‍THE shortlist for The Digital Commonwealth Awards has been unveiled.

There are 24 honours up for grabs with no fewer than 160 nominees vying for a trophy on Monday April 28 at Mansion House.

And with little more than five weeks to go, excitement is mounting as the anticipation grows to see who will be crowned as the best in their field.

The inaugural event - following directly after The Digital Commonwealth Mansion House Summit in the daytime - will showcase the very pinnacle of talent in blockchain, crypto, AI, fintech and digital assets.

"After such a long and stressful ‘winter’, spring is very much in the air at last," said The Digital Commonwealth CEO and founder James Bowater.

"And what better way to enjoy the awakening than a celebration of the amazing people and projects in our community who have survived to tell the tale. Indeed, some even have thrived!

"We also celebrate new entrants, educators and, of course, our highly-celebrated award of The Digital Commonwealth Champion 2025.

"I am extremely grateful to our partners and community for the support and am very much looking forward to a wonderful celebratory evening on April 28."

Each award entry will be scrutinised by a panel of stringently independent judges comprising industry leaders, innovators, and thought leaders from various sectors within the digital and financial industries. Their collective expertise guarantees that each award category is judged with the highest level of professionalism and insight.

The judges are: James Ramsden KC, Astraea Group; Kate Baucherel, Galia Digital; Marco Morazzoni, Semoto; Helen Disney, Unblocked; Harry Horsfall, Flight3; Kaitlin Argeaux, CryptoMondays London; Sam Kopelman, CEO Givr & former Managing Director Luno (UK); Loretta Joseph, Commonwealth Secretariat; Dr Abdalla Kablan, Delta Wealth Partners; and Eva Lawrence, Figment.

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The Digital Commonwealth Awards 2025

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Best Accelerator, VC or Investor

Accelerate Cambridge

Continuous Ventures

Dot Investing

Fabric Ventures

Grayscale

Outlier Ventures

Scytale

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Best DAO Community

Aave

api3

Factory DAO

Kula DAO

Polkadot

Best Digital Asset Exchange

Bullish

Coinbase

Crypto.com

Deribit

Gemini

Incore Bank

Kraken

OANDA coinpass

Solidi Crypto Exchange

Uphold

VALR

Best Digital Asset Marketing Agency

Athena Labs

CLPR AGENCY LTD

Edelman Smithfield

Flight3

Luna PR

Vested

Wachsman

Best Payments Product

Argent

Baanx

BCB Group

MoonPay

Revolut

Wirex

WorldPay

Best Technology Innovation

AlgoDynamix

Archax

BitcoinOS

Dr Bilyanimu Romo Auwal

Galxe

Mercuryo

Minima

Parity Technologies

PixelPai

R3

Tashi

TPX Property Exchanges

Market Maker of the Year

DRW Cumberland

GSR

Keyrock

Wincent

Wintermute

Outstanding Contribution to Digital Asset Policy

Alexander Royle, Cor Prime

Katie Harries, Stand with Crypto UK

Laura Navaratnam, Crypto Council for Innovation

Matthew Osborne, Ripple

Tom Duff-Gordon, Coinbase

Best Application of Artificial Intelligence

Auditchain Labs

Fetch AI

OriginTrail

Rainfall

Verses

Best DePIN Project

Bigwater

Minima

Tashi

World Mobile

YOM

Best Digital Asset Investment Manager

3iQ

Bitwise

Galaxy Digital

Grayscale

Pantera

Best Insurance Provision

CoinCover

M2 Recovery

Marsh

Nayms

Nexus Mutual

Relm

Best SDG Initiative

Agridex

Blockchain For Impact

Kula DAO

Open Campus

Power Ledger

Best Web3 Gaming Project

Animoca Brands

Cornucopias

Mythical Games

PixelPai

Sandbox

Tashi

Upland

Outstanding Industry Influencer

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

Vesa Kivinen, VESA

Start-up of the Year

Agant

Bondex

Millicent Labs

PixelPai

Semoto

StablR

VIIRA Inc.

Best Cyber Security or Fraud Protection Innovation

Coincover

Quintel Intelligence

Sardine

Secret Network Foundation

Zokyo

Best Digital Asset Custodian

Amina Bank

Archax

BitGo

Incore Bank

Vault12

Xapo Bank

Zodia Custody

Best Digital Asset Law Firm

CMS Law

DLA Piper

Penningtons Manches Cooper

Perkins Coie

Peters and Peters

Shoosmiths

WAGMI Advisers / gunnercooke

Best Mainstream Educator

21Shares

Antony 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, SuperTeamUK

Temple Melville, Scotcoin

Best Staking Product

21Shares

Figment

Issuance Swiss

Lido Finance

Staked by Kraken

Blockchain Advisory Firm of the Year

Accenture

Appold

Deloitte

EY

Quant Smart Audit

Outstanding Regulation and Compliance Impact

Archax

Elise Soucie-Watts, Global Digital Finance

Jannah Patchay, Markets Evolution

Loretta Joseph, Policy Group

Oliver Linch, OJL Advisory

Pixel Pai

Prof. Sarah Green, D2 Legal Tech

Ramp Network

The Digital Commonwealth Champion 2025

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

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