Web3 in a nutshell is the advocacy of your digital rights. The 1990-2020 era of the Internet was defined by a growing list of intermediary entities that kept gnawing away at ownership over your assets (banks), enterprise (e-commerce stores), creative content (social media platforms), and everything in between. With Web3, we’re going to take it back. The 2022 Noonies’ Web3 Award Category, in partnership with Bing Ventures, celebrates those tech-pioneers who’re fighting the good fight! Here are the stats: 4,743 nominees. 371 Hacker Noon awards for 2022 Across 5 award categories: Web3, Emerging Tech, Gaming, Internet Heroes, and Programming. And a monumental 143,156 votes cast over at noonies.tech To see the winners simply visit , pick an award, and discover which name appears at the top. That’s the winner! noonies.tech The Web3 category alone is announcing 41 superhumans of the Internet! Let’s congratulate the winners! Best Crypto-Journalist The previous runner up for the Best Crypto Journalist 2021 now has the title of the Alfredo de Candia WINNER! Most Innovative Use of Blockchain Technology , an Italian startup that leverages blockchain to bring new implementations with NFTs, has shown THE most innovative use of blockchain in 2022. They launched the first portable NFT distributor in the world. A machine that lets anyone get an NFT in a physical and traditional way like taking a gum from the gumball machine. Hoken Tech The MUT Award (Most Utilizable NFT) is also the first LLC having an NFT as a capital share, which makes it the most utilizable NFT. Hoken Tech Biggest Blockchain Hero of 2022 , the creator of Ethereum. Vitalik Buterin Breakout Blockchain of 2022 is the pioneer in the crypto industry that uses biometric technology to create a network in which sybil resistance and innovative governance models are more accessible than ever. Humanode Blockchain Advancement of the Year must have checked the boxes this year with two wins in a row! Being the breakout and the most advanced blockchain, they have become one of the ’s phenomenons. Humanode Noonies2022-Web-3 Best Crypto-Wallet of 2022 sure knows how to keep your coins safe. With key vault, secure login, token wallet, and token exchange, no one, even your spouse, can access the wallet without your permission. Metamask The Metaverse of Madness award makes the most out-of-the-sandbox world of your own imagination. It is this year’s best virtual land where you can shop, play, create, and even earn “sand” that is actually valuable. Sandbox Best Decentralized Exchange of 2022 creates the best Genie who could grant you three wishes this year and many years forward: Buy, Sell and Swap crypto and NTFS with confidence. Uniswap Best Ethereum Newsletter updates the newest and most in-depth evolution of Ethereum and its impact on crypto markets. Better keep waiting every Wednesday for actual valid points! Valid Points by CoinDesk Crypto Growth Warrior The dropped some fact-based tips for many beginners’ journeys to the crypto world. He also went all strategic this year, not only in his trading tactics, but also in his way to win the Crypto Growth Warrior award! Coin Bureau The Most Daming Crypto Scam of the Year The Crypto Winter of 2022 can be attributed solely to the complete collapse of the and its . LUNA Token "Stable coin" UST - TerraUST Top Crypto YouTuber is the best crypto content creator this year on YouTube with shorts describing the life of a trader that cannot be more accurate! Girl Gone Crypto Torchbearers of Blockchain Development is this year’s best torchbearer who contributed to maintain the drive and motivation for both rookies and veterans in blockchain development. Their content is high in quality and best in the field. EatTheBlocks HackerNoon's Bitcoin Crusader of 2022 Catch one of the best articles written on Bitcoin by THE ONE AND ONLY with their ! They kept crushing those newsletters, and of course, Hackernoon stories for investors in the crypto industry. Rekt Capital “General Partner of a digital asset pe fund launching Jan 1 2022” HackerNoon's Biggest BUIDLer of Blockchain of 2022 Hackernoon’s 2021 contributor of the year on YouTube, , contributed the BEST blockchain story this year for our community. He sure knows how to make a chain work! Jeremy Kauffman Most Necessary FUD Pill Web 3 is certainly the sweetest candy to many of us, but has saved us from the sugar rush. They pointed out unique views on how VRchat and Metaverse can actually benefit us, the people, not the game. People Make Games HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- CRYPTOCURRENCY utilizes alchemy in blockchain technology to improve the fundamentals of DeFi. By using NFT staking, this will adhere to the next generation of yield farming and liquidity mining. Concentrating on delivering a play-to-earn NFT game and a marketplace for NFT fractional ownership, Madalin M., the CEO and founder of this network, and his team have contributed not only services but also knowledge to the crypto world this year. Madalin M. | Sphynx.Network HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- BLOCKCHAIN is a Layer-3 peer-to-peer network that leverages state channel technology to support trading, clearing, settlement, and compliance as well as securely exchange liquidity. The network they created is greater than ever, both in Yellow, and in Hackernoon’s green. Yellow Network HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- METAVERSE once said “If you have a Will to win, you will win”. And sure he did! An outstanding champion writing about everything you can think of in Web 3, especially his view upon Metaverse - as unique as what you can create in this virtual reality. Congratulations! Mickey Maler HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- NFT definitely knows how to sail those boats to victory! They shared stories on how to own yachts with NFTs, making the unapproachable, approachable. This year Hackernoon’s Best Contributor in NFT calls the name of SALIENT YACHTS! Salient Yachts HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- ETHEREUM is an all-in-one trading platform powered by the Aurox Token that offers customized workspaces, alerts, and proprietary indicators to help both experienced and novice investors make better investing and trading decisions. They did not just help investors indicate the trend, but also the winning platform to trade Ethereum, AUROX! Aurox HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- SMART-CONTRACTS The prize once again calls for ! He is not only smart in his ways around the Metaverse, but also the way to make and store blockchain transactions smartly. Mickey Maler HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- BITCOIN Blockchain cannot block from his chain to victories! He did put his Will to win very seriously this time, and won the Best Contributor in this year. Congratulations, again! Mickey Maler BITCOIN HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- CRYPTOGRAPHY I think you know who’s the winner this time. Yes, it is, the one and only ! If you’re gonna propose to this guy, better make sure it’s via encrypted messages. MICKEY MALER HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- DECENTRALIZED-INTERNET As a YouTuber, knows his ways to benefit as a creator in a decentralized internet. His secrets are kept for no one, and some of those best tips were contributed to Hackernoon’s community. Thanks and congratulations, Gospel! Darlington Gospel HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- SOLIDITY wrote in quality not quantity. He Solidified his points in one of his best tutorial stories about Solidity, and became the Best Contributor this year! Tirtha Sarker HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- DEFI Last year winner of Hackernoon’s DeFi DeGen, , once again scored this year's prize as the Best Contributor in the DeFi category! He is also the one whom you came to for marketing tips in technology. Serge Baloyan HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- DAO ’s knowledge in DAO varies across fields, from MoonDAO to even Donald Trump DAO (?). We don’t know who needs it, but we sure know Oyebanji can write about it! Olayimika Oyebanji HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- BANKING answered beautifully the universal question of which to choose: Cash, Card, or Crypto? He sure knows how banks work (or doesn’t work at all). Olegscernisevs HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- DAPPS can now DAB for his DAPPS content this year on Hackernoon! The win is yours to grab! Victor Fabusola HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- TOKENIZATION wrote the clearest definition of tokenization which is easy for every beginner to get the idea of this quite complicated notion. And as he said, let’s “Tokenize it!” Emil Holtemann HackerNoon's NFT Wizard of 2022 He must know it from the inside and out to do marketing for this magical industry. Once again, NFT Wizard of the year - ! He is aware that he is “one of the best NFT and Web 3 experts”. Serge Baloyan Web3 Wizard Our one and only DeFi and NFT wizard is actually the one who got the magic of it all, meet - The Web 3 Wizard! Serge Baloyan HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- PROOF-OF-STAKE He was once the Best in IoT, and he is now the Best in PoS. Congratulations, ! Keep up the good work in acronyms! FM - Fabio Manganiello Centralization Vanquisher of The Year did his magic last year to become the 2021 NFT Wizard, and the spell has not expired…just in a different title, Centralization Vanquisher of The Year! Congratulations! Christian Kameir HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- BINANCE ’s binance stories became a phenomenon this year. They are an early crypto advocate, and definitely an on-time champion! Jenny Zheng HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- ICO He knows how his money flows, and how to keep your coins safe in your wallets. Congratulations to this year's Best Contributor in ICO - ! The CEO of Plasma Wallet, and the CEO in ICO readers’ heart! Ilia Maksimenka
