In 2018, the cryptocurrency market underwent through a prolonged bear market, which put a lot of pressure for projects everywhere. Only the most resilient projects will survive the next 12 months, and the issues experienced by Aphelion and RChain show the importance of good governance and wise management. The following projects have the ability to thrive over the coming months and jump into the top 50.

Elastos (ELA)

What is Elastos?

Elastos is an ambitious smart web project that aims to build a safe and reliable decentralized version of the internet. By utilizing the blockchain, the team provides a secure environment where decentralized applications can run while being detached from the internet. Elastos also enables the ownership and exchange of personal data and digital assets.

Why Elastos?

Earlier this year, the team unveiled the Elastos TV Box that utilizes the Elastos Carrier peer-to-peer network, and the specially equipped boxes were developed in a partnership with Shijiu TV. The Asian company shipped around 230,000 consumer units and the box will help build P2P connections between TV Boxes and mobile phones, and the number of potentially 1 million Elastos Carrier nodes being available by the early next year has been suggested. Developments for 2019 include the Neo compatible smart contract sidechain release and the Elastos Runtime Browser for iOS Alpha release, as well as the Elastos ToolChain Alpha release. With a current market cap of just under $40 million, Elastos is a groundbreaking project that could break the top 50 in 2019.

Digitex Futures (DGTX)

What is Digitex Futures?

The success of Bitmex exchange has highlighted the appeal of futures trading to crypto enthusiasts. Digitex Futures Exchange allows traders to buy and sell futures contracts on various digital assets, commodities and financial instruments. There are zero transaction fees on all trades, and the DGTX token derives value from enabling the commission-free trading of liquid futures contracts based on the US Dollar price of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin.

Why Digitex Futures?

Traders on the platform must have a balance of DGTX in order to place trades, and can also win or lose their DGTX tokens. In addition, zero-fee trading attracts active, short term traders who help to create highly liquid markets, while large tick sizes even out the benefits for human traders versus bots. The Digitex Futures Exchange Beta will be launching on January 15, 2019, and looks set to disrupt the futures contract trading sector.

GoChain (GO)

What is GoChain?

GoChain is a scalable, Ethereum-based smart contract blockchain that is fast, secure and green. It enables DApp and smart contract developers to lift and shift from Ethereum to GoChain for 100x increased performance.

Why GoChain?

As Ethereum continues to experience issues with scaling, opportunities exist for a project that can provide a viable alternative. GoChain is an Ethereum based smart contract blockchain that is fast, secure, and highly scalable. After launching its mainnet earlier this year, GoChain is able to process 1300 tps and enable dApp and smart contract developers to easily shift over from Ethereum to benefit from increased performance. 2019 will bring the Apache 2.0 Licensed Rewrite aimed to increase Enterprise adoption, while network speeds should increase to 13,000 tps in Q2 of next year.

GoChain has a current market cap of $15 million.

Smartlands (SLT)

What is Smartlands?

Smartlands is a worldwide platform that was developed for tokenization of real economy assets.

Why Smartlands?

As the level of excitement surrounding ICOs continues to decline, the community is becoming increasingly bullish around STOs or Security Token Offerings. The Smartlands platform allows for the tokenization of a range of assets and manages the preparatory procedures of a token issuing company such as auditing and legal due diligence.

Commercial entities can tokenize their business by issuing security tokens on the platform and these can be traded on the low-cost, decentralized exchange hosted on the Stellar network. Investors will be able to fund well-managed and legally accountable security token offerings, while token issuers can secure funding by using an escrow company that enters into a collateral agreement to secure tokens with assets.

Smartlands has a current market cap of just under $18 million.

Own (CHX)

What is Own?

Own was previously known as Chainium and aimed to disrupt the global equity market by developing a platform that allowed large enterprises and smaller business to raise capital.

Why Own?

The Own platform is also focused on facilitating the creation and trading of security tokens, and looks set to gain traction over the coming months. Own comprises an ecosystem which includes the FAST infrastructure for accessing ready-made products and launching bespoke apps, the DSR investor data management system, a mobile app, and a finance industry blockchain that allows teams to develop innovative products.

Own has a current market cap of over $6 million.