Multipolitan Unveils First Crypto-Friendly Cities Index 2025

Multipolitan, the pioneering global migration platform, has officially released its Crypto Report 2025: The Future is On-Chain, featuring the debut of the world’s first Crypto-Friendly Cities Index 2025 and a deep dive into blockchain’s growing impact on finance, governance, and society​.

The report, launched after the success of Multipolitan’s inaugural wealth study last year, explores how cryptocurrencies and blockchain are fundamentally reshaping global finance, governance, and identity, driven largely by younger generations and evolving geopolitics​.

Ljubljana topped the Crypto-Friendly Cities Index 2025, with Hong Kong, Zurich, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi rounding out the top five, reflecting cities that have aligned clear regulatory frameworks, favorable tax policies, and robust infrastructure to attract crypto innovation and wealth​.

“We’re moving from birthrights to choices—where individuals pick the jurisdictions, currencies, and communities that serve them best. Tokenized assets, decentralized residencies, and on-chain governance are indisputably the new operating system for civilization,” said Nirbhay Handa, CEO of Multipolitan​.

The report emphasizes that Millennials and Gen Z are adopting crypto three times faster than Baby Boomers, with Gen Z notably spending twice as much time in metaverse environments than in the physical world​.

Multipolitan’s analysis shows that approximately 12-17% of young investors’ portfolios are now allocated to digital assets, compared to minimal holdings among older generations​.

“Understanding these generational shifts is vital for investors and policymakers alike,” said Abhishek Menon, Managing Partner for the Middle East at Multipolitan​.

At the heart of the findings is a warning to traditional finance: Legacy institutions must pivot as financial power moves into the hands of Millennials and Gen Z, demanding a digital-first approach that prioritizes blockchain, tokenized assets, and decentralized services​.

The report details a $2 trillion market opportunity in tokenized real-world assets, as major institutions like BlackRock and Goldman Sachs move to bring liquidity and transparency to previously opaque financial markets​.

Additionally, Multipolitan tracks crypto migration trends, noting that crypto whales are seeking alternative residencies and second citizenships in jurisdictions offering fiscal neutrality. Dubai’s Golden Visa remains popular, but Oman is emerging as a rising Gulf alternative with tax-friendly frameworks​.

The United States’ regulatory pivot under President Donald Trump is also influencing the global crypto landscape​.

A pro-crypto Trump presidency is setting off a regulatory domino effect worldwide, prompting other nations to revise restrictive blockchain policies​.

Bitcoin surged by 50 percent after Trump’s re-election, reaching an all-time high of $108,268, according to the report​.

Crypto executives have responded positively, anticipating lighter regulatory environments, strategic Bitcoin reserves, and more crypto-friendly appointments under the new administration​.

Multipolitan’s Crypto-Friendly Cities Index 2025 identified cities based on regulatory clarity, taxation, economic vitality, digital infrastructure, and crypto adoption rates​.

Unlike other rankings that focus solely on tax benefits, Multipolitan’s methodology evaluates comprehensive factors crucial for sustainable crypto integration, including the presence of crypto ATMs, smart city advancements, and blockchain governance​.

Cities like Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Zurich, and Riga distinguished themselves not only by their tax policies but also by their embrace of blockchain-powered public services, robust startup ecosystems, and digital identity innovations​.

The rise of network states, decentralized governance models, and metaverse-based economies is another central theme​.

Countries like Estonia, Palau, and South Korea are pioneering blockchain-based governance, offering digital IDs and even virtual residencies​.

Dan Marconi, Managing Partner for LATAM at Multipolitan, described it: “Governance is going on-chain. Services, identity, and citizenship are moving to decentralized models that empower individuals over traditional nation-states”​.

In addition, tokenization is radically transforming entrepreneurship, making fractional ownership of real-world assets—from art and real estate to private equity—a mainstream financial model​.

The report also highlights how blockchain is democratizing entrepreneurship, enabling borderless startups through decentralized finance (DeFi), smart contracts, and crypto-native payment systems​.

Tools like Werk, a blockchain-powered entrepreneurship platform mentioned in the report, showcase how future businesses will operate seamlessly across borders without traditional banking constraints​.

Social media’s role in accelerating crypto adoption, particularly through meme coins like Dogecoin, and the high levels of online financial literacy among Gen Z and Millennials are also discussed​.

Meanwhile, family offices are increasingly embracing digital assets, with Hong Kong and Singapore leading the trend​.

Once skeptical, many family offices now treat blockchain-based assets as legitimate components of diversified portfolios, allocating cautious but growing percentages toward Bitcoin, Ethereum, NFTs, and tokenized real-world assets​.

“Family offices are moving beyond curiosity into systematic strategy,” said Mauricio Ribeiro, CEO of MOIQ Capital, highlighting the strategic integration of blockchain into traditional wealth management​.

Looking forward, Multipolitan predicts that digital-first cities and blockchain-friendly jurisdictions will define the future of global wealth management, entrepreneurship, and governance​.

Multipolitan’s Crypto Report 2025: The Future Is Onchain provides policymakers, investors, and entrepreneurs with a detailed compass to navigate the next decade of blockchain-driven global finance​.

The full report is available for download at Multipolitan’s official website.