Top Blockchain Projects to Watch in 2025

The blockchain space is growing quickly, with new projects constantly emerging to address specific industry needs. As we look ahead to 2025, several mid-tier blockchain projects stand out for their practical applications, unique ecosystems, and significant growth potential. 

Here in this article will take a closer look at five blockchain projects that are worth keeping an eye on in 2025: Gleec, Mosaic Alpha, Hedera, Quant, and VeChain. Each of these projects brings a different approach to the blockchain landscape, offering solutions for financial tools, decentralized finance, enterprise-grade performance, interoperability, and supply chain transparency.

1; Gleec

Gleec was initially introduced in 2015 as a safe communications system. Nevertheless, it later became a complete blockchain ecosystem developed on top of a Bitcoin fork. Its native token is GLEEC which consists of 21 million capped tokens, and is used to facilitate different kinds of financial and digital services, seeking to provide convenient solutions to users in emerging markets.

Ecosystem:Gleec has developed a number of new tools that users can now access to facilitate their entry into the crypto environment and close the gap between crypto and traditional finance.

• Gleec Pay: An IBAN crypto-friendly service, that supports fiat-to-crypto conversions effortlessly, e.g., in areas where access to banking solutions is restricted.

• Gleec Card: Visa-backed debit card which can use the creations to spend their crypto assets with millions of companies and shops across the globe.

• Gleec BTC Exchange: The exchange venue is approved in El Salvador and promotes BTC-to-USD exchanges since the nation offers friendly terms towards cryptocurrencies.

• Raphael Coin: This is a new project that offers tokenized art benefiting surging interest in digital assets and NFTs.

What are Gleec’s Use Cases? Gleec employs a proof-of-work consensus mechanism like Bitcoin, which can make the mechanism highly secure and transparent. It is traded over 15 exchanges such as HitBTC and Changelly and has a market cap of about $43 million.

Recent Developments:In 2024, Gleec had its exchange granted regulatory approval in El Salvador and launched staking rewards and community governance capabilities. Another area of focus is increasing the outreach of the platform through partnership with other regional fintechs to scale Gleec Pay.

Why Watch in 2025:Gleec’s focus on practical financial tools for emerging markets positions it well for growth. The small market cap and its low-profile status make it a potential sleeper hit, though it faces competition from larger payment-focused blockchains like Ripple.

2; Mosaic Alpha

Mosaic Alpha, a decentralized platform that launched on the Binance Smart Chain, makes DeFi investing easier by providing token baskets. Those baskets represent a preselected portfolio of assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Polkadot, and are set to make the crypto investment process more accessible to new and seasoned investors.

Ecosystem:The mosaic Alpha ecosystem centers itself on a simple portfolio management feature, simplifying the ability of users to diversify their investments.

• Token Baskets: Portfolios that have been built or created to hand users a selection of crypto assets to invest in simultaneously.

• Mosaic Wallet: Mosaic Wallet is an Ethereum wallet, which gives you a complete control over your assets, and natively integrates with multiple DeFi systems.

• Mosaic Chain: The project is developing a Polkadot parachain to increase its scalability and multi-hub capabilities.

Technical Details:The platform runs on the BNB Chain with low fees and fast transactions. Transaction fees can be paid by using KDX tokens, as well as using the token to access premium services, like advanced portfolio analytics. The platform is built in a manner that is deeply decentralized, and governed by the community.

Recent Developments:In 2024, Mosaic Alpha introduced emerging DeFi tokens to its token basket, and it incorporated Polkadot into the ecosystem in which to be interoperating. New governance features have also been implemented on the platform such as top holders being allowed to curate baskets.

Why Watch in 2025:Mosaic Alpha stands out for its user-centric approach to DeFi investing, making it accessible to a wide range of investors. Its integration with Polkadot ensures scalability, though it will need to compete with established DeFi giants like Aave and Yearn Finance.

3; Hedera

Hedera was launched in 2018 and uses the hashgraph consensus algorithm to provide transactions at high speeds and low costs. It is a platform overseen by a council of international enterprises such as Google, IBM, and Boeing which endears it as a reliable solution to enterprise and DeFi applications.

Ecosystem:The Hedera ecosystem is intended to enable diverse use cases, ranging to enterprise applications to decentralized finance.

• Hedera Token Service (HTS): Gives businesses the power to create specialized tokens to support their initiatives in an easy way.

• Hedera Consensus Service (HCS): A high-throughput data verification service dedicated to the tracking of supply chains, as well as financial settlements, among others.

• Smart Contracts: Hedera embraces Solidity based smart contracts whose finality occurs within 3-5 seconds.

Technical Details:Hedera is built upon hashgraph, a more energy-efficient and faster-transacting consensus algorithm as compared to the traditional blockchains. It has a capacity that can handle more than 10,000 transactions each second and it is carbon negative.

Recent Developments:In 2024 Hedera increased its DeFi integrations and partnered with Indian Institute of Technology to encourage blockchain education. On top of this, the platform is launching the HashSphere project, a personal blockchain that integrates regulated sectors, in 2025.

Why Watch in 2025:The enterprise support and high-performance nature of Hedera gives it a competitive advantage regarding institutional adoption. Nonetheless, its governmental structure is centralized, which can be the cause of alarm among blockchain enthusiasts.

4; Quant

Quant works on addressing the burning problem of blockchain interoperability. The communication between the various blockchains, including Ethereum, Bitcoin, or Ripple, is made possible via its Overledger platform without involving the creation of a new network.

Ecosystem:Overledger is the most significant element of the Quant ecosystem that offers the solution to an interconnection issue between blockchain networks of various enterprises.

• Overledger: Network-agnostic API which links the public and the private blockchains and allows cross-chain payments and sharing of data.

• QNT Token: QNT coin is a native token of the platform and helps to license the platform as well as pay fees on transactions.

Technical Details:Quant is a layer-1.5 solution that does not build a new blockchain instead of integrating the existing ones. This renders it an impartial stage of cross-chain data and asset transfer. The total number of QNT tokens (approximately 14.6 million) provides the project with stability.

Recent Developments:In 2024, Quant collaborated with UK financial institutions on tokenized securities testing and added to its Overledger APIs to further interoperability within DeFi. Its grants were community driven, and it further added to the expansion of the platform ecosystem.

Why Watch in 2025:Quant’s focus on interoperability positions it as a key player in blockchain adoption, especially as cross-chain capabilities become more essential for enterprises. Its neutrality makes it a strong solution for developers looking for a seamless connection between different blockchain networks.

5; VeChain 

VeChain is a blockchain platform established in 2015 aimed at enhancing the transparency of the supply chain. Its two-token model (VET to transfer values and VTHO to pay the transaction fees) has taken it on the top of the list of companies that offer blockchain solution to any company across the world.

Ecosystem:VeChain’s ecosystem focuses on offering businesses solutions for traceability, sustainability, and logistics.

• ToolChain: A plug-and-play platform that enables businesses to use blockchain as a supply chain traceability mechanism, and luxury goods in particular authentication, and in food safety.

• VeChainThor: A public chain that allows smart contracts and decentralized apps to be carried out that makes transactions cheap.

Technical Details:VeChain uses a proof-of-authority (PoA) consensus mechanism, which ensures efficiency and scalability. Transaction costs are minimal, around $0.01 in VTHO, making it attractive for enterprise use.

Recent Developments:In 2024, VeChain expanded its carbon tracking programs and introduced new integrations for SMEs in Asia. Its node infrastructure was also upgraded for faster transaction processing, further enhancing scalability.

Why Watch in 2025:VeChain’s established partnerships with global brands and its focus on transparency and sustainability make it a top choice for enterprises looking to implement blockchain technology in supply chain management.

Disclaimer: This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.