Crypto.news Awards 2025 categories, nominees and winners
#BinanceAlphaAlert We’re back for season 2 of the сrypto.news Best Crypto Projects! Our annual awards recognize and reward outstanding projects, both new and established, in the crypto and web3 space. The Crypto.news choice winners were selected by our editors and subject-matter experts after multiple rounds of evaluation and review.
Best New Memecoin Project
Memecoins are like mushrooms after rain, there’s a new one cropping up every few minutes. But some are undoubtedly better than others. Here are our top picks for Best New Memecoin Projects of 2025, the frontrunners in today’s crypto ecosystem, taking the market by storm and rallying communities by the thousands.
Winner: This year’s Crypto.news Best New Memecoin Project goes to PENGU for bringing the charm of their Penguin NFTs to the real world with plushies and viral TikTok marketing, and then achieving phenomenal success with the PENGU memecoins. Go Penguins!
Best Layer-1 Blockchain Network
Our Best Layer-1 Blockchain award aims to bring attention to innovative Layer-1 protocols building the foundations of a more scalable and efficient blockchain ecosystem. Here are some of the leading blockchains demonstrating strong technology, growing adoption, and clear long-term potential.
Our Best Layer-1 Blockchain award aims to bring attention to innovative Layer-1 protocols building the foundations of a more scalable and efficient blockchain ecosystem. Here are some of the leading blockchains demonstrating strong technology, growing adoption, and clear long-term potential.