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HECO Chain Pledges Support for Ten Winning Startups from HECO Master Builders Program
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HECO, a decentralized, EVM-compatible public chain, today announced the winning projects of the HECO Master Builders program, a developer competition aimed at supporting innovation and nurturing talent on the HECO chain. The ten winning projects will be awarded special NFT medals and go-to-market support from HECO; in addition, six of these projects will have the opportunity to get funding support from HECO Fund and be reviewed for token listings on Huobi Global, one of the world’s leading digital asset exchanges.
HECO Master Builders was launched last December to stimulate talent and innovation targeted at servicing the Web3 boom. HECO Master Builders has pledged to support promising startup projects in the areas of funding, development, consultation and go-to-market guidance, among others. Participating projects could be entered into one of six categories Web3, Metaverse, GameFi, Innovative Underlying Protocol, initial assets offering platforms, infrastructure and data services.
After being carefully assessed by a panel of industry judges from the startup investment sector, the ten winning projects were selected from more than fifty entries after two months of intense competition. Projects were judged based on their originality and ability to cater to emerging market demands, in addition to the overall user experience presented.
The ten winning projects are:
Web 3 –
- Crust Network: Crust Network is essentially an IPFS incentive layer protocol and a substrate-based blockchain that builds a decentralized storage network of Web3.0 ecosystem.
Metaverse –
- Digination: Digination is a metaverse project that aims to empower all NFT and cryptocurrency projects to build their own metaverse with minimal efforts. The team has been working on 3D engines and web3 technologies over 4 years and last year, an alpha test was successfully conducted hosting thousands of players. DigiNation now hosts a variety of NFTs such as CryptoPunks, Pudgy Penguins, Doodle, etc.
GameFi –
- CryptoBlades: CryptoBlades is a play-to-earn NFT RPG developed by Riveted Games on BSC, HECO, OEC, and polygon platforms.
- NEXTYPE: NEXTYPE is a leading blockchain game integrated distribution platform providing players with top blockchain game experience and dedicated to building a coming Gameverse
- Plato Farm๏ผ Plato Farm is an NFT game which supports HRC-721 and ERC-1155 protocols. Players can also start their own guilds and earn money while playing.
- Blockchain Cuties Universe: Blockchain Cuties is a collectible crypto adventure game which involves playing with puppies, lizards, bear cubs, cats, and other real and fantasy creatures alike.
Innovative Underlying Protocol –
- XDAO: XDAO is a multichain DAO builder and Ecosystem for easy collective management of crypto. Currently on HECO, Ethereum, Polygon and BSC (Binance Smart Chain).
Initial Assets Offering Platform –
- Trustswap: Trustswap is a complete DeFi Ecosystem covering launchpad, token locks, liquidity locks, escrow and NFT Marketplace.
Infrastructure and data services –
- Kingdata: A leading data analysis platform with a complete suite of technical systems provided – from data monitoring, analysis, project analysis, APY full aggregation and other panels to provide accurate project value to users, so that data can be harnessed to make sound transactional decisions
- WalletNow: WalletNow is an advanced crypto portfolio monitoring solution. It aggregates usersโ DeFi & CeFi investments in a searchable table and actively monitors it with an integrated Telegram Bot.
Tokens developed by Blockchain Cuties, CryptoBlades, Trustswap, XDAO, Crust Network and WalletNow will be granted the opportunity to be listed on Huobi Globalโs digital asset trading platform.
โWe have witnessed an amazing participation response to our search for creative and innovative startups,โ said Leo Su, Head of HECO. โThe winning projects chosen will no doubt contribute greatly to the richness and diversity in the Web3 ecosystem and we look forward to assisting them in all ways possible so benefits can be realized across the entire industry.โ
About HECO
HECO is an EVM-compatible public chain that provides blockchain developers with an efficient and low-cost on-chain environment for decentralized applications (dApps), smart contracts, and digital assets. To date, HECO has recorded approximately 18.6 million total addresses with 548 million transactions made on the platform.
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