Acala is a decentralized finance network powering the AUSD ecosystem. The core product, Acala USD (AUSD), is a decentralized, multi-collateral, crypto-backed stablecoin serving as the native stablecoin of the Polkadot ecosystem. Acala’s Ethereum-compatible blockchain has built-in DeFi protocols for application developers to leverage, including a trustless staking derivative (Liquid DOT — LDOT), a decentralized exchange, and the EVM+, a hybrid EVM offering a fully Ethereum-compatible development environment plus full compatibility with Substrate.

DFX Finance is a decentralized foreign exchange (FX) protocol optimized for trading fiat-backed foreign stablecoins, such as CADC, EURS, XSGD, etc. You can safely earn yield or use the DFX platform and its contracts to provide true financial localization for the customers of your global business. The next generation of global finance cannot rely solely on USD-pegged stablecoins. A decentralized protocol where users can swap non-USD stablecoins pegged to various foreign currencies is not only important, but necessary. DFX is building stablecoins for the world.

Liquity is a decentralized borrowing protocol that allows users to draw interest-free credit against ETH as collateral. Funds are paid out in LUSD (USD-pegged stablecoin), and users need to maintain a minimum collateral ratio of just 110%. The protocol generates revenue via fees, and 100% of it is distributed among $LQTY stakers. Liquity is governance-free, immutable, and maximally decentralized.

Thesis* is a crypto venture studio behind Fold, Threshold (aka Keep) Network, tBTC, Saddle, and Tally Ho! We’re a fun, down-to-earth, fast-paced, highly collaborative, and fully remote team. We are a cryptocurrency venture studio whose mission is to empower the individual. We seek, fund, and build products and protocols in cryptocurrency and decentralized businesses that enable personal empowerment. Our projects include Keep (now Threshold) Network, a privacy protocol for public blockchains, Fold, for earning Bitcoin on your purchases in the physical and virtual worlds, Saddle, a community-owned, open-source stablecoin swap protocol, and Tally Ho, a community-owned and operated cryptocurrency wallet. Investors in the company include Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain Capital, and Draper Associates, among others. We are a remote-first company, led by founders who have been operating in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space since 2014.