CoinGape Announces Winners of the Web3 Innovation Awards 2026

CoinGape unveils the winners of the Web3 Innovation Awards 2026, recognizing top crypto exchanges, blockchain innovators, AI platforms, and Web3 leaders.

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With over four years of experience in covering and tracking the financial markets, Sneha Agrawal is a dedicated Crypto Journalist and Editor with passion for researching and writing the crypto pieces. She is currently leading the Block of Fame, here at CoinGape. She likes to keep track of political, legal and financial happenings all around the world - without which she deems her day incomplete. Apart from her Journalistic endeavours, she is a solo traveler, museum goer, and a keen reader of books.

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02 Jul, 2026

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Key Highlights

CoinGape announced the winners of the Web3 Innovation Awards 2026 during a live virtual ceremony.
Winners were selected through a 40% jury, 30% community voting, and 30% editorial review process
. LBank, Bitget, Securitize, Circle, Paxos, and Binance's Yi He were among the standout winners.

Web3 Innovation Awards:- CoinGape has officially announced the winners of the Web3 Innovation Awards 2026.

During a live virtual ceremony held yesterday, the event was broadcast to thousands of viewers worldwide and celebrated the companies, platforms, founders, and innovators driving the next phase of blockchain adoption.

The awards attracted 180+ nominated projects across 32 award categories, with more than 17,000 community votes.

Winners were selected through CoinGape’s transparent evaluation framework, combining 40% expert jury assessment, 30% community voting, and 30% editorial research.

A Jury of Web3 Global Leaders

The most interesting aspect of the awards were its distinguished jury members. The Web3 Innovation Awards 2026 were reviewed by a distinguished panel of industry experts representing leading organizations across the blockchain and digital asset ecosystem.

This year’s jury included Aishwary Gupta, Global Head of Business at Polygon Labs; Matthew Sheffield, CIO at SharpLink; Tiffany Chang, Director of Crypto & Stablecoins at Visa; Rajesh Sabari, Chief Commercial Officer at Liminal Custody; Dr. Alex Mok Kong Ming, COO at Beldex International Inc.; Mary Pedler, Founder of INPUT Global; and Nikita Sachdev, Founder and CEO of Luna PR.

Their combined expertise ensured a rigorous, transparent, and industry-led evaluation process for the winners.

Who Are the Winners of CoinGape Web3 Innovation Awards 2026

The 2026 edition recognized projects and companies continuously driving web3 forward. The category of projects were as diverse as the jury. It included centralized and decentralized exchanges to AI-powered trading, blockchain infrastructure, institutional services, digital banking, crypto gaming, mining, and entrepreneurship.

The awards reflect the industry’s shift toward practical innovation. Moving beyond the hype, it rewarded projects that demonstrate strong execution, technological advancement, market adoption, and long-term ecosystem impact.

Winners of the Web3 Innovation Awards 2026

Category	Winner
Best Centralized Crypto Exchange	LBank
Best Digital Asset Tokenisation Platform	Securitize
Multi-Asset Trading Platform	Bitget
Best Digital Asset Custody Provider	Anchorage Digital
Best Digital Asset Neobank	KAST
Best Stablecoin Infrastructure Provider	Paxos
Best AI × Web3 Infrastructure Platform	MegaRouter
Best Crypto Payments Infrastructure Provider	Circle
Most Impactful Web3 Entrepreneur	Yaroslav Ivanov, Co-Founder, Blockchain Labs
Most Secure Hardware Wallet	Trezor

Among the standout winners this year, Binance Co-Founder Yi He was recognized as the Most Innovative Web3 Founder. She was recognized for her continued contributions to advancing the global digital asset ecosystem and driving innovation at one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges.

In the tokenization space, Securitize earned the title of Best Digital Asset Tokenisation Platform, reflecting its leadership in bringing real-world assets on-chain and expanding institutional adoption of tokenized securities.

Circle was named Best Crypto Payments Infrastructure Provider for its role in powering stablecoin-based payments, while Paxos secured the award for Best Stablecoin Infrastructure Provider.

Meanwhile, Bitget was recognized for its strength in multi-asset trading, and LBank was honored as the Best Centralized Crypto Exchange.

Click here to check the complete winners list.

A Benchmark for Innovation

The CoinGape Web3 Innovation Awards have established themselves as a benchmark for recognizing genuine innovation across the industry.

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This edition builds on CoinGape’s last year awards CoinGape Crypto Impacr Awards 2025 that recognised similar innovative and ambitious projects.

As blockchain adoption continues to expand across AI, tokenization, institutional finance, digital payments, and decentralized infrastructure, this year’s winners exemplify the technologies and leaders shaping the next generation of Web3.

CoinGape congratulates all the winners and nominees for their contributions to advancing the global digital asset industry.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the CoinGape Web3 Innovation Awards 2026?

The CoinGape Web3 Innovation Awards 2026 recognize outstanding companies, platforms, founders, and innovators driving advancements across blockchain, Web3, AI, digital assets, and crypto infrastructure.

How were the winners selected?

The awards followed a transparent evaluation process comprising 40% expert jury assessment, 30% community voting, and 30% editorial evaluation, alongside eligibility and integrity checks.

. Which companies were among the major winners?

Notable winners included LBank, Bitget, Securitize, Circle, Paxos, Anchorage Digital, MegaRouter, and Yi He, Co-Founder of Binance.

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