Protocol
Open Finance

Velodrome

Region
Velodrome
USA
Targeted SDGs
9. Industry, Innovation, Technology and Infrastructure
17. Partnerships for the goals
Description
Velodrome is an automated market maker (AMM) built on the Superchain. Users can provide liquidity, earn VELO tokens, and participate in governance by locking VELO into veVELO NFTs. This system allows users to vote on which liquidity pools receive rewards, aligning incentives across the platform.
Impact
Velodrome provides a capital-efficient way to trade and earn on Optimism. Its design directs all protocol incentives and fees to veVELO holders, encouraging active participation. The use of NFTs for governance and a self-optimizing liquidity system helps maintain deep liquidity and fair distribution of rewards.
EXPLORE THE NETWORK

More Builders Driving Real-World Impact

Discover SDG-aligned teams using Ethereum to solve real problems worldwide.

Divvi

Divvi

Divvi enables protocols to define specific metrics they wish to incentivize, allowing builders to earn rewards based on the incremental value they generate on-chain. This system ensures that those who contribute to the ecosystem's growth are fairly compensated, fostering innovation and broader adoption of decentralized technologies.

Protocol
Public Goods
9
10
Clixpesa

Clixpesa

Clixpesa is an effort to build a borderless, customer-centric, all in one platform to serve as a trusted companion to manage money while giving back control to our users.

Protocol
Payments
8
Sky

Sky

Sky is the successor to MakerDAO, the pioneering DeFi protocol that first introduced decentralized stablecoins on Ethereum. It governs and issues USDS, a crypto-backed stablecoin designed to maintain parity with the U.S. dollar without depending on banks or centralized custodians. Sky operates entirely through smart contracts, ensuring that decisions and risk management are handled transparently onchain. Guided by a global community of token holders, it emphasizes decentralization, censorship resistance, and the long-term resilience of open financial systems.

Protocol
Open Finance
9
10
CASE STUDIES

Real-World Impact in Action

Explore case studies linked to this initiative and Ethereum, showing how local action scales into global solutions.