Background

The Acala 1st Round Meme & dApp Contest attracted numerous participants eager to showcase their creativity and innovation within the Acala ecosystem. After a thorough evaluation, only 9 dApps met the selection criteria, demonstrating their potential to add value to the community. All ACA holders can use ACA tokens to vote for projects they like, and all voting users will share 10w ACA rewards!

Project List
dApp

1. Aica #AI Agent
   Description
   Our dApp enhances and leverages Acala’s features and ecosystem in several key ways:

• Seamless Integration: By integrating with Acala, our dApp takes full advantage of Acala's robust decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure. This integration ensures efficient and secure on-chain interactions for our AI agents, enhancing their operational capabilities.
• Security and Reliability: Acala’s reputation for security and reliability is leveraged to ensure that our users can trust the integrity and safety of their transactions and interactions on our platform. This builds user confidence and promotes greater adoption of our dApp.
• Scalability and Performance: Acala’s ecosystem offers high scalability and performance, enabling our dApp to handle a large number of transactions and users without compromising on speed or efficiency. This is crucial for providing a smooth and responsive user experience.
  dApp Link
  https://aicadapp.fun/#/

2. Airpay #PayFi
   Description
   AirPay simplifies blockchain transactions with bulk payments, real-time DEX rate checking, and seamless Web3 integrations. Perfect for businesses, DAOs, and communities, we make crypto payments fast, cost-effective, and scalable.
   dApp link
   https://nordpay.vercel.app/bulk-transactions

3. ANS #Infra
   Description
   Acala Name Service (ANS), is the future of decentralized digital identity!
   ANS empowers users to effortlessly search, register, and secure unique .aca domains using ACA tokens. Leveraging blockchain technology, our platform ensures secure, transparent, and instant transactions with real-time payment verification. ANS is designed to seamlessly integrate with Acala Network, and revolutionize digital identity management once adopted. Whether you're a developer, creator, or digital enthusiast, ANS offers a seamless and user-friendly experience to own your online presence with confidence.
   dApp Link
   https://theacalanameservice.vercel.app/

4. Acala Ai #AI
   Description
   The Acala AI Assistant v1.0, an advanced educational and service bot on Discord (can be integrated in the Acala Discord server) designed to empower users and developers in the Acala ecosystem. The bot will enhance accessibility, provide seamless interaction with Acala’s tools, and improve community engagement through education, governance insights, and utility features.
   dApp Link
   https://discord.gg/WZpCHrae86

5. Boomerang #Meme LaunchPad
   Description
   Boomerang is an upcoming meme coin launchpad designed to simplify the process of creating and managing meme tokens. It enables users to launch their meme coins with any amount of $ACA, customize the total supply, and implement lock periods as desired. The platform features a built-in Automated Market Maker (AMM) Decentralized Exchange (DEX) to facilitate seamless trading. Boomerang aims to empower individuals to build communities and influence the future of meme tokens.
   dApp Link
   Boomerang.meme

6. Fufuture #DeFi
   Description
   The world's first decentralized, coin-backed perpetual options trading platform, offering users a trading experience with no liquidation, limited losses, and unlimited profits.
   dApp Link
   https://www.fufuture.io

7. Polkalottery #Blockchain Lottery
   Description
   Polkalottery is a fully operational cross-chain lottery running on Acala, Sora, and Polkadot, offering a transparent and engaging blockchain lottery experience. With over 29,233 DOT in prizes awarded and 107,642 tickets sold in under three months, it has gained strong user participation. The platform integrates seamlessly across parachains, contributing to Acala’s economy by using 5% of ticket sales to repurchase and burn ACA tokens. Its native $LOTY token is actively traded on Acala, reinforcing liquidity and network growth. As a proven and scalable lottery solution, Polkalottery continues to expand, shaping the future of decentralized gaming.
   dApp Link
   https://polkalottery.io/

8. Taiga #LST
   Description
   Taiga is a decentralized stable asset protocol built on the Acala network, designed to enhance liquidity and efficiency for synthetic and yield-bearing assets. It allows users to mint and trade various tokenized assets while optimizing yield opportunities within the Polkadot ecosystem. tDOT (Taiga DOT) is a liquid staking derivative (LSD) of staked DOT. When users stake DOT through Taiga, they receive tDOT, which can be freely traded, used in DeFi applications, or redeemed for DOT later. This enables users to earn staking rewards while maintaining liquidity, making tDOT a key asset for improving capital efficiency in the Polkadot ecosystem.
   dApp Link
   https://dot.taigaprotocol.io/

9. Vota #Prediction
   Description
   VOTA is a price prediction decentralized application built for transparency, speed, and user engagement, vota allows users to bet on real time market movements, choosing whether the price of an token will go up or down. With instant rewards for correct predictions, VOTA transforms trading insights into a thrilling gamified experience.
   dApp Link
   https://vota-red.vercel.app/