AIBC World Awards

Recognising the leading crypto exchange of 2026. This award will recognise exchanges that have shown excellence in liquidity, user experience, trust and market reach.

This award recognises companies that have shown excellence in providing seamless crypto payments for users and businesses. The award will be given to the company that proves it can provide secure, scalable infrastructure that simplifies transactions safely, ensures regulatory compliance and empowers clients with fast, transparent digital payment experiences.

Recognising the stablecoin project demonstrating real-world use cases that have strong adoption, transparency and utility, recognising market trust, clear governance, regulatory alignment and reliable liquidity. The award will be given to companies showing measurable impact across global payments and on-chain ecosystems supporting stability.

For the L1 network showing strong scalability, adoption, ecosystem growth, and creativity. This award will be given to the L1 network showing reliable performance, developer traction, active users and sustainable security driving real world use cases and long-term network value creation.

This award will be given to the wallet with the best security and usability. Candidates must demonstrate reliable performance, security for clients and strong user adoption via real-world use cases and concrete figures.

Recognising the media platform that is delivering high-quality, fact-checked and informative crypto news, analysis or educational content. Candidates must demonstrate efforts to check their sources and show real-world use cases of how they educated their audience.

This award will be given to digital banking platforms bridging traditional finance and digital assets. It will be awarded to the neobank that demonstrates how it provides banking services to clients through mobile apps or websites securely and effectively.

This award will be given to initiatives bringing real-world assets on chain, delivering practical market impact, adoption, liquidity, compliance readiness, and scalable infrastructure for global financial integration.

This award will celebrate early-stage Web3 companies that show strong innovation and potential to grow at scale. Candidates need to demonstrate creativity, real-world use cases of solutions they have provided and a plan to grow the startup.

Recognising the individual who is making crypto more accessible, trusted and understandable through education, advocacy, clear communication and trhought leadership.

This award will be given to venture capital firm that demonstrates strong market reputation and Web3 impact via case studies. The award winner will show how they provide portfolio support to startups while growing their own branding.

Awarded to the decentralized network demonstrating strong real-world adoption, technical resilience, and sustainable growth, while empowering users through distributed governance, transparent incentives, and meaningful community ownership.

Celebrating the AI startup that combines technical excellence with real market traction, delivering innovative products, scalable solutions, and clear use cases that address tangible business or societal needs.

Recognizing companies delivering reliable, institutional-grade infrastructure that supports digital asset issuance, trading, settlement, and operations. The winning candidate must show that it enables secure, compliant, and scalable participation in the digital asset ecosystem.

Honouring the market maker that consistently provides liquidity, tight spreads, and professional execution, contributing to healthier markets, improved price discovery, and greater efficiency across digital asset venues.

Awarded to projects innovating in prediction markets through improved user experience, deeper liquidity, novel market designs, or impactful real-world use cases that support accessibility.

Recognising teams that drive meaningful ecosystem growth by fostering collaboration, developer adoption, and vibrant communities through education, support initiatives, governance participation, and long-term value creation.

This award will be given to agencies or strategic partners delivering measurable growth through data-driven marketing, brand positioning, user acquisition, and go-to-market execution tailored specifically for Web3 and digital asset audiences.

Awarded to custody providers delivering highly secure, compliant, and user-friendly solutions for digital asset storage and management, demonstrating clearly how they are trusted by institutions and enterprises for safeguarding assets at scale.

Recognising firms that protect Web3 ecosystems through advanced security research, audits, monitoring, and incident response, helping protocols, companies, and users mitigate risks and prevent critical exploits.

Honouring builders and teams creating impactful Web3 products, protocols, or infrastructure that demonstrate technical excellence, strong adoption, and meaningful contributions to the evolution of decentralized technologies.

This award will be given to platforms delivering advanced analytics, compliance tooling, and investigative capabilities that enhance transparency, risk monitoring, and regulatory readiness across blockchain-based financial ecosystems.

Recognising PR agencies that successfully support brand reputation, media presence, and thought leadership. The winner must demonstrate that they supported Web3 companies in communicating complex narratives clearly.

This award will honour the platform that transformed blockchain, on-chain, and market data into actionable intelligence, to support better decision-making for investors, developers, enterprises, and institutions operating in Web3.

Recognizing the liquidity provider delivering deep liquidity, strong execution, and reliable pricing across FX markets.

For the broker showing exceptional growth across forex, CFDs, commodities, equities, and digital assets.

Honoring the company driving innovation through technology, infrastructure, and financial services solutions.

Recognizing the broker with outstanding trading conditions, trust, execution quality, and client experience.