Aeternity is an interesting coin in more ways than one. Cryptocurrencies come in a variety of flavors. Some focus on value transfer. Others are app-based and depend on the crypto to fuel app engagement. And some, like Aeternity, are blockchain platforms for hosting smart contracts and decentralized apps.
Verge, a token focused on privacy, generated a lot of buzz in Spring 2018 as Pornhub announced it would accept its XVG cryptocurrency as payment on its platform. The partnership is considered a major win and it opens the door to even bigger players - like Spotify, perhaps?
Cloud storage is a big business, estimated at $178 billion as of late 2017. Sia competes with Amazon, Dropbox, Microsoft, and Google to convince users to store data on their cloud servers. So what is Siacoin, does it have the right model, and can it win?
Zcash is a cryptocurrency just like Bitcoin and Litecoin, but with a few improvements. It uses cryptography and shielded transactions to control user privacy on a public ledger. Journalists and doctors and teachers and lawyers and aid groups need anonymity to do their jobs. Zcash could help.
Steem stands out among social aggregation sites. Not only is Steemit blockchain-based, it also has a sizable (and knowledgeable) user base of content creators. The Steem model - which rewards creators for sharing their work - has already led to a top-1500 Alexa rank and incredible SEO. It's working.
Like NEO and Ethereum, Lisk is a dApp platform that uses smart contracts powered by LSK tokens to provide developers with a foundation to create magic. Lisk has many admirers in the blockchain industry, and has created strategic partnerships with major players like Microsoft. LSK is a token to watch.
Onchain is a Chinese tech company that’s been building blockchains and Distributed Network Architecture (DNA) for businesses since 2014. Ontology is its second blockchain and a supplement to NEO/GAS. Learn more...
Omise is a Thailand-based company that’s essentially the Stripe of Southeast Asia. Founded in 2013, it held an ICO in June 2017 during which it issued its native OMG tokens, and has received positive reviews since. Learn more about the OmiseGO crypto token in our OMG 101 introduction.
