Wizards on stage. Rock climbing. And don’t forget the axe throwing. 

These things and more helped set the tone during Permissionless III’s first day as thousands of crypto denizens descended on Salt Lake City. 

There’s excitement in the air as folks sit in on sessions focused on a variety of topics, from investing in private markets to a fireside chat with BlackRock’s Samara Cohen (we’ll get to that in a bit). 

One attendee remarked that they preferred Permissionless over other popular crypto events, remarking that it was “less of a zoo.”

Source: Mike Lawrence for Blockworks

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