Research can today reveal that the USA is the world’s crypto company capital – with California home to the majority of the world’s most successful crypto companies.
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Crypto Head published a complete Cryptocurrency Company Index featuring the most notable companies in the cryptocurrency sector. The rating reveals that over a half of these companies are headquartered in various U.S. cities.
Top Crypto Companies By Location
By Country:
| Country | Company Count |
| United States | 28 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Vietnam | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| China | 2 |
| India | 2 |
| France | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
San Francisco is the most notable city for crypto, with eight of the 50 companies from the study headquartered there.
By State:
| Region | Company Count |
| California | 15 |
| New York | 5 |
| Florida | 2 |
While multiple areas in the world exhibit crypto development, the United States is where the majority (28 out of 50) of the most prominent crypto companies are located.
These numbers are likely to increase due to bans on cryptocurrency introduced last year in India and China - countries previously predicted to become the world’s crypto leaders.
The most highly valued companies in the crypto sector:
| Rank | Company Name | HQ Location | Company Value (USD) |
| 1 | Binance | Valletta, Malta | $300 billion |
| 2 | Coinbase | San Francisco, California, United States | $85.7 billion |
| 3 | Robinhood | Menlo Park, California, United States | $39 billion |
| 4 | FTX | Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas | $25 billion |
| 5 | Marqeta | Oakland, California, United States | $17.3 billion |
| 6 | Alameda Research | Hong Kong, China | $10.4 billion |
| 6 | eToro | Tel Aviv, Israel | $10.4 billion |
| 8 | Digital Currency Group | Stamford, Connecticut, United States | $10 billion |
| 8 | Ripple | San Francisco, California, United States | $10 billion |
| 10 | DFINITY | Zurich, Switzerland | $9.5 billion |
Further Findings
- Robinhood has received the most investment with a total of $5.57 billion in investment, followed by FTC ($1.33 billion) and Bakkt ($807.5 million).
- Extremely male dominated industry: only 4.13% or crypto companies have women in executive-level positions.
- Other cities across the globe that are home to notable crypto companies: Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Hong Kong (China), Paris (France)
To view the full report, https://cryptohead.io/research/cryptocurrency-company-index/
