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Vlux is a P2P consumer renewable energy trading protocol, using an AI-based IoT hub device to monitor usage. Prosumers can sell their excess renewable energy directly to their neighbors. The native token is used as a means of payment within the energy marketplace and as rewards for developing trading features on the platform. The Vlux platform will use AI and machine learning processes to understand energy consumption patterns among early adopters. The parent company of Vlux, Green Running, has developed the metering technology and established early partnerships in the UK.

Irene Energy is a renewable electricity supplier and P2P marketplace built on AI and the Stellar blockchain, aiming to disintermediate the energy supply chain and the consumer/producer relationship. The Stellar architecture enables low-cost micropayments, and full KYC/AML requirements for all network transactions. Households that produce energy in excess of consumption, prosumers, can sell the excess directly to other customers on the Irene marketplace. The Tellus token will be used as a means of payment for energy services, with prices denominated in the local fiat currency.

Decred is a cryptocurrency designed for P2P payments in a similar vein as Bitcoin, albeit with a focus on governance through a hybrid PoW/PoS consensus architecture. While not a fork of Bitcoin, Decred utilizes several of its design elements and explicitly aims to improve upon Bitcoin’s perceived shortcomings. Decred emphasizes governance input for all stakeholders through an on-chain voting and public proposal system; it was the first blockchain to implement an on-chain, token holder-approved hard fork.

Tether, a cryptocurrency based on the Bitcoin blockchain, is the most widely known stablecoin functioning today. Despite Tether’s popularity, evidenced by its large daily trading volume, Tether remains the subject of concern and skepticism. While the questions about Tether remain unresolved, it’s legacy is likely to be associated with its role as the initial stablecoin project to develop a large market presence, in effect serving as an important proof of concept in a sector that has attracted considerable attention.

FOAM Protocol is a personal spatial location tracking protocol and associated data marketplace, based on Ethereum. FOAM aims to solve three key problems of existing spatial protocols: inconsistent location encoding standards, poor user experience for spatial applications, and secure verification of the authenticity of the location data. Location data will be accessible and verifiable within an Ethereum smart contract. The platform will also develop a token curated registry (TCR) for geographic points of interest. The native FOAM token will provide curation rights to this TCR and to incentivize user maintenance of hardware beacon nodes that maintain local location data.

Orvium is an open source, decentralized platform for management of scholarly publications and associated peer review processes and data. Orvium aims to address various market inefficiencies of the current scholarly publishing industry, including excessive profits, copyright influence, and opaque review procedures. The platform will offer a competitive and transparent marketplace for publishing, allowing authors and research institutions to retain copyright claims and control access to their work. The Orvium community can create and manage custom journals, as a DAO. The native ORV token functions as a staking and rewards mechanism for the peer review and approval process, enable the creation of decentralized academic journals, and as a payment mechanism for the Orvium research data marketplace.

Smart Containers is Swiss high-tech company providing temperature controlled containers for shipping pharmaceuticals and food. The Logi Chain logistics system will function as a blockchain-based document repository for shipment information. Sensitive of proprietary documentation will be managed by a permissioned blockchain such as Hyperledger Fabric or Corda. The SMARC token entitles holders to 20% of company dividends.

Caspian is a full-stack cryptoasset trading and risk management platform for institutional and experienced investors. It features an Order and Execution Management System (OEMS), Position Management System (PMS), Risk Management System (RMS), as well as interoperability with various cryptoasset exchanges. Users staking the native CSP token receive discounts on trading commission fees, increasing with the length of stake. It also offers incentives for third-party application development, and free application access to token stakers. Top token holders can participate in Caspian’s governance through a community council, providing input about company development and priorities.

Airbloc is a data marketplace, allowing users to sell personal data to advertisers for use in targeted marketing campaigns. Airbloc uses the DAuth protocol, which allows users to give individualized permissions to each application. Third party applications can be integrated through the Airbloc SDK. The native ABL token functions as a payment mechanism within the Airbloc data marketplace.

Arweave is a data storage blockchain protocol based on a novel proof of access consensus mechanism. Arweave uses a new blockchain protocol called the blockweave, which aims to provide scalable data storage on-chain. Miners do not need to store the entire block history of the network, An integrated REST API allows developers to build external applications using Arweave as the data storage infrastructure layer. The native AR token is used as payment for access to data storage features and to incentivize nodes.