What Dama does

DAMA Project is a cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure platform founded in 2021 and headquartered in San Francisco, operating as a settlement-grade Proof-of-Stake Layer-1 blockchain. Its core technology centers on a Proof-of-Stake base layer optimized for fast finality and fee stability, with planned execution-layer parallelization and rollup-lane support for horizontal throughput scaling. The platform differentiates through deterministic transaction fees (eliminating fee volatility), dual-stack Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)-ready signatures with multi-sig key management, and a compliance-by-design stack including integrated AML/KYC workflows aligned with FinCEN/EU standards, sanctions screening, watchlist monitoring, treasury controls, and exportable on-chain audit proofs. The DAMA utility token serves as the network's economic unit, used for transaction fees, staking to secure consensus, and on-chain governance participation; tokens are explicitly not equity or debt and availability may be restricted by jurisdiction.

DAMA's primary customer segments are financial institutions and payment providers (banks, payment processors, remittance services, fintechs) and enterprise/institutional users requiring regulatory-grade blockchain infrastructure for cross-border payouts, merchant settlement, tokenized assets, and treasury management. A secondary segment targets emerging markets and underserved regions for mobile money and micro-payment rails. The go-to-market is product-led and documentation-driven: the public surface consists of a whitepaper and tokenomics documentation, with distribution planned through self-serve protocol access and institutional API/white-label integration. No named customers, signed partnerships, revenue, or funding rounds are disclosed in the available data, and the ownership and capital structure are not stated, making the project effectively a documented protocol launch rather than a proven commercial operation.

Name

Dama

Legal name

DAMA Project

Website

https://damapaper.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

DAMA Project is a San Francisco-based blockchain infrastructure platform building a settlement-grade Proof-of-Stake Layer-1 with deterministic fees, post-quantum cryptography, and built-in AML/KYC compliance, targeting financial institutions, enterprises, and emerging-market payment providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blockchain Infrastructure

NAICS

Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Governance Frameworks & DAO Tooling (modules, templates, standards) (FSAPAHAC)

Keywords

• Settlement blockchain
• Proof-of-Stake protocol
• Post-quantum cryptography
• Institutional crypto infrastructure
• Utility token staking

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. DAMA Token Utility: DAMA tokens serve as utility tokens for network fees, staking, and governance participation. Token holders pay fees for transactions and can stake to participate in network security and governance.
2. Staking Rewards: Token holders can stake DAMA tokens to contribute to network security and earn staking rewards as part of the Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

DAMA Project is a settlement-grade blockchain platform built on a Proof-of-Stake base layer with post-quantum-ready cryptography and deterministic fees. It is designed around a compliance-by-design architecture that embeds AML/KYC, sanctions screening, multi-signature custody controls, and audit trails to meet institutional requirements. The native DAMA utility token powers network fees, staking, and governance, and the protocol exposes rollup-ready horizontal scaling for payment and settlement workloads.

Product overview

DAMA is a settlement-grade cryptocurrency and blockchain platform. It comprises a Proof-of-Stake blockchain infrastructure with PQC-ready cryptography, paired with a utility token (DAMA) used for network fees, staking, and governance. The platform is designed for institutional use with built-in AML/KYC compliance workflows, multi-signature custody controls, and regulatory auditability features. Documentation products include the Whitepaper and Tokenomics guide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DAMA Project

Quantifiable outcome

• High TPS architecture with horizontal scaling and rollup lanes for predictable throughput under load

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Broad incumbents

• Solana: Solana is a high-throughput L1 with growing institutional adoption, particularly in payments and tokenized assets. It competes with DAMA on throughput and low fees, though with weaker compliance-by-design positioning.
• Polygon: Polygon offers a suite of L2 scaling solutions and an institutional-focused Polygon AggLayer/Cdk stack for tokenized assets and payments. Its rollup-centric architecture competes with DAMA's horizontal-scaling thesis.
• Kinexys by JPMorgan (formerly Onyx): JPMorgan's Kinexys is a permissioned institutional blockchain for tokenized deposits, cross-border payments, and asset settlement. As a leading incumbent in institutional blockchain infrastructure, it represents both a competitor and a validation of DAMA's settlement-grade thesis.
• Ethereum (L1 + L2): Ethereum is the dominant general-purpose L1 with the deepest institutional tooling, stablecoin settlement volume, and L2 rollup ecosystem. DAMA must compete against Ethereum's network effects for institutional DeFi and tokenization workloads.

Direct peers

• Hedera (HBAR): Hedera is an enterprise-focused distributed ledger with governance by a council of large institutions, built-in compliance controls, and deterministic fee economics — closely paralleling DAMA's institutional and compliance-by-design positioning.
• Algorand: Algorand is a Pure Proof-of-Stake L1 designed for institutional and financial use cases, with deterministic finality and fee stability — directly comparable to DAMA's settlement-grade, deterministic-fee architecture.
• Stellar Development Foundation: Stellar is an L1 optimized for cross-border payments, remittances, and financial inclusion — directly overlapping DAMA's stated use cases (cross-border payouts, remittances, mobile money rails for underserved markets).
• Avalanche: Avalanche's Avalanche L1 and permissioned subnet architecture targets regulated institutions and tokenized assets with sub-second finality — overlapping DAMA's institutional settlement and tokenized-asset use cases.
• Ripple (XRP): Ripple's XRP Ledger is purpose-built for cross-border settlement and institutional payment rails, with compliance tooling and banking partnerships. DAMA's settlement-grade positioning, deterministic fees, and financial-institution target use cases make it directly comparable to Ripple's institutional focus.

Emerging players

• Canton Network: Canton is a privacy-enabled, interoperable blockchain network built for regulated financial institutions (banks, asset managers). It is an emerging direct competitor for DAMA's institutional settlement positioning with strong industry consortium backing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/damapaper
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/damaofficial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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