Source: Cointelegraph
Original: “Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, named the world's most crypto-friendly city”
According to the selection by immigration consulting firm Multipolitan, Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, has been named the world's most crypto-friendly city.
In the Crypto-Friendly City Index of the 2025 Cryptocurrency Report, Ljubljana ranked above the joint second places of Hong Kong and the Swiss economic hub Zurich.
The index ranks 20 cities based on their regulatory frameworks, tax environments, living factors, and digital and cryptocurrency infrastructure to assess their friendliness towards cryptocurrency.
Multipolitan stated that the evaluation included aspects such as the city's licensing framework, capital gains tax rate, GDP per capita, housing affordability, and internet speed.
The company explained, "We analyzed the distribution of cryptocurrency ATMs and retail adoption rates to reflect the level of cryptocurrency cultural penetration in each city. The high concentration of these assets received the highest scores."
Following the joint second places, Singapore and the capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi, ranked fourth and fifth, respectively. These two cities are attractive to businesses due to their low or zero tax policies, and they also attract cryptocurrency companies by establishing industry-specific licensing and regulatory systems.
Madison, the capital of Wisconsin in the United States, is the only city from the Americas on the list, ranking 11th alongside Riga, the capital of Latvia, Doha, the capital of Qatar, and Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
In Multipolitan's Cryptocurrency Wealth Concentration Index, Slovenia also ranks first. This index combines cryptocurrency ownership rates and trading volumes, showing that Slovenian cryptocurrency holders have an average asset value of $240,500.
This figure is $65,000 higher than the second-ranked Cyprus, where cryptocurrency holders average about $175,000 in assets. Hong Kong ranks third, with an average asset holding of $97,500.
In this list of 20 countries and regions, the United States ranks lower at 17th place, with an average cryptocurrency holding of about $23,300, just slightly above Malaysia's $21,000.
As a member of the European Union, Slovenia regulates cryptocurrency under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), which has received widespread acclaim in the industry.
The blockchain advocacy organization Blockchain Alliance Europe is headquartered in Ljubljana. The city also hosts the blockchain real estate platform Blocksquare, which partnered with Vera Capital on April 18 to plan the tokenization of $1 billion worth of U.S. real estate.
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