DeFi is always one of the biggest categories at @colosseum hackathons, and the Crypto World’s Fair was no different 🎡 Here is my pick of the most interesting projects 👇 @ridemarkets - communities pool money and back traders they trust @akashi_finance - one stablecoin vault for lending + RWA yield, with a junior part that takes losses first @quaymarkets - an exchange where app users get better prices than bots @AquaZero0 - one deposit gives liquidity to many AMMs at once @atoma_fi - market-neutral USDC vaults on RWA perps @butterflymrkt - options built on existing AMM liquidity @caracal_fi - DEX for FX and tokenized assets, using real market prices @whatthehookv4 - Uniswap v4 hook that gives MEV value back to LPs @FrostOptions - reinsurance for funding rate risk @kadexperps - perps on an index of graded trading cards @KimiaProtocol - earn the funding rate without price risk @lpagent_io - LP terminal and copy-LP, built on data from every LP wallet @muralis_io - AI that builds and runs liquidity for tokens @PercolatorTrade - perps for any token, built on Toly’s risk engine @PerpsPadfun - memecoin launchpad where every coin has its own perp position @polarislabxyz - one SDK that brings pro market makers to Solana @0xT3tris - helps asset managers go onchain @TowerExchange - stablecoin DEX aggregator @vannaprotocol - one credit account for people and AI agents @VexiProtocol - fully backed options on Robinhood Chain @LoraFinance - yield on any tokenized stock @fortellfi - prop firm for prediction markets and perps, traders keep 90% Honorable Mention: @zodial_xyz @loyal_hq @attndotmarkets @bondoncredit @tryrunner @coffer_so