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.

Aeternity is a smart contract driven blockchain platform that aims to integrate real world data and improve the overall performance of smart contracts. Aeternity has a hybrid consensus algorithm that combines PoW for verifying transactions, and PoS for governance purposes. The platform is based on a system of state channels that allow users to interact privately with each other and record this information off-chain.

TomoChain is a DApp development platform compatible with Ethereum smart contracts. Their goal is to enable faster and cheaper transactions. Their network will have a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, with a system of 150 Masternodes. TomoChain will be compatible with Ethereum-based smart contracts, and will allow users to issue their own tokens. The company has offices in Singapore, Japan, and Vietnam.