The top PoW projects, ranked by prominence — TVL, market cap, funding, and on-chain activity.
DigiByte
Secure, decentralized blockchain for digital assets and apps
Dogecoin
Uniswap V2 clone powering DEX on Dogechain
Litecoin
Peer-to-peer digital currency for fast, low-cost payments.
Kadena
Layer1 Blockchain with PoW as the consensus
Kadena
Layer1 Blockchain with PoW as the consensus
Zcash
Privacy-focused cryptocurrency with zero-knowledge encryption
Firo
Privacy preserving cryptocurrency and ecosystem
Ravencoin
Permissionless asset transfer for an AI world
Decred
Cryptocurrency based on hybrid (PoW/PoS) consensus
Horizen
Privacy-first modular platform for zero-knowledge proofs
Ethereum Classic
Layer-one blockchain
Pepecoin
Blockchain for Pepe
The Innovation Game
Algorithmic Innovation Acceleration Protocol
Bitcoin Cash
Cryptocurrency that is a fork of Bitcoin
Salvium
Layer 1 proof-of-work blockchain
Kaspa
Decentralized & fully scalable Layer-1 based on the GHOSTDAG protocol
Ambient
Zero-to-One Decentralized Trading Protocol
Ambient
Zero-to-One Decentralized Trading Protocol
REAKTOR
Layer1 Game platform
LiquidLayer
Proof-of-Work for scalability and liquidity optimization
Callisto Network
Layer 1 smart contract solution
Karlsen Network
Fork of Kaspa
RealiChain
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Bitcoin
The original decentralized digital currency