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Crypto market milestone: 22 authoritative awards announced, industry reaches a new mainstream height
The crypto market moves towards the mainstream, 22 authoritative awards announced
2024 witnessed a significant moment for the crypto market moving into the mainstream. Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs got approved for listing, opening the doors to traditional finance; Bitcoin completed its halving, and the price surged accordingly; mainstream media's attention to the crypto field increased significantly; the liquidity of stablecoins continued to grow, and on-chain activities heated up; phenomenon meme coins rapidly rose; the combination of AI and encryption became a new hotspot. This series of events marks the increasing strength of encryption, laying the foundation for a new market cycle.
Against this backdrop, an annual selection event themed "Becoming Mainstream" was held to recognize Web3 projects, teams, and individuals that have propelled the industry into the mainstream spotlight. After a rigorous selection process, a total of 141 projects/companies and 10 individuals stood out and received 22 authoritative annual awards.
The selection results are as follows:
Annual Outstanding Contribution Award
Bitcoin, Base and Solana
Annual Innovation Award
ai16z, Ethena, Fractal Bitcoin, GMGNAi, GOAT, Hyperliquid, Mind Network, Polymarket, Pump.fun and Virtuals Protocol
Annual Application Rankings
Annual Best DeFi
Aave, Ethena, Hyperliquid, Jito, Jupiter, Pendle, Raydium, Sky, THENA and Uniswap
Annual Best Web3 Game
Big Time, Blocklords, Illuvium, Off the Grid and Shrapnel
Annual Best Web3 Social
Farcaster, Lens Protocol, Mask Network, Telegram and UXLINK
Annual Best RWA
MANTRA, Ondo Finance, Plume Network, Propy, and Usual
Annual Best DePIN
DBunker, Grass, io.net, Privasea, and Pundi X
Annual Best AI + Web3 Integration
ai16z, DIN, Virtuals Protocol, MEET48 and Pundi AI
Most Popular NFT of the Year
Azuki, Bitcoin Puppets, Doodles, Milady Maker and Pudgy Penguins
Annual Best Infrastructure
Annual Best L1
certain trading platform chain, Ethereum, Solana, Sui and Tron
Annual Best L2
Arbitrum, Base, Mint Blockchain, Optimism and zkSync
Annual Best Tools
BlockPI, CoinGlass, CryptoHunt, DeGame, GMGNAi, Kaito AI, Masbate, a certain wallet, RootData, and ZAN CLOUD
Most Promising Projects in the Ecosystem
Bitcoin ecosystem
Babylon, Bitlayer, Fractal Bitcoin, Merlin Chain, and Nervos
Ethereum ecosystem
Arbitrum, EigenLayer, Ethena, Farcaster, Polymarket, Pudgy Penguins, Sky, a certain DEX, Wormhole and zkSync
Ton ecosystem
Catizen, DOGS, Hamster Kombat, Notcoin, and Tomo Wallet
Solana ecosystem
Jupiter, Meteora, Pump.fun, Pyth Network and Raydium
Most Popular MEME of the Year
AIXBT, BOME, CHILLGUY, DOGE, GOAT, MOODENG, Neiro, PEPE, PNUT and PUPS
Most Influential KOL of the Year
Ansem, Biteye, dingaling, LaserCat397.eth, Murad, Phyrex, 0xSun, 0xWizard, Killing Wolf WolfyXBT and Ember
Most Influential Web3 Conference of the Year
Bitcoin 2024, BREAK POINT 2024, Devcon 2024, Hong Kong Web3 Festival and TOKEN 2049
Best Investment Institutions of the Year
a well-known venture capital institution, Alliance, a trading platform laboratory, Dragonfly, Hack VC, HTX Ventures, a trading platform venture capital, Pantera Capital, Paradigm, and SevenX Ventures
Best Exchange of the Year
a well-known trading platform, Bitget, Bybit, Gate, HashKey Exchange, HTX, another trading platform and Upbit
Best Column
Arthur Hayes, NingNing, 0xGreythorn, Mint Ventures, On-Chain View, Biteye, Sleeping in the Rain, Yue Xiaoyu, WOO and Vitalik Buterin
This list showcases the emerging trends and development potential in the encryption industry, reflecting a critical turning point in the crypto field for 2024. Multiple factors are driving profound changes in market structure, including the involvement of traditional financial institutions, Bitcoin halving, clearer regulations, and institutions opening up to crypto asset allocation. As these factors intertwine and develop, it is expected that by 2025, cryptocurrencies will achieve a more defined position and broader recognition in the global financial system.