Top Cryptocurrency Startups in 2024

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.

dYdX is the world's leading decentralized exchange for crypto assets - focused on financial derivatives. Over $2 Billion a day is traded on dYdX. dYdX is built on smart contracts - programs that run directly on the blockchain. This means the exchange runs on open source code that everyone can access. We've built a top team with experience from Coinbase, Google, Facebook, Bloomberg, and more. We've raised a total of $87M from Andreessen Horowitz, Paradigm, Polychain Capital, founders of Coinbase, Angellist, PayPal, and many other great backers.

The on-ramp to the world of programmable money, distributed ledgers and decentralized applications for 10s of millions of people. The Block is an accessible brand that provides news, information, opinions and a community for people to grow from enthusiasts to experts in blockchain technology and cryptoassets.

BitGo provides the most secure and scalable wallet solutions for the digital asset economy, offering regulated custody, staking and trading, and core infrastructure to investors and builders alike. Founded in 2013, BitGo pioneered the multi-signature wallet and is the first digital asset company to focus exclusively on serving institutional clients. In 2018, it launched BitGo Trust Company, the first qualified custodian purpose-built for storing digital assets and established BitGo New York Trust in 2021. In 2022, BitGo launched institutional-grade DeFi, NFT and web3 services. BitGo secures approximately 20% of all on-chain Bitcoin transactions by value and supports more than 700 digital assets within its platform. BitGo provides the security and operational backbone for more than 1500 institutional clients in 50 countries, including many regulated entities and the world’s top cryptocurrency exchanges and platforms. For more information, please visit bitgo.com

SKALE Labs is the foundation behind SKALE, the gas-free invisible blockchain network designed to scale gaming, AI, social, and high-performance dApps to the masses. SKALE is BUILT DIFFERENT. Chains are gas-free, fast, modular, and fully EVM-Compatible, making them ideal for a wide range of decentralized applications. With a commitment to driving the mass adoption of Web3 technologies, SKALE empowers developers and businesses to build scalable, efficient, and user-centric blockchain applications. Harmonizing speed, security, and decentralization, SKALE Labs was born in Cali in 2018 by Jack O’Holleran and Stan Kladko, PhD. As of Q3 2024, the network serves over 5 Million monthly active users and has saved $8 Billion in gas fees. SKALE supporters include Arrington Capital, Blockchange, ConsenSys Labs, Hashed, HashKey, Floodgate, Multicoin Capital, Recruit Holdings, Signia VP, and Winklevoss Capital.

We are on a mission to advance the safe adoption of decentralized financial systems by building novel, research-backed, and open source infrastructure.

Archblock's mission is to open access to financial opportunities and global trade. We’re building a platform to modernize +$10 trillion of global lending and capital markets. Archblock bridges institutional capital to DeFi’s modern financial infrastructure. As a core TrueFi contributor, Archblock brings institutional lenders and fund managers on-chain to make global lending more transparent, effective, and accessible. As a builder of modern financial assets and infrastructure, Archblock incubated and operates top stablecoins like TUSD, now moving billions of dollars around the world each month.

100x Group explores, incubates and pursues opportunities and investments, as part of its mission to reshape the modern digital financial system into one which is inclusive and empowering. It has been created by Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo and Sam Reed, the founders of HDR Global Trading, the company behind the cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform, BitMEX.

Messari is building a world class data analytics and learning platform focused on the cryptoasset ecosystem. We combine open data systems, easy to use tools, and a top notch research team to help users make smarted decisions whether they are investors, researchers, compliance teams, or just crypto-curious.

Fold is the best way to earn bitcoin back on everything you do. Customers can use the Fold Visa debit card, and purchase gift cards from the Fold Store, to earn bitcoin on everyday purchases. While current on-ramps are complex, expensive, and primarily built for speculators, we believe in ushering in the next wave of adoption via on-ramps built for everyone else: spenders, earners, and savers. We're a fast growing team of passionate individuals working across the country (and sometimes the world) to build products and experiences that bring Bitcoin to the rest of the world via best-in-class consumer UX and the most innovative layer two technologies.