The annual selection of "PARTY AWARD 2025" was officially announced. Who will win the 22 authoritative awards?

Bitcoin spot ETF and Ethereum spot ETF were approved for listing, successfully opening the door to traditional finance; Bitcoin completed another halving, and the price ushered in a wild ride; mainstream media attention increased significantly, and encryption practitioners became the key to the U.S. election Role; Stablecoin liquidity continues to grow, and on-chain activities continue to heat up; Phenomenal meme coins rise rapidly, and the MEME super cycle breaks out; AI+Crypto achieves a new narrative, and Agent becomes the new standard for crypto transactions... Yes He said that 2024 is the landmark moment when the encryption market truly moves into the mainstream. The growing power of encryption provides a perfect start for the start of a new cycle.

On this occasion, PANews PARTY AWARD 2025, with the theme of "Becoming Mainstream", aims to discover and commend those Web3 projects, teams and individuals who continue to build and strive to bring the industry into the mainstream. After more than a month of registration collection, online voting and professional jury review, the fifth PANews annual selection event officially came to an end. A total of 141 projects/enterprises and 10 individuals stood out and won 22 authoritative items in the "PARTY AWARD 2025" Annual Awards.

The growth wave of the encryption ecosystem is inseparable from strong technical driving force, unique market perspective and keen judgment. These factors not only promote the innovation process of the industry, but also bring significant economic benefits and social impact. PANews combined multi-dimensional selection criteria such as technological innovation, ecological development, market influence and community construction to finally select three annual outstanding contribution awards: Bitcoin, Base and Solana.

From new technological mechanisms to innovative economic models, to new business models, investment models and asset issuance methods, these innovative paradigms not only promote the efficiency and intelligence of the trading environment, achieve asset diversification and value growth, but also provide Market participants offer a richer array of asset allocation options. The crypto market has also opened a new growth cycle with the continued expansion of depth and liquidity. "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 are combined with new business models, disruptive innovations often emerge and drive profound changes in the industry. This combination not only improves the application efficiency of technology, but also brings new operating methods and more market space to the market. The annual application list of "PARTY AWARD 2025" includes the best DeFi of the year, the best Web3 game of the year, the best Web3 social of the year, the best RWA of the year, the best DePIN of the year, the best AI+Web3 combination of the year and the most popular NFT of the year. There are seven categories of awards, and 45 applications of the year are finally selected.

The best DeFi of the year are: Aave, Ethena, Hyperliquid, Jito, Jupiter, Pendle, Raydium, Sky, THENA and Uniswap.

The best Web3 games of the year are: Big Time, Blocklords, Illuvium, Off the Grid and Shrapnel.

The best Web3 social networking sites of the year are: Farcaster, Lens Protocol, Mask Network, Telegram and UXLINK.

The best RWAs of the year are: MANTRA, Ondo Finance, Plume Network, Propy and Usual.

The best DePINs of the year are: DBunker, Grass, io.net, Privasea and Pundi X.

The best AI+Web3 combinations of the year are: ai16z, DIN, Virtuals Protocol, MEET48 and Pundi AI.

The most popular NFTs of the year are: Azuki, Bitcoin Puppets, Doodles, Milady Maker and Pudgy Penguins.

The encryption market is moving towards an era of large-scale application. Undoubtedly, unique infrastructure is the core engine driving growth, and it is also a long-term narrative with great imagination in the encryption field. In particular, the continuous iteration and upgrade of various infrastructures can effectively unlock more liquidity and inject new vitality into the entire market. "PARTY AWARD 2025" selected the 20 best infrastructures of the year.

The best L1s of the year are: BNB Chain, Ethereum, Solana, Sui and Tron.

The best L2s of the year are: Arbitrum, Base, Mint Blockchain, Optimism and zkSync.

The best tools of the year are: BlockPI, CoinGlass, CryptoHunt, DeGame, GMGNAi, Kaito AI, Masbate, OKX Wallet, RootData and ZAN CLOUD.

After an early exploration phase, the encryption field is ushering in the dawn of the application era, especially as the technology continues to mature and the infrastructure continues to be optimized. Those crypto projects with development potential can often break down the barriers to liquidity outside the circle and become the key to promoting large-scale adoption, thus accelerating the mainstreaming process of the crypto market. "PARTY AWARD 2025" selected the 25 most promising projects in the Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and TON ecosystems.

The most promising projects in the Bitcoin ecosystem are: Babylon, Bitlayer, Fractal Bitcoin, Merlin Chain and Nervos.

The most promising projects in the Ethereum ecosystem are: Arbitrum, EigenLayer, Ethena, Farcaster, Polymarket, Pudgy Penguins, Sky, Uniswap, Wormhole and zkSync.

The most promising projects in the Ton ecosystem are: Catizen, DOGS, Hamster Kombat, Notcoin and Tomo Wallet.

The most promising projects in the Solana ecosystem are: Jupiter, Meteora, Pump.fun, Pyth Network and Raydium.

MEME is the frontier where culture and capital collide. As an emerging symbol of the attention economy, MEME coin has become one of the most popular and fastest-growing crypto narratives throughout 2024 with its strong communication power, deep cultural accumulation, and loyal community support. At the same time, as a vane of on-chain liquidity, MEME coin accurately reflects market dynamics and emotional fluctuations. PANews finally selected the 10 most popular MEMEs of the year: AIXBT, BOME, CHILLGUY, DOGE, GOAT, MOODENG, Neiro, PEPE, PNUT and PUPS.

KOLs are not only transmitters of information, but also trendsetters and promoters of innovation. In the ups and downs of the encryption era, they have always stood at the forefront of industry development with their excellent professionalism, unique vision and precise insights. Cutting edge. PANews selected the 10 most influential KOLs of the year: Ansem, Biteye, dingaling, LaserCat397.eth, Murad, Phyrex, 0xSun, 0xWizard, WolfyXBT and Embers.

Conference marketing is not only a powerful weapon for brand communication, but also a melting pot for ideological collision, full of profound value information and cutting-edge industry insights. In the field of Web3, the holding of the conference not only accelerated the popularity of the encryption world and helped more users outside the circle enter this unknown field, but also encouraged industry builders to continue to explore and bravely innovate, and promote the development of the entire industry. After many rounds of selections, "PARTY AWARD 2025" finally selected the five most influential Web3 conferences of the year: Bitcoin2024, BREAK POINT 2024, Devcon 2024, Hong Kong Web3 Festival and TOKEN 2049.

Excellent investment institutions often have profound market insights, unique strategic vision, excellent decision-making capabilities, excellent resource integration capabilities and robust risk control capabilities, so that they can accurately grasp the pulse of the development of the times in the ever-changing market. They are not only providers of capital, but also builders of the future of the industry, able to promote innovation and change in a complex and ever-changing environment. The "PARTY AWARD 2025" annual selection selected 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 affecting the liquidity and stability of the entire Crypto market. They are not only a key platform for users to conduct transactions and asset management, but also an important force in promoting innovation and development in the industry. Diversified trading products and assets, smooth trading experience, compliance construction, security and other factors are often the key factors that determine the user experience of the exchange, and directly affect whether the exchange can bring higher liquidity to the market. performance and greater stability. The "PARTY AWARD 2025" annual selection selected 8 best exchanges of the year: Binance, Bitget, Bybit, Gate.io, HashKey Exchange, HTX, OKX and Upbit.

In addition, PANews also selected the 10 best PANews columns: Arthur Hayes, NingNing, 0xGreythorn, Mint Ventures, Chain View, Biteye, Sleeping in the Rain, Yue Xiaoyu, WOO and Vitalik Buterin. These columnists not only use their unique perspectives to deeply analyze industry trends, but also lead readers to better understand market trends and technological developments through precise insights and rational thinking, and provide valuable insights and inspiration for industry development.

Congratulations to all the above award-winning Web3 companies and individuals. 2024 is regarded as a key turning point in the encryption field, with multiple key factors shaping profound changes in the market structure. In this new cycle, factors such as the joining of Wall Street giants, the Bitcoin halving, the gradual clarification of the regulatory framework, the opening of crypto asset allocation by traditional institutions, the impact of the US election, and the continuous maturation of technology have not only brought new growth opportunities to the crypto industry , and also prompted the market to present a more diversified narrative form. As these factors intersect and accelerate, cryptocurrencies will gain greater clarity and recognition in the global financial system in 2025. "PARTY AWARD 2025" hopes to use this list to showcase the emerging trends and development potential of the encryption industry, and encourage more industry pioneers and innovators to actively participate in the long-term construction of the encryption ecosystem.

Note: "PANews PARTY" annual selections in previous years: PARTY AWARD 2024 , PARTY AWARD 2023 , PARTY AWARD 2021 , PARTY AWARD 2020 .