Web3 · UK
Web3 grants in UK for 2026
The UK has positioned itself as crypto-friendly post-Brexit, with the FCA Sandbox and dedicated regulatory clarity.
Key programs
- Innovate UK Smart Grants (blockchain)
- Polkadot Web3 Foundation
- FCA Sandbox
- Ethereum Foundation
The funding landscape
Innovate UK occasionally runs blockchain calls — recent themes: trade finance, NFTs for digital art, supply chain transparency. Polkadot Web3 Foundation funds substrate-based projects.
Application tip
UK Web3 applications need to thread the needle: innovative enough to qualify for Innovate UK while not so speculative that traditional reviewers reject. Frame as "blockchain solves X enterprise problem."
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