THE dust may have settled in the magnificent Egyptian Hall of the City of London's iconic Mansion House, but the excitement among the winners and nominees at The Digital Commonwealth Annual Industry Awards on Monday night is still buzzing.
More than 160 guests enjoyed a lavish awards gala with exquisite dining and specially-chosen wines to watch the winners of 24 categories announced live on stage.
It was the inaugural awards ceremony hosted by The Digital Commonwealth, and it followed immediately after the sixth Mansion House Summit earlier in the day.
"The very fact that these awards were so well attended and supported, despite being staged during a remarkably busy international schedule is testament to the strength of London and the commitment of our amazing community," said James Bowater, CEO and founder of The Digital Commonwealth.
"I can barely begin to comprehend how difficult the task of the judges must have been in selecting winners from such strong shortlists of nominees, but they really did pick some extremely fine people and companies.
"Of course, none of these events can be made possible without the unwavering and rock solid support of our partners, all of whom I offer my eternal appreciation and gratitude."
The awards...
Best Cyber Security or Fraud Protection Innovation
Supported by Astraea
Nominations
CoinCover
EarthID
Quintel Intelligence
Sardine
Secret Network
Foundation
Zokyo
WINNER: CoinCover
Best Digital Asset Law Firm
Supported by Vault12
Nominations
CMS Law
DLA Piper
Penningtons Manches Cooper
Perkins Coie
Peters and Peters
Shoosmiths
WAGMI Advisers / gunnercooke
WINNER: CMS Law
Outstanding Regulation and Compliance Impact
Supported by BCB Group
Nominations
Archax
BCB Group
Elise Soucie-Watts, Global Digital Finance
Jannah Patchay, Markets Evolution
Loretta Joseph, Policy Group
Oliver Linch, OJL Advisory
PixelPai
Prof Sarah Green, D2 Legal Tech
Ramp Network
WINNER: Elise Soucie-Watts, Global Digital Finance
Best Insurance Provision
Supported by Wincent
Nominations
CoinCover
M2 Recovery
Marsh
Nayms
Nexus Mutual
Relm
WINNER: M2 Recovery
Start-up of the Year
Supported by Clay Nation
Nominations
Agant
Bondex
EarthID
Millicent Labs
PixelPai
Semoto
StablR
VIIRA Inc
WINNER: Agant Finance
Best Accelerator, VC or Investor
Supported by Appold
Nominations
Accelerate Cambridge
Continuous Ventures
Dot Investing
Fabric Ventures
Grayscale
Outlier Ventures
Scytale
WINNER: Accelerate Cambridge
Best SDG Initiative
Supported by World Mobile
Nominations
Agridex
Blockchain For Impact
Kula DAO
Open Campus
Power Ledger
WINNER: Agridex
Best DePIN Project
Supported by Rainfall
Nominations
Bigwater
Minima
Tashi
World Mobile
YOM
WINNER: Minima
Best Web3 Gaming Project
Supported by ordinalsbot
Nominations
Animoca Brands
CornucopiasMythical
Games
PixelPai
The Sandbox
Tashi
Upland
WINNER: Animoca Brands
Outstanding Contribution to Digital Asset Policy
Supported by ISOLAS LLP
Nominations
Alexander Royle, Cor Prime
Katie Harries, Stand with Crypto UK
Laura Navaratnam, Crypto Council for Innovation
Matthew Osborne, Ripple
Tom Duff-Gordon, Coinbase
WINNER: Katie Harries, Stand with Crypto UK
Blockchain Advisory Firm of the Year
Supported by Archax
Nominations
Accenture
Appold
Deloitte
EY
Quant Smart Audit
WINNER: Appold
Best Technology Innovation
Supported by BAANX
Nominations
AlgoDynamix
Archax
BitcoinOS
Dr Bilyanimu Romo Auwal
Galxe
Mercuryo
Minima
Ordinalsbot
Parity Technologies
PixelPai
R3
Tashi
TPX Property Exchanges
WINNER: AlgoDynamix
Best Decentralised Autonomous Organisation (DAO) Community
Supported by BitcoinOS
Nominations
Aave
api3
Factory DAO
Kula DAO
Polkadot
WINNER: Aave
Best Application of Artificial Intelligence
Supported by XEROF
Nominations
Auditchain Labs
Fetch AI
OriginTrail
Rainfall
Verses
WINNER: FetchAI
Best Digital Asset Investment Manager
Supported by TPX Property Exchange
Nominations
3iQ
Bitwise
Galaxy Digital
Grayscale
Pantera
WINNER: 3iQ
Best Digital Asset Exchange
Supported by KULA
Nominations
Bullish
Coinbase
Crypto.com
Gemini
Incore Bank
Kraken
LMAX Digital
OANDA coinpass
Deribit
Solidi Crypto Exchange
Uphold
VALR
WINNER: Coinbase
Market Maker of the Year
Supported by 01Capital
Nominations
DRW Cumberland
GSR
Keyrock
Wincent
Wintermute
WINNER: GSR
Best Digital Asset Custodian
Supported by Bondex
Nominations
Amina Bank
Archax
BitGo
Incore Bank
Vault12
Xapo Bank
Zodia Custody
WINNER: BitGo
Best Staking Product
Supported by Ziglu
Nominations
21Shares
Figment
Issuance SwissLido
Finance
Staked by Kraken
WINNER: Figment
Best Payments Product
Supported by Penningtons Manches Cooper
Nominations
Argent
Baanx
BCB Group
MoonPay
Revolut
Wirex
WorldPay
WINNER: BCB Group
Outstanding Industry Influencer
Supported by Flight3
Nominations
Antony Abell, TPX Property Exchanges
Dr Lisa Cameron, UKUS Crypto Alliance
Jannah Patchay, Markets Evolution
Jay Chrawnna, The Kus
Jonny Fry, Digital Bytes
Lisa Loud, Secret Foundation
Toby Lewis, OrdinalsBot
Vesa Kivinen, VESA
WINNER: Dr Lisa Cameron, UKUS Crypto Alliance
Best Mainstream Educator
Supported by Semoto
Nominations
21Shares
Anthony Day, Midnight
Dr Maxine Room CBE, Unyted
Jillian Godsil, Blockleaders.io
Lee Schneider, Owl Explains
Michael Harding,
Blockchain Sensei
Noelle Acheson, Crypto is Macro Now
Stephen "Cap" Newnham, SuperTeam UK
Temple Melville, Scotcoin
WINNER: Anthony Day, Midnight
Best Digital Asset Marketing Agency
Supported by Crypto Mondays London
Nominations
Athena Labs
CLPR Agency
Edelman Smithfield
Flight3
Luna PR
Vested
Wachsman
WINNER: Flight3
The Digital Commonwealth Champion 2025
Supported by James Bowater
Nominations
Cyrus Fazel, SwissBorg
Dr Lisa Cameron, Digital Assets Global Forum
Katie Ramsey, Dept Business & Trade
Micky Watkins, World Mobile
Prof Luis G. Franceschi, The Commonwealth
Stani Kulechov, AVARA
Tim Grant, Deus X
Yago, BitcoinOS
Yat Siu, Animoca Brands
WINNER: Dr Lisa Cameron, Digital Assets Global Forum
James Bowater presents award winner Dr Lisa Cameron with her trophy