a16z crypto
Venture capital firm
Crypto-focused funds of Andreessen Horowitz.
San Francisco, United States
AbanTether
Startup or tech company
Cryptocurrency buying and selling service.
Tehran, Iran
Andreessen Horowitz
Venture capital firm
Silicon Valley venture firm known as a16z, with large content and platform teams.
Menlo Park, United States
Arzdigital
Media, podcast or newsletter
Persian news and education site about cryptocurrencies.
Tehran, Iran
Binance
Startup or tech company
World's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume.
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesUnicorn
Bitpanda
Startup or tech company
Investment platform for crypto, stocks and metals.
Vienna, AustriaUnicorn
Bitpin
Startup or tech company
Cryptocurrency exchange and wallet.
Tehran, Iran
Bitso
Startup or tech company
Latin America's leading cryptocurrency exchange.
Mexico City, MexicoUnicornBrian Armstrong
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder and chief executive of Coinbase.
San Francisco, United States
Chainalysis
Startup or tech company
Blockchain analysis used by governments and exchanges to trace crypto transactions.
New York, United StatesUnicornCircle
Startup or tech company
Issuer of the USDC stablecoin, listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2025.
Boston, United StatesPublic company
Coinbase
Startup or tech company
Largest US cryptocurrency exchange, listed on Nasdaq in 2021.
San Francisco, United StatesY CombinatorPublic companyConsensys
Startup or tech company
Ethereum software company behind the MetaMask wallet.
Brooklyn, United States
Ethereum Foundation
Startup or tech company
Nonprofit supporting the Ethereum blockchain.
Zug, SwitzerlandExir
Startup or tech company
Cryptocurrency trading platform.
Tehran, Iran
Fireblocks
Startup or tech company
Infrastructure for storing and moving digital assets for financial institutions.
New York, United StatesUnicornFred Wilson
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder of Union Square Ventures and author of the AVC blog.
New York, United StatesIran Blockchain Association
Association or industry body
Association promoting blockchain technology and representing crypto businesses in Iran.
Tehran, Iran
Kraken
Startup or tech company
One of the oldest US cryptocurrency exchanges.
San Francisco, United States
Ledger
Startup or tech company
Hardware wallets for securing cryptocurrency.
Paris, FranceUnicornMarc Andreessen
Ecosystem figure
Co-creator of the Mosaic browser, Netscape co-founder and co-founder of a16z.
Menlo Park, United States
Nobitex
Startup or tech company
Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange.
Tehran, Iran
OpenSea
Startup or tech company
Marketplace for NFTs that grew rapidly during the 2021 boom.
New York, United StatesY CombinatorUnicorn
Paradigm
Venture capital firm
Crypto-focused investment firm.
San Francisco, United States
Phantom
Startup or tech company
Self-custody crypto wallet that started on Solana.
San Francisco, United StatesUnicorn
Ramzinex
Startup or tech company
Online cryptocurrency exchange.
Tehran, IranRepublic
Crowdfunding platform
Platform for retail investment in startups, real estate and crypto.
New York, United States
Ribbit Capital
Venture capital firm
Fintech-focused venture firm.
Palo Alto, United States
Ripple
Startup or tech company
Payments network and company behind the XRP ledger.
San Francisco, United StatesUnicorn
Sky Mavis
Startup or tech company
Vietnamese maker of the blockchain game Axie Infinity.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tabdeal
Startup or tech company
Cryptocurrency exchange with spot and margin trading.
Tehran, Iran
Union Square Ventures
Venture capital firm
New York venture firm and early investor in Twitter and Coinbase.
New York, United States
Uniswap Labs
Startup or tech company
Company behind Uniswap, the largest decentralised exchange on Ethereum.
New York, United StatesVitalik Buterin
Ecosystem figure
Co-creator of Ethereum.
Zug, Switzerland
Wallex
Startup or tech company
Cryptocurrency exchange for Iranian users.
Tehran, Iran