QuarkChain is building a blockchain with a focus on speed and scalability. They hope to significantly improve transaction times and reduce fees with an architecture that will rely on a two-layered blockchain and elastic sharding. QuarkChain uses a hybrid Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanism that is ASIC-resistant. Transactions are first confirmed on one blockchain layer, and then on the second. The network will be powered by the QKC coin.

Sakura Bloom is a Japanese company that is developing a blockchain-based rewards network. It will allow businesses to create customer loyalty programs that are cross-site and cross-platform compatible. Consumers are not restricted to using their rewards with just one merchant, and can redeem them in different ways. The network is powered by the SKB token.

Nethereum is an open source .NET integration library for Ethereum. It is designed to help developers easily integrate the Ethereum blockchain into their .NET applications. It consists of modular libraries for features that are covered are writing smart contracts, cryptographic wallets, DApps, and managing blockchain data.