Top Blockchain / Cryptocurrency Startups in 2026

Blaze as a product is defining a new category in gaming. We have taken elements of casual and social gaming and turned it into a real-money wagering product. Our proprietary content and platform creates a truly differentiated player experience.

We invest in companies that define new markets, including Airbnb, AppDynamics, Arista Networks Cloudera, Coinbase, Discord, Dropbox, Facebook, Figma, Instagram, LinkedIn, Medium, Nextdoor, Okta, Pure Storage, and Roblox.

Our mission is to build the world's last hedge fund - autonomously run by a decentralized network of data, intelligence, and capital. youtube.com/watch?v=dhJnt0N497c youtube.com/watch?v=GWeC2PK4yXQ

Localcoin is a financial technology company that operates the largest cryptocurrency ATM network in Canada. Our network allows users to buy and sell Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum at over 400 retail locations across North America in more than 9 provinces and 3 states. Founded in 2017, Localcoin empowers consumers to join the cryptoeconomy by offering a simple cryptocurrency buying/selling experience to over 40,000 customers. Our partners include independent retailers and franchises such as Hasty Market and Gateway Newstands. We are a profitable cryptocurrency startup and we are growing at an exponential rate with over 50 new locations opened monthly. Localcoin’s mission is to bring cryptocurrency to your community, one ATM at a time. Learn more at localcoinatm.com.

Dapper Labs, the company behind CryptoKitties, NBA Top Shot, and the Flow blockchain, uses blockchain technology to bring NFTs and new forms of digital engagement to fans around the world paving the way to a more open and inclusive digital world starting with games and entertainment. Since it was founded in 2018, Dapper Labs has given consumer enthusiasts a real stake in the game by bringing them closer to the brands they love, building engaged and exciting communities for them to contribute to, and producing new pathways for them to become creators themselves. Dapper Labs' current studio partners include the NBA, NBPA, WNBA, WNBPA, LaLiga, NFL, NFLPA, Warner Music Group, Ubisoft, Genies, and UFC. We have raised over $600M from leading and notable investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Union Square Ventures, Venrock, Google Ventures (GV), Samsung, and the founders of Dreamworks, Reddit, Coinbase, Zynga, and AngelList, among others. For more on Dapper Labs, visit dapperlabs.com Flow is a Web3 platform powering the next generation of games, apps and digital assets chosen for its combination of scalability and usability for consumers and developers. Flow is the only layer-one blockchain originally created by a team that has consistently delivered industry-leading consumer-scale Web3 experiences including CryptoKitties, Dapper, and NBA Top Shot. Flow boasts a rich ecosystem of top entertainment brands, development studios, and venture-backed startups. Flow ecosystem partners include global IP brands like Warner Music, Ubisoft, NBA, NFL, LaLiga, and UFC; e-commerce leaders Shopify, leading game developers, including Animoca Brands, Sumo Digital, and nWay; and many leaders in the crypto space such as Circle, Binance, and Rarible. For more on Flow, visit flow.com.

At Offchain Labs, we’re building a platform to unlock the full potential of smart contracts, making them private, affordable, and easy for developers. Our working prototype of Arbitrum runs on top of Ethereum and interoperates with native Ethereum contracts and tokens. We make smart contracts easier to develop at scale, with production level security. Our developer tools do the heavy lifting to add a flexible second layer to decentralized application architecture so our clients can focus on business logic and user experience.

Zero Hash's mission is to empower innovators by delivering access to the financial system 2.0. Zero Hash enables developers and businesses to focus on building experiences and products. We power your favorite brokerage app or neobank to offer BTC, provide the rails to the 2.0 payment processors, give platforms the ability to facilitate instantaneous cross-border payments, and eliminate complexity for moving assets for the world's largest liquidity providers. Zero Hash provides the complete turnkey solution to allow platforms to launch digital assets and own the client experience without any regulatory overhead and a light technical lift (a matter of API endpoints). Zero Hash's clients include Neo-banks, broker-dealers, and payment groups. Zero Hash is a FinCen-registered Money Service Business as well as a regulated Money Transmitter that can operate in 51 US jurisdictions. Zero Hash is also regulated as a Canadian MSB. Zero Hash was voted Innovator of the Year by the 2019 Profit & Loss Readers Choice Awards.

At pubGENIUS we build software that helps great ideas become real products. We’re a US-based development company founded by a former Microsoft engineer, and we’ve been remote since day one. Our team is fully distributed across 10 countries from the U.S. to Europe, Asia, and Africa and we believe that where you live should never limit where you can build. What sets us apart? Our standards: -We value deep knowledge, strong engineering skills, and clear communication. Our hiring process is intentionally tough we select just 1 out of every 1,200 applicants to make sure we build a team that can consistently deliver great work, fast. What unites us is our passion for technology, our love for clean code, and our commitment to helping startups bring their visions to life. Since 2018, we’ve worked on 80+ projects, supported founders from day zero, and helped raise over $15 million in funding for early-stage startups. Whether you’re building your MVP or scaling your product, we’re here to make it happen with speed, quality, and the care of a real partner. What We Do: - We have a solid and proven track record building: - Web applications:SaaS platforms, e-commerce, healthcare, fintech, e-learning, CRMs, and more. - Mobile apps: high-performing apps on iOS and Android using React Native (plus native integrations). - Fractional CTO: Strategic support to help you choose the right tech stack, set up scalable architecture, and move faster without hiring full-time. Who We Work With: Whether you're in healthcare, e-commerce, education, AI, fintech, or something entirely new, our sharp-minded engineers can tackle any complexity. We don’t limit ourselves by industry we’re here to solve real problems with clean, scalable code. How We Think: We’re trying staying ahead. Every decision we make from architecture to stack selection is designed to ensure that the products we build will stand the test of time and evolve with your business.

People want to be informed and entertained. Great products make the two inseparable. Noise is a platform to discover and trade trends. Powered by real-time social data and DeFi rails, we’re building a single app to see how much mindshare something has based on people buying and selling around the world. It’s a hard problem. Pricing attention, modeling order flow, abstracting UX complexity — Noise is unique in its approach to consumer trading. If you’ve ever been obsessed with market design, or wondered how attention becomes an asset, this may be a powerful mission for you.

Halliday is the end-to-end deposit platform, unifying every way a user funds their account into one seamless, fully embedded experience. Halliday Payments powers deposits for ecosystems like Story, XO Market, Stable, and MegaETH, helping them convert more users with less friction. Backed by a16z, #Hashed, SV Angel, and a_capital, Halliday's team includes alumni from Stanford, Harvard, Compound, Spotify, Dapper Labs, Netflix, Amazon, Stripe, and more. Learn more at halliday.xyz.