CryptoDaily 2026 Awards Shine Light on Top Web3 Talent
The CryptoDaily Individual Awards 2026 recognize outstanding individuals in various categories of Web3. The selection process considered recent efforts, track record, and whether there was a clear case for each person's inclusion.
There were seven categories: Entrepreneurship, Engineering & Development, Product & Design, Marketing & Growth, Education & Public Speaking, Thought Leadership, and Trading & Market Intelligence. Each category had three honorees: CryptoDaily's Choice, Runner-up Pick, and Honorable Mention.
In the Entrepreneurship category, Michael Jerlis was chosen as CryptoDaily's Choice for his work at EMCD, a crypto mining and fintech platform he built from zero reputation into two global award-winning businesses. He has outlasted every halving and crypto winter since 2017 by solving business problems systematically.
Jure Granić-Skender was the Runner-up Pick in Engineering & Development for his work at MetaDAO, where he works on protocol development and market-based governance on Solana. His background spans SaaS, Web3 tooling, wallet infrastructure, and AMM design.