Neblio is developing an enterprise blockchain solution that will allow developers to create DApps more easily. Their marketing materials place a strong emphasis on improving the speed at which data can be synced with their blockchain-based platform. Neblio has a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism and is powered by the NEBL token.

Rise is building a blockchain development platform with dPoS consensus. Their protocol uses a Delegated Proof-of-Stake (dPoS) consensus mechanism and will be powered by the RISE coin. They hope to significantly improve transaction times and reduce fees, while providing developers with a tool set to create DApps in several programming languages.

CanonChain is developing an underlying blockchain protocol based on Fog networking and a Proof-of-Participation (PoP) consensus mechanism. Their network is designed to provide incentives for contributing computing resources on fragmented networks, and is powered by the Ethereum-based CZR token, known as Xuanchi.