Crypto Valley Association Timeline
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2013Crypto Valley ® ’s inception in Zug, Switzerland
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2017Roundtable with FINMA on Token Classification.
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2018CVA is established as a professional association
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2019Crypto Valley Conference with 1200+ attendees
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2020CVA pivots to digital presence
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2021DLT Law goes into effect in Switzerland Return of the Crypto Valley Conference
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2022CVA launches Latin America and Middle East regional chapters

The Crypto Valley ® Story
The Crypto Valley® is a Swiss ecosystem for crypto and blockchain technology, established to take advantage of Switzerland’s strengths. Switzerland created the necessary legal certainty for a thriving ecosystem around blockchain and cryptocurrencies thanks to its politics and regulations. Crypto Valley ® was started by Johann Gevers in 2013, who recognized Switzerland’s ideal environment for building decentralized technologies.
The vision for Crypto Valley ® is to become a global hub for crypto technologies, similar to Silicon Valley. With the help of various individuals, startups, companies, and government agencies, the Crypto Valley ® has grown into one of the world’s leading ecosystems for. In 2017, the Crypto Valley Association was established to further develop and promote the ecosystem.
Meet our team
Our non-profit association is run by a group of volunteers and small team. We have 6 board members elected on an annual basis who drive the strategic agenda of CVA and we have an executive team who makes these plans happen.