Paris Blockchain Week announces the star-studded list of nominees for the first edition of the Paris Blockchain Week Awards
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- Awards recognize leadership, innovation and contribution to the new digital economy
- Electronic voting starts on 22 Februaryn.d 2023 and open to all via blockchain for unparalleled transparency
- Award ceremony scheduled for March 23, 2023 at the Carrousel du Louvre
PARIS, Wednesday 22 February 2023 – Following the announcement of the first-ever Paris Blockchain Week Awards scheduled to take place during Paris Blockchain Week next month, Paris Blockchain Week today launched its list of nominees, including some of the industry’s most influential individuals, projects and organizations that have diligently, enthusiastically continued to build and support the blockchain ecosystem.
Voting for the winners will be conducted starting today using a decentralized application (“Dapp”) called party.com which runs on the Partisia Blockchain. Party.comits unique blockchain-powered social network voting platform allows people to vote easily, anonymously and securely “on-chain” via tokenized ballots using the Partisia Blockchain. E-voting is a major blockchain use case because it enables the process to be completely transparent and tamper-proof.
An Ask-Me-Anything “AMA” is scheduled for today, Wednesday, February 22n.d at 16:00 UTC on Partisia Blockchain’s twitter space to explain the benefits and technological prowess required to build this ground-breaking voting platform.
The nominations for the Paris Blockchain Awards are as follows:
Web3 personality of the year
| 1. Hayden Adams, Founder, Uniswap Labs | https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/people/hayden-adams |
| 2. Vitalik Buterin, co-creator, Ethereum | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitalik_Buterin |
| 3. Devin Finzer, Co-Founder, OpenSea | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devin_Finzer |
| 4. Charles Hoskinson, co-founder, Cardano and Ethereum blockchains | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hoskinson |
| 5. Anatoly Yakovenko, Founder and CEO, Solana | https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko |
| 6. Chanpeng Zhao, Founder and CEO, Binance | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changpeng_Zhao |
The Best Impact Blockchain Project
Best brand initiative of the year for Web3
Enterprise Blockchain Project of the Year
Best Web3 education platform
Best Web3 Content Creator:
Nominees for the remaining two categories of the awards will be unveiled during Paris Blockchain Week: People’s Choice Award nominees will be drawn from speakers, debates and workshops during Paris Blockchain Week 2023 and unveiled when the summit begins with Zero-Knowledge votes. space during the event. Jury’s Choice Award nominees and winners will be selected by a closed jury consisting of Paris Blockchain Week management and key sponsors.
Emmanuel FenetCEO of Paris Blockchain Week said: “Launching our very first Paris Blockchain Week Awards is an exciting feat, especially with voting for the chain at such a large scale. Having such a strong list of nominees really makes it clear not only where much the industry has to offer the world in terms of solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems, but also how many brilliant minds and organizations are committed to using blockchain technology to advance society in many different areas. Highlighting this wide range of uses shows the impact technology has and will continue to have, and I look forward to congratulating the winners on the 23rd.rd March.”
Brian Gallagherco-founder of Partisia Blockchain and founder of the voting Dapp, Party.com, added “We are privileged to be running the world’s first blockchain voting. The first Paris Blockchain Week Awards is another powerful use case of our technology and shows how secure, transparent and anonymous voting can be put into practice and scaled for billions of voters. Our multi-party computation ensures the integrity of voting, providing a high level of transparency while keeping privacy at the forefront, and the benefits of this technology are endless.”
Jennifer de BroglieThe Director of Thought Leadership at Partisia Blockchain, at the forefront of the Paris Blockchain Week Awards, concluded: “We put in some long hours to select the nominees for the Paris Blockchain Week Awards, as there are so many outstanding leaders and projects out there, and we know we’ve certainly overlooked some. Nevertheless, we’re thrilled to celebrate this representative list of amazing achievements made in the blockchain and web3 space over the past challenging months. So let’s get excited and vote for our favorites in this first edition ever! Furthermore, as the host of D’Crypt, the only weekly television series focused on blockchain and crypto finance, I am personally thrilled to present the winners of the Paris Blockchain Week Awards on my show. It is an honor to showcase the brightest minds and most innovative projects in this cutting-edge industry, and I can’t wait to share their stories with the public!”
The Paris Blockchain Awards voting Dapp is now live and a demo of the Dapp can be found on Partisia Blockchain Youtube channel. Ballots can be cast right up until the start of the awards ceremony on the 23rdrd of March.
In addition to the awards, Paris Blockchain Week will feature a special “Ask Me Anything” session on February 22 at 17:00 CET (16:00 UTC). The session will be hosted on Partisia Blockchain’s Twitter handle @partisiampc, where the blockchain voting infrastructure team will field questions.
About Paris Blockchain Week
The renowned Paris Blockchain Week will hold its 4th edition as a live event from 20 to 24 March 2023 in Paris at the Carrousel du Louvre and online via a dedicated digital platform. Since its inception in 2019, PBW has established itself as a global meeting place for crypto enthusiasts, investors and entrepreneurs to engage in thought-provoking discussions about the digital asset industry at large. The event is organized by Chain of Events, an event organizer specializing in conferences and events for professionals in the blockchain universe. Supported by some of the leading figures in technology and politics, PBW 2022 welcomed 6,000+ attendees, 300+ speakers, 250 sponsors, 400 media and partners.
Top speakers and supporters from 2023 include Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum, CEO and founder of ConsenSys, Alexis Ohanian, founder of Seven Seven Six, Denelle Dixon, CEO and CEO of the Stellar Development Foundation, Jean-Noël Barrot, French Minister of digital transition and telecommunications, Stephanie Ramezan, Head of Gemini UK, James Tromans, Director, Cloud Web3 at Google, Ryan Selkis, Founder and CEO of Messari, Silvio Micali, Founder of Algorand, Beatriz Reyero, Global VP of Corporate Strategy at eBay Ventures, Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Circle, Ira Auerbach, Senior Vice President, Head of Digital Assets at Nasdaq and many more.
Website: www.parisblockchainweek.com
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About Partisia Blockchain Foundation
Partisia Blockchain is revolutionizing the internet by building a Web 3.0 public blockchain built for trust, transparency, privacy and light-speed completion. Partisia Blockchain, the pioneering solution to decentralization, confidentiality and privacy challenges, represents the first successful complete integration of blockchain technology with Secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC) that delivers the benefits of decentralized technologies while guaranteeing data privacy and security. The team counts a number of well-known industry players among its ranks, including world-leading cryptographers such as Ivan Damgard and Jesper Buus Nielsen, along with a team of more than 60 developers and entrepreneurs. The Partisia Blockchain community is truly decentralized, consisting of developers, researchers, node operators and token holders from around the world. Join us in building a fairer and more transparent future. Visit https://partisiablockchain.com/.
