The awards ceremony is set to take place on March 23rd, 2023, at the Carrousel du Louvre. To ensure unprecedented transparency in the voting process, e-voting will be conducted via the blockchain-based social network voting platform called parti.com, which runs on the Partisia Blockchain. Anyone can participate in the e-voting process anonymously and securely through tokenized ballots. To explain the innovative technology behind the voting platform, an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) session is scheduled for Wednesday, February 22nd at 4pm UTC on the Partisia Blockchain Twitter space.
The Paris Blockchain Awards nominations are as follows:
Web3 Personality the Year
1. Hayden Adams, founder, Uniswap Labs
2. Vitalik Buterin, co-creator, Ethereum
3. Devin Finzer, co-founder, OpenSea
4. Charles Hoskinson, co-founder, Cardano and Ethereum blockchains
5. Anatoly Yakovenko, founder & CEO, Solana
6. Chanpeng Zhao, founder &CEO, Binance
Best Impact Blockchain Project
1. Earthfund
2. PlanetWatch
3. UNHCR – cash to +8million Ukrainian refugees via blockchain
4. UNICEF CryptoFund
5. World Food Program – Building Blocks
6. World of Women
Best Web3 Brand Initiative of the Year
1. Adidas
2. Dolce & Gabbana
3. Lacoste
4. NBA/Sorare free-to-play NFT fantasy basketball game
5. Nike
6. Porsche
Enterprise Blockchain Project of the Year
1. IPWe (IBM)
2. JPMORGAN – Onyx Coin System
3. LVMH – Aura Blockchain Consortium
4. Nomura – Komainu
5. Renault – Exceed
6. Société Générale – Forge
Best Web3 Educational Platform
1. Binance Academy
3. CoinMarketCap Alexandria
4. Crypto.com University
5. 101 Blockchains
6. School of Block (Ledger)
Best Web3 Content Creator:
1. Frank Chaparro
2. Meltem Demirors
3. Ian Ellison
4. Anthony Pompliano
5. Kate Rooney
6. Carl (the Moon) Runefelt
Paris Blockchain Week has announced that nominees for the final two award categories will be revealed during the upcoming Paris Blockchain Week 2023. The People’s Choice Award nominees will be selected from speakers, debates, and workshops during the event, and the winners will be chosen via Zero-Knowledge voting during the summit. Meanwhile, the Jury’s Choice Award nominees and winner will be determined by a closed jury composed of Paris Blockchain Week’s management team and key sponsors. Emmanuel Fenet, CEO of Paris Blockchain Week, expressed excitement about the awards and the impressive list of nominees, highlighting the industry’s potential to offer solutions to global issues and the commitment of organizations and individuals to use blockchain technology for societal advancement. The winners will be announced during the awards ceremony on March 23rd.
Brian Gallagher, who co-founded Partisia Blockchain and created the voting Dapp Parti.com, expressed his gratitude for powering the first-ever blockchain-based voting for the Paris Blockchain Week Awards. Gallagher explained that this event is yet another example of how the technology can be applied in practice and scaled for a large number of voters, ensuring secure, transparent, and anonymous voting. He added that their technology’s utility is boundless, as their multiparty computation provides a high level of transparency while preserving privacy.
Jennifer de Broglie, who oversees thought leadership at Partisia Blockchain and spearheaded the Paris Blockchain Week Awards, acknowledged the challenge of selecting nominees due to the plethora of outstanding leaders and projects in the blockchain and web3 space. However, she expressed her excitement for celebrating the exemplary achievements of the nominees during the past few challenging months. She urged everyone to vote for their preferred candidates in the inaugural edition and revealed her plans to showcase the winners of the awards on her show, D’Crypt, which is the only mainstream TV series focusing on blockchain and cryptofinance. De Broglie regarded it as an honor to highlight the industry’s brightest minds and innovative projects and can’t wait to share their stories with her viewers.
The voting Dapp for the Paris Blockchain Awards is now operational, and a demo is available on the Partisia Blockchain YouTube channel. The deadline for submitting ballots is the start of the awards ceremony on March 23rd.
Moreover, Paris Blockchain Week will hold a special “Ask me Anything” session on February 22nd at 17:00 CET (16:00 UTC), which will take place on Partisia Blockchain’s Twitter account (@partisiampc). The session will allow individuals to ask questions to the blockchain voting infrastructure team.
Paris Blockchain Week is a prominent event that will take place from March 20th to March 24th, 2023, both in-person at Carrousel du Louvre in Paris and online through a dedicated digital platform. The event serves as a global gathering for cryptocurrency enthusiasts, investors, and entrepreneurs to discuss digital asset-related topics. The conference is organized by Chain of Events, a firm that specializes in organizing conferences and events for blockchain professionals. PBW 2022 attracted more than 6,000 attendees, 300 speakers, 250 sponsors, 400 media and partners, and it has received support from influential figures in the tech and political fields. PBW 2023 features numerous top speakers and supporters, including Joseph Lubin, Alexis Ohanian, Denelle Dixon, Jean-Noël Barrot, Stephanie Ramezan, James Tromans, Ryan Selkis, Silvio Micali, Beatriz Reyero, Jeremy Allaire, and Ira Auerbach.
Website: www.parisblockchainweek.com
