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The PARTY AWARD 2025 reveals 22 awards showcasing the mainstreaming of the crypto market.
Crypto market enters mainstream "PARTY AWARD 2025" reveals 22 annual awards
2024 is a landmark year for the crypto market to move towards mainstream. The approval of Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs has opened the door to traditional finance. Bitcoin has undergone a halving, and the price has surged accordingly. Mainstream media's attention on the crypto space has significantly increased, and industry players are playing an important role in the US elections. The liquidity of stablecoins continues to grow, and on-chain activities are becoming increasingly active. Meme coins are rising rapidly, and the MEME supercycle is fully erupting. The combination of AI and crypto has become a new hotspot, with smart agents becoming the new standard for trading.
In this context, "PARTY AWARD 2025" themed "Becoming Mainstream" aims to recognize Web3 projects, teams, and individuals that drive the industry into the mainstream spotlight. After more than a month of registration, voting, and professional review, the fifth annual selection event has successfully concluded, with a total of 141 projects/companies and 10 individuals standing out to receive 22 prestigious annual awards.
The development of the encryption ecosystem relies on strong technological driving forces, unique market perspectives, and keen judgment. These factors not only drive industry innovation but also bring significant economic and social benefits. The selection evaluates multiple dimensions, including technological innovation, ecological development, market influence, and community building, ultimately awarding 3 Annual Outstanding Contribution Awards: Bitcoin, Base, and Solana.
From new technological mechanisms to innovative economic models, and then to new business models, investment models, and asset issuance methods, these innovative paradigms have promoted the efficiency and intelligence of the trading environment, achieving asset diversification and value growth, providing market participants with richer asset allocation choices. The crypto market has entered a new growth cycle with the continuous expansion of depth and liquidity. Ten annual innovation awards were selected: ai16z, Ethena, Fractal Bitcoin, GMGNAi, GOAT, Hyperliquid, Mind Network, Polymarket, Pump.fun, and Virtuals Protocol.
When innovative technologies are combined with new business models, they often give rise to disruptive innovations that drive profound changes in the industry. This combination not only enhances the efficiency of technology applications but also brings new operational methods and greater development space to the market. The annual application list includes seven categories of awards, with a total of 45 annual applications selected.
Best DeFi of the Year: Aave, Ethena, Hyperliquid, Jito, Jupiter, Pendle, Raydium, Sky, THENA, and Uniswap.
Best Web3 Games of the Year: Big Time, Blocklords, Illuvium, Off the Grid, and Shrapnel.
Best Web3 Social of the Year: 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 Combination: ai16z, DIN, Virtuals Protocol, MEET48, and Pundi AI.
Most Popular NFTs of the Year: Azuki, Bitcoin Puppets, Doodles, Milady Maker, and Pudgy Penguins.
The crypto market is moving towards a large-scale application era, with distinct infrastructures being the core engine driving growth and a long-term narrative with great potential in the encryption field. The continuous iteration and upgrading of infrastructure can effectively release more liquidity and inject new vitality into the market. Select 20 annual best infrastructures.
Best L1 of the Year: BNB Chain, Ethereum, Solana, Sui, and Tron.
Best L2 of the Year: Arbitrum, Base, Mint Blockchain, Optimism, and zkSync.
Annual Best Tools: BlockPI, CoinGlass, CryptoHunt, DeGame, GMGNAi, Kaito AI, Masbate, OKX Wallet, RootData and ZAN CLOUD.
With the maturity of technology and the optimization of infrastructure, the encryption field is ushering in an era of applications. Projects with development potential may break the liquidity barriers outside the circle, becoming the key to driving large-scale adoption and accelerating the mainstreaming of the crypto market. The selection has identified 25 of the most promising projects within the Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and TON ecosystems.
The most promising projects in the Bitcoin ecosystem: Babylon, Bitlayer, Fractal Bitcoin, Merlin Chain, and Nervos.
The most promising projects in the Ethereum ecosystem: Arbitrum, EigenLayer, Ethena, Farcaster, Polymarket, Pudgy Penguins, Sky, Uniswap, Wormhole, and zkSync.
The most promising projects in the TON ecosystem: Catizen, DOGS, Hamster Kombat, Notcoin, and Tomo Wallet.
The most promising projects in the Solana ecosystem: Jupiter, Meteora, Pump.fun, Pyth Network, and Raydium.
MEME is at the forefront of the collision between culture and capital. As a symbol of the emerging attention economy, MEME coins have become one of the most popular and fastest-growing crypto narratives of 2024, thanks to their strong dissemination power, rich cultural heritage, and loyal community support. As a barometer of on-chain liquidity, MEME coins accurately reflect market dynamics and sentiment. The selection has identified the 10 most popular MEMEs of the year: AIXBT, BOME, CHILLGUY, DOGE, GOAT, MOODENG, Neiro, PEPE, PNUT, and PUPS.
KOLs are not only information transmitters but also trendsetters and innovation promoters. With their professional competence, unique vision, and precise insights, they always stand at the forefront of industry development. The selection has chosen the 10 most influential KOLs of the year: Ansem, Biteye, dingaling, LaserCat397.eth, Murad, Phyrex, 0xSun, 0xWizard, WolfyXBT, and Yu Jin.
Web3 conferences are not only tools for brand communication but also platforms for the collision of ideas, filled with valuable information and cutting-edge insights. These conferences accelerate the popularity of the crypto market, helping more users from outside the industry to enter, while also inspiring industry builders to continue exploring innovations and driving industry development. The selection has identified the 5 most influential Web3 conferences of the year: Bitcoin2024, BREAK POINT 2024, Devcon 2024, Hong Kong Web3 Festival, and TOKEN 2049.
Outstanding investment institutions possess profound market insights, unique strategic vision, excellent decision-making ability, outstanding resource integration capability, and robust risk control ability, allowing them to grasp the pulse of development in a rapidly changing market. They not only provide capital but also act as builders of the industry's future, promoting innovative changes in complex environments. The selection has chosen the 10 best investment institutions of the year: a16z, Alliance, Binance Labs Fund, Dragonfly, Hack VC, HTX Ventures, OKX Ventures, Pantera Capital, Paradigm, and SevenX Ventures.
Crypto exchanges are the core hub of the crypto ecosystem, profoundly influencing the liquidity and stability of the entire market. They are not only key platforms for users to trade and manage assets but also important forces driving innovation and development in the industry. Factors such as diverse trading products and assets, smooth trading experience, compliance building, and security determine the user experience of exchanges and directly affect the liquidity and stability they bring to the market. The top 8 exchanges of the year are: Binance, Bitget, Bybit, Gate, HashKey Exchange, HTX, OKX, and Upbit.
In addition, 10 best columns were selected: Arthur Hayes, NingNing, 0xGreythorn, Mint Ventures, On-chain View, Biteye, Crazy Sleep in the Rain, Yue Xiaoyu, WOO, and Vitalik Buterin. These columnists analyze industry trends from unique perspectives, guiding readers to understand market trends and technological developments through precise insights and rational thinking, providing valuable insights and inspiration for the industry.
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