The approval of Bitcoin spot ETFs and Ethereum spot ETFs has successfully opened the door to traditional finance; Bitcoin has completed another halving, leading to a price surge; mainstream media attention has significantly increased, with crypto practitioners becoming key players in the U.S. elections; the liquidity of stablecoins continues to grow, and on-chain activities are heating up; phenomenal meme coins have rapidly risen, triggering a full-blown MEME super cycle; the combination of AI and Crypto has created a new narrative, with Agents becoming a new standard in crypto trading… It can be said that 2024 marks a significant moment for the crypto market to truly step into the mainstream, with the growing strength of crypto providing a perfect start for a new era.
On this occasion, the PANews PARTY AWARD 2025, themed "Becoming Mainstream," aims to discover and recognize Web3 projects, teams, and individuals that continuously build and strive to bring the industry into the mainstream spotlight. After more than a month of registration, online voting, and evaluation by a professional jury, the fifth PANews annual selection event has officially concluded, with 141 projects/companies and 10 individuals standing out to receive 22 authoritative annual awards for the "PARTY AWARD 2025."
The growth wave of the crypto ecosystem relies on strong technological driving forces, unique market perspectives, and keen judgment. These factors not only drive the innovation process in the industry but also bring significant economic benefits and social impacts. PANews has combined multiple evaluation criteria, including technological innovation, ecological development, market influence, and community building, to ultimately select three Annual Outstanding Contribution Awards: Bitcoin, Base, and Solana.
From new technological mechanisms to innovative economic models, and new business models, investment models, and asset issuance methods, these innovative paradigms not only promote the efficiency and intelligence of the trading environment, achieving asset diversification and value growth, but also provide market participants with richer asset allocation choices. The crypto market has also opened a new growth cycle through continuous expansion of depth and liquidity. The "PARTY AWARD 2025" selected 10 Annual Innovation Awards: ai16z, Ethena, Fractal Bitcoin, GMGNAi, GOAT, Hyperliquid, Mind Network, Polymarket, Pump.fun, and Virtuals Protocol.
When innovative technologies combine with new business models, they often give rise to disruptive innovations that drive profound changes in the industry. This combination not only enhances the application efficiency of technology but also brings new operational methods and more market space. The "PARTY AWARD 2025" annual application list includes seven categories: Annual Best DeFi, Annual Best Web3 Game, Annual Best Web3 Social, Annual Best RWA, Annual Best DePIN, Annual Best AI+Web3 Combination, and Annual Most Popular NFT, ultimately selecting 45 annual applications.
The Annual Best DeFi includes: Aave, Ethena, Hyperliquid, Jito, Jupiter, Pendle, Raydium, Sky, THENA, and Uniswap.
The Annual Best Web3 Games include: Big Time, Blocklords, Illuvium, Off the Grid, and Shrapnel.
The Annual Best Web3 Social includes: Farcaster, Lens Protocol, Mask Network, Telegram, and UXLINK.
The Annual Best RWA includes: MANTRA, Ondo Finance, Plume Network, Propy, and Usual.
The Annual Best DePIN includes: DBunker, Grass, io.net, Privasea, and Pundi X.
The Annual Best AI+Web3 Combination includes: ai16z, DIN, Virtuals Protocol, MEET48, and Pundi AI.
The Annual Most Popular NFTs include: Azuki, Bitcoin Puppets, Doodles, Milady Maker, and Pudgy Penguins.
The crypto market is moving towards an era of large-scale applications, and the diverse infrastructure is undoubtedly the core engine driving growth, as well as a long-term narrative with great imaginative potential in the crypto field. Especially with the continuous iteration and upgrading of various infrastructures, it can effectively unlock more liquidity and inject new vitality into the entire market. The "PARTY AWARD 2025" selected 20 Annual Best Infrastructures.
The Annual Best L1 includes: BNB Chain, Ethereum, Solana, Sui, and Tron.
The Annual Best L2 includes: Arbitrum, Base, Mint Blockchain, Optimism, and zkSync.
The Annual Best Tools include: BlockPI, CoinGlass, CryptoHunt, DeGame, GMGNAi, Kaito AI, Masbate, OKX Wallet, RootData, and ZAN CLOUD.
After an early exploration phase, the crypto field is ushering in the dawn of the application era, especially against the backdrop of continuously maturing technology and ongoing optimization of infrastructure. Projects in the crypto space with development potential can often break the barriers of external liquidity, becoming key keys to driving large-scale adoption, thereby accelerating the mainstreaming process of the crypto market. The "PARTY AWARD 2025" selected 25 most promising projects from the Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and TON ecosystems.
The most promising projects in the Bitcoin ecosystem include: Babylon, Bitlayer, Fractal Bitcoin, Merlin Chain, and Nervos.
The most promising projects in the Ethereum ecosystem include: Arbitrum, EigenLayer, Ethena, Farcaster, Polymarket, Pudgy Penguins, Sky, Uniswap, Wormhole, and zkSync.
The most promising projects in the TON ecosystem include: Catizen, DOGS, Hamster Kombat, Notcoin, and Tomo Wallet.
The most promising projects in the Solana ecosystem include: Jupiter, Meteora, Pump.fun, Pyth Network, and Raydium.
MEME is the forefront of the collision between culture and capital. As an emerging symbol of the attention economy, MEME coins have become one of the most popular and fastest-growing crypto narratives throughout 2024, thanks to their strong dissemination power, deep cultural accumulation, and loyal community support. At the same time, as a barometer of on-chain liquidity, MEME coins accurately reflect market dynamics and emotional fluctuations. PANews ultimately selected 10 most popular MEMEs of the year: AIXBT, BOME, CHILLGUY, DOGE, GOAT, MOODENG, Neiro, PEPE, PNUT, and PUPS.
KOLs are not just transmitters of information; they are also trendsetters and innovators. In the turbulent era of crypto, they stand at the forefront of industry development with their exceptional professionalism, unique insights, and precise judgment. PANews selected 10 most influential KOLs of the year: Ansem, Biteye, dingaling, LaserCat397.eth, Murad, Phyrex, 0xSun, 0xWizard, WolfyXBT, and Yu Jin.
Conference marketing is not only a powerful tool for brand communication but also a melting pot for ideas, filled with profound value information and cutting-edge industry insights. In the Web3 field, hosting conferences not only accelerates the popularization of the crypto world, helping more users from outside the circle step into this unknown territory, but also inspires industry builders to continue exploring and innovating bravely, pushing the entire industry forward. After multiple rounds of selection, the "PARTY AWARD 2025" ultimately selected 5 most influential Web3 conferences: Bitcoin2024, BREAK POINT 2024, Devcon 2024, Hong Kong Web3 Festival, and TOKEN 2049.
Excellent investment institutions often possess profound market insights, unique strategic vision, outstanding decision-making abilities, excellent resource integration capabilities, and robust risk control abilities, allowing them to accurately grasp the pulse of era development in a rapidly changing market. They are not only providers of capital but also builders of the industry's future, capable of promoting innovation and transformation in a complex and ever-changing environment. The "PARTY AWARD 2025" selected 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 crypto market. They are not only key platforms for users to trade and manage assets but also important forces driving industry innovation and development. Factors such as diversified trading products and assets, smooth trading experiences, compliance construction, and security are often key elements determining the user experience of exchanges and directly affect whether exchanges can bring higher liquidity and stronger stability to the market. The "PARTY AWARD 2025" selected 8 best exchanges of the year: Binance, Bitget, Bybit, Gate.io, HashKey Exchange, HTX, OKX, and Upbit.
In addition, PANews also selected 10 best columns: Arthur Hayes, NingNing, 0xGreythorn, Mint Ventures, On-chain View, Biteye, Sleeping in the Rain, Yue Xiaoyu, WOO, and Vitalik Buterin. These column authors not only analyze industry dynamics from their unique perspectives but also lead readers to better understand market trends and technological developments through precise insights and rational thinking, providing valuable insights and inspiration for industry development.
Congratulations to all the Web3 companies and individuals who have won awards. The year 2024 is seen as a critical turning point in the crypto field, with multiple key factors shaping profound changes in market structure. In this new cycle, the entry of Wall Street giants, Bitcoin halving, gradual clarification of regulatory frameworks, traditional institutions opening up to crypto asset allocation, the impact of the U.S. elections, and the continuous maturation of technology not only bring new growth opportunities to the crypto industry but also promote a more diversified narrative form in the market. As these factors intertwine and accelerate development, cryptocurrencies will gain a clearer definition and broader recognition in the global financial system by 2025. The "PARTY AWARD 2025" aims to showcase the emerging trends and development potential of the crypto industry through this list, encouraging more industry pioneers and innovators to actively participate in the long-term construction of the crypto ecosystem.
Note: Previous years' "PANews PARTY" annual selections: PARTY AWARD 2024, PARTY AWARD 2023, PARTY AWARD 2021, PARTY AWARD 2020.
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