDApp: an encrypted wallet for decentralized finance

BlockBeats note:
Ampleforth: a stable currency system adjusted by the structure of supply and demand
InstaDapp: MakerDAO and Compound arbitrage integration tool & offshore; & have spent & have spent

Dragonfly Capital Partners

Dragonfly Capital Partners is a cryptocurrency venture fund with offices in San Francisco and Beijing.

Compound finance (DeFi) lending agreement
CoinFLEX: cryptocurrency futures exchange
Anchorage: cryptocurrency escrow solution
Sia: decentralized cloud storage platform
ErisX: provides a platform for institutional and retail cryptocurrency settlement, custody, and trading
Tendermint: developer tools for the Cosmos network
Tagomi: electronic brokerage service that helps execute trades
Coin Metrics: provides encryption and on-link data set services
Nuo: open finance lending platform located in India

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