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Crypto lovers and investors have eagerly anticipated the year 2024. First, since it marks the commencement of the bull run, it demonstrates that now is a fantastic moment to invest in truly excellent projects with significant usefulness in the cryptocurrency industry and earn long-term returns. Additionally, Bitcoin will be halved by April, allowing numerous outstanding projects to dominate the market as time goes on.

Being an investor in an incredible project with much potential is always exciting. Historically, many projects have been successful due to the investor community. Aside from hearing the bright perspectives of the team, other investors, and the broader community on the project’s development, leading to knowledge expansion, you will also get amazing returns and incentives in various ways.

Many aspiring cryptocurrency experts make the mistake of focusing on immediate gains. Because of this, they participate in overhyped projects or tokens that are set to be dumped. The parameters used to assess a good project are the team’s long-term aim, the problem they want to tackle, the roadmap indicating the timeline, and the whitepaper demonstrating how. 

 Leading Cryptocurrency Projects Shaping the 2024 Limelight

Cogito Finance

Cogito Finance, co-founded by Dr Ben Goertzel, is part of the SingularityNET ecosystem. It tokenizes traditional assets for on-chain finance, offering 24/7 instant settlement and token transferability. Their AI models revolutionize the investment strategy landscape.

Cogito’s governance token, CGV, empowers users to actively shape the platform’s future through voting on key decisions. CGV holders also benefit from profit sharing, receiving a portion of Cogito’s revenue. CGV can be staked on SingularityDAO for extra yield. With current availability on Binance Smart Chain, Ethereum, and Cardano, CGV offers a combination of community governance, profit sharing, flexible staking options, and multi-chain accessibility.

ZAP

ZAP is a community-driven token launch protocol that ensures founders and investors receive fair value. Unlike traditional launchpads, ZAP allows investors to access token sales through on- and off-chain engagement rather than through lottery or staking requirements. ZAP offers three distinct use cases: curated launches via ZAP Lab, fair launches via ZAP Launch, and gamified airdrops via ZAP Drops.

These use cases are built upon a single tech layer: Mission Control, Overallocation logic, and native yield with additional API options. ZAP is backed by top-tier Venture Capitals and Key Opinion Leaders and will soon announce its supporters, token and NFT plans, and more.

eesee

eesee is a gamified liquidity solution and marketplace for digital assets, tokens, and RWAs on Blast backed by Animoca Brands. The platform helps users maximize their trading profits by selling digital assets, tokens, and RWAs at a desired price, regardless of market conditions. 

Its unique protocol, features, strong backers, and incentivized approach make it attractive to many Web3 users. With over 1.9 million wallets already on its testnet, eesee has tripled its user base and volume since the start of 2024, creating a big and strong community around the project. eesee’s mainnet is launching shortly, and TGE is planned to launch at the beginning of April.

ONEG8

ONEG8 is a revolutionary “super app” already available for iOS and Android, focused on data privacy, social media, communications, and e-commerce. With its state-of-the-art blockchain and native cryptocurrency (G8 Coin), ONEG8 is compatible with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), opening it to a global market of over 400,000 million users. The native token G8C (Gate Coin) features an aggressive burn mechanism and staking opportunities. All platform sales and fees are settled in G8C, triggering more burns and incentives to hold.

Excitedly, G8 Coin (G8C) launches for trading on BitMart on April 8th, 2024. With a commitment to long-term value growth and privacy, ONEG8 and G8 Coin destabilise big tech while empowering you, the user.

PlayMining

PlayMining  is a pioneering force in NFT gaming within the burgeoning GameFi sector. With a global reach spanning over 100 countries and a player base exceeding 2.7 million individuals, PlayMining is currently revolutionizing the blockchain landscape with their DePIN-integrated #GamifyingWork initiative. By combining Web3 gamification strategies with physical infrastructure networks, such as its ongoing collaboration with TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) to crowdsource labor, it offers unique work solutions for businesses.

PlayMining offers diverse gaming experiences through three core services: PlayMining Games, featuring popular titles like JobTribes; PlayMining NFT, a marketplace boasting over 100 original artworks; and PlayMining Vault, which incentivizes user participation. These services converge through PlayMining Tokens, the PlayMining Chain, and PlayMining Verse, creating a dynamic ecosystem for creators and users to engage, innovate, and prosper.

Arrow

The crypto options market boasts a substantial $20 billion trading volume (Jan 2024), but navigating it can be challenging. Arrow offers a secure solution for non-US traders. Its complete system streamlines option creation, pricing, and settlement. The platform’s  innovative “request for execution” engine fosters efficient matching and dynamic pricing within existing frameworks, minimizing reliance on external trust mechanisms.

Arrow prioritizes user control, allowing investors to retain asset custody. Moreover, the company’s user-friendly interface, comprehensive educational resources, and practice testnet empower informed trading decisions for all experience levels.

BonusBlock

BonusBlock revolutionizes Web3 engagement with two pivotal solutions. Firstly, an AI model assesses wallet quality, facilitating a marketplace where projects connect with users based on quality levels for user proofing and acquisition, streamlining user verification and on-chain nativity. Secondly, custom white-label solutions cater to project-specific needs, fostering long-term engagement, smart verification, and automated ambassador programs to cultivate robust communities. 

Collaborations with notable entities like Injective and XION by Burnt underscore BonusBlock’s efficacy, boasting over 10 million on-chain transactions and 4 million users. This highlights BonusBlock’s substantial impact on the Web3 sector, redefining user experiences and project engagement.

In Summary

Everyone in the crypto industry needs to be able to conduct their investigation before making any investment decisions, as there are many bad players in the space. Numerous warning flags to look out for include a lack of transparency, unrealistic promises, a lack of community engagement/a bot-dominated community, pump-and-dump schemes, and plagiarized whitepapers and websites. 

As much as 2024 promises great success for the crypto world, jumping on the wrong project will put you at a complete disadvantage. Hence, taking your time before making an investment decision is good.