• The inaugural Crypties Awards from Decrypt Studios was held in Miami on November 30.
• The Crypties 2022 Highlight Reel was held at Art Basel in Miami in December 2022.
• Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman and various venture capitalists were featured at Web Summit in Lisbon and 0xpo Summit in San Francisco.
On November 30, the inaugural Crypties Awards from Decrypt Studios was held in Miami. The event was hosted by Josh Ostrovsky („The Fat Jewish“) and sponsored by Polygon, Filecoin Foundation, Lamina1, Async, BeetsDAO, The Gold Mask, Gem Set, Breakout, Anonymous, Infinite Objects, Ape Water, Decentralized Pictures, and Vault 721. Katrina Wolfe accepted the Cryptie for Crypto Unicorns from presenter Avery Akkineni of Vayner3, with the other nominees in the category being Stepn, Zed Run, and Blankos Block Party.
Then, in December 2022, the Crypties 2022 Highlight Reel was held at Art Basel in Miami. This event featured a variety of crypto projects, with statuettes being awarded in nine categories.
Finally, Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman was featured at Web Summit in Lisbon. During the event, she discussed how the Tezos blockchain has used a proof-of-stake mechanism since its inception, her admiration for Tendermint, Ethereum and sharding, progressive decentralization, and NFT gaming with Decrypt’s Stephen Graves. Additionally, various venture capitalists, including Clay Robbins of Slow Ventures, Soona Amhaz of Volt Capital, Sarah Guo of Conviction and formerly Greylock, and Alex Strzesniewski of AngelBlock, joined Decrypt’s Jason Nelson at 0xpo Summit in San Francisco on November 3 for an extensive panel on raising venture money even during Crypto Winter.
The Crypties Awards from Decrypt Studios, the Crypties 2022 Highlight Reel, and the events hosted at Web Summit and 0xpo Summit provided an exciting and informative series of experiences for those involved in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space. Crypto enthusiasts and investors alike were able to engage with the industry’s leading projects and individuals, while also learning more about the opportunities available within the space.