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Last update: Aug 12, 2025

Association

Crypto valley

the crypto valley association (CVA) is an independent, non-governmental association. Established in 2017, the CVA took advantage of switzerland’s strengths- openness to innovation and sound regulatory framework, to build the world’s leading blockchain & cryptographic technologies ecosystem.

The crypto valley association unites the world’s top blockchain & crypto professionals, and companies. Together, they wok to drive growth, collaboration, and integrity across the global blockchain economy. What stemmed as a swiss local association now has grown into a truly global ecosystem, with CVA’s regional chapters and with active connections to similar hubs around the world.

Energy web foundation

energy web is a technology swiss nonprofit foundation that builds open source digital technology to accelerate decarbonization.

Solutions provided by energy web foundation include :

1- digital spine,
2- green proofs,
3- smartFlow,…

Global blockchain business council (GBBC)

global blockchain business council (GBBC) is a trusted non-profit association for the blockchain, digital assets, and emerging technology community. They furthers adoption of blockchain and emerging technologies by engaging regulators, business leaders, and global change makers to harness these transformative tools for more secure and functional societies.

Association – Network Foundation

BSV association

BSV association is a global organization advocating for, educating about, and driving innovation on the BSV blockchain. They work with developers, businesses and governments, as well as the wider blockchain ecosystem to unlock the full potential of blockchain technology.

Cardano foundation

the cardano foundation is an independent, swiss-based not-for-profit organization tasked with advancing cardano as a public infrastructure across a wide range of industries.

Products promoted by the cadano foundation include :

- reeve : accounting,
- veridian : identity,
- cardano wallet : API, CLI, SDK for wallets,
- cardano ballot:voting,
- IBC-SDK : inter-blockchain communication for interoperability,…

Casper association

The casper association is the not-for-profit, switzerland-domiciled organization responsible for overseeing the network and supporting it’s organic evolution and continued decentralization. The membership in the association is comprised of the independent validators which run nodes on casper network.

dydx foundation

The dXdY foundation is an independent not-for-profit foundation headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. dXdY foundation’s purpose is to support the current implementation and any future implementation of the dXdY protocol and to foster community-driven growth in the dXdY ecosystem.

Ethereum Foundation

the ethereum foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting ethereum and related technologies.

interchain foundation

the interchain foundation stewards a vast ecosystem of decentralized technologies. They develop and maintain foundational protocols, and fund organizations to create an internet of shared resources, security, and value creation.

Through their grants, investments, and ecosystem stewardship, they are shaping a new technological paradigm that is open-source, interoperable, and community-owned.

The interchain foundation is managing 3 programs :

- builders program: technical and product support,
- advocacy program: support advocacy initiatives that promote the development of responsible regulatory environments,
- developer academy,…

Onchain foundation

the onchain foundation is a non-profit collective of individuals passionate about blockchain and its potential to improve the world for all humans. It’s a web3 research platform with the purpose to provide practical knowledge that helps businesses understand and apply blockchain solutions to their current and future challenges.

Solana foundation

the solana foundation is dedicated to the decentralization, adoption, and security of the solana ecosystem.

The solana foundation is managing 2 programs :

- grants program,
- delegation program,

Web3 foundation

web3 foundation mission is to nurture cutting-edge applications for decentralize web software protocols. Services provided by web3 foundation include :

- technical support,
- grant funding,
- support for business development,
- partnerships,
- education,
- delegation program,
- education,
- research,…

Compliance

21 analytics

21 analytics is a leader in crypto compliance technology and security. By leveraging the team’s vast experience in blockchain, it has been possible to advance the company’s ethos of combining compliance with data protection while strengthening privacy for financial intermediaries and their customers.

Global ledger

the global ledger is a crypto AML compliance toolset that allows government agencies, banks, fintech companies and crypto startups to access AML risk assessment, surveillance, and investigations for blockchain-based assets.

Connectivity

Market Synergy

Market Synergy streamlines 24/7 cryptocurrency trading with secure, robust network solutions. Based in switzerland, their data centers centralize connectivity for exchanges, banks, brokers, and hedge funds, linking to major points of presence in Zurich, London and New York.

Products provided by Market Synergy includes :

- low latency connectivity,
- centralized connectivity,
- virtual servers,
- multi location data centers,
- proximity to bitfinex and rulematch,...

DAO

LOD3 Finance DAO

LOD3 Finance DAO is a fully decentralized autonomous precious metals finance organization that’s all about advocating for global access to silver and gold utilizing decentralized finance protocols (DeFi). LOD3 is a community of advocates committed to the restoration of silver and gold to the monetary system.

The mission is to make AGX (digital silver) and AUX (digital gold) affordable and accessible to everyone by breaking barriers and providing a stable, secure way to be part of the global economy.

soonami

SOONAMI is creating the first decentralized venture building ecosystem by accelerating AI and Web3 startups.

They are empowering entrepreneurs globally through :

- borderless opportunities,
- AI-powered insights,
- community-driven,...

Exchange

Portofino

portofino technologies AG is a crypto-native market maker for digital assets, providing liquidity for exchanges, blockchain projects and crypto investors cutting-edge technology, unique market insight and state-of-the-art execution framework.

Services provided by Portofino include :

- market making,
- OTC trading,
- treasury management,…

Exchnage – Trading

Crypto Finance

Crypto finance group, part of deutsche borse group, is a swiss-based leader in providing digital asset solutions. The crypto finance AG is a FINMA-approved securities firm offering :

- brokerage,
- custody,
- trading,
- staking,
- infrastructure services for digital assets,…

Rulematch

rulematch is the premiere digital asset trading venue for financial institutions. Built with nasdaq technology and located in zurich – the heart of europe – rulematch offers spot trading of cryptocurrencies and digital assets. It adheres to the highest standards of the financial industry.

identity

GLEIF

growing industry and regulatory support demonstrates that GLEIF’s universal LEI and Vlei organizational identity offering is a critical and valuable component of a digital asset-agnostic infrastructure. It is a globally standardized, neutral, muti-chain, and multi-platform enabler of organizational identity services and it s already widely supported by regulators.

infrastructure

Validation cloud

validation cloud is a multi protocol platform providing :

- API,
- staking,
- data x AI,
- faucets,

integration

Alchemy Pay

Alchemy Pay is a payment gateway that seamlessly connects crypto with traditional fiat currencies for business, developers, and users. It supports payments in 173 countries.

Alchemy Pay on & off ramp is a one-stop solution to buy and sell crypto fiat, easily integrated by plaforms and dApps according to requirements.

Network

Concordium

designed with unique combo of privacy, compliance, and scalability, concordium is a layer-1 blockchain innately engineered for the PayFi era. With built-in identity, stable transaction fees, protocol-level tokens, and an enterprise-grade infrastructure, it can already meet the real-world demands of regulators and innovators alike. From stablecoins to tokenized payments, Concordium offers a scalable, secure, and future-ready foundation – a trusted backbone for PayFi and smart money.

Cosmos

cosmos hub’s mission is to enable a growing network of interconnected, sovereign, scalable and secure blockchains. Their security solution, interchain security, and their smart contract platform Neutron, provide businesses the easiest way to launch, scale, and capitalize a new project or chain.

Ethereum

Ethereum is the leading platform for innovative apps and blockchain networks, it’s the main platform for thousands of apps and blockchains, all powered by the ethereum protocol.

This vibrant ecosystem fuels innovation and a wide range of decentralized apps and services.

- free and global ethereum accounts,
- pseudo-private, no personal information needed,
- without restrictions anyone can participate,
- no company owns ethereum or decides its future,

Lisk

Lisk offers a highly efficient, lightning-fast, and easily scalable layer2 (L2) network built on optimism (OP) and secured by ethereum.

Polymesh network

polymesh is an institutional-grade public permissioned blockchain purpose-built for regulated assets and real-world assets such as securities, real estate, and private credit.

SEDA

SEDA is an open-source, technology-neutral infrastructure protocol designed solely to facilitate data interoperability between offchain and/or onchain environments.

Solana

Solana is a high-performance network that enables fast, secure, and affordable digital transactions. It powers thousands of applications ranging from payments and games to digital art and financial services.

watr

watr is a Layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for commodities-integrating liquidity, identity, and trade infrastructure for a new digital era. It’s the infrastructure powering the expansion of commodity trade, financing, and participation- built for institutions, traders, and pioneers shaping the future.

Token

SEDA

the seda token serves three distinct purposes :

- network utilization,
- network participation & chain security,
- network governance,...

Token – RWA

AgAu

AgAu is a peer-to-peer, electronic money system backed by physical gold and silver in switzerland. It’s a secure decentralized platform, empowering users with seamless digital payments.

$AGX

AGX coins are digital silver money. Each coin is 100 % backed by one gram of vaulted, audited, and insured 99.99% investment-grade silver.

aureus nummus gold

the aureus nummus gold is a gold backed cryptocurrency, whose objective is to be a more stable financial safe haven and payment tool of global value for the entire world.

The aureus nummus gold is a digital currency based on approximately 1:1 allocated physical gold or gold equivalent.

$AUX

$AUX coins are digital gold money. Each coin is 100 % backed by one-million of vaulted, audited, and insured 99.99 % pure gold.

DGLD

Gold Token SA is a hard-asset tokenization and inssuance platform based in geneva, switzerland. GTSA was created as a venture between europe’s largest crypto-asset manager, coinshares international Ltd, and MKS PAMP, part of a highly regarded Swiss-domiciled precious metals group. Dgld is a product built by gold token SA (GTSA) which represents digital ownership rights over physical gold bullion bars.

Edelcoin

edelcoin is unique asset payment token, issued in switzerland, is backed by a meticulously curated basket of precious and base metals. Unlike a single asset-backed token. Edelcoin’s diversified basket of metals is designed to provide stability an minimize volatility. As a result, edelcoin serves as a secure and reliable store of wealth, unaffected by inflationary fiat currencies and independent of monetary policies.

Ethereum

Ether coin (ETH) is digital, global money. It’s the currency of ethereum apps. It’s a cryptocurrency, it’s scare digital money that can be used on the internet.

EWT

the energy web token is the native utility token of the energy web decentralized operating system (EW-DOS). Tokens are used in EW-DOS to pay for gas fees on the energy web chain, and for staking to secure the energy web x blockchain as well as worker node networks.