DAG / non-linear chains

Chains whose ledger is a directed acyclic graph rather than a single chain of blocks. There is no "longest chain" — every transaction references one or more parents in the graph, and agreement is on the partial order of transactions themselves.

Chains counted
8
Combined market cap
$4.4B
Snapshot
24 September 2026
#AssetConsensusMarket cap
18 HederaHBAR Hashgraph (gossip, aBFT) $4.0B
50 IOTAIOTA Tangle $218M
56 SonicS Lachesis (aBFT) $156M
80 NanoXNO Block-lattice (ORV) $52M
114 ConstellationDAG Proof of Reputable Observation (Hypergraph) $24M
140 NKNNKN Proof of Relay (MOCA) $5M
146 ObyteGBYTE Order-provider DAG (Byteball) $5M
235 ZenonZNN Meta-DAG (Momentum + Pillar) $488,275

Methodology — the rules under which each chain's family was decided. Wrapped, staked and pegged claims are listed separately and never counted toward this total.