This post is about BitShares:
- Have a main implementation which is free as in freedom.
- Introduced new technologies, or combined existing technologies in a new useful, in other words, it's not just a clone.
New DPOS (Delegated Proof of Stake) system of securing the blockchain -
http://wiki.bitshares.org/index.php/DPOSdecentralized exchange -
http://bitshares.org/with market tools
http://www.amazon.com/BitShares-101-Generation-Currencies-Decentralized-ebook/dp/B00QUIWHR0 - 99cents
Platform for Decentralized Autonomous Companies (as in
https://letstalkbitcoin.com/bitcoin-and-the-three-laws-of-robotics/):
http://playshare.io/http://www.bitsharesmusicfoundation.org/Market pegged assets BitUSD, BitCNY, BitEUR, BitGOLD, BitSILVER - pegged by the Delegate feeds
http://wiki.bitshares.org/index.php/BitShares/bitAssets- Have not been premined or IPOed.
Here is "the origins of BitShares"
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=14019.0- Are actively developed or in maintenance mode (instead of abandoned).
Again
https://github.com/BitShares/bitshares/milestonesAlso, a delegate (of DPOS) voted by the stake holders into the top 101, can withhold 100% of his/her rewards and
finance their efforts in developing and maintaining the project. As the BitShares market cap grows, the BitShares
blockchain could compete for top talents in the industry.
- Have a chance of being used in the future for payment of good and services, rather than just speculation.
Market pegged assets, BitUSD, BitCNY, BitEUR etc are the easiest ways for payments adoption: no need to change pricing
habits or adjust for value fluctuation.