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Record amounts raised through token sales in early 2018 suggest a simple trend of uninterrupted growth and expansion for the industry. This article explores how, despite more than $6.5 billion being raised during Q1 2018 several more subtle observations suggest a number of new trends could be emerging, and their progression will likely be critical in shaping how 2018 unfolds for the sector.

Virtue Poker is a peer-to-peer online poker platform that enables the self-custody of player funds and aims to eliminate security and game integrity issues inherent to existing poker sites by using Ethereum smart contracts.

Bibox (BIX) is the native token powering the Bibox exchange. The platform seeks to integrate AI technology into the analysis of trading, personalized risk management, speech recognition and the scoring of cryptoassets. In an effort to increase exchange liquidity, the platform does not permit market orders, instead only allowing limit orders (limit orders can potentially provide liquidity, while market orders remove liquidity from the system). Traders who pay in BIX receive discounts off normal trading commissions. BIX may also be used to uptier VIP status or to gain access to certain premium features. Bibox was founded in China in 2017.

Huobi Token (HT) is the native token on the Huobi platform. The platform is comprised of a suite of exchange, investment, and technology offerings. Huobi offers two different digital asset trading platforms: Huobi Pro and HADAX. Huobi Pro is the primary exchange offering and is suitable for most consumer-level traders, while HADAX (Huobi Autonomous Digital Asset eXchange) has been created primarily for finance professionals. In contrast to the strict evaluation process employed by Huobi Pro, HADAX users vote to determine which assets become listed (and management does not opine on the suitability or riskiness of the assets). On the investment side, Huobi has both a blockchain-focused investment fund and an incubator program. In addition, Huobi has invested in a high-efficiency cryptocurrency mining platform and wallet product. Huobi Tokens can be used to purchase various tiers of VIP status that provide automatic discounts to trading commissions. Stakers also have the exclusive ability to provide suggestions to Huobi Pro through surveys, attend certain HT exclusive events, and periodically receive “random” airdrops. Users can also make payments to the platform in HTs to vote in favor of new tokens to be hosted on HADAX. Huobi was founded in September 2013 in Beijing by Leon Li.

VeChain is an enterprise-focused blockchain platform designed for IoT integration. VeChain is a fork of Ethereum and utilizes a Proof of Authority consensus mechanism supported by masternodes. VeChain was initially focused on verifying authenticity of wine and luxury goods using RFID technology and has expanded into other aspects of supply chain management. VeChain is working on a public blockchain, aiming to launch its mainnet mid-2018.

Lendingblock is a cross-blockchain lending and borrowing platform for cryptoassets.

Fr8 Network is a logistics management platform for the freight industry, aiming to reduce intermediary costs by directly connecting stakeholders. The Fr8 Board is a decentralized marketplace for carriers and shippers to coordinate freight transactions through a set of customizable smart contracts. The platform also includes a rating system for users and a rewards system to facilitate partnerships across industries. The native token, FR8, acts as a payment rail, credit escrow, and instant settlement layer for transactions.

Augur is an open-source, decentralized prediction market where users can both create markets and vote on other markets’ expected outcomes.

Traceto is aiming to provide an ongoing KYC service, which combines feedback from a community of network participants to build individual profiles. Traceto is a distributed network of third-party identification verification providers, community input, and machine learning algorithms that collectively assign individuals KYC scores to attest to their identities. This allows other entities to verify identity without viewing personal identity documents, which remain encrypted. The Traceto.io token (T2T) will be used to compensate a network of Verifiers, who act as gatekeepers to users’ identity information (on behalf of corporate requesters or regulators) without having access to it themselves and to pay for KYC services.

Traceto.io is a decentralised Know Your Customer (KYC) service provider incorporating third-party identity verification providers, community feedback, machine learning and smart contract technologies to establish continuous compliance with international identification requirements.