Kik's vision is to establish a decentralized marketplace to connect app developers with users. Their aim is to create alternative revenue sources for developers that are not tied to advertising. The company's blockchain project has attracted attention due to its status as an established consumer company, the large amount of money that was raised, and their plans to use both the Stellar and Ethereum blockchains for the KIN token.
Kik currently operates a mobile messaging app with over 300 million users. Kik launched the KIN token in an ICO that raised close to $100 million in 2017. The token is intended to power a a decentralized ecosystem of digital services, but will first be used, within the Kik messaging ecosystem.

Syscoin is a decentralized marketplace where users can trade goods, services, and digital assets. The company launched the Blockmarket in 2017; a global commerce platform that would leverage the benefits of blockchain to eliminate intermediaries and drastically reduce fees. Users can either sell their own products, or create virtual stores that sell a variety of products from other businesses. Syscoin wants to take out the middle man and create a commerce platform like eBay, that is easy to use and will have minimal fees. The network is powered by the native SYS coin, but users can also pay with other cryptocurrencies. The blockchain has a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism.
Syscoin has a number of features that make it user-friendly and facilitate trading. These features include: user aliases that allow you to make payments without having to enter lengthy wallet addresses, escrow services to build trust between buyers and sellers, and an integrated exchange where users can trade a wide variety of cryptocurrencies.

GXChain allows users to take greater control of their personal data and creates a blockchain-based marketplace of data. Unlike centralized data centers, the GXS marketplace provides more privacy through encryption and allows users to profits from access to their data. GXChain's platform allows users to generate a unique digital identity and manage their personal data through the Inter Planetary File System (IPFS). Users can then monetize this data according to their preferences and well defined smart contracts. The network features an innovative hybrid consensus mechanism that combines Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) and Proof of Credit Share (PoCS).