Crypto executives discuss the emergence of Web 3.0 tech hubs around the world
Where are the top destinations for a career in crypto? For some, it’s traditional innovation hubs such as Miami or Silicon Valley. For others, it’s Singapore or Seoul. In addition, some would even argue that as long as you have a stable internet connection, irrespective of location, is sufficient for one to carve their own path in the realm of Web 3.0.
To answer this question, Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr asked a panel of experts at the annual Web Summit panel live in Lisbon. Speakers at the event included Coelius Capital’s managing partner Zach Coelius, Laura González-Estéfani, founder and CEO of theventure.city, and Oscar Ramos, general partner of Orbital Startups.
According to González-Estéfani, who was born in Spain but spent most of her time in the San Francisco Bay Area and Miami, the next tech hub will be a place where people can "get the support they need from the different partners, investors, and ecosystem builders." And for González-Estéfani, that place is more likely to be in the U.S. than in Europe.
González-Estéfani's take, however, was not echoed by that of Coelius, who was originally born in Minnesota and moved to the Bay Area in 2005. He saw the matter much differently: "When I first arrived, I saw billions upon billions of dollars flowing into the tech industry," said Coelius. "But that energy, which was all centered in the Bay Area, has now scattered all over the world. So whether it's Miami or Lisbon or Kosovo, there's just amazing innovation happening all over the world."
Coelius further added that groupthink in the Bay Area is a major factor of why he believes the next tech hubs will instead be at scattered locations around the world:
As for Ramos, who also came from Madrid
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