Share this article
Bitcoin Foundation Announces Blockchain Awards Shortlist
The Bitcoin Foundation, gearing up for the Bitcoin 2014 conference and, has announced the shortlist of Blockchain Awards finalists.
Updated Apr 10, 2024, 3:09 a.m. Published May 8, 2014, 7:50 p.m.
Make us preferred on Google
The Bitcoin Foundation is busy gearing up for the Bitcoin 2014 conference, which is set to kick off on 15th May in Amsterdam with an impressive roster of guests.
Patrick M Byrne, CEO of Overstock, will feature as the event's keynote speaker. Additionally, dozens of industry leaders will appear as panellists, including BTC China CEO Bobby Lee, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, Bitcoin developers Gavin Andresen and Mike Hearn, along with representatives from Elliptic, BitPay, Coinbase, Blockchain, Xapo and many others.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Don't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today. See all newsletters
In the run-up to the event the Bitcoin Foundation has also released a shortlist of nominees for the Blockchain Awards. Nearly a thousand individuals were nominated, so being shortlisted was no small feat.
Bitcoin evangelists, investors and innovators
The nominees for the most impactful bitcoin charity are the Bitcoin Society, Sean’s Outpost and Nova Gaia. The most creative bitcoin video award will go to either Satoshi Pollen for I am Satoshi, Mycelium's Mycelia in Wonderland (Aaron Koenig) or MadBitCoins.
As for technology, the foundation will hand out awards for the best mobile app, best ATM design and most visionary academic paper. Nominees for the best ATM design are Lamassu, Genesis1 and CASH 2 BTC, while the best mobile app award will go to Gliph, Airbitz or Mycelium.
The nominees for the most visionary academic paper are Ferdinando M Ametrano for Hayek Money, Konrad Graf for 'On the Origin of Bitcoin' and, of course, Satoshi Nakamoto for the original bitcoin paper.
The most influential investor award is a big deal and the shortlist includes Marc Andreessen, Roger Ver and Seedcoin. Investors aren’t the only influential names who can make a big difference, so the foundation has shortlisted three names that need no introduction for its bitcoin champion award. They are Matthew Kenahan, Andreas M Antonopoulos and Scott Robinson. The nominees for the foremost bitcoin legal expert are Preston Byrne, Tyson P Cross and Marco Santori.
As for the media, the nominees for the most informative podcast are Consider This!, Let’s Talk Bitcoin and Epicenter Bitcoin. The shortlist for the most insightful journalist includes Ryan Selkis, Perianne Boring and CoinDesk’s own Emily Spaven.
Click here to cast your vote
$10,000 up for grabs in startup challenge
Two awards will go two startups that made a mark on the bitcoin ecosystem. The Bitcoin Foundation has set aside $10,000 for the awards, while Ripple Labs joined in with a category of their own – most innovative payment solution.
The prize is the opportunity to win an all expense paid trip to CrossCoin Ventures in San Francisco for a chance to become an incubated company with initial funding and connections to VCs. The winner will also receive 500,000 XRP.
More than 60 startups applied for the challenge, but only eight will be final cut. The list of finalists will be announced on Monday.
Vote count image via Shutterstock
More For You
KuCoin captured a record share of centralised exchange volume in 2025, with more than $1.25tn traded as its volumes grew faster than the wider crypto market.
What to know:
- KuCoin recorded over $1.25 trillion in total trading volume in 2025, equivalent to an average of roughly $114 billion per month, marking its strongest year on record.
- This performance translated into an all-time high share of centralised exchange volume, as KuCoin’s activity expanded faster than aggregate CEX volumes, which slowed during periods of lower market volatility.
- Spot and derivatives volumes were evenly split, each exceeding $500 billion for the year, signalling broad-based usage rather than reliance on a single product line.
- Altcoins accounted for the majority of trading activity, reinforcing KuCoin’s role as a primary liquidity venue beyond BTC and ETH at a time when majors saw more muted turnover.
- Even as overall crypto volumes softened mid-year, KuCoin maintained elevated baseline activity, indicating structurally higher user engagement rather than short-lived volume spikes.
More For You
How a 'perpetual’ stock trick could solve Michael Saylor’s $8 billion debt problem
The bitcoin treasury firm is using perpetual preferreds to retire convertibles, offering a potential framework for managing long-dated leverage.
What to know:
- Strive upsized its SATA follow on offering beyond $150 million, pricing the perpetual preferred at $90.
- The structure offers a blueprint for replacing fixed maturity convertibles with perpetual equity capital that removes refinancing risk.
- Strategy has a $3 billion convertible tranche due in June 2028 with a $672.40 conversion price, which could be addressed using a similar preferred equity approach.
Top Stories
