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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Crypto knocking on the WEF's door: The view from Davos - Cointelegraph

The spectacle that is the World Economic Forum (WEF) came to a close in Davos, Switzerland on Friday, May 27. Nearly 3,000 people from over 110 countries took planes, trains and helicopters to the highest town in Europe to lobby leaders and push and query the WEF agenda.
And, while the war in Ukraine took center stage during the WEF, climate change played the hero and economic recovery was the damsel in distress. Meanwhile, blockchain and cryptocurrency featured as — at the very least — a supporting role.
As Soramitsu CEO Makoto Takemiya described during a Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) panel taking place on the WEF promenade, the industry bigwigs and “financial elites” amassed in Davos. The WEF 2022 had “barbarians” at the gate in the form of crypto and blockchain enthusiasts.
This was the first in-person WEF since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the presence of blockchain companies many participants was large. All down the Davos boulevard, shops and cafes...



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