On March 6, CoinMarketCap announced the winners of the “CMC Crypto Awards 2024”, the BONK cryptocurrency, based on the Solana blockchain, as won “Meme Coin of the Year”. BONK reached an all-time high on March 4th with an impressive 230% jump in just one week, marking a cumulative increase of almost 37,000% since its introduction to the market.
This annual event celebrates key contributors to the crypto and Web3 ecosystem, with winners being chosen through a combination of public voting, thoughtful expert analysis, and the final deliberations of a dedicated committee.
In addition to BONK, other notable recognitions included Solana, which took the “Crypto of the Year” award, and BlackRock, honored as “Bridge Builder of the Year”. Figures like ZachXBT gained prominence as “Social Influencer to Watch,” while innovations in the space were recognized in categories like L1/L2/Cross-Chain, NFT & Gaming, and DeFi projects, with winners like Celestia, Pudgy Penguins, and Uniswap , respectively.
Rush Luton, CEO of CoinMarketCap, expressed the difficulty in selecting a single winner from the five nominees, citing his diverse contributions to the industry over the past year. In an unprecedented move, the “Crypto Leader of the Year Award” was split among all nominees, collectively celebrating the significant contributions of Vitalik Buterin, Ryan Selkis, Brian Armstrong, CZ, and Julia Leung.
Jonathan Isaac, CMO at CoinMarketCap, shared his excitement at the positive feedback received and the prospect of an even bigger event next year. The awards ceremony, enriched by insights from experts such as Raoul Pal and Luton himself, reflected on a year of ups and downs for cryptocurrencies, but one that finally points to a promising future.
At the time of publication, the price of BONK was quoted at US$0.00003181 with an increase of 3% in the last 24 hours.
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