Cryptocurrency-related projects included in Guinness World Records

The new edition included significant achievements in the field of digital assets

18.10.2022 - 13:45

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What’s new? Guinness World Records has added bitcoin and a number of achievements in digital assets to its latest edition under the category “Cryptomania.” The 2023 edition, launched in September, included significant crypto-industry events that cover BTC, cryptocurrency adoption, fan tokens, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Information on the Cointelegraph website

Which projects were included in the publication? Bitcoin was recognized as the most valuable cryptocurrency, with a market capitalization of $816.69 billion as of March 24, 2022. BTC was also recognized as the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency after launching in early 2009. As of October 18, 13:30 UTC, the asset is trading at $19 666, having gained 0,3% overnight, according to Binance. It has a market capitalization of $377 billion.

NFT project CryptoPunks made it to the list of the most expensive NFT collections after token #5822 was purchased for 8000 ETH ($23,7 million at the time of the purchase) by entrepreneur Deepak Thapliya on February 12, 2022.

Fan tokens also appeared in the book as a separate category. Manchester City FC's token, issued through the Socios platform in June 2021, was recorded as the "most valuable fan token" with a market value of $47.1 million as of March 24, 2022.

El Salvador was also included in the book for becoming “the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender” in June 2021.

What do Guinness World Records representatives say? They told Cointelegraph reporters that each updated edition “tries to reflect that year's zeitgeist and the topics our readers are likely to be discussing.” Cryptocurrencies have been added along with topics such as space travel and TikTok, they said.

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