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A16z, ARK Invest Back $37M Round for Mythical Games
27.6.2023
Crypto asset manager Scytale Digital led the Series C extension round for the NFL Rivals creator
Bitcoin Prices Topping $31.9K Would Confirm Long-Term Bullish Bias: Fairlead Strategies
27.6.2023
The Ichimoku cloud, created by Japanese journalist Goichi Hosoda in the late 1960s, is used by traders and analysts to monitor momentum and trend direction
First Mover Americas: Crypto Funds See Largest Inflow in a Year
27.6.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 27, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Chibi Finance Rug Pulls Users for $1M, CHIBI Falls 98%
27.6.2023
Over 555 stolen ether were swapped from Arbitrum from Ethereum, a security firm said
Crypto Hubs 2023: Where to Live Freely and Work Smart
27.6.2023
With shifting regulatory regimes worldwide, crypto is on the move to find the best locales to put down roots, get licensed, register or just be. Crypto Hubs 2023, our ranking of the top 15 global crypto hubs, is a good place to start
Zug: Where Ethereum Was Born and Crypto Goes to Grow Up
27.6.2023
What is not to like about the tiny Swiss city where Vitalik Buterin and his cofounders launched Ethereum? The No. 1 spot on CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 ranking has it all: regulatory clarity, crypto-friendly banks and a lively crypto job market and events calendar
Singapore: The Center of Asian Crypto Wealth Is Ready for a Reset
27.6.2023
A fintech hub turned early crypto adopter, Singapore raised billions through ICOs. Cue parties on yachts and at luxury villas. But after the collapse of homegrown crypto darlings Terraform Labs and Three Arrows Capital, the No. 2 spot in CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 is searching for the right...
London: The World’s Capital for Foreign Exchange Adds Cryptocurrencies to Its Ledger
27.6.2023
Already a global hub for finance, the No. 3 spot in CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 has a healthy grassroots crypto adoption rate and a prime minister eager to attract the digital asset industry
Seoul: Asia’s Retail Crypto Capital Moves on After Do Kwon
27.6.2023
South Korea’s nearly 7 million registered users, many in the nation’s capital, show a huge interest in trading crypto. But CoinDesk’s 4th-ranked Crypto Hub for 2023 is still licking its wounds after the catastrophic collapse of Do Kwon’s Terra blockchain – for a time, South Korea’s favorite crypto...
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
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