CryptoCanal Oct/Nov Newsletter ⚓
Devconnect, DeFiBoat, Hackerhüsli, Tornado Cash, ETHRome and more!
I knooow you’ve all been waiting for this recap for way to long, but I have a good excuse! I felt overwhelmed, tired and I have to say pregnancy brain is hitting me pretty hard. Anywho, enjoy this chaotic recap of our last two months!
Sailing on the Bosphorus during Devconnect!
Little emotional flashback to our first Devconnect in Amsterdam 2022, when we hosted ETHDay and DeFiDay and started organizing larger events… to Devconnect Istanbul, where we just hosted...DeFiBoat! 😎
and what a journey it’s been… We were lucky had lovely sunny weather and a beautiful crowd of kewl DeFi peeps. However, I have to be candid and pulling off this event logistically, was really tough. The language and cultural barrier was tangible. On the bright side, I have a newfound appreciation for doing business in the Netherlands!
The hassle was worth it and I am proud to say that we brought on board DeFiBoat speakers from Summer.fi, Veridise, Bankless, Cow Swap, Chainway, Railgun, MetaMask | Consensys, the Ethereum Foundation, ChainSecurity, 1inch Network, 1inch Hardware Wallet, Ajna, Morpho, Lido, MakerDAO and Chronicle. Sharing their best insights with no projector, a fun little curve ball to test their presentation skills, all the while sailing on the Bosphorus! Pinch me, it happened and no one fell off!
The DeFiBoat conference cruise would not have been possible without our brave Captain Summer.Fi, our Sailors 1inch, Ajna and our Deckhand Lido! ⚓
The pictures speak for themselves, follow us on Instagram for more beautiful pictures and Youtube for all the upcoming footage (no FOMO, it's just as if you were there for all the alpha)
Istanbul is ruled by cats
My very purrrsonal highlight of this trip. Cats are cared for, fed, set little beds and are the true rulers of this city. Some very welcomed fluffiness to counter all the haggling you go through in a day.
Tornado Cash & searching for testimonies
In an effort to support Alexey Pertsev’s upcoming trial in the Netherlands, taking place in March 2024, we reached out to projects that were hacked, and who’s funds had been Tornado Cashed, to testify that they didn’t hold the platform or the developers responsible for any of it.
“Alex is currently being accused of laundering 36 hacks through Tornado Cash,” Eléonore Blanc, CryptoCanal’s founder, told DL News. “These protocols coming out and openly deflecting these charges is important.”
Our new format: Hackerhüsli 🏡
The Hackerhüsli, a cosy week in a Swiss chalet, or an on-site retreat for builders!
For this first edition we had no clear objective in mind more than just bringing amazing brains and top-notch vibes together. Did we hack non-stop? No. Did we at least create a nice MVP? Also no. Did we plan for future projects and plans? Hm, also no.
But we did have a great time exchanging with among like-minded people about web3, philosophy, food, coffee in a beautiful space surrounded by nature and got a bunch of ideas on what a future Hackerhüsli could be:
A retreat for existing teams with a clear objective or sprint in mind?
A relaxing workation for web3 peeps?
A prep session for future hackathons?
We'll keep exploring. Would you be interested in any of these?
I’m torn - Web3Privacy Now
I had the pleasure early October to be invited to speak at the Web3 Privacy Now conference during ETHRome, where I shared some insights about the Tornado Cash case, specifically comparing the US and NL cases. (fun fact I got devoured by mosquitoes right before stepping on stage, so that was a fun exercise of self control - don’t itch!).
A lovely panel at ETHRome, gathering ETHEU event organisers, which was not recorded, which made it all more fun and more spicyyy. It all stems from a TG group entitled “ETHEU events emotional support group” let’s just say we had a lot to share 😉
We’re moving away from Meetup to Luma!
A little bit of admin, for our monthly meetups and upcoming events, we will be moving away from Meetup to Luma - make sure to follow us there to be informed, invited to our next shenanigans.
📆 Calendar
Crypto Drinks Amsterdam - 29th of November
Crypto Drinks - Zürich - 29th of November
Crypto Drinks Rotterdam - 13th of December
OtterTank - Pitchin Night Amsterdam - 31st of Jan
Thank you to our meetup partners, Bitvavo and VanEck for supporting our community. We believe that IRL meetups is where the magic happens ❤
Are you still reading closely? Should I start writing in a smaller font? Did you like the newsletter so far? There are 8 cats and 1 unicorn. In short, the true alpha is that we are opening the ticket sale next week for ETHDam, yup it’s happening so follow us closely on X 👀
“Evil thrives on apathy and cannot exist without it.” Hannah Arendt