Watr is an open blockchain ecosystem that enables participants to create and manage their own smart contracts and tokenized commodities across supply chains. It addresses the $1.7 trillion shortfall in trade finance by providing a transparent platform for the efficient trading and financing of essential resources like energy transition metals and agricultural products.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
The current trade finance system faces a $1.7 trillion shortfall, particularly impacting the efficient trading and financing of essential resources like energy transition metals and agricultural products. Existing systems lack transparency and hinder the creation and management of smart contracts and tokenized commodities across supply chains.
Solution
Watr provides an open blockchain ecosystem designed to facilitate the creation and management of smart contracts and tokenized commodities across supply chains. The platform aims to address the trade finance gap by offering a transparent environment for trading and financing essential resources. Watr connects physical commodity flows with a community of developers, entrepreneurs, and investors. The protocol supports multiple types of smart contracts to maximize options, flexibility, and interoperability. It enables the tokenization of responsible transition metals, improved access to capital for agriculture, and increased transparency in energy and fuels.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes participants in commodity supply chains, trade finance, and resource management, including developers, entrepreneurs, and investors interested in tokenizing physical commodities.
Features
- Supports user-defined smart contracts and tokenized commodities.
- Facilitates the tokenization of energy transition metals (Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Aluminium & Lithium ion).
- Provides last-mile access to capital through DeFi and tokenized agriculture marketplaces.
- Enables on-chain voluntary carbon markets with increased accessibility and transparency.
- Offers WatrID, Watr Asset ID, Watr Ratings, and Watr Vaults for data management.
- Includes Silent Data, Native USD Stable coin, and Polkadot Relayer Technology.
- Supports OTC marketplace with on-chain execution.
- Facilitates bundling with verified and tokenized carbon credits.