9 companies · 9 sourced backers · 71 milestones on record
This frontier covers blockchain and digital assets used for payments, trading and holding value, alongside the computing infrastructure supporting Bitcoin mining. Companies are trying to make digital dollars and other assets practical for everyday transactions and sustained financial operations, while making access and direct control easier for customers.
Where the 9 companies stand today, from their profiles and 10-year milestones. Tap a phase to see who is there.
- ▸Making transactions and direct asset control usable without specialist knowledge
- ▸Achieving practical use beyond speculative trading
- ▸Providing dependable exchanges, custody and supporting infrastructure
- ▸Turning power and data-centre capabilities into sustained commercial operations
Publicly listed: 9 companies (owned by public shareholders).
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- Block
To make Bitcoin easier to use and hold directly through payment and self-custody products.
Everyone · publicly listed
- Bullish
To make digital-asset trading usable for institutions through a functioning exchange and supporting market infrastructure.
Some users · publicly listed
- Circle
To make tokenised dollars usable for digital payments and financial transactions through USDC.
Everyone · publicly listed · backed by Accel, Fidelity
- Coinbase
To make digital assets and on-chain services accessible through exchange and supporting infrastructure.
Everyone · publicly listed
- Galaxy Digital
To provide the trading and financial infrastructure institutions need to participate in digital-asset markets.
Some users · publicly listed
- Gemini
To make buying, selling and safeguarding digital assets accessible through exchange and custody services.
Everyone · publicly listed
- Marathon Digital (MARA)
To combine energy and computing infrastructure into a practical platform for Bitcoin mining and high-performance computing.
Everyone · publicly listed
- Riot Platforms
To use large sites, power connections and construction capabilities for Bitcoin mining and high-performance-computing data centres.
Some users · publicly listed
- Strategy (MicroStrategy)
To make Bitcoin a central corporate treasury asset through its financial strategy.
Some users · publicly listed
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