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BTC Price: $—| ETH Price: $—| Crypto Valley Companies: 1,100+ ▲ 9.3%| Total Funding Raised: $6.1B+ ▲ 18.4%| Crypto Valley Foundations: 87 ▲ 5.1%| CV Ecosystem Employment: 14,000+ ▲ 12.2%| VC Deals (2024): 143 ▲ 31.2%| CV VC Portfolio: $890M ▲ 22.7%| Ecosystem Growth YoY: 18.4% | Companies Founded (2024): 94 ▲ 7.8%| BTC Price: $—| ETH Price: $—| Crypto Valley Companies: 1,100+ ▲ 9.3%| Total Funding Raised: $6.1B+ ▲ 18.4%| Crypto Valley Foundations: 87 ▲ 5.1%| CV Ecosystem Employment: 14,000+ ▲ 12.2%| VC Deals (2024): 143 ▲ 31.2%| CV VC Portfolio: $890M ▲ 22.7%| Ecosystem Growth YoY: 18.4% | Companies Founded (2024): 94 ▲ 7.8%|

2014

The Spaceship Meeting: How Ethereum Found Its Home in Zug and Created Crypto Valley

On June 7, 2014, eight engineers in a rented Swiss house made a decision that would make Zug the blockchain capital of the world. The story of how Ethereum came to Switzerland is also the story of how Switzerland came to understand blockchain — and why the combination proved unstoppable.

24 Feb 2026