Penta vs NEAR Protocol vs UMA Token
What problem does this service solve?
Penta does not appear to solve any problems better than existing blockchain platforms. | NEAR's goal is to serve as an open source platform that will accelerate the development of decentralized applications | UMA defines an open-source protocol to create and verify trustless financial contracts, making it easier to create financial DApps. |
Token Stats
Company Description
Penta is developing a blockchain platform that DApps can be built on. It will have a Dynamic Stake Consensus (DSC) algorithm to confirm transactions. The Penta network is currently powered by the Ethereum-based PNT token. | NEAR Protocol is a decentralized application platform designed to make DApps operable on the web. The NEAR network uses a Proof of Stake consensus mechanism called Nightshade. The NEAR utility token is used for processing transactions and storing data, as well as for facilitating voting for governance issues. | The UMA token is used to enable holders to participate in community governance issues and to help resolve contract disputes on the UMA platform. UMA is designed to be a decentralized financial contracts platform, and is an abbreviation of Universal Market Access. Their goal is to build the financial infrastructure that will make creating decentralized financial services easier. UMA provides a variety of smart contract templates as well as a decentralized oracle that can be used to validate payouts related to financial contracts. |