The Matic Network is a sidechain based scaling solution for public blockchains. Matic aims to allow developers to better scale their Ethereum DApps by using a version of Plasma, along with side chains that use a PoS consensus mechanism. Matic plans on supporting other blockchains as well in order to facilitate interoperability.

BlockMason is a technology company that provides users with a blockchain base-layer for creating DApps. The Blockmason Credit Protocol provides a standardized smart contract platform for recording credit and debt obligations on the blockchain. Their network is powered by the Ethereum-based BCPT token. BlockMason also created Lndr, which is a peer-to-peer bill-splitting and expense-sharing App that is available on iOS and Android.

The Interplanetary File System (IPFS) is a decentralized network protocol for sharing hypermedia in a distributed file system. IPFS can be used to link blockchain transactions This effectively timestamps and secures the content, without having to put the data on the chain itself. Filecoin, an IPFS-based decentralized storage cloud, is closely related with the IPFS protocol, and provides the incentive system.