Crypto Valley's top companies up 680% in value since mid-2020
Switzerland’s Crypto Valley is continuing to grow despite the Covid-19 pandemic, with its top 50 companies increasing in value by more than $200 billion in less than one year. A report compiled by a Swiss venture capital company has revealed that the value of the largest fifty firms operating in the country’s famed Crypto Valley has increased by 680% since July 2020.The Top 50 Report, from Zug's Crypto Valley Venture Capital, or CV VC, found the valley’s 50 largest companies have increased in value from $37.5 billion in July 2020 to $254.9 billion as of February 2021.The report examined....
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