Halo Network

What Halo Network does

Halo Network is a privately held, Paris-headquartered blockchain infrastructure company founded in 2021 that operates a Layer2+ network using a proprietary HPOS (HALO Proof of Stake) consensus mechanism. The company markets itself as offering "one-stop integration of DeFi application level with decentralized, energy efficient and low-cost transaction structure," addressing pain points around Layer1 gas costs and cross-chain interoperability for crypto users and developers.

The product surface spans cross-chain bridging (HALO Bridge), decentralized exchange primitives (HOSWAP-AMM, HOSWAP-HMM, HALO SWAP), oracle services (HALO Oracle), financial instruments (HALO Stable Coin, HALO Stock — tokenized equities), lending (HALO Lends), staking infrastructure (POS-Nodes), and a community/governance layer (HALO Community). A dedicated HashPay Wallet is integrated as a first-party access point, and the ecosystem is also reachable through seven third-party wallets (MetaMask, TokenPocket, Imtoken, Bitkeep, ONTO, KIK). The codebase was open-sourced in Phase 1 and audited by SlowMist in 2022.

The business model is built on protocol-level transaction fees — primarily trading fees from HOSWAP-AMM and interest spreads from HALO Lends — though no fee schedule, TVL, user counts, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is product-led and self-serve: users interact via the HALO Network DAPP or partner wallets, with developer recruitment handled through an open GitHub and an English/Chinese bilingual community presence on Twitter, Telegram, Discord, Reddit, Medium, and Weibo. No institutional funding rounds, management team, customer logos, patents, or partnerships are disclosed in source material, and website copyright dates only through 2022.

Name

Halo Network

Legal name

Halo Network

Website

https://halo.land

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Halo Network is a Paris-based Layer2+ blockchain platform founded in 2021 that provides DeFi infrastructure — including cross-chain bridging, decentralized exchange, lending, stablecoins, and tokenized stocks — to crypto traders and blockchain developers via its HPOS consensus protocol.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blockchain Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210), Securities and Commodity Exchanges (523210), Other Financial Vehicles (525990)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211), Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Smart Contract Developer Platforms & Tooling (SDKs, APIs, frameworks, indexing) (FSAPAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interoperability & Cross-Chain Infrastructure (Bridges, Messaging, Atomic Swaps) (FSAGAMAI), Oracles, Data Feeds & Attestations (price feeds, randomness, proofs) (FSAPAAAI), Lending Protocol Infrastructure (Oracles, Rate Models, Vaults) (FSADAFAN)

Keywords

• Blockchain infrastructure
• Decentralized exchange
• Cross-chain bridge
• Decentralized finance
• Proof of stake

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Network Transaction Fees: The network generates revenue through transaction fees on its efficient, low-cost blockchain infrastructure supporting DeFi applications. The Layer2+ solution provides energy efficient and low-cost transaction structure.
2. DeFi Application Ecosystem: HALO Labs will launch decentralized exchange, lending, and other DeFi services. Revenue streams include trading fees from HOSWAP-AMM and lending interest from HALO Lends.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Halo Network builds a Layer2+ blockchain powered by its proprietary HPOS (Halo Proof of Stake) consensus algorithm and sells an integrated suite of DeFi primitives on top of it. Its sellable offerings include the HALO Bridge for cross-chain asset transfers, the HOSWAP-AMM and HOSWAP-HMM decentralized exchanges, HALO Oracle for price feeds, HALO Stable Coin and HALO Stock for on-chain value transfer, HALO Lends for decentralized lending, POS-Nodes for staking, and the HashPay Wallet as the primary user-facing access point.

Product overview

HALO Network is a unified blockchain platform offering an integrated DeFi ecosystem with multiple interconnected products. The core platform is HALO Network, an efficient layer2+ blockchain with HPOS consensus mechanism. The ecosystem includes cross-chain infrastructure (HALO Bridge), decentralized exchange (HOSWAP-AMM), swap functionality (HALO SWAP), oracle services (HALO Oracle), financial instruments (HALO Stable Coin, HALO Stock), lending (HALO Lends), community governance (HALO Community), and staking infrastructure (POS-Nodes). Users interact through supported wallets (MetaMask, TokenPocket, Imtoken, HashPay, Bitkeep, ONTO, KIK) and can access services via the HashPay Wallet which is fully integrated with the network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HALO Bridge: Safest and fastest cross-chain asset conversion contract offered by HALO Network.
• HOSWAP-AMM
• HOSWAP-HMM
• HALO Oracle
• HALO Stable Coin
• HALO Stock
• HALO Lends
• HALO SWAP
• HALO Community
• HashPay Wallet

Products and services

• Halo Network (Layer2+ blockchain platform) Core Layer2+ blockchain platform using the HPOS consensus algorithm; the underlying infrastructure on which all Halo DeFi products operate.
• HALO Bridge Cross-chain interoperability protocol enabling asset transfers between Halo Network and other blockchains.
• HOSWAP-AMM Automated Market Maker decentralized exchange on the Halo Network enabling users to swap tokens against on-chain liquidity pools.
• HOSWAP-HMM Hybrid Market Maker decentralized exchange on the Halo Network combining AMM and order-book-style mechanisms for token trading.
• HALO SWAP Token swap interface used to acquire HALO via USDT/other supported pairs on the Halo Network.
• HALO Oracle On-chain price oracle providing price feeds for DeFi protocols operating on the Halo Network.
• HALO Stable Coin Stablecoin issued on the Halo Network for value transfer and as a settlement asset across the ecosystem's DeFi products.
• HALO Stock Tokenized equities product on the Halo Network allowing users to gain exposure to traditional stock assets on-chain.
• HALO Lends Decentralized lending protocol on the Halo Network enabling users to lend and borrow crypto assets.
• POS-Nodes Staking service on the Halo Network allowing participants to delegate stake and earn network rewards via the HPOS consensus.
• HashPay Wallet Fully integrated non-custodial wallet providing end-user custody and direct access to Halo Network's DApps and DeFi products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy efficient and low-cost transaction structure

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• THORChain: THORChain is a cross-chain liquidity protocol enabling native asset swaps across blockchains. It is comparable to HALO Bridge as a cross-chain asset conversion solution, though THORChain focuses exclusively on cross-chain swaps rather than a full DeFi ecosystem.
• Chainlink: Chainlink is the dominant oracle network providing external data to blockchain smart contracts. It is comparable to HALO Oracle as a competing oracle infrastructure, though Chainlink is a specialized incumbent while HALO Oracle is one component of a broader ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Fantom: Fantom is a high-performance DAG-based Layer1 with a built-in DeFi ecosystem and EVM compatibility. It is directly comparable to HALO Network as a competing smart contract platform targeting DeFi applications with low transaction costs.
• Optimism: Optimism is an Ethereum Layer2 optimistic rollup hosting a growing DeFi ecosystem (Uniswap, Aave, etc.). It is directly comparable to HALO Network as a competing L2 focused on DeFi applications and developer-friendly infrastructure.
• Avalanche: Avalanche is a Layer1 platform with subnets (custom L2-like environments) hosting a large DeFi ecosystem (Trader Joe, Aave, etc.). It is comparable to HALO Network as a high-performance alternative blockchain targeting DeFi applications and cross-chain interoperability.
• Kava: Kava is a Layer1 blockchain combining Cosmos interoperability with EVM smart contracts and a built-in DeFi suite (lending, AMM, stablecoin). It is directly comparable to HALO Network as a multi-chain DeFi infrastructure platform with cross-chain capabilities.
• Polygon: Polygon is a leading Ethereum Layer2/sidechain scaling solution with a comprehensive DeFi ecosystem. It is directly comparable to HALO Network as a Layer2+ blockchain offering low-cost transactions, cross-chain interoperability, and a DeFi application stack.
• Harmony: Harmony is a sharded Layer1 blockchain focused on cross-chain interoperability (Horizon Bridge) and DeFi applications. It is comparable to HALO Network as a competing cross-chain-focused infrastructure with integrated DeFi primitives.
• Arbitrum: Arbitrum is a leading Ethereum optimistic rollup Layer2 with the largest DeFi TVL among L2s. It is comparable to HALO Network as a competing L2 infrastructure for hosting DeFi applications with lower fees than Ethereum mainnet.

Broad incumbents

• BNB Chain: BNB Chain is a high-throughput Layer1/Layer2 hybrid with a massive DeFi ecosystem (PancakeSwap, Venus, etc.). It is broadly comparable to HALO Network as an alternative low-cost blockchain serving DeFi users, but with a much larger scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/network_Halo

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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