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Zerohash: Geographic Expansion
Zerohash Europe secured first EMI license under MiCA regulation for stablecoin and brokerage services in Europe
Source: discovered:fintechfutures.com
The leadership read
Zerohash's expansion resets where the leadership need sits in Web3 & Blockchain. Standing up a new market rewards operators with local networks and a record of building from scratch. The 12-to-18-month read across EMEA favours country and commercial leadership hired close to the ground.
Market context: Backdrop: a 105.8 (Hot) Talent Market Index (down 2.3 on the month) with EMEA activity easing (-2.8pts).
Zerohash: 2 signals in the last 90 days — above the Web3 & Blockchain median of 1 across 8 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 2 tracked across 1 days.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
Market entry · Oceania
Square
Executive Search Fintech
Market entry
Dropbox
Executive Search for SaaS
Market entry · Asia
Deliveroo
Executive Search in ASEAN
Market entry · Oceania
SurveyMonkey
Managing Director APAC (first hire in region) / Country Manager
Market entry · Asia
LivePerson
Director ASEAN (first hire in region); also Head of Presales APAC
Market entry · Oceania
Etsy
Managing Director, Australia + Asia (MD APAC)
MitchelLake in this thematic
Also at Zerohash →
More signals across Web3 & Blockchain
Partnership · EMEA
Bridge →Bridge (Stripe-owned stablecoin platform) partnered with Banking Circle to enable fiat-to-stablecoin conversions across EUR, GBP, USD, and AUD, combining stablecoin infrastructure with regulated banking rails and correspondent banking networks.
Geographic Expansion · Americas
Digital Asset →Fintech firm Digital Asset has signed a 19,000-square-foot lease at 4 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan for 10 years, returning to the same building it occupied from 2018–2025 after a brief relocation to 107 Greenwich Street in March 2025.
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Antier →Antier is strengthening its global Web3 consulting capabilities to support next-generation digital economies
Partnership · Americas
Zero Hash →Zero Hash, a crypto infrastructure provider, partnered with Morgan Stanley's E*TRADE to enable spot cryptocurrency trading for retail clients.
Partnership · Asia
Animoca Brands →Animoca Brands completed a live pilot of AI agent-powered commerce with Visa, enabling AI agents on its Minds platform to identify rewards and complete purchases on behalf of users in Hong Kong.
Capital Raising · Asia
BlockchainWork →BlockchainWork raised approximately $142,000 in Seed 2 round from Japanese investors, with three repeat investors from Seed 1 round ($87,000 in 2024). Company planning expansion into AI-first product development, market consolidation in Vietnam, and geographic expansion to Japan and Singapore
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