Get to know us
ETHDam is a conference and hackathon taking place in the heart of Amsterdam, Netherlands. For the third edition, ETHDam will gather more than 600 participants, bringing the best Privacy and Security builders in the crypto industry.
ETHDam is powered by CryptoCanal, an education and events platform growing in Amsterdam, spreading its roots to Rotterdam and Zürich.
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CryptoCanal unites a community of crypto enthusiasts driven to make a positive impact on the world. Unapologetically political, we prioritize education, events, and services for the crypto industry. Committed to upholding cypherpunk values like privacy, sovereignty, and censorship resistance, our mission is to foster learning, connection, and collaboration among individuals in the crypto space.
Our storyline
2019
Launch of CryptoCanal, offering education, events and consultancy services for the crypto industry. Gathering the Dutch crypto community for monthly meetups.
2022
Amsterdam Devconnect - when we organised our first large conferences, ETHDay and DeFiDay! We caught the bug, and wanted to keep growing!
2023
The 1st edition of ETHDam was born, a conference and a hackathon to gather the best Privacy and DeFi builders for a weekend. Enjoy the full recap.
2024
2nd edition of ETHDam, a conference and hackathon gathering the best Privacy and Security builders for a 3 days in the center of Amsterdam.
The CryptoCanal Team
the team making this shenanigan happen, one block at a time.
Founder, BD, Production & Content
Nando Bennis
Business Development
Everything Tech, Hackathon Master
Sterling Schuyler
Hacker Speed Dating
Coordination, Hacker Speed Dating and Volunteers
Gintare Tara Kruminaite
Marketing, Social Media, Logistics
Piergiorgio Catti De Gasperi
Sales, Content Curation, Online Pre Hackathon
Yehor Dolynskyi
Business Development
+ an army of volunteers, mentors, advisors and people from the CryptoCanal community that make ETHDam possible for you!