We explored
@yzilabs’ EASY Residency S2 cohort - a lineup pushing the frontier from crypto prediction markets to gene therapy AI and autonomous robotics.
Here are our top takeaways founders to watch from our Binance Blockchain Week:
Prediction Markets
1. Predictfun: DeFi-Powered Prediction Markets
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@predictdotfun transforms event trading into a yield-generating, leverage-enabled, self-custodial DeFi primitive, making prediction markets accessible, composable, and user-friendly for a mainstream audience
- Team: co-founder dingaling, ex-consultant and banker, joined Binance in 2017, built its Research & Listing team, led Launchpad, founded PancakeSwap
- Applications are now open to join the waitlist at
predict.fun/welcome
2. 42space: Event-Based Assetization & Trading Protocol
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@42space is a real-world event trading platform that uses a modified DPM model, multi-source data, and machine learning to enable trading on sports, political, and other live events with more accurate pricing, better risk assessment, and reduced slippage.
- Team: Leo Zhang, with experience at a NYC crypto fund, KKR, and Morgan Stanley and a Stanford math background, and Guard, formerly at Consensys with legal and academic credentials from Oxford and Harvard
- Currently in invite-only beta; applications available at
42.space/
3. Bentofun: Social Layer for Prediction Markets
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@Bentodotfun creates a social overlay for prediction markets, allowing users to launch custom events via Telegram, Whatsapp, and Discord bots, blending community engagement with DeFi liquidity for crypto and real-world outcome betting
- Team: Abhitej Singh (ex-Persistence, Cosmos India, Filament), Pratyaksh Inani (quant trader and Filament co-founder), and engineer Rajeeb Kumar (ex-Nethermind, IIT, 10× hackathon winner)
- Still in the application phase (
waitlist.bento.fun/). You need to connect your X account and have at least $100 in on-chain balance to join the waitlist
DeFi, Infrastructure
4. AllScale: Self-Custodial Neo-Banking Infrastructure
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@allscaleio offers a self-hosted neo-banking solution for seamless fiat-to-crypto conversions, empowering SMBs in emerging markets with instant cross-border payments and DeFi yield integration via multi-chain aggregation
- Team: CEO Shawn Pang (ex-TikTok and Capital One), COO Leo Wang (ex-Amazon, IBM, Scotiabank), CMO Alisha Li (ex-HP, Dell, Sun), and Compliance lead Khalil Lin (NY attorney; ex-Kraken, The Block)
- The beta product is now live, and users can log in with Gmail. Deposit and send functions are supported, and the most impressive feature is its support for invoice and tax number processing
5. Frontrun: Advanced Trading Wallet
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@frontrunpro is an extension wallet for pro on-chain traders, offering high speed and advanced tooling such as MEV protection, labeling, smart routing, and auto-slippage optimization
- Team: Chris, Founder/CEO, previously built Robinhood Crypto’s deposit/withdraw system and led Sui’s team to develop its explorer, SDK, RPC, and wallet for 1M users
- Currently available via Google Chrome, it lets users label/track accounts on X, including full history, handle changes, and deleted CA posts, which significantly improves user safety
6. Helpfun: Crypto-Native Crowdfunding Rails
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@helpdotfun builds crypto-native fundraising rails with anti-bot protections and innovative legal and price mechanics, enabling nonprofits and startups to raise fairly and launch tokens backed by real equity and revenue
- Team: Helena Everley (CEO, ex-AI founder, Stanford, Z Fellow), Arash Attar (CTO, built top memecoin trading apps and high-performance bots), and Bill Tai (VC with 23 IPOs) co-founded the company
- Open to organizational applications for the fundraising program at
help.fun/
7. Hertzflow: Permissionless Leverage Markets
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@Hertzflow_xyz is a high-performance, low-friction DEX offering guaranteed on-demand liquidity, 24/7 customizable isolated markets with optimized vault-based liquidity, and loss protection of up to 10% on selected high-leverage liquidations
- Team: Vincent Shang, a decade-long crypto veteran and top Chinese CT KOL, teams up with former Coinbase product lead Hero and ex-Mantle core developer Soren
- Testnet is coming soon at
hertzflow.xyz/
8. Sats Terminal: Native Bitcoin Liquidity Protocol
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@SatsTerminal is a native Bitcoin liquidity protocol that aggregates swaps (Runes) and BTC-backed lending and yield products, letting you compare providers and get stablecoins transparently while keeping full control of your assets
- Team: Stan Havryliuk and Rishabh Java are seasoned crypto leaders with experience scaling teams and building multiple Bitcoin and fintech products
- The product is now live. Users can sign up with Gmail and start creating orders, depositing collateral, and disbursing loans to borrow
$USDC against
$BTC
9. Saturn Labs: Bitcoin-Backed RWA Tokenization
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@usdat21 is building a transparent, yield-bearing stablecoin backed by MicroStrategy’s STRC and Bitcoin, targeting 10–14% yields while bridging stablecoins, DATs, and RWAs
- Team: Kevin Li, Sebastian Melendez, and Ellis Osborn are co-founders with experience at ParaFi, Artemis, and M31 Capital, leading in research, stablecoins, and blockchain operations
- No product information is available yet
Biotech & Robotics
10. Advent: AI-Accelerated AAV Gene Therapy Platform
- Advent harnesses AI to streamline adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector design for gene therapies, predicting packaging efficiency and targeting precision to cut development timelines and mitigate off-target risks in treating genetic disorders
- Team: Bonnie Zhu (HKUST professor, Stanford PhD), Kai Liu (HKUST Cheng Professor in neuroscience), and Yuan Yao (Stanford-trained bioengineer and BD director at Becton Dickinson)
- No product information is available yet
11. Neomera BioLab: AI-Driven Non-Opioid Pain Drug Discovery
- Neomera BioLab employs AI for novel non-opioid analgesics, screening molecular interactions on neural channels to design safer pain relievers, shortening discovery cycles and targeting chronic conditions
- Team: Rebecca Miao, a drug-development veteran with 200 patents; Jimmy Xu, a bioengineering and biomedical AI expert; and Yi Lu, a Stanford MBA investor-turned-entrepreneur with award-winning therapy experience
- No product information is available yet
12. AgriDynamics: Autonomous Fruit Harvesting Robotics
- AgriDynamics builds AI-powered fruit-picking robots that use computer vision, soft grippers, NSF-funded sensors, and adaptive path planning to harvest crops like apples and strawberries with higher efficiency while addressing labor shortages
- Team: Dr. Zhaojian Li leads commercialization of an NSF/USDA-funded apple-picking robot, while CEO Kyle Lammers brings six years of work on the robot and multiple ASABE and Agbio awards
- No product information is available yet
13. Trellis Robotics: Soft Robotics for Industrial Inspection
- Trellis Robotics develops soft robots that can navigate confined and hazardous industrial spaces, providing precise, safe, and efficient inspections that are impossible for humans or traditional drones
- Team: Yimeng Qin, Elvy Yao, and William Heap are Stanford engineers leading the development of Trellis Robotics’ core vine-robot technology
- No product information is available yet
AI, 3D & Gaming
14. 4D Labs: Spatial Intelligence LLM for 3D Environments
- 4D Labs develops a spatial intelligence LLM for 3D world understanding, powering AR/VR navigation, robotic path planning, and immersive simulations through point-cloud and multi-view data processing
- Team: Bruce Bai, a serial computer-vision founder; Ian Y. Xu, a former Meta Reality Labs and SenseTime researcher; Xin Zhou, Principal AI Architect at Baidu USA; and Haoming, a repeat founder with extensive Baidu and academic AI experience
- No product information is available yet
15. Manifolds: Controllable 3D AI Video Generation
- Manifolds builds controllable, 3D-aware AI video with spatial generation, physics-aware simulation, and precise object/camera control, positioning it as a key enabler for next-gen content creation and embodied-AI applications
- Team: Qingyuan Shan (CEO), Yudong Tao (CTO), and Naiyuan Huang (COO) bring combined leadership experience across enterprise strategy, Meta-level research, and large-scale AI community building
- No product information is available yet
16. FingerDance: AI-Powered Sign Language Translation
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@FingerDanceSG provides real-time AI sign-language translation using its SL-LLM to interpret gestures, expressions, and lip movements, enabling multi-language, bidirectional communication for 70 million deaf individuals in education and healthcare
- Team: Kevin Gong (NUS M.S., Miracle Plus fellow), Alex Xu (Peking University CS Ph.D.), and Enzo Xu (UPenn MSE)
- No product information is available yet
17. MeleeMon: Mobile Skill Gaming with Stablecoin Betting
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@meleemon is a competitive mobile monster-battle game where players can wager using stablecoins based on skill
- Team: Alex, a top-500 Pokémon player and YC ’19 founder, and Jasper, a YC ’19 CTO with 6 years in Unity and React
- Coming soon at
meleemon.com/