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Reuters
Reuters
Business
Jessica DiNapoli

Crypto crowd dominate Davos main street despite price crash

Free pizza is offered during the "Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day" ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

A free bitcoin pizza stall and a "Liquidity Lounge" were among the treats on offer for attendees at this year's meeting in Davos, where blockchain and cryptocurrency firms have taken over its main street, despite a recent crash in digital coin values.

Executives from the crypto sector have descended on the annual gathering of business leaders and politicians in the Swiss Alpine resort, seeking to encourage faster adoption of their technology, which is largely unregulated.

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