The top Proof of Work (PoW) projects, ranked by prominence — TVL, market cap, funding, and on-chain activity.
BOB
Multi-chain stablecoin with optional privacy
Beldex
Decentralized confidential ecosystem for secure Web3 interactions.
Handshake
Decentralized naming for the Internet of Agents
Komodo
Multi-chain infrastructure for atomic swaps
DigiByte
Secure, fast, decentralized UTXO blockchain
Nockchain
The first ZKPoW L1 for scalable privacy
Dogecoin
Swap tokens on Dogechain with Uniswap V2 style
Litecoin
The silver to Bitcoin's gold for payments
Kadena
The world's first truly scalable blockchain
Beam
Privacy-first network for gaming and DeFi
Conflux
Regulatory-compliant layer 1 bridging East and West
Factor
The composability engine for DeFi intents.
Zcash
Private payments with zero-knowledge proofs
Datamine FLUX
Decentralized borrowing and Web3 infrastructure ecosystem
Firo
Private digital cash with zero-knowledge innovation
Syscoin
Bitcoin security meets Ethereum versatility.
Ravencoin
Blockchain for asset creation and transfer.
Dash
Digital cash for instant, private payments
Decred
Community-governed digital currency for long-term value
Nimiq
Crypto payments made simple and intuitive
Ethereum Classic
Autonomous stablecoin backed by ETC
Fractal
Recursive scaling layers on Bitcoin's secure blockchain
Dynex
Quantum-driven neuromorphic blockchain for real-world problems
Hathor
Scalable DAG blockchain for easy token creation
Nervos Network
Layered trust network for crypto-economy
Zephyr Protocol
Private over-collateralized stablecoins on Monero
eCash
Digital cash with instant finality and scalability
Groestlcoin
Secure, private, fast cryptocurrency since 2014
Dero
Private DApp platform with homomorphic encryption.
NeurAI
AI-powered IoT on a decentralized blockchain
Verus
Privacy-enabling blockchain with hybrid consensus
Cypherium
Hybrid PoW/HotStuff Layer 1 for the AI era
Pepecoin
A fair-launch meme coin with merge mining
XELIS
Privacy-first Layer-1 with BlockDAG and homomorphic encryption
Bitcoin Gold
Making Bitcoin mining accessible to everyone
QUBIC
Feeless L1 with AI-driven Proof of Work
The Innovation Game
Open innovation through decentralized algorithm discovery
Siacoin
Decentralized cloud storage on blockchain
MimbleWimbleCoin
Privacy at the base layer, powered by MimbleWimble.
Parallax
Bitcoin's scarcity, Ethereum's power, community-driven.
Radiant
Scalable L1 powering cross-chain lending
Bitcoin Cash
Peer-to-peer electronic cash for the world
ZERO
Sovereign E2E protocol
Salvium
Privacy 2.0 built to survive global regulation.
Epic Cash
Unconfiscatable private property on the blockchain.
ScPrime
Decentralized enterprise object storage at global scale
Grin
Private, lightweight blockchain with no transaction history.
Kaspa
Decentralized & fully scalable Layer-1 based on the GHOSTDAG protocol
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Nexa
Community-focused Uniswap V3 DEX on Flare