Events

Events Calendar

Looking for crypto/blockchain events in Utah? Our public calendar lists events by all of Utah's crypto community. You'll find coffee meetups, panels, workshops, trading sessions, and conferences, across SLC, Park City, Lehi, Orem, Provo, and more.Hosting something? Add it to our Luma page.

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Team

Our Organizers

Our team isn't some group of "enthusiasts." We eat, sleep, and breathe crypto—working at crypto startups, in the trenches daily.

ChristianØ

(waterboy)
Marketing Director at Noves

Wally

(sales guy)
GTM Leader at Alchemy

Keanu

(sleuth)
CEO at MoonTax

EJ

(screen kid)
Head of Partnerships at XAI

Imran

(Utah Fed)
DAO Infra at Utah.gov

Krystee

(scribbles stuff)
Founder at Orb Agency

Danny

(shitcoin dev)
Partnerships & Ops at Paxos

Jerry

("KOL")
Growth at Upptic

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Builders

Utah's Crypto Builders

Utah is home to a fast-growing wave of crypto and blockchain startups—from L1/L2 chains to protocols, infra, DeFi, wallets, stablecoins, and more. This is the most complete directory of crypto startups represented by Utah-based builders.

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Community

Utah's Crypto Community

All of Utah's crypto and blockchain communities, all in one place: Bitcoin meetups, crypto trading groups, dev hacker houses, policy & advocacy, university crypto clubs, and more. Whether you're a beginner or a pro, there's something here for you.

Utah Crypto Club is Utah's largest and most-active crypto community of builders, traders, devs and degens. Events & meetups monthly.- FREE monthly events & Crypto Coffee Club
- Open for beginners up to advanced
- Focused on builders, startups, defi traders

Salt Lake Bitcoin is a monthly meetup focused on Bitcoin and Lightning - talk, learn, and share in the revolution that is Bitcoin.- FREE monthly meetups, Bitcoin Brunch
- Open for beginners up to advanced
- Focused on Bitcoin, Lightning

mtndao is a world-class, action-packed hacker residency and startup experience for builders on Solana, held in Salt Lake City.- FREE semi-annual summits
- Open for intermediate up to advanced
- Focused on builders, Solana ecosystem

Utah Blockchain Coalition is a collective working to establish Utah as a leader in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.- PAID quarterly events
- Open for Utah legislators, policymakers
- Focused on blockchain/crypto advocacy

Blockchain at Utah is the University of Utah blockchain club, helping students collaborate to build lasting projects with blockchain.- FREE weekly events
- Open for beginners up to intermediate
- Focused on blockchain education

Generation BYU is the unofficial BYU Bitcoin Club for students and faculty to learn the ins and outs of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.- FREE meetups
- Open for beginners up to intermediate
- Focused on blockchain/crypto education

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Built in Utah / Para

Matt Zimmerman

Sales and Partnerships at Para

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How did you move from “I get it” to working in the industry?

I started investing in Bitcoin because I believe in a censorship-resistant store of value, but Aave proved to me that blockchains can be useful for other things too. I quickly traded my Bitcoin for Ether, and left my job in fintech to get into the blockchain industry.I recognized then what I still believe now – that mainstream crypto adoption will require regulatory acceptance and monitoring. I joined a team based out of Marina Del Rey, CA to build zero-knowledge AML tools at the intersection of CeFi and DeFi.

Today, what are you building?

Today I’m building Para, the most comprehensive wallet and authentication suite for onchain applications.

What problem is Para solving, and why does it matter?

When I signed up for Aave the first time, I faced steep onboarding challenges:1. I had to educate myself on “what is a wallet”
2. I had to download a browser extension
3. I had to write down 12 (or 24) words
4. I can’t recover my account if those words are lost
5. I can’t access my account on any other device or browser
6. I can’t easily onramp funds from fiat or offramp funds to fiatMany users coming onchain today still face these challenges, and most of the world can’t overcome them. This is what Para is solving.

What makes Para unique from other similar offerings e.g. Magic?

Para combines the benefits of Magic with those of Metamask, providing social-powered accounts that can be used anywhere in web3.As with Magic, Para enables users to sign up to an onchain app with email address, phone number, or social login. However, Magic generates wallets that can only be used on your app, while Para wallets are universal – as with accounts on Metamask.This combination enables users to onboard once to transact everywhere. For apps, this means higher customer retention and decreased onboarding drop off.

Most people will never see the hard work you’ve put in, in the background, and they may never fully understand the difficulty of building in crypto. What is something you’re really proud of?

I spent the first 8 years of my career in fintech, working with financial institutions of all shapes and sizes. When I pivoted to blockchain, pretty much everyone I knew and respected told me that it was all a scam, or that it would never work.I am proud that I remained committed to innovation, and continue to dive into web3 with a sense of curiosity and desire to think without constraints.

For you, is there any particular reason you’re in Utah? And, why stay in Utah? Why not move to a major crypto hub like New York?

To me, Utah combines the luxury of unbeatable outdoor access with the convenience of an international airport. Salt Lake City offers easy travel to any domestic and many international destinations that make it easy to stay plugged into the crypto scene.I lived in NYC for six years while I was working in fintech. I lived in LA for two years when I first got into crypto, and thought I’d stay there forever. Then I came to Utah and discovered the unbeatable access to skiing (The Greatest Snow on Earth) and National Parks (more than any other state except California and Alaska).

How do you feel about the pool of builders / builder talent here in Utah?

I am bullish on Utah’s builders. The talent pool in Utah boasts stalwarts Adobe, Qualtrics, Meta, Amazon, and Goldman Sachs, and Silicon Slopes (Provo, Lehi, Salt Lake) is one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in the U.S.

Do you think Utah could ever become a top-5 crypto hub? What would it take?

I think Utah is already in the top 5 US destinations for crypto builders. Utah has long been friendly to innovation, and for decades has attracted innovators with low tax rates, pro-business regulations, and low cost of doing business.Utah companies raised billions in venture funding last year — a sharp rise over the past decade. To break into the top 5 globally, we need to see more of that going into crypto.

Any other Utah builders or projects you admire?

mtndao - a community of Solana builders that come to Salt Lake City twice a year to build.

How can people support and get involved with what you’re building?

Follow me - x.com/zimm0x
Follow Para - x.com/get_para

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