Photos: Accolades for 15 winners at Gulf News Web3 Awards 2022

Abdul Hamid Ahmad, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Gulf News, presents the Best Design Led NFT award to Amrita Sethi. Fifteen winners were presented with the region’s first Web3 awards in Dubai yesterday during the closing session of Web3 De-Code, a two-day tech event organised by Gulf News. The winners, comprising artists, collectors, builders, entrepreneurs, gamers, and designers, were picked through a jury selection process which also included

Dr Marwan Al Zarouni, CEO of Dubai Blockchain Centre, presents the Best Traditional NFT artist award to Abdullah Qandeel.

Dr Marwan Al Zarouni, CEO of Dubai Blockchain Centre, presents the Most Innovative NFT award to Ethernal Gates by Kristel Bechara fromArts DAO.

Dr Marwan Al Zarouni, CEO of Dubai Blockchain Centre, presents the Best NFT marketplace award to Virtua.

Abdul Hamid Ahmad, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Gulf News, presents the Best Emerging NFT Artist award to Petra Kaltenbach.

Abdul Hamid Ahmad, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Gulf News, presents the Best Utility NFT award to Race Kingdom.

Winners of the region’s first Web3 awards on the concluding day of Web3 DeCode in Dubai.

Abdul Hamid Ahmad, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Gulf News, presents the Editor’s Choice Award for the Best Fine Art NFT to Artfi.

Abdul Hamid Ahmad, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Gulf News, presents the Best Upcoming Blockchain Innovation award to Bonuz Market.

Dr Marwan Al Zarouni, CEO of Dubai Blockchain Centre, presents the Best in Gaming award to Beat My Team.

Abdul Hamid Ahmad, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Gulf News, presents the Best Fashion Project award to Celestial Collection by Bored Puma.

Abdul Hamid Ahmad, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Gulf News, poses with the Gulf News team at the Web3 DeCode event at Grand Hyatt.

The final day of the event proved to be a visual treat for attendees as creators and artists displayed exclusive NFT collections through dedicated dark rooms and theme-based activations