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CoinGape has officially launched the Web3 Innovation Awards 2026, a jury-reviewed recognition program that honors projects, products, protocols, and leaders driving real progress across the decentralized ecosystem.  Nominations are now open at awards.coingape.com, inviting builders from every corner of Web3 to put their work forward for industry recognition. The Second Edition of CoinGape Awards  The new edition follows the success of the Crypto Impact Awards 2025, which drew over 32,000 community votes across 27 categories.  That edition featured jury panelists including Binance CMO Rachel Conlan, YAP Global Founder Samantha Yap, and Bitget Wallet CMO Jamie Elkaleh, and recognized standout names like Securitize, Hyperliquid, Coinbase, Ledger, and Bitget Wallet. For 2026, CoinGape has significantly expanded its scope, with over 30 subcategories across 10 major verticals, reflecting where the industry is heading today. Key Categories of CoinGape Awards The Web3 Innovation Awards 2026 cover the full breadth of the ecosystem, with a particular focus on the verticals defining this cycle which includes artificial intelligence and Web3 innovation. Dedicated categories recognize AI-powered exchanges, AI trading agents, AI automation platforms, AI-powered wallet infrastructure and autonomous agentic payment platforms, which are all what’s reshaping crypto from the infrastructure layer up. The Innovations track celebrates the most innovative Web3 founders, startups, communities and thought leaders pushing the space forward. Alongside these, the awards span tokenization and RWA, trading and exchanges, payments and neobanks, stablecoin infrastructure, DeFi, wallets, Web3 infrastructure, iGaming and Web3 service providers. The full category list is available on the CoinGape awards page. How Winners Are Selected The CoinGape awards follow a structured three-step evaluation process built for transparency and credibility.  Every entry first passes through eligibility screening combined with data-backed editorial analysis by the CoinGape team. Shortlisted nominees then move to an open community voting round, giving the wider Web3 audience a direct…

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