The cryptocurrency world needs something like the Oscars. In other words, that’s the idea behind The Crypties, a brand-new annual awards show made by Decrypt Studios, the Web3 production studio arm of Decrypt Media.
The first annual Crypties Awards gala will be held on November 30 at the Faena Forum in Miami Beach. It will be part of this year’s Art Basel celebrations.
Decrypt Studios has put together a great board of advisors made up of industry leaders who know what’s going on in the Web3 development and executive communities. This board will choose the nominees.
In line with the Web3’s decentralized style, only Decrypt Culture Club NFT holders will be able to vote on the Crypties. The first Industry Achievement award will also be given to Erick “Snowfro” Calderon, who made the Art Blocks generative NFT project.
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Alanna Roazzi-Laforet, the founder of Decrypt Studios, said, “As the crypto industry has quickly grown and matured to include cultures and communities around the world, the time is right for an awards show that recognizes the creators and projects that are defining and pushing this space forward.”
Decrypt Studios will announce the categories, the nominees, and how to vote in the coming weeks. In the meantime, here is a look at the group whose job it is to choose the finalists for The Crypties.
Amy Wu of FTX Ventures
Amy is in charge of FTX Ventures, a part of the cryptocurrency exchange that manages $2 billion in investments, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial projects (such as gaming partnerships). She was a partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners for a while before she left. Check out Decrypt’s gm podcast from February, where Amy was a guest.
Akkineni Avery, Vayner3
Gary Vaynerchuk started Vayner3, a consulting company that is part of VaynerMedia. Pepsi, Bud Light, and Behr have used Vayner3 to learn more about the Web3 space. Avery is the head of the company.
Cassandra is in charge of digital marketing and Web3 strategy for Hello Sunshine and Reese Witherspoon. Her background is in both making content and running communities, and she is especially interested in bringing traditional media viewers into the world of NFTs and keeping them there.
WME’s Mr. Chris Jacquemin
Chris is a partner at WME and is in charge of the company’s digital strategy. He puts a lot of focus on blockchain, Web3 apps, and the creator economy.
Innovah’s Dan Rozenberg
Dan helped start Innovah and now works as a Web3 consultant. He has worked with NFT on a number of projects and made music for famous people like Wiz Khalifa and Jake Paul.
Dentsu’s Dave Meeker
a top advertising agency, is the Chief Innovation Officer and Practice Lead for Experience Design & Innovation. He also gives Dentsu Ventures advice about Web 3.0 and decentralization. (Dentsu is one of 22 strategic investors in Decrypt Media, which is something that has been made public.)
The Snuggle Cat, Mr. Drew Kim
Drew started Sleepy Tiger, a consulting company that helps companies break into the Web3 market and talk to their target audience in the best way possible.
Ackls from Kanon Fastackl coming at you quickly
A software engineer, product developer, and NFT collector goes by the name Fastackl. This OG’s work on Kanon.art, where new protocols and products are made, is important to the NFT art community.
A word from Gotham Labs’ Josh Thompson
Josh also started the Civics Unplugged movement and got the ball rolling on Gotham Labs, which works on important Web3 projects. He also runs a successful business and invests money well.
John Wu said that Ava Labs
John runs the company Ava Labs, which is at the forefront of developing the Avalanche blockchain and is the main force pushing partners to use the system.
Connext Layne Haber
Lynne is one of the people who started the company Connext. Connext makes interoperability protocols that connect different blockchain networks and let apps run on both.
In the words of Leo Matchett of the Decentralized Pictures Foundation
Leo is the co-founder and CEO of the DCP Foundation, a non-profit organization that gives grants to independent film productions based on how people vote on the blockchain. He set up the company DCP with Roman Coppola. Leo has also won an Emmy for how well he does his job.
Anon., Ryan Xavier Lewis
Ryan started the company Locke Holdings, which makes streetwear from Anonymous and Web3 products. Ariana Grande and Snoop Dogg are just two of the well-known musicians and artists who have worn his clothes.
Polygon Studios’ Ryan Wyatt
Ryan is the CEO and creative force behind the brands (like Starbucks and Meta) and other partners that make Polygon Studios a leading Ethereum scaling network.
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