Golos is a decentralized Russian language social media and content platform. Users are rewarded for creating and sharing content. Golos is a licensed copy of Steem.it, and is designed to cater specifically to the needs of the Russian speaking community. The network is powered by the GOLOS coin, and has a hybrid consensus mechanism that combines aspects of Proof-of-Work (PoW) and Proof-of-Stake (PoS).

The Hive blockchain is an open-source, community-driven blockchain that was created as a fork from the Steem blockchain platform. Hive is a social media platform that was created by a group of Steem community members, after an alleged attempt to monopolize the popular content platform by Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron network. Hive has a DPoS consensus mechanism, with very fast transaction times of under 3 seconds.