Binance Nominated For Most Innovative Web3 Founder At CoinGape Web3 Awards 2026

Binance has received a nomination for the Most Innovative Web3 Founder Award at the CoinGape Web3 Awards 2026. The nominees have been selected by an independent jury of industry leaders such as Polygon Labs, Liminal Custody, Visa, Beldex, and SharpLink.

Binance’s nomination is the result of it making strides to the standard crypto economy by breaking the divide between CEX and Web3.

Collapsing the CEX/Web3 Divide and Investing in the Infrastructure

Binance has broken the divide between a centralized exchange and Web3 innovation through Binance Alpha 2.0. It offers users the benefits of on-chain access without losing the flexibility of a CEX.

BNB Chain’s opBNB layer-2 processes over 4000 TPS, contributing to millions of dollars worth of NFT trades. Such speed and activity consolidate opBNB’s position as the most active DeFi and NFT layer in the market.

Binance’s growth has also attracted institutional-investor interest. Over $2.61 billion worth of investment in the BNB ecosystem is proof of that. The native AI agent integration known as Binance AI Pro has further bolstered people’s interest in the platform.

Binance AI Pro launched in March 2026 and gave users the first look at a Web3 ecosystem that blends deep tech and AI.

What Makes Binance Stand Out In The Market

Although centralized exchanges support Web3 assets, their own ecosystems are insulated from the Web3 concept. Binance is actively bringing updates to change that.

BNB Chain’s vision for 2026 is to target CEX-like speed in the DEX layer, and its multi-layer ecosystem has gained more than 4 million followers across 100 countries already.

Overall, Binance is on an innovative stride, which justifies its nomination as the Most Innovative Web3 Founder.

About Binance

As the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance already captures 55% of the world’s new user entry flow. However, the platform’s benefits exist beyond its role as an exchange. It founded the BNB chain, which currently stands as the most active blockchain ecosystem in Web3 with its total TVL of $5.61 billion at the current time.

Key to the platform is its Web3 infrastructure tool, which gives early projects the exposure they need to showcase their innovations. And in 2025, Binance launched Binance Alpha 2.0, which integrated a Web3 discovery layer right into the exchange.

It gave users new opportunities to participate in airdrops, partner programs, and on-chain launches that don’t require leaving the exchange.