Alibaba Coin is a digital currency that plans to implement blockchain-based facial recognition technology that will allow users to make transactions by showing their faces to a merchant's camera. Alibaba Coin was created by a company in Dubai, and has no relation to the Chinese online retail giant.

Spendcoin is an open-sourced cryptocurrency designed for the Cross Ledger Ecosystem, which includes the Spend App and the Blockchain University. The project is run by the Spend Foundation. Their network is currently powered by the Ethereum-based SPND token. Users receive tokens for performing tasks in the Spen ecosystem.

Qtum has been described as a hybrid between Ethereum and Bitcoin. Qtum is a smart contracts platform that places a strong focus on value transfers as well as decentralized apps. Qtum enables users to create smart contracts on the platform and conduct cryptocurrency transactions.
Qtum has a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus algorithm. Several decentralized apps are already using the platform.