WhiteCoin is a cryptocurrency protocol with a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. WhiteCoin's (XWC) marketing materials place an emphasis on security and stability, but do not present details regarding their specific technical advantages or project goals.
WhiteCoin's payment network provides a high degree of anonymity and its PoS consensus model allows XWC coin holders to earn revenue by staking their holdings.

Sphere is a smart contract platform and peer-to-peer payment network. The network has a hybrid PoW and PoS consensus mechanism and is powered by the native SPHR token, which can be swapped for an ERC20 token over the Ubiq smart contract platform.

Nimiq is a censorship-resistant cryptocurrency that is designed to run in the user's browser. Nimiq's focus is on usability and the browser first approach allows coin holders to participate in their payment network more easily. Nimiq uses a Merkle-based accumulator to store accounts and balances, and has a Non-Interactive Proofs of Proof-of-Work consensus mechanism.