Israeli Blockchain Startups: P2P Name Description Homepage Founded • Coin Sciences Ltd. develops a suite of technologies and services for public and private blockchains, including MultiChain (www.multichain.com), CoinSpark (coinspark.org), and Coin Secrets (coinsecrets.org). Coin Sciences: Solutions for • Multichain is an open source distributed database for financial transactions. It’s builds on the technology that Public and Private Blockchains powers Bitcoin to enable private blockchains with managed permissions. MultiChain is optimized to help http://coinspark.org 2014 financial institutions and service providers accelerate their exploration of blockchain technology. • Coinspark is a rich protocol for enhancing Bitcoin transactions with third-party assets and messaging. • Coin Secrets shows recent metadata embedded in the Bitcoin blockchain. COLU: Secure Validation for • COLU allows fast access to Colored Coins and Bitcoin 2.0 infrastructure through an easy-to-use fast and Purchases that are Made by secure API that will power the next generation of distributed applications. The company’s app for consumers Using Bitcoins provides secure access to everyday purchases and experiences. www.colu.co 2014 • COLU platform is the bridge between the technology and everyday use that will enable a broader key and confirmation of who the users are across all these things and experiences. Tauchain: Programmable • Tau-chain is a fully decentralized P2P network being a generalization of many centralized and decentralized http://www.tauchain.o Decentralized P2P Network Based P2P networks, including the blockchain. rg/ 2015 on Ontologies and Reasoning • The company aims to generalize the concept as much as they find, and give users the ability to implement virtually any P2P network over tau-chain. Israeli Blockchain Startups: Social Name Description Homepage Founded • Backfeeddevelops the foundational tools that work on top of blockchain technology in order to empower Decentralized Collaborations. It provides the protocols that make it possible for any disparate group of individuals to easily deploy decentralized applications based on spontaneous, large-scale and free collaboration. Backfeed protocols enable people to coordinate themselves through a decentralized Backfeed: governance model that distributes token rewards and reputation to all collaborators, based on the perceived Decentralized Collaborations value of their contributions. The protocols are designed to encourage the internal alignment of individuals http://backfeed.cc 2015 within a given community, while also promoting diversity at the margins. • With blockchain technology, people can freely collaborate and transact on a peer-to-peer basis, they can deploy decentralized applications and services that benefit the entire community, as opposed to a small group of stakeholders. The potential for disruption is huge and Backfeed is committed to empower the next generation of decentralized organizations on a global scale. • La'Zooz is a decentralized transportation platform owned by the community and utilizing vehicles` unused La'Zooz: Collaborative space to create a variety of smart transportation solutions. By using cryptocurrency technology La`Zooz works Transportation Network with a "Fair Share" rewarding mechanism for developers, users and backers. http://lazooz.org 2014 • La`Zooz platform will synchronize empty seats with transportation needs in real-time, matching like-minded people to create a great ride-sharing experience for a “fair fare”. • GetGemsis a free mobile app available for iOS and Android. It makes instant messaging with friends fun, simple, secure and profitable. The primary goal of GetGems is to make it easy for millions of people to adopt GetGems: bitcoin. http://getgems.org 2014 Messaging that Pays • GetGemshas all of WhatsApp/Telegram functionality, with additional features. Every GetGems user automatically gets his own protected wallet. The username is an alias to the wallet address, an innovation that allows users to easily send both bitcoins and gems to their friends by sending a text message. • Synereo is a Distributed and Decentralized Social Network. Building a network owned by users and controlled by no one. Users connect directly to one another, via secure cryptographic channels that prevent Synereo: governments, spooks, and marketing agencies from eavesdropping without consent. www.synereo.com 2014 Decentralized Social Network • The platform allows users the choice of exposing to sponsored content in their stream. The distributor of the content pays directly for taking up users’ attention - using AMPs, Synereo's information flow currency. Synereo is being built to provide a new kind of social experience online. • Thanx.io, developed by Automatic for the People, hopes to bring bitcoin to the masses with an extremely Thankx.io: Bitcoin Messenger user friendly Bitcoin wallet. The company offers a messenger program with a connection to Facebook, which https://thanx.io 2014 allows users to chat with each other as well as send bitcoins to one another through the program, making sending bitcoins as easy as sending a Facebook message. Israeli Blockchain Startups: Payments Name Description Homepage Founded Polycoin: • Polycoin is a crypto-payments management platform, allowing online businesses to start while settling in fiat currency directly Bitcoin Payments Platform for processing transactions in virtual currencies(i.e. bitcoin) the Regulated Merchants to the merchant's bank account. http://polycoin.io 2013 • Polycoin offers a comprehensive solution suited for the eCommerce, iGaming and the financial markets. Epiphyte: • Epiphyte allows banks to facilitate consumer-to-merchant payments using cryptocurrencies http://epiphyte.com 2013 Instant Settlement for Trades • PayKey enables payments within social network chat. Its solution is independent of the underlying payment technology, including credit cards, wire transfer or distributed ledger. Paykey: Payment app for Suitable for FB messenger, WhatsApp, Twitter etc. Leveraging existing networks creates social networks simplicity and an intuitive payment experience. Users enjoy minimal transactions fees and http://www.paykey.me/ 2015 instantaneous money transfer. • PayKey’s technology is bridging the gap between banking (bank users) and social interactions (social networks). PayKey users enjoy the security of the trusted banks within their favorite applications. 27