3AC-Linked FLEX, OX Tokens Surge Despite Lack of New Holders
27.6.2023
Less than 2,000 wallets hold OX tokens, a level that’s far below the average holders of tokens with similar market capitalizations
Dubai: Launching a Crypto Regulatory Arm to Become a Global Financial Power
27.6.2023
The center of the crypto universe has been shifting toward the UAE since March 2022, when Dubai announced the world’s first independent crypto regulator, the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority. With its state intention to provide legal clarity for crypto, the No. 5 spot in CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs...
Abu Dhabi: A Wealthy Middle-East Capital Creating a Bridge From TradFi to Crypto
27.6.2023
The heart of crypto in the capital of the United Arab Emirates is actually just offshore in the Abu Dhabi Global Markets, an economic free zone. With a mandate to encourage fintech, the No. 6 spot in CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 keeps the lines of communications open between regulators and crypto...
Wyoming: Regulatory Clarity and Crypto-Friendly Banks Fuel Blockchain Revolution
27.6.2023
America’s least populous state has passed three dozen laws regulating crypto. That has helped attract crypto, blockchain and Web3 employers and made the No. 7 spot in CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 the most crypto-friendly state in an otherwise uncertain U.S. regulatory environment
Silicon Valley: The Mecca for Venture Capital May Be Cooling on Crypto
27.6.2023
The storied birthplace of the U.S. tech industry is dripping with talent and money. But crypto founders who live in the No. 8 spot on CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 list say that Web3 is losing ground to artificial intelligence in the race to capture the Valley's wallets and minds
Austin: Where Remote-Work Crypto Developers Actually Choose to Live
27.6.2023
A critical mass of the world’s top Bitcoin developers and mining companies call the No. 9 spot in CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 their home, lured by the city’s attractive weather, live music and food scene, as well as the lack of state income taxes
Bitcoin Mining ‘the Highest User of Sustainable Energy’ New Data Reveals
27.6.2023
Bitcoin mining is the highest user of sustainable energy and has similarly achieved the highest increase in sustainable energy mix between July 2019 and June 2023, new data has shown. The data also shows that bitcoin mining’s emission intensity has declined from more than 500 g/kWh seen in July...
Berlin: The Center for Decentralized Finance – and Techno Music
27.6.2023
When the tech hub of Europe meets a society that prizes financial autonomy, the result is a crypto community that practices the very decentralization it preaches. Case in point: Blockchain Week Berlin, the flagship annual conference of the No. 10 spot in CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023, is...
Los Angeles: Where Hollywood Magic and Creativity Meet Web3
27.6.2023
The City of Angels is a global influencer in art, fashion and, especially, entertainment. Less known are its significant contributions in technology innovation. Together, the No. 11 spot on CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 is a Web3 power. Plus it has the best movie stars
FCA Confirms That Digital Assets Head Binu Paul Exited Less Than a Year After Assuming Role, Search for Replacement to Begin 'Shortly'
27.6.2023
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) head of digital assets Binu Paul has left the organization.
This comes less than a year after joining the FCA.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Paul worked for the UK regulator for nine months, between October 2022 and June 2023.
When he had just...
New York City: A Crypto Sandbox in a Big Business Playground
27.6.2023
The Big Apple is big everything. The world’s financial center, it also has a huge population not only of talented developers to hire, but consumers to sell to. In such a huge and bustling ecosystem, crypto may not rate as the city’s highest priority. But like it or not, the No. 12 spot...
How We Ranked CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023: Our Methodology
27.6.2023
As veterans of past city lists we aimed to produce a meaningful ranking of the best places in the world to live and work in crypto, blockchain and Web3. Here’s how we did it