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Is Crypto Summer Back in Switzerland?

Published 10/27/2019, 02:00 PM
Updated 10/27/2019, 02:21 PM
Is Crypto Summer Back in Switzerland?

Recent data suggests that the Swiss blockchain industry is making impressive gains. The latest report by the country’s main industry body, Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC), for example, points to increased valuations and rising employment figures. On releasing the report, CV VC exclaimed that “the summer is back.” But is it really time to start celebrating?

According to the report, published in collaboration with the Big Four accounting firm PwC and its partner Inacta, the top 50 blockchain companies have doubled their valuations in the first half of 2019 to $41 billion. Furthermore, it estimates that the Swiss ecosystem as a whole now encompasses 800 entities, employing 4,000 people, including six so-called “unicorns,” each with valuations in excess of $1 billion.

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