Pirate Chain is a privacy focused cryptocurrency that is based on Komodo's dPoW consensus mechanism. Pirate Chain uses ZK-Snark cryptography to secure transactions that are sent on their anonymous, decentralized network.

Grin Coin is a community driven blockchain project that aims to create a lightweight mimblewimble blockchain that will enable anonymous transactions. Grin has a Proof-of-Work consensus mechanism. Transactions are executed while hiding addresses and amounts.

ZCash is a privacy focused cryptocurrency protocol that enables users to make transactions anonymously. Users to hide the sender, receiver, and amount of every transaction. ZCash has several high profile advisers and investors, including: Roger Ver, Gavin Andresen, and Vitalik Buterin.
ZCash has a fixed supply of 21 million coins; 20% of which will be allocated as a founders reward that is split between investors and developers. This founders reward has been the subject of controversy and has led to a fork of the ZCash protocol.