Introduction

After hours of tireless research, competitive head-to-heads and many socially-distanced debates between the team, we have finally chosen our top-25 most impactful news articles of the year.

2020 has been a year full of memorable moments for cryptocurrency and blockchain, some for better and some for worse. As a company which - in one aspect - reports on the latest news in the market, we have grown and evolved with each publication. This list represents the best of our contribution to this market across 2020.

First though, praise must go to our intrepid writers who diligently report on industry updates, educating our community every day on the most crucial topics, while sustaining the highest standards of journalism in their endeavours.

Media is the focal point of any democracy, organisation, or community. For this ecosystem to blossom into the mainstream eden it promises to be, journalism must be the voice of change, the communicator of great knowledge.

Everyday here at Cryptonary, we strive to achieve this educational utopia. Supporting our community to embrace the opportunities that cryptocurrency promises and adopt the culture, ideals and philosophy of financial independence.

We always aim to publish news that is impartial, unbiased and authentic to ensure that the integrity of this market is upheld throughout its development.

2020 Year in Review

Now, let’s get to business. To be selected in our illustrious hall of fame, a piece of news had to possess all the facets of our rigorous requirements: well-articulated reporting, engaging language, accurate sourcing and a touch of personal character.

In our search, we identified articles which held historical importance such as the $1B record transaction of cryptocurrency for a nominal $0.72, Ethereum 2.0, the launch of the world’s first fiat-based public blockchain and Bitcoin’s 3^rd halving event.

The coronavirus economic fallout piece was a certain inclusion, as was the thrilling news of Bitcoin’s parabolic ascent to all-time highs.

Central bank digital currencies (CBDC’s), stablecoins and De-Fi all became major discussion points in 2020, gaining notable traction of the global-front and mass hysteria for the latter within the crypto community.

Remember when Uniswap gifted thousands of users the nicknamed ‘stimulus check’ of $1,000? And the Sushi swap saga of Chef Nomi’s $13 million exit, before returning in a claim of loyalty to the project? Oh crypto, what would we do without you?!

If 2019 was the year that big-business and governments educated themselves on this market, 2020 was the year their project initiatives were announced and implemented.

Facebook, Renaissance Technologies, Square and many others blue-chip corporations entered the space, while China made the greatest advancements of any industrialised nation in the implementation of a national digital currency.

The wildcard of the bunch was certainly our piece on the Simpsons episode which explained the model of cryptocurrency, mining and even humorously claimed the knowledge of Satoshi’s real identity. This addition to our list was probably down to a little nostalgia, but we also felt that the inclusion of cryptocurrency within such a popular show would have a legacy of impact for the awareness of this market.

The writer of the piece summed it up best at the time in determining that this episode will become a “gateway for adoption to the masses.”

Lastly, a shout-out has to go to Bloomberg analyst Mike McGlone who correctly predicted back in early June that Bitcoin would reach $20,000 by end of year. Well, it almost did!

4^th Placers

There were some notable absentees that for numerical constrictions, we simply couldn’t include in this list, but are worthy of a mention.

President Trumps outlandish announcement of FDA approval for Hydroxychloroquine will certainly be a piece for the archives.

On more positive notes, India made the historic decision this year to lift its ban on cryptocurrencies and multiple central banks began testing their nations digital currencies: Sweden, Italy amongst others.

Binance’s growth continued throughout this year with an acquisition of Coin Market Cap (as listed), a new partnership forged with privacy-browser Brave and the launch of their mining platform.

Thank You

So, that’s it! You can now relive and reminisce all the best, worst and most memorable moments from 2020 in the cryptocurrency and blockchain market.

We’d like to say a big thank you to our community. Whether you’re a member of our platform, or simply a follower, we really appreciate your support.

You can use the hashtag #cryptonary2020 on Twitter to share your most impactful events of 2020 in crypto & blockchain space.

See you in 2021!