Celebrating the projects, products, and people shaping crypto in 2025.
After receiving over a thousand submissions, our expert panel of judges carefully vetted the entries to create a shortlist, which then went to the public for voting. With more than 45,000 votes cast, it’s time to unveil the final Top 100 Winners of the BeInCrypto 100 Awards.
The esteemed judging panel included Geoffrey Kendrick (Standard Chartered), Michael Walsh (Zodia Markets; Kraken), Paris Rouzati (Aave Labs), James Butterfill (CoinShares), Joseph Chalom (SharpLink), Samantha Yap (YAP Global), Rauan Khassan (TradingView), Daniel Slutzkin (Gemini), Dr. Jez Mohideen (Laser Digital), Zhong Yang Chan (CoinGecko), Vugar Usi Zade (Bitget), Thamilla Talarico (Polygon Labs), Thomaz Teixeira (BRL1), Afonso Belice (Ethereum Brasil), Antonio Neto (Solana LATAM), Cecilia Hsueh (MEXC), Shukyee Ma (Plume Network), Daniel Kim (Tiger Research), Dimas Surya Alfaruq (Bitcoin Indonesia), and Robbie Jeo (Kommunitas / Komunitas Kripto).
From DePIN networks transforming infrastructure, to stablecoins expanding financial inclusion, from wallet and identity innovations, to advances in regulation and real-world adoption, the BeInCrypto 100 Awards highlight the innovations driving the Web3 ecosystem this year.
Breakthrough of the Year
Midnight (Community Choice)
ONDO (Judges’ Choice)
Chainlink
Best Brand of the Year
| BloFin (Community Choice) | BingX |
| OKX (Judges’ Choice) | Aave Labs |
| Karken | VeChain |
| Bitget | Gate |
| Trust Wallet | LTP |
Best DePIN Project
Uplink (Community Choice)
Fluence (Judges’ Choice)
Render Network
ICP/DFINITY
XYO
Best Software Wallet
Bitget Wallet (Community Choice)
Trust Wallet (Judges’ Choice)
ThorWallet
OKX Wallet
COCA
Best Hardware Wallet
Ledger
Trezor
Best Crypto CFD Broker
PrimeXBT (Community Choice)
Libertex (Judges’ Choice)
AvaTrade
Eightcap
Pepperstone
Best Centralized Exchange (CEX)
| BTCC (Community Choice) | Bitget |
| Bybit (Judges’ Choice) | KuCoin |
| Gate (Best UX & Institution-Friendly Centralized Exchange) | BingX |
| Binance | BitMex |
| LBank | CoinEx |
| Coinbase | Phemex |
| OKX | HTX |
| MEXC | BYDFI |
Best Decentralized Exchange (DEX)
Hyperliquid (Community Choice)
1inch (Judges’ Choice)
dYdX
Algebra Labs
0x
Web3 Founder of the Year
| Name | Title / Role |
|---|---|
| Sergey Nazarov | Co-Founder of Chainlink (Community Choice) |
| Eowyn Chen | CEO of Trust Wallet (Judges’ Choice) |
| Michael Jerlis | CEO and Founder of EMCD |
| Harry Horsfall | CEO and Co-Founder of Flight3 |
| Vivien Lin | CPO at BingX |
| Justin Sun | Founder of TRON |
| Bernie Blume | CEO and Founder of Xandeum Labs |
| Cecilia Hsueh | CSO at MEXC |
| Aishwary Gupta | Global Head of Payments and Real World Assets at Polygon Labs |
| Sreeram Kannan | Founder of EigenLayer |
Best Ecosystem Program for Developers
| TON (Community Choice) | Sui (Judges’ Choice) |
| Polygon | Arbitrum |
| IoTeX | ICP/DFINITY |
| Wormhole | Avail |
| TRON DAO | Core DAO |
Best VC of the Year
a16z Crypto (Community Choice)
DWF Labs (Judges’ Choice)
Animoca Brands
Gate Ventures
Inception Capital
Foresight Ventures
Best RWA Project
Hedera (Community Choice)
VeChain (Judges’ Choice)
Chainlink
Polygon
Horizon by Aave Labs
Best Event of 2025
TOKEN2049
EthCC
Best Exchange in LATAM
| Bitso (Community Choice) | Mercado Bitcoin (Judges’ Choice) |
| MEXC | Binance |
| OKX | Bybit |
| Foxbit | BloFin |
Web3 Leaders of the Year
Rocelo Lopes, CEO at Truther
Fabrício Tota, VP of Crypto Affairs at Mercado Bitcoin
Best Web3 Startup in LATAM
Altside
Capitare
Best Multi-Asset Trading Platform
Triv (Community Choice)
Upbit (Judges’ Choice)
Libertex
Vantage
Congratulations to all 100 winners of the BeInCrypto 100 Awards 2025. From groundbreaking projects to visionary leaders, each has helped shape the Web3 ecosystem and drive the next wave of innovation in crypto.
Stay tuned — details on the BeInCrypto Awards 2026 are coming soon, and next year’s celebrations will be bigger than ever.
