First Crypto Valley Report Preist Growth and Diversity of the industry

First Crypto Valley Report Preist Growth and Diversity of the industry

The crypto location Switzerland and Liechtenstein attracts more and more companies. The Zug Crypto Valley remains central, but other cantons are picking up. The variety of business models is impressive. But the blockchain industry is no longer just nationally relevant, but of “global strategic importance”.

What's next with crypto location Switzerland? Switzerland has also established itself thanks to favorable regulatory framework in the past fifteen years as the world's important center for fintechs that are looking for applications for blockchain and distributed Ledger technology (DLT) or are active in the cryptocurrency area.

But now the lead seems to be at risk. In the Federal Council and also with the federal financial market supervision (FINMA), more attention is paid to the associated risks and less on the corresponding opportunities and innovations can often be heard.

Internationales vie for the favor of the crypto industry

In addition, abroad is now also greater for the favor of the crypto industry. In the United States, the regulatory authorities are under President Donald Trump The EU has created a uniform set of rules for the crypto sector, and many countries try to become more attractive as a location for crypto and innovations with various measures with Micar.

However, it is sometimes difficult in this area to separate the chaff from wheat, i.e. the rhetoric from the facts. That the lobbying organizations such as the Swiss Blockchain Federation (SBF) use the favor of the hour in this country to to advertise for your concernsis legitimate. But of course the question of how the crypto location Switzerland and its competitiveness is actually not answered is not answered.

The cardinal question

At least indications for a possible answer to this cardinal question gives the first CV VC Crypto Valley Company & Industrie Reportthat was published on Wednesday morning. CV VC is a private blockchain venture capital investor who wants to promote the spread of transformative technologies and also offers advisory and support services for companies and governments.

According to the report, the crypto Valley, defined as the whole of Switzerland Plus Liechtenstein, is expanding its position as one of the world's leading blockchain ecosystems.

The number of companies increases significantly

On the one hand, this is expressed in the number of blockchain companies. It rose by 14 percent from 1,534 in 2023 to 1749 in 2024 – and even by 132 percent since 2020.

The growth is not only limited to train (and thus to the crypto Valley in the narrower sense), but is increasingly spread to other cantons.

• Zug (719 companies or 41 percent) remains the center of the Crypto Valley. “The canton is known for its regulatory clarity and innovative strength,” says the report.
• Zürich (264) benefit from the finance and tech industry as well as the universities and is increasingly establishing itself as a hub for advice and financial services.
• The Ticino (103) Especially attract companies from the gamefi, NFT and Meta-Verse area and develop into a creative hotspot. The plan B initiative of the city of Lugano is praised.
• Geneva (85) is known as a leader in the area of ​​security, audit and compliance.
• Neuenburg (85) established itself as a location for infrastructure projects, with a focus on technical innovations.
• Lucerne (72) show a strong presence in the area of ​​Decentralized Finance (Defi).
• The Principality of Liechtenstein (68) Thanks to its advanced regulatory framework, companies from the entire blockchain value chain.
• Die Swam (51) focus on infrastructure projects and software development.
• Bern (41) develops into an important location for advisory and education initiatives in the blockchain area.
• Schwyz (39) show a strong presence in the field of financial services and increasingly attract international projects.

The diversity of the industry is also rated as a growth driver and strength. Infrastructure (20 percent) are listed as leading sectors; Financial services (18 percent); Advice & advisory (17 percent); Security, Audit & Compliance (8 percent); Gamefi, NFTS & Metavers (6 percent) and software development (6 percent).

“Global strategic importance”

SBF also participated in the report. Their president, the Zug government councilor Heinz tenselercomments: “This report proves that the Swiss blockchain industry is not only nationally relevant, but also of global strategic importance.”

But Tännler also emphasizes that there is a need for action, and thus leads water to our own mill: “While we are in a decisive phase of international competition in 2025, the 12-point manifesto of the Swiss Blockchain Featation offers concrete steps to further sharpen the competitiveness of Switzerland, especially in the Fintech sector.”

Inspiration and appeal

Mathias RuchFounder and CEO of CV VC, states unexpectedly: “There is no comparable report worldwide that depicts the development of a blockchain ecosystem so comprehensively and in detail.”

A purpose of the report should be to inspire entrepreneurs, investors, political decision -makers and academic researchers – and certainly also ensure that Switzerland does not play its lead in the crypto sector.