Blockchain startup roundup
Crypto founders are spotlighting a wave of niche blockchain startups — auto loyalty play 3look_io, decentralized quantum firm quipnetwork, 0G_labs (50 Gbps AI on‑chain), permacastapp for Arweave permanence, and dgrid_ai for verifiable AI — and some observers say new infra (Ritual) is enabling autonomous finance dApps. These projects are being pushed as primitives for on‑chain AI and verifiable compute. (x.com)
3look.io is running brand campaigns that let users post and claim rewards every 24 hours through its platform interface. ( 3look.io ) A MEXC blog published a 2026 airdrop guide explaining how the platform’s Lookz ($LØØKZ) mechanics work and listing tagging and posting steps to farm the token. ( blog.mexc.com ) Quip Network bills itself as a decentralized quantum-computing marketplace connecting classical and quantum processors and positioning a QUIP token for compute payments and staking. ( quip.network ) Project materials and coverage say Quip includes post-quantum wallet “wrapping” to add post-quantum signatures without migrating funds, and a whitepaper outlines QUIP units as the core cryptographic primitive. ( bitrue.com ) ( cdn.prod.website-files.com ) 0G Labs launched its Newton testnet on April 9, 2024 and promoted a claimed 50 Gbps throughput target for its AI-optimized stack. ( 0g.ai ) Research and project docs describe 0G as a full‑stack modular AI chain that separates compute, storage and a data-availability layer and includes an “Alignment Network” for runtime checks on decentralized AI workloads. ( binance.com ) Permacast markets itself as a permanent media network on Arweave for podcasts and long‑form content and is maintained as an open project with code and contracts on GitHub. ( permacast.app ) ( github.com ) DGrid.ai publishes a decentralized AI inference network offering a unified API across models and announced a strategic partnership with RAX Finance on January 27, 2026 to power verifiable AI economic flows. ( dgrid.ai ) ( blog.dgrid.ai ) Ritual describes itself as an “expressive” AI-first blockchain in its documentation and public materials, and industry reporting says the project raised about $25 million in a round tied to Archetype with strategic backing from Polychain. ( ritualfoundation.org ) ( cuckoo.network )
