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.

Securitize is a security tokenization platform. The company is focused on compliance and regulatory issues, and their dashboard helps clients manage the entire life cycle of a token. Token issuers can manage all aspects of their tokens, including issues related to regulation, fractional ownership, and driving liquidity. To do this, Securitize has developed an innovative protocol for managing ownership of digital assets. Their Digital Securities (DS) protocol will support third party apps, and will help address all aspects of the digital security life cycle, as well as the interests of investors, exchanges, and other stakeholders.

Fantom is developing a smart contract platform based on a directed acyclic graph (DAG). They hope to address the scalability issues of current decentralized platforms. Instead of a blockchain, Fantom's Lachesis Protocol uses a directed acyclic graph to confirm transactions asynchronously. This transaction history is immutable and cannot be modified. The platform's Opera Chain will consist of three layers: an application Layer, Opera Ware Layer, and Opera Core Layer. Fanotm issued an Ethereum-based token in 2018.