The syscoin development team has taken legal action against Moolah while XCurrency is planning an 'Internet of block chains'.
The viacoin team has unveiled a new block chain notary solution, while new services are coming to darkcoin.
The ClearingHouse smart contract protocol is now live and available through a new Web client.
Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd will focus on 'treechains', the Bitcoin 2.0 technology concept he invented.