Cayman Islands, US and Gibraltar Are Top Crypto Hedge Fund Jurisdictions

Gibraltar leapt into the top three, overtaking the British Virgin Islands and Luxembourg.

Jun 7, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. UTC

Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 1:07 p.m. UTC

The Cayman Islands, U.S. and Gibraltar are the top locations where crypto hedge funds are domiciled, according to a report by PwC and Elwood Asset Management.

The Cayman Islands and the U.S. maintained their positions as the top two places where crypto hedge funds are domiciled, although their market shares declined overall.
Gibraltar overtook the British Virgin Islands and Luxembourg for third place, pushing down Liechtenstein and the others, according to the report.
The report, the companies' third annual research report into global crypto hedge funds, highlights that the fund managers themselves are located elsewhere, mainly the U.S. and U.K.

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