CoinGape, on January 29, announced the winners of the long-awaited Crypto Impact Awards 2025. The CoinGape Awards recognised projects, companies, founders and communities that delivered measurable impact across Web3 during one of the industry’s most consequential years.
The ceremony, having Binance CEO Rachel Cohen, YAP Global CEO Samantha Yap, Bitget Wallet CEO Elikeh among other distinguished jury panelists, saw the industry’s key faces being recognised.
It brought together builders, investors, legal experts and community leaders to celebrate execution, resilience and real-world adoption.
During the ceremony, Binance CMO Rachel said, “what I love about award like this is that they don’t just celebrate ideas, but celebrate execution. They celebrate the builders, the teams, the projects that are actually moving Blockchain forward in the world.”
Who Participated And Judged CoinGape’s Crypto Impact Awards
The Crypto Impact Awards combined expert review with community voting. Hundreds of nominations were evaluated by a distinguished jury panel. This includes Rachel Conlan (Chief Marketing Officer at Binance), Jeremy Ng (Founder and CEO of OpenEden), Jamie Elkaleh (CMO at Bitget Wallet), Amateo Kaplan (Chief Marketing Officer at COTI), Nikita Sachdev (CEO and Founder of Luna PR), and Samantha Yap (Founder and CEO of YAP Global).
The expert opinion was combined with the voice of the global community who also helped decide the winners. From the awards voting live last month, more than 30,000 voters cast over 90,000 votes across 27+ award categories. The awards process prioritised measurable outcomes, regulatory alignment, and product traction.
The ceremony was broadcast live on YouTube and Streamyard, drawing thousands of participants. Nominees and voters alike stayed glued to the livestream, watching in real time to see who had been nominated and who was actually leading.
Key Winners and Highlights
This year, CoinGape announced over 28 awards across four major categories, namely – Blockchain Companies, Crypto Projects, Exchanges, and Wallets and Infrastructure Platforms.
Within these categories, multiple subcategories were curated to reflect the breadth and depth of innovation across the on-chain ecosystem.
Among the standout winners of the evening were:
Best RWA Project: Securitize – recognised for credible asset backing, compliant structuring and real-world adoption,
Best Centralised Exchange – Crypto Futures & Derivatives: LBank
Best Centralised Exchange – Spot: Bitget
Best Exchange for Day Trading: PrimeXBT
Best Crypto Swap Platform: Swapspace
Best Crypto Trading Bot: WunderTrading
Best DEX – Crypto Futures & Derivatives: Hyperliquid
Best Institution-Friendly Exchange: Coinbase
Best User-Friendly Trading App: Gate.io
Best Hardware Wallet: Ledger
Best Software Wallet: Bitget Wallet
Best Crypto Token: FUNTOKEN
Best DePIN Project: NAORIS Protocol
Best Web3 Founder: Changpeng Zhao (CZ) – for leadership and ecosystem impact
Best Businesswoman of the Year: Gracy Chen (Bitget)
Best Crypto Community: Crypto Garden
Best KOL Excellence Award: Crypto Rover
Best Video Creator: Pushpendra Singh
Other category winners included Coinbase Card, FY ENRYGY, CryptoGames, Web3Lawyers, Tempo, Outset PR and Chainwire. The complete list can be seen on awards website.
Celebratory Ending
The Crypto Impact Awards 2025 concluded on a joyous note. They brought renewed focus on execution, accountability, and real-world adoption across Web3.
As the ecosystem continues to mature, CoinGape reaffirmed its commitment to spotlighting builders, institutions, and communities shaping blockchain’s next phase. It also shared its plans to return next year with an even broader global lens.
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