RVN Global Awards Nominees for 2022

Studying and analyzing multiple aspects of the Ravencoin blockchain simultaneously and over time, is essential to grasping RVN’s evolving presence in the market, as a unique bird. These nominees have demonstrated prowess on this front.
Nominees:
Rvn-Dashboard
Ravencoin.asset-explorer
Rvn.cryptoscope
CoinGecko

Everyone needs a little merch. Don’t you just like to say that word? In this category, we scan through available t-shirt, sticker, hat, bling etc of the Raven brand, a brand that no one and everyone owns. Despite no official or authorized marketing team, due to the decentralized nature of its founding, similar to Bitcoin, Ravencoin inspires strong commitment and allegiance. And so, everybody wants to don the Raven. And anyone who can create products, can sell them. These are currently your best avenues for merrrrch…..
Nominees:
a) RavencoinAssets
b) MoonShopMerch
c) RedBubble

IPFS. Interplanetary File System. Wow! That sounds like an intergalactic bureaucracy out of a sci-fi novel, if ever there was one. Actually, it is a vital component of 2nd tier protocol building on the Ravencoin blockchain. Technically, IPFS is not “on the blockchain.” It is a distributed file sharing system, similarly as the blockchain is a distributed ledger. However, Ravencoin’s top utility is arguably its integration with IPFS, as a file attachment system. Several projects have emerged facilitating the attachment of blockchain assets to IPFS file addresses. This is how NFTs are viewable on Ravencoin. The IPFS Explorers that stand out the most are:
Nominees:
a) Stibits Explorer
b) MangoFarmAssets – Viewer
c) Pinata

“Tokenizing the world, one asset at a time” as Doug Pepe of Mango Farms likes to say. From Real Estate to diamonds to art to sports collectibles and more. You name it. The Ravencoin system was built to create an immutable, digital representation of these substantial worldly assets. These projects have distinguished themselves in this broad field, encompassing a future industry digitizing trillions of dollars of valuable assets…
Nominees:
a) BrikBC Real Estate
b) Project33
c) Diamond Ancestry
d) Athlete Assets

Non-Custodial means no one holds your money or assets but YOU. These exchanges facilitate transactions, and nothing more. They require your wallet address and sometimes a bit of verification. But ease of moving fiat into crypto and back again without friction are signs of an effective niche in this category. These are some of the outstanding projects mentioned in our polls…
Nominees:
a) Changelly
b) ChangeNow
c) SwapZone

This category encompasses exchange platforms that hold “custody” of your crypto, as you buy and sell. These exchanges act as both a marketplace and a bank. In the polls sponsored by C3, these are our nominees…
Nominees:
a) Binance
b) Crypto.com
c) Tzero
d) Bittrex

Security Token Offerings represent a class of assets backed by real world goods. As opposed to ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) that are managed by supply or arbitrary founders’ premine hopes, STOs represent a wave of tokens intended to pass the legal scrutiny of regulatory agencies that manage securities.
Nominees:
a) DigiShares
b) RenewaBlox

Mining Ravencoin has become a big topic in the wake of the Ethereum Merge. The Proof-of-Work model initiated with the advent of Bitcoin has met its biggest test. We saw the price of $RVN double in mid-September along with the hashrate. These are our strongest candidates for Best RVN mining pool…
Nominees:
a) 2Miners
b) RavenPoolNinja
c) RavenMiner
d) RavenClause

This category involves higher end development tools for working with the Ravencoin blockchain through GUI interface or IPFS integration tools.
Nominees:
a) WxRaven
b) Raven Guardian
c) RavencoinIPFS

Ravencoin has a variety of wallets available. Some are asset aware and some are not. In addition to the Raven Core wallet, which contains the blockchain, hosted by the RVN foundation, there are several available options. Where do you hold your Ravencoin? Do you use multiple wallets? These are the top wallets mentioned in the polls…
Nominees:
a) Exodus Wallet
b) Trust Wallet
c) Atomic Wallet
d) Guarda Wallet

These wallets are specifically “asset aware” which means that they are able to recognize the different types of tokens generated on top of the Ravencoin blockchain, such as sub-assets, unique assets, restricted assets, and so on. These assets can contain visual components or documents like contracts or messaging/voting types of channels, or even KYC considerations.
Nominees:
a) MangoFarms
b) Zelcore
c) CoinUs
d) Stibits

Much of the noise and activity surrounding the NFT art scene is generated in this category. Whether you prefer perusing the gallery sales space quietly or the public entertainment spectacle of competitive bidding in a live auction, each exchange offers a different niche for buyers, sellers, and creators.
Nominees:
a) Ravenist
b) Mellori
c) RVNFT
d) NFTRVN

Where do you get your information about what is going on within the Ravencoin scene? These projects are educational and informational sources better enabling communication and coordination across the RVN ecosystem, as well as broadcasting to the world-at-large.
Nominees:
a) Ravencoin Foundation
b) WhatsUpRVN
c) RVN.Wiki
d) C3 Media

Youtube continues to be a solid contemporary internet video clip phenomenon fusing television and the internet. And several Ravenites have begun to develop followings and episodes for their projects or as a platform for Ravencoin interviews or DIY how-tos…
Nominees:
a) Brikbc Projects
b) Hypeman
c) Ravencoin Info
d) Raven Rebels

The women of Ravencoin are a unique set in the web3 world. The colorful personalities that grace the ecosystem and drive much of the dynamic social action can be attributed to their activities as artists, collectors, developers, friends, and just, all-around fascinating people.
Nominees:
a) CryptoLyssa
b) MorganCrow
c) NetRavencoin
d) Sunnie

Of all the protocols and teams now forming on Ravencoin, who is emerging in the space and excelling? Who is developing working businesses, products, services, utilizing Ravencoin, most effectively?
Nominees:
a) RavenRebels
b) DigiSharesDK
c) Hans_Schm1dt
d) Ravenangelsteam

Ravencoin is often touted as a DIY tokenization platform advancing a new stock/equity model for new businesses of the future. Using a Main Asset as a brand, and a variety of Sub or Unique Asset types of tokens as products or services, a whole new realm of utility is unlocked.
Nominees:
PKbit
RT Ravenist Token
Catecoins
MRP

Who is the biggest ham on the scene – wheelin’ n’ dealin’ the Ravencoin gospel and spreading the word?
Nominees:
a) Leon_texas
b) Jakemenard3
c) ArtvisionNFT
d) BrikBC

The colorful category! Ravencoin attracts some of the most innovative and creative minds operating in the crypto space. These artists are all tech-savvy and versatile, developing new models that are often precursors of new industries or ways of thinking.
Nominees:
a) NiftySynth
b) Sircrone
c) CumineArts
d) JQNFTX

Titular roles are largely nominal in a decentralized system. There is no official King, President, or CEO. We all know that. But who is that special person who seems to glue the entire Ravencoin community together? Natural leaders will always exist. And we should recognize them as we can.
Nominees:
a) Leon_Texas
b) LSJI07
c) RyanMurray89