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Ergo Ecosystem#

Use this page as the main map for Ergo applications, protocols, and project pages. For ordinary wallet tasks, start with Using Ergo. For a shorter cross-site route, use the Ecosystem Map. For long-tail project pages, use the Project Directory.

External directory

Sigmaverse is the external ecosystem portal for browsing projects beyond these docs.

Choose an Area#

Goal Start here Related pages
Bridge assets Rosen Bridge Transfer flows, troubleshooting, watcher operations
Swap or trade Decentralized Exchanges Spectrum, Mew Finance, P2P Trading
Use stable assets Stablecoins SigmaUSD, Dexy, Gluon
Explore DeFi Lending duckpools, SigmaFi, Options
Mint or trade NFTs NFTs ErgoAuctionHouse, SkyHarbor, Lilium
Find games Gaming BlitzTCG, Cyberverse, SigmaQuest
Use privacy tools Mixing Overview ErgoMixer, SigmaJoin, Stealth Addresses
Browse project pages Project Directory Sigmaverse, BoTTube, Degens.World
Explore miner-facing apps Miner Tooling GuapSwap, Lithos, CYTI

Ecosystem Sections#

Infrastructure#

Cross-chain, oracle, and sidechain material lives here. Start with Rosen Bridge for bridging, Oracles for data feeds, and Sidechains for sidechain research and designs.

Finance & Markets#

Use this area for trading, stable assets, lending, derivatives, crowdfunding, and token-economic experiments. Start with DEXs, Stablecoins, or Lending.

NFTs & Gaming#

Use this area for marketplaces, NFT standards, art projects, games, and metaverse-style experiments. Start with NFTs or Gaming.

Applications & Utilities#

Use this area for wallets-adjacent tools, identity, messaging, analytics, commerce, knowledge bases, and early-stage applications. Start with the Project Directory if you are browsing.

Privacy Solutions#

Use this area for mixers, stealth-address patterns, zero-knowledge treasury ideas, and private coordination tools. Start with Mixing Overview or ErgoMixer.

DAO & Governance Apps#

Use this area for community-governance apps and DAO tooling. Start with DAOs or Paideia.

Further Ideas & Research#

Use this area for speculative, research-stage, or concept-heavy projects that do not yet fit into a stable user task.

Core Technical Foundations#

These concepts explain why Ergo can support many of the applications above:

eUTXO

Ergo extends the UTXO model with scripts and registers, enabling expressive contracts while keeping validation predictable.

ErgoScript

ErgoScript is the high-level contract language used to describe spending conditions for boxes.

NIPoPoWs

NIPoPoWs support compact proof-of-work proofs for light clients, sidechains, and related protocols.

Oracle Pools

Oracle pools bring external data on-chain for financial contracts and other applications.

Storage Rent

Storage rent helps manage long-term state growth by allowing old unmoved boxes to be recycled under protocol rules.

Autolykos

Autolykos is Ergo's proof-of-work algorithm and the base layer for network security.

Next Steps#