ETHGlobal · Sep 9, 2026

Joao Alves, Co-Founder of Bleap, explains what it takes to build a retail bank onchain and why blockchain infrastructure can improve both product speed and global availability. He highlights permissionless deployment, global reach, direct settlement, and composability with existing DeFi building blocks. Compared with a traditional bank’s web of providers and proprietary APIs, an onchain product can combine wallets, swaps, yield, and payments more quickly, while still choosing carefully between custodial and unhosted architectures. Alves grounds the comparison in product decisions made while building Bleap. An unhosted wallet can reduce intermediary risk and connect to DeFi protocols directly, but the team still must solve account recovery, regulatory controls, card integration, fiat access, and support. Custodial systems can simplify some interactions while creating a different operational and trust model. He argues that builders should choose architecture based on the customer experience they want to deliver rather than treating custody as an ideological decision. Alves also examines the obstacles that determine whether these benefits reach everyday users. Fiat onramps, card top-up fees, fragmented liquidity, poor user experience, regulatory obligations, and thin markets for tokenized assets can erase the advantages of the underlying technology. He points to stablecoins and cross-border transfers as a strong near-term use case: payments that currently cost two to three percent and take a day can settle in seconds. The broader opportunity is to deliver familiar, low-friction banking products while letting users benefit from programmable assets and open financial infrastructure. He evaluates savings, payments, remittances, cards, and tokenized investments through a retail lens. Consumers will not accept paying two percent every time they add money, managing gas across several chains, or understanding bridges and chain mechanics. Stablecoins are valuable when the product hides those mechanics and delivers a clear improvement over existing services. Cross-border transfers between Portugal and Brazil illustrate the opportunity, while weekend pricing for tokenized stocks illustrates what still needs work. 00:00 Introduction to Retail Banking Onchain 00:28 Joao Alves and the Bleap Product 01:27 Global Expansion for Financial Apps 02:01 Noncustodial Deployment Advantages 02:23 Composability With DeFi Building Blocks 02:46 Open Finance Versus Vendor Contracts 03:16 Onchain Network Effects 04:03 Savings, Investing, and Payments Onchain 04:57 Custodial Versus Noncustodial Design 05:48 Regulatory Benefits of Unhosted Wallets 06:05 Efficient Settlement and Treasury Flows 06:28 Connecting Wallets to Swaps and Yield 06:42 Do Not Outsource Complexity to Users 07:05 Keys, Recovery, and Crypto Jargon 07:32 Hiding Chains, Gas, and Slippage 08:00 Account Abstraction and Paymasters 08:23 The Fiat Onramp Experience 08:41 Why Retail Users Reject Top-Up Fees 09:03 Bleap OTC and Stablecoin Conversion 09:23 Moving Beyond Tab-Based Wallet UX 10:10 Retail Banking Opportunities 10:33 DeFi Yield for Bank Deposits 11:17 Retail Demand for Better Savings Rates 12:03 Stablecoin Currency Coverage Gaps 12:41 The Instant Remittance Opportunity 13:09 Portugal and Brazil Transfer Costs 14:17 Tokenized Stocks and Global Markets 15:08 Licensing and Liquidity Barriers 15:50 Instant Merchant Payments 17:02 Blockchain Versus Card Networks 17:29 Closing Vision for Onchain Banking _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇵🇹 *Pragma Lisbon 2026* Pragma Lisbon 2026 was held on June 25th at the Carlos Lopes Pavillion in Lisbon, Portugal and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Lisbon 2026 YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMxB4xW8JYdk ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Joao Alves X: https://x.com/JoaoAlvesDotETH ✅ Follow Bleap X: https://x.com/BleapApp ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city

ETHGlobal · Aug 9, 2026

In this workshop at ETHGlobal New York 2026, Kim Luu and Eric Tesenair from Dynamic set hackers up for the weekend, introducing the team, the product, the prize tracks, hacker resources, and a live demo of the newest product, Fireblocks Flow. Kim, who recently joined Dynamic and Fireblocks in developer relations, explains that Dynamic was acquired by Fireblocks last October, so building with Dynamic means building on infrastructure backed by Fireblocks, through which about 15% of all global crypto and stablecoin transactions are secured and moved, giving projects real security and trust from the start, with customers like Kraken and Flutterwave. At its core, Dynamic provides non-custodial wallet infrastructure that scales, handling login, wallets, signing, and on-chain UX so builders integrate once and go straight to building, covering over 100 chains and 800+ wallets across EVM and non-EVM chains like Solana, Bitcoin, Sui, and Flow. Kim points to dynamic.xyz/docs and a hacker cheat sheet as the home base, stressing the one-click MCP install that drops Dynamic's docs into AI assistants like Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex so they write accurate code. She walks through around $10,000 in prizes across five tracks: best use of Flow ($3,000), best agent build, best on-chain app, best wallet glow up (the continuity track), and a best private nano payments app built jointly with Unlink and Arc using Circle. Eric then demos Fireblocks Flow, whose pitch is accept any crypto, settle in any stablecoin, with one SDK, using DeFi protocols (via LiFi under the hood) rather than acting as liquidity provider. He walks through three nearly identical flows: a merchant checkout (buying a 10-cent backstage pass, paying in ETH on Base settling to USDC), a deposit flow for apps like prediction markets or games, and a more complex withdrawal flow using Dynamic's embedded wallet product, connecting external wallets and exchanges like Kraken via native wallet providers. He shows both the SDK and API integration paths (create checkout, add transaction and buyer source with watchlist checks, get a quote, sign and broadcast, await settlement via webhooks), notes Flow supports most EVM chains plus Solana, Tron, and Bitcoin, and closes with Q&A on testnet limitations and building stablecoin-backed cards with providers like Rain. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Welcome to the Dynamic Workshop 00:39 The Plan for the Session 01:05 Meet the Dynamic Team 01:47 Acquired by Fireblocks 02:12 The Fintechs and Enterprises That Trust Dynamic 02:30 What Is Dynamic 02:42 Before and After Dynamic 03:07 Over 100 Chains and 800 Wallets 03:33 Your Home Base: The Docs and Cheat Sheet 03:54 Why to Install the MCP for Your Agent 04:22 The Prize Tracks and $10,000 in Prizes 04:47 Best Agent Build and On-Chain App 05:08 Best Wallet Glow Up and Nano Payments 05:38 What Fireblocks Flow Is 06:33 Handing Off to Eric for the Demo 06:40 Setting Up the Flow Demo 07:11 Why You Might Want to Use Your Meme Coins 07:33 The Three Flows Explained 08:49 The Checkout Flow 09:12 Connecting Wallets and Exchanges 10:04 How the Conversion Works Under the Hood 10:43 Integrating With the SDK 12:09 Integrating With the API 12:29 Webhooks and Out-of-the-Box Wallet Lists 12:48 The Deposit Flow 14:06 The Withdrawal Flow With Embedded Wallets 14:55 Why You Need an Embedded Wallet 15:35 Q&A: Which Chains Flow Supports 16:10 Q&A: Testing on Testnets 16:38 Q&A: Building Stablecoin-Backed Cards 18:44 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHGlobal New York 2026* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal New York 2026, a 3-day hackathon held June 12-14 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full ETHGlobal New York 2026 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7MZ8T-ict6YshkFDw9WJCu _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Aug 9, 2026

In this workshop at ETHGlobal New York 2026, Meghna Mehta and Andrew Warner from Privy present updated interfaces for modern money management and movement, plus the hackathon bounties. Meghna, a product manager who came from mining and years at Coinbase, and Andrew, a forward deployed engineer and former Privy customer who started in finance at BlackRock, introduce Privy as secure, scalable wallet infrastructure that lets you spin up embedded wallets in applications or server-side payments infrastructure. Privy has over 2,000 applications and 120 million users and processes around $15 billion a month in stablecoin and native currency transfers. They highlight three recently launched products: deposit addresses, Privy Earn, and an agent CLI. Andrew details the agent CLI and its skill, which gives Claude and Codex agents complete access to Privy's SDKs and APIs to fund wallets, send transactions, and sign messages while the developer stays in the loop controlling funding and access. Agents authenticate into an embedded wallet through a short-lived, per-transaction ephemeral signing key that can be revoked anytime, with policies to prevent malicious behavior or draining. Meghna covers deposit addresses (launched two weeks earlier): persistent per-user EVM addresses that let anyone send any asset on any chain, automatically bridging and swapping to a single canonical token on a canonical chain with no KYC or verification flows and broad asset support. She then covers Privy Earn, a simplified interface to leading on-chain yield providers like Morpho, letting you deposit, withdraw, and track balances via a single API call, with spending out of the balance coming later. She frames Privy as building financial infrastructure where wallets are just a starting point. In a long Q&A, they share exciting builders (Deel's stablecoin accounts paying contractors in Argentina with yield via a Morpho vault, and Ramp's business accounts), discuss potentially integrating ENS for easier send destinations, custom Earn partnerships, and the technical side of their roughly 20-millisecond server-side signing latency (down from 100), achieved by moving from client-side key reconstitution to a secure AWS Nitro Enclave with websocket infrastructure, parallelized pre-checks, and global regional coverage. They also explain Shamir secret sharing (splitting keys into shards reconstituted in memory then destroyed) and a bring-your-own-cloud option for institutional customers, and note Privy supports over 40 EVM and SVM chains. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Meet Meghna and Andrew 00:56 What Is Privy 01:15 Privy by the Numbers 01:37 The Three Newly Launched Products 01:57 Introducing Privy Earn 02:22 The Agent CLI 02:44 How Agent Wallets Work 03:23 Staying in the Loop With Policies 03:47 Ephemeral Per-Transaction Signing Keys 04:06 How the Skill File Empowers Agents 04:26 Deposit Addresses Explained 04:41 Persistent Per-User Addresses 05:02 Automated Bridging and Swapping 05:23 No KYC and Universal Asset Support 05:54 Embedded Yield With Privy Earn 06:17 A Simplified Interface to Yield Providers 06:37 Deposit, Withdraw, and Track Balances 06:54 Why Wallets Are Just the Starting Point 07:17 Q&A: The Most Exciting Projects 08:01 How Deel Powers Global Stablecoin Accounts 09:05 How Ramp Uses Privy for Businesses 09:32 Q&A: Integrating ENS 10:38 Q&A: Custom Earn Integrations 11:19 Q&A: What the 20ms Latency Means 12:00 Moving to Server-Side Signing 12:39 What the 20 Milliseconds Covers 13:23 How Websockets and Enclaves Cut Latency 14:03 Global Regional Coverage 14:23 Q&A: Shamir Secret Sharing 15:42 How Key Shards Are Reconstituted 16:06 Bring Your Own Cloud for Key Storage 16:28 Q&A: How Many Chains Are Supported 17:36 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHGlobal New York 2026* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal New York 2026, a 3-day hackathon held June 12-14 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full ETHGlobal New York 2026 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7MZ8T-ict6YshkFDw9WJCu _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Aug 9, 2026

In this workshop at ETHGlobal New York 2026, Mateo Sauton from Tools for Humanity, the company building tools for World, presents a world of human possibilities, walking through several products for hackers to build on plus the hackathon tracks. He frames the core insight: the goal was never just to prove someone is a human on the internet but to know there is a human behind an internet interaction, which matters now that roughly 45 to 50% of internet traffic is bots. He describes World entering phase three of its plan, where World ID is reliable enough that enterprises like Tinder, DocuSign, Zoom, Okta, and Vercel are adopting it, and where World App has 38 million total users, 18 million verified humans, and around 7.5 million active users. He notes the Mini Kit SDK for building mini apps (third-party sites inside World App that leverage its distribution) but focuses on other SDKs. Mateo details the star product, World ID, used via the ID Kit SDK, which proves you are a unique human without revealing any information using zero knowledge technology, with three credential tiers (the Orb iris scan being most reliable, then passport, then face) verifiable on-chain or in cloud across many languages. He then introduces Agent Kit, which adds a World ID to an agent's wallet and registers it in an agent book mapping humans to agents, so a human can back multiple agents. Its three capabilities are acting for a human with a human in the loop (for example, requiring approval before an agent trades over $1,000), agentic commerce via a Shopify integration, and an x402 challenge flow where a server verifies an agent's signature against the agent book. Because the unit of trust is the human, not the wallet, spinning up more agents gives no advantage since rate limits and free trials tie back to one person. He previews Proof Kit, a new open source Rust-like DSL for writing zero knowledge circuits with Noir, proven client-side and post-quantum secure. He shares case studies (the Shopify unique-human hat, credit.cash offering undercollateralized anonymous credit to verified humans, Morpho giving unique humans increased yield, and Tinder giving verified humans boosts), lays out four tracks (Agent Kit, World ID use cases, continuity, and Proof Kit), and closes with an extended Q&A on privacy, per-website isolation, and how the iris hash prevents duplicate verification. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Meet Mateo and Tools for Humanity 00:55 Proving a Human Is Behind the Interaction 01:17 Why Bots Are Half of Internet Traffic 02:13 Entering Phase Three of the Project 02:53 Becoming the Biggest Human Financial Network 03:19 World App by the Numbers 03:45 The Mini Kit SDK and Mini Apps 04:08 Enterprises Building on World 04:54 The Star Product: World ID 05:23 Proving You Are a Unique Human 06:01 The Three Credential Tiers 06:33 Why the Orb Is the Most Reliable 07:15 Integrating ID Kit 07:55 Introducing Agent Kit 08:19 Why a Wallet Cannot Tell If a Human Is Behind It 08:49 Mapping Humans to Agents in the Agent Book 09:17 Capability One: Acting for a Human 09:42 Agentic Commerce With Shopify 10:22 The x402 Challenge Flow 11:29 Why Every Agent Ties Back to One Human 11:51 The Three Access Modes 12:36 The Tool Router Integrations 13:20 Introducing Proof Kit and Noir 13:46 Client-Side, Post-Quantum ZK Proving 14:48 Why This May Power World ID's Future 15:15 Case Study: The Shopify Hat 16:12 Case Study: credit.cash 17:43 Case Study: Morpho and Increased Yield 18:22 Case Study: Tinder Boosts 19:08 Go and Build: The Four Tracks 20:12 Why Projects Should Outlast the Weekend 20:30 Resources and QR Code 20:50 Q&A: Cross-Referencing and Privacy 22:18 Why Each Website Is Isolated 23:05 Q&A: Can You Verify Who Someone Is 23:46 Q&A: Preventing Duplicate Verification 24:46 Q&A: Post-Quantum in Noir Circuits 25:11 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHGlobal New York 2026* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal New York 2026, a 3-day hackathon held June 12-14 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full ETHGlobal New York 2026 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7MZ8T-ict6YshkFDw9WJCu _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Aug 9, 2026

In this closing ceremony for ETHGlobal New York 2026, Kartik Talwar, co-founder of ETHGlobal, wraps up the hackathon with event stats, ten live finalist demos, and the partner prize reveal. He shares that 682 attendees and 486 hackers (31% new to web3) came from 152 cities, 44 countries, and six continents, supported by 100-plus sponsor staff, 18 mentors, and 20 Friday workshops with zero talks. The 486 hackers built 232 projects (27% on the new continuity track), and for the first time in eight months Python overtook TypeScript as the most common language. DeFi was the biggest category, wallets and payments the most common hacks, and infrastructure rose to third, with ENS, Arc, and Chainlink the most-used integrations and mainnet, Base, and Arc the most-deployed chains. He introduces the 16 partners giving out $200,000 in prizes and the ten finalists (three continuity, seven from scratch). The finalist demos showcase the range: Canary, parametric insurance on prediction markets that prices DeFi risk like a credit default swap; Acrew, which turns the AI coding spinner into an onchain ad marketplace tying one human to one agent via World ID; Void Tactics, a year-old fully onchain PVP spaceship game upgraded with Dynamic embedded wallets, World ID tournaments, and Walrus move history; Lynx, a terminal bridging prediction markets with tokenized securities and traditional finance data; DRO.buzz, a clipping marketplace on Arc, World ID, and Chainlink; Ansu, a dead-simple browser wallet for onboarding newcomers; Proof of Scan, a decentralized network of scan nodes using Sui, Walrus, and TLS notary to catch cloaked phishing sites; The Wallet Shift, a DeFi-Llama-style analytics dashboard indexing ERC-8004 agents via Google BigQuery; Immunity, a decentralized AI security protocol where agents mint antibodies against prompt injection, rebuilt with Chainlink CRE and ENS; and Cumulant, structured products (baskets, tranches, protected notes, distribution markets) on prediction markets via Dynamic and Arc. Kartik details the finalist rewards (ETHGlobal Plus, $1,000 per member, flight and developer credits, a Ledger Flex, and an exclusive hoodie), then races through 60 slides of partner prizes from 1inch, ENS, Google Cloud, Chainlink, Hedera, Ledger, LI.FI, Privy, Sui, Uniswap Foundation, World, Canton Foundation, Blink, Arc, Dynamic, and Unlink. He closes noting code will be verified over four weeks, thanks the team and partners, and previews upcoming events in Lisbon, ETHOnline, Tokyo, and Mumbai. 00:00 Opening Montage 01:35 Welcome to the Closing Ceremony 02:03 The Event by the Numbers 02:32 Thanking the 16 Partners 03:01 Why This Is a Hackathon, Not a Conference 03:49 Community Highlights and Stats 04:28 232 Projects and the Continuity Split 04:53 The Most Common Categories and Integrations 05:54 Thanking the Judges 05:57 A Quick Word on Feedback Forms 07:19 Introducing the Ten Finalists 08:02 Thanking Every Team That Submitted 09:53 Finalist Demo: Canary 13:54 Finalist Demo: Acrew 19:21 Finalist Demo: Void Tactics 25:19 Finalist Demo: Lynx 31:42 Finalist Demo: DRO.buzz 36:36 Finalist Demo: Ansu 41:30 Finalist Demo: Proof of Scan 47:19 Finalist Demo: The Wallet Shift 52:58 Finalist Demo: Immunity 58:30 Finalist Demo: Cumulant 1:04:36 What the Finalists Win 1:05:50 Starting the Partner Prizes 1:07:19 1inch Prizes 1:08:17 ENS Prizes 1:09:46 Google Cloud Prize 1:09:53 Chainlink Prizes 1:11:05 Hedera Prizes 1:12:15 Ledger Prizes 1:13:04 LI.FI Prizes 1:13:28 Privy Prizes 1:13:59 Sui Prizes 1:14:25 Uniswap Foundation Prizes 1:15:14 World Prizes 1:16:09 Canton Foundation Prizes 1:17:00 Blink Prizes 1:17:27 Arc Prizes 1:18:23 Dynamic Prizes 1:19:06 Unlink and Joint Prizes 1:19:50 Wrapping Up the Prizes 1:20:09 Closing Notes and Verification 1:20:38 Thanking the Team and Community 1:22:01 Upcoming Events and Farewell _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHGlobal New York 2026* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal New York 2026, a 3-day hackathon held June 12-14 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full ETHGlobal New York 2026 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7MZ8T-ict6YshkFDw9WJCu _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this talk, Sam Jain, founder of Fluid, walks through how his team has been building DeFi infrastructure since 2018 and how Fluid is now positioned to scale tokenized assets through unified liquidity, utility, and distribution. He frames the team's origin story from an ETH Global hackathon when total DeFi TVL was below $100 million, building Instadapp which invented smart wallets, was the first user of flash loans, did extensive composability work on money Legos, and pioneered the looping strategy that now powers roughly 50% of DeFi. Constrained by being middleware on top of other protocols, the team launched Fluid in February 2024 to own the protocol layer and drive deeper algorithmic innovation. Fluid became the second largest DEX on Ethereum within 3 months of launch and the fastest DEX to reach $100 billion in volumes (in 326 days), with a peak market size of $6.5 billion. Sam positions Fluid not as just a lending market but as a capital efficient meta protocol that is already a DEX, vault, and money market and will host anything finance has to offer over the next 5 to 10 years. Every dollar on Fluid works extra mile because the total borrow to total deposits ratio has been the highest in DeFi since launch. For asset issuers facing the bootstrapping challenge of tokenizing, securing DEX liquidity, dealing with liquidity providers, and integrating with lending protocols, Fluid offers all of these at once including liquidity as a service where Fluid itself provides hundreds of millions in DEX liquidity at minimal cost without counterparty risk for the issuer. He explains how Fluid is 4 to 5x more capital efficient than competitors for liquidity depth. He shares two major partnerships: Jupiter Lend on Solana (powered by Fluid, leveraging Jupiter's distribution while Fluid provides the tech), Etherealize and Bitwise Jupiter integration that grew to half a billion within a week, and Venus Flux on BNB Chain. Sam closes by explaining that institutions can use Fluid to own their own lending protocol, DEX, and users with bespoke solutions including KYC, permissioned access, fixed rates, and credit markets, with announcements coming for both crypto centralized and TradFi onboarding partnerships. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 From 2018 Hackathon to Instadapp Origins 00:57 Inventing Smart Wallets, Flash Loans, and Looping 01:26 Why the Team Built Fluid to Own the Protocol Layer 01:55 Launching Fluid in February 2024 02:26 What Fluid Is Today and Tomorrow 02:52 Fastest DEX to $100 Billion in Volume 03:22 Highest Borrow to Deposit Ratio in DeFi 03:52 The Trillion Dollar Tokenization Opportunity 04:28 Eight Years From One Stablecoin to Thousands 05:06 The RWA Bootstrapping Challenge 05:27 Why Fluid Offers Everything at Once 05:54 Asset Issuers Already on Fluid 06:31 Liquidity as a Service for Asset Issuers 07:03 No Counterparty Risk for Issuers 07:26 Building Toward Credit Markets, Fixed Rates, Forex, Perps 08:22 What Fluid Provides Institutions 08:45 Helping TradFi Institutions Navigate DeFi 09:51 Why an Eight Year DeFi Team Matters 10:18 Partnership: Jupiter Lend on Solana 11:13 What Fluid Asks From Partners: Distribution 11:38 Partnership: Etherealize and Bitwise Jupiter 11:38 Partnership: Venus Flux on BNB Chain 12:12 Institutions Owning Their Own Lending Protocols 12:41 Bespoke Solutions: KYC, Permissioned, Fixed Rate 13:01 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Steven Goldfeder

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this fireside chat, Amanda Cassatt from Serotonin sits down with Steven Goldfeder, co-founder of Offchain Labs, to discuss Arbitrum's origins, the evolving role of L2s, and how institutions are reshaping the Ethereum ecosystem. Steven traces Arbitrum back to a fall 2014 Princeton class project led by his co-founder Ed, nearly a year before Ethereum went live, when it was a purely academic pursuit around scaling the theorized concept of smart contracts. Years later, when platforms hit real scaling issues, he and co-founders Ed and Harry took the vision out of the ivory tower. On Vitalik's comment that the rollup centric roadmap no longer makes sense and that an L2 which doesn't fully decentralize is just a vampiric L1 with a bridge, Steven welcomes Ethereum ending its neutral stance toward chains that latched onto the brand without being secured by it, noting Arbitrum was built from day one with proofs connecting it to Ethereum. Steven identifies two major shifts. First, Arbitrum built its own identity, evolving from Ethereum users wanting a cheaper path to majority Arbitrum first users drawn by deep liquidity, apps like GMX, and 250 millisecond block times, making it a top five blockchain by economic activity. Second, L2s now have a purpose independent from scaling: institutions want their own chains for branding, compliance, and privacy, choosing between their own L1 (Stripe's Tempo, Circle's Arc) or an Ethereum L2 (Robin Hood on Arbitrum, Coinbase's Base). He argues Ethereum is the only L1 that can cater to them through the L2 model. He uses Robin Hood's landlord versus tenant framing, explains why fading into invisible infrastructure is best for global adoption (the cat video on AWS versus GCP analogy), and notes the Arbitrum DAO still collects 10% of Robin Hood chain revenue. He covers solving fragmentation through smart routing addresses and ZeroDev chain abstraction, his view that AI agents are closer to a Sybil attack than a solution, his bullishness on non financial use cases like prediction markets and USDA's AI hardware lending, and how Offchain connects institutions to Ethereum while the Foundation stays focused on CROPS. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 From Aspiring Professor to Founding Arbitrum 01:01 The Fall 2014 Princeton Class Project 01:43 Taking Arbitrum Out of the Ivory Tower 02:12 Is Vitalik Right About the Rollup Centric Roadmap 02:41 Why Ethereum Ended Its Neutral Brand Stance 03:09 How Arbitrum Was Built Connected to Ethereum 03:30 Two Core Things That Have Changed 03:48 From Ethereum First to Arbitrum First Users 04:23 Arbitrum as a Top Five Blockchain 04:44 Why L2s Have a Purpose Independent of Scaling 05:26 Institutions Choosing L1 vs L2 05:54 Why Ethereum Is the Only L1 That Can Fight 06:30 Offchain's Role in Scaling the Layer 1 07:11 Is the Case for L2s Now Institutional Onboarding 07:45 Why Institutions Want Their Own Branded Chains 08:15 Owning the Chain to Collect Fee Revenue 08:40 The Landlord vs Tenant Strip Mall Analogy 09:29 What Is Arbitrum in the Landlord Metaphor 10:06 The Risks and Rewards of Invisible Infrastructure 10:46 Fueling Robin Hood's International Expansion 11:28 The Cat Video on AWS Analogy 11:48 Why the DAO Still Benefits in Dollars and Cents 12:13 Fragmentation Across L2s and L3s 12:45 Smart Routing Addresses and Chain Abstraction 13:52 Why Taking a Step Back Enables Going Forward 14:39 Will AI Agents Solve Fragmentation 15:32 Why Agents Add Usage Rather Than Solve It 16:03 Smart Wallets With Policies for Agents 16:48 Will Users Know They're Using Arbitrum in 10 Years 17:11 Why Escape Hatches Matter Even If Unused 18:11 Blockchain Gaming as an Example 18:58 Getting the Benefits Without Engaging the Details 19:17 Why the Right to Self Sovereignty Always Matters 20:01 Bullish on Non Financial Use Cases 20:34 Why Arbitrum Has Been Finance Focused From the Start 21:08 Prediction Markets and USDA AI Hardware Lending 21:49 What the Programmable Economy Really Means 22:16 How Arbitrum's Mission Fits Ethereum's Values 22:44 Believing in CROPS and Decentralization 23:30 Offchain as the Business Conduit for Institutions 24:06 A Harmonious Ecosystem With the Ethereum Foundation 24:27 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Pedro Gomes

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this fireside chat, Francesco Andreoli, who leads developer relations at Consensys, sits down with Pedro Gomes, founder of WalletConnect, to discuss payments, agentic commerce, and the evolution of wallets. Pedro explains that WalletConnect created the WalletCon network, the largest interoperability network across digital wallets known for its QR code standard, and has now launched WalletConnect Pay for merchants accepting crypto. Francesco notes Consensys just launched an Agentic Wallet. Pedro describes a shift where wallet features are consolidating inside wallets like MetaMask, making the key question what users interface with when connecting to the outside world, and payments emerged as the number one pain point. WalletConnect narrowed from a general purpose tool to focus on payments, helping existing payment providers accept crypto rather than forcing merchants onto a new platform. Pedro breaks down the payments landscape (peer to peer, remittance, consumer to business, and business to business) and shares a lesson from the payin versus payout distinction: consumers find paying with crypto attractive, but businesses want stablecoin payouts to simplify paying creators globally, where WalletConnect's 700 plus wallet network gave an edge. Francesco covers how UX improves by meeting users where they are, and the range from invisible embedded wallets (Amazon), to wallet as a service behind a bank (Revolut), to crypto native super apps (MetaMask card and MetaMask USD). On agentic payments, Pedro argues the missing piece is authorization: stablecoins succeeded through pull payments pioneered by USDC, which agentic payments lack, making yolo beast mode fine for a mini app but dangerous for buying flights. Francesco explains the MetaMask agent wallet was built to add currently non-existent guardrails like transaction simulation and security checks before signing. Pedro's biggest lesson is that Web3 needs TradFi's distribution more than the reverse, since their only real gap is self custody, and closes with the vision that wallet payments will become as safe as card payments through native guardrails. 00:00 Introduction 00:29 Meet WalletConnect and Consensys 01:18 How WalletConnect Is Evolving Toward Payments 01:42 Why Wallet Actions Are Consolidating 02:11 Payments as the Number One Pain Point 02:42 From DeFi QR Code to Payments QR Code 03:12 The Main Categories of Payments 03:53 Consumer, Business, and Cross Border Types 04:13 Why Past Crypto Payments Failed Merchants 04:30 Meeting Users Where They Are 04:59 Embedding Prediction Markets Into MetaMask 05:34 Why Users Pay a Premium to De-Risk 06:05 Is the UX Improving Enough 06:35 Embedded Wallets: Amazon, Revolut, MetaMask 07:12 MetaMask as a Crypto Native Super App 07:32 Breaking Fragmentation With a Unified Standard 08:02 Lessons Learned: Payins vs Payouts 08:44 Why Businesses Want Stablecoin Payouts 09:14 How Payout Demand Surprised the Team 09:30 Why the Wallet Network Was a Competitive Edge 09:49 Why Distribution Is What Matters 10:12 Distribution to Agents and Guardrails 10:31 Where Agentic Commerce Stands Today 10:53 Beast Modes and Trader CLIs 11:15 Stablecoins and Agents at Money 20/20 11:34 The Missing Authorization Piece 12:06 How USDC Pull Payments Made Stablecoins Work 12:34 Why Yolo Mode Is Dangerous for Real Purchases 13:07 Why the MetaMask Agent Wallet Added Guardrails 14:03 Why Agentic PMF Is Still Early 14:23 Misconceptions Web3 Has About TradFi 14:46 Why They Need Us Less Than We Need Them 15:14 Why Self Custody Is the Real Differentiator 15:46 How Wallet Verification Predated the Travel Rule 16:37 Decentralized Identity and Agent Reputation 16:56 Why Self Custody Changes Identity Control 17:30 How DIDs Bridge Server and Wallet Infrastructure 17:52 What Pedro Wants in the Next Six Months 18:20 Learning From Visa and Mastercard's Guardrails 18:40 The Vision of Wallet and Card Payments Merging 18:59 Permissioned Infrastructure by Design 19:29 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this fireside chat, Yuga Cohler, head of engineering at Coinbase Developer Platform, sits down with Erik Repp, founder of the X2X protocol and his former boss, to discuss the state of agentic payments. Yuga frames agentic payments as a buzzword that Coinbase thinks about constantly, and after polling the audience finds most have heard of X2X but far fewer have actually done a transaction or had an agent do one. Erik's core takeaway is that agentic commerce is not theoretical: it already happens tens or hundreds of thousands of times a day and is genuinely useful right now, urging everyone to give their agent a wallet and five dollars and try it. With Anthropic's Fable launching that day and models accelerating, they note agentic payments are still nascent at roughly $15 million annualized volume, while X2X recently hit its 100 millionth transaction and around 50 million annualized. Erik explains that the original sin of the internet was having no standard way to declare a payment regardless of the underlying rails, since Stripe, Adyen, and Checkout.com all differ. X2X provides a well typed schema and standard way of declaring how to receive payment, which creates easy programmable interfaces for agents. Because agents are probabilistic and every credit card form field is another chance to fail, deterministic programmatic tools let an agent simply express intent to pay rather than filling 14 fields. X2X is agnostic to the underlying rail, operating across roughly 15 blockchains including Solana, Base, and Ethereum, plus card rails. They discuss why stablecoins fit agentic payments (microtransactions charging fractions of a cent, programmability, instant settlement), and Yuga positions CDP as Coinbase's version of AWS providing settlement, custody, API and MCP infrastructure, and enterprise controls, where enabling agent payments is just a config on an existing stack. Erik draws an analogy to the open web built on HTML and HTTP, arguing crypto's open standards let companies compete on a level playing field while handling custody, KYC, and compliance. They close with hot takes: Yuga predicts 2026 as the year of agentic "vibe trading" where agents pay for data autonomously via X2X, and Erik argues payments make AI less mundane by giving agents access to valuable proprietary information rather than the same public corpus everyone else has. 00:00 Introduction 00:31 Agentic Payments and the X2X OG 00:52 Audience Poll: Who Has Done an X2X Transaction 01:20 Go Try Agentic Commerce Yourself 01:48 Volume Stats and Anthropic Fable Launch 02:30 Why AI Agents Need to Make Payments 02:36 The Original Sin of Internet Payments 03:22 How X2X Standardizes Payment Declaration 03:46 Why Agents Need Deterministic Tools 04:44 X2X Across 15 Blockchains and Card Rails 05:04 Why Stablecoins for Agentic Payments 05:42 CDP as Coinbase's Version of AWS 06:19 The Infrastructure Stack: Settlement to Custody 07:22 The Edge Determines Human, Agent, or Business 07:46 Shopify and Merchant Acceptance Examples 08:11 Agentic Payments as a Config on Existing Infrastructure 08:32 The Pivot to Agents Like the Open Web 09:30 Why Businesses Need Custody and Compliance 09:53 Competing on a Level Playing Field 10:23 AWS Agent Core Adopts X2X 10:43 Marketing and Research Agents Using X2X 11:57 The Number One Enterprise Question: Compliance 12:27 How the Facilitator Lowers the Barrier 13:20 CDP's Facilitator With KYT and OFAC Screening 13:53 Safe Defaults That Drop Barriers to Entry 14:25 Why Conservative Enterprises Are Coming Around 14:59 The Magic Moment for Agentic Payments 15:21 Hot Take: 2026 as the Year of Vibe Trading 15:50 Agents Trading Autonomously via X2X 16:30 Why Delegating to Trading Agents Is Fun 16:57 Hot Take: How Mundane AI Is Right Now 17:22 The Share Research Papers Era of AI 18:02 Why Capabilities Made the Internet Interesting 18:38 Why Payments Make AI Less Mundane 18:55 Giving Agents Access to Valuable Secrets 19:17 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this fireside chat, Jacob Willemsma from ETHGlobal sits down with Henri Stern, founder of Privy, to discuss Privy's first year inside Stripe and how stablecoin infrastructure is being woven into mainstream finance. Henri explains that Privy builds embedded wallets, key management systems that developers drop directly into their products to give users simple access to crypto, stablecoins, and any digital asset without needing to think about what happens under the hood. Privy serves several thousand customers ranging from crypto native companies like Jupiter, Hyperliquid, and Uniswap to much more mainstream businesses like Deel, Ramp, and Klarna. Henri shares that his biggest fear joining Stripe was the stack being co-opted and verticalized into captive infrastructure, but conversations with Stripe leadership affirmed a shared commitment to an open stack where developers pick their chains, orchestration, and rails, and where Privy can still serve Stripe, Bridge, and Tempo competitors. He describes the pragmatic balance between decentralization purism and usable infrastructure, citing wallet connectors and day one key export as escape hatches that preserve self custody. He walks through lessons absorbed from Stripe (decade long ambition exemplified by Atlas now powering 25% of Delaware incorporations, kinetic short term execution, and a deep commitment to never deprecating interfaces), the Treasury product giving businesses stablecoin backed accounts now used across 50 countries, and recent launches like MoneyGram's MGUSD and Deel's hold, earn, spend contractor wallets. He closes on the remaining bottlenecks of financial tooling, regulatory clarity, and accounting integration, along with his belief that these rails ultimately lay the groundwork for genuine self sovereignty. 00:00 Introduction 00:28 The Fear and Excitement of Joining Stripe 00:45 What Privy Builds: Embedded Wallets 01:04 From Crypto Native to Mainstream Customers 01:27 Privy Needs Friends: Why Wallets Need Ecosystems 02:11 The Fear of the Stack Being Co-Opted 02:33 Conversations With Stripe on an Open Stack 02:57 Working With Stripe, Bridge, and Tempo Competitors 03:37 Pragmatism Over Decentralization Maximalism 04:00 Where Are the Lines on Open vs Closed 04:40 Privy Earn Built on Morpho and Aave 04:57 Embedded Wallets and Abstraction From the Metal 06:06 Wallet Connectors and Escape Hatches 07:21 What Privy Learned Inside Stripe 07:40 Decade Long Ambition and the Atlas Example 08:40 Balancing Long Term Vision With Short Term Shipping 09:36 Never Deprecating Interfaces 09:50 Stripe Sessions and the Treasury Announcement 10:51 Why Crypto Rails Make Better Products 11:07 The Two Prongs of the Stablecoin Strategy 11:42 From Holding to Actually Using Stablecoins 12:30 Treasury Live in 50 Countries 13:00 Abstracting Crypto Without Losing the Magic 13:53 Smart Contract Risk and Disclosure 14:38 MoneyGram MGUSD and Deel Contractor Wallets 15:35 The Stablecoin Sandwich and Responsibility to Disclose 16:05 Ship the Value, Not the Infrastructure 16:48 Is Tooling Still the Bottleneck 17:30 Regulatory Clarity and Money 20/20 17:53 Accounting, Taxes, and Marrying the Rails 18:41 Meta Creator Payouts in Emerging Markets 19:33 The Perception Gap: Crypto Stuck in 2014 20:23 Three KPIs Henri Is Watching 21:21 New Experiences That Peek the Rails 21:39 The Ten Year Horizon of Self Sovereignty 22:04 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this talk, Justin Gainsley, who leads stablecoin payment acceptance at Coinbase, shares what four years of building stablecoin payments at scale has taught him about selling to enterprises and payment service providers, and what still needs to be accomplished. He opens with a 2012 Hacker News post from Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong, written before he even applied to Y Combinator, expressing the idea of using crypto to remove the 2 to 3% interchange tax Visa and Mastercard charge on every payment, showing crypto as a payment method has been ingrained in Coinbase from the start. Taking over Coinbase Commerce with the same mandate, Justin's team tried nearly everything (Bitcoin payments, every token on every chain, memecoins, cashback, point of sale, invoicing, online checkout) but nothing moved the needle, and for a while they worried crypto might not be right for payments. The signal emerged from talking to hundreds of buyers and merchants: a real cohort wanted crypto as their cash, something stable to earn into and spend without gas or volatility. So Coinbase made the non-consensus bet of stripping out Bitcoin, Ethereum, and all volatile assets to go all in on stablecoins, which drew internal backlash but sent conversion, volume, and merchant satisfaction all up. Strikingly, 64% of wallets paying on the stablecoin only product held no other assets, a fundamentally new cohort of savers rather than traders. Justin recounts bringing what they thought was the industry's best stablecoin checkout to Shopify, only to be asked about auth and capture, a term he had never heard, kicking off a year of learning what a real payment system requires: authorization holds, automated voids, configurable expiries, refunds, settlement schemes, reconciliation, and disputes. He details the resulting open source Commerce Payments Protocol, an escrow smart contract on Base powering Shopify's USDC checkout across hundreds of thousands of sites, with a permissionless operator role, six operations (authorize, capture, charge, void, refund, reclaim), and a blockchain native reclaim function letting buyers pull funds back after expiry. He covers the boring but required enterprise needs (predictable flat gas fees, custom settlement files, daily fiat delivery, compliance), argues the blockchain itself is fine for payments since Base settles in 200 milliseconds for under a penny, and identifies wallets, on-ramps, and signing UX as the real problems. He closes noting stablecoin payments have gone from curiosity to production in two years. 00:00 Introduction 00:41 Brian Armstrong's 2012 Post on Removing Interchange 01:09 Why Crypto Payments Are in Coinbase's DNA 01:35 Trying Everything to Make Crypto Payments Work 02:00 Worrying Crypto Might Not Fit Payments 02:23 Listening Closely to Buyers and Merchants 02:41 The Camp That Wanted Crypto as Cash 03:06 The Non-Consensus Bet on Stablecoins 03:35 The Internal Backlash 03:58 Why All the Metrics Went Up 04:28 64% of Wallets Held No Other Assets 04:54 The New Cohort of Savers 05:14 Bringing the Best Checkout to Shopify 05:32 The Auth and Capture Question 06:08 A Year Learning What Payments Require 06:32 Why Not to Underestimate Traditional Payments 07:15 Plugging Into Where Enterprises Already Are 07:37 The Commerce Payments Protocol on Base 08:01 How the Escrow Smart Contract Works 08:28 The Operator Role Explained 08:46 Why Operators Cannot Modify or Lock Funds 09:28 The Six Core Operations 09:48 Reclaim as a Blockchain Native Feature 10:12 The Boring but Required Enterprise Needs 10:33 Predictable Flat Gas Fees 10:44 Custom Settlement Files per PSP 11:01 Daily Fiat Delivery and Compliance 11:26 Just Another Alternative Payment Method 11:54 What the Industry Still Needs 12:19 Why the Blockchain Is Fine for Payments 12:42 Where Wallet UX Kills Conversion 13:03 Why On-Ramps Still Need to Be Better 13:27 Signing UX and Smart Wallet Adoption 13:59 From Curiosity to Production in Two Years 14:41 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this talk, Brantly Millegan from ETHID shares lessons from 10 years working on the Ethereum identity stack. He opens with his own onchain profile and ENS name, brantly.eth, encouraging everyone to get a name at ens.domains. He traces the story back 50 years to the 1970s invention of public key cryptography, which for the first time let people encrypt messages without exchanging a secret key ahead of time. The US government classified it as too powerful, until Phil Zimmerman and the cypherpunks successfully lobbied in the 1990s to make it legal for public use, enabling e-commerce and HTTPS. The cypherpunks saw public key cryptography as the basis for digital identity, but consumer versions like PGP never broke out because appeals to privacy and liberty alone do not motivate enough people without financial incentive. Brantly explains that Bitcoin (2008) and Ethereum (2015) changed this by using public key cryptography for wallets, accomplishing through economic incentives what cypherpunks could not through appeals to values: the widespread adoption of private keys and a flourishing wallet industry. Vitalik named identity as a use case in the 2014 Ethereum white paper, but many early identity projects failed because they treated identity as a single app when it is really 20 hard problems at once, and because building in a decentralized way is far harder than centralized. The breakthrough was Ethereum Name Service, which started in 2016 and launched in 2017 modeled after DNS for decentralized websites, then crypto payments. In 2021, while on the team, Brantly realized ENS was accidentally your crypto username and profile, the meta use case underlying all the others. He credits ENS's success to not competing directly with DNS, great engineering, and long time horizons, making it extremely Lindy after nine plus years. He covers Sign in with Ethereum (EIP-4361) as a decentralized user-controlled single sign on, the Ethereum Follow Protocol as an onchain social graph, and Ethereum Identity Kit as a React component library. He closes with his core thesis: Ethereum identity is not a single app but the sum of information and relationships across decentralized protocols and open standards, unbundled into smallest viable parts so each can stand, fall, improve, or be replaced independently, making the whole stack more resilient. 00:00 Introduction 00:35 Brantly's Onchain Profile and ENS Name 00:47 Going Back 50 Years to Public Key Cryptography 01:09 What Public Key Cryptography Is 01:38 Why the US Government Classified It 01:52 The Cypherpunks Make It Legal in the 1990s 02:07 Why It Powers E-Commerce and HTTPS 02:28 Cryptography as the Basis for Digital Identity 02:48 Why PGP Never Broke Out 03:14 Bitcoin, Namecoin, and Early Naming 03:33 Identity in the 2014 Ethereum White Paper 04:06 How Crypto Spread Private Keys at Scale 04:38 Why Wallets Keep Getting Better 05:12 Why Early Identity Projects Failed 05:37 Why Decentralized Is Harder Than Centralized 06:12 The Ethereum Name Service Breakthrough 06:30 Realizing ENS Was a Username and Profile 06:59 Why the Username Is the Meta Use Case 07:15 Why ENS Has Succeeded Where Others Failed 07:39 Not Competing Directly With DNS 08:04 Great Engineering and Long Time Horizons 08:36 Why ENS Is Extremely Lindy 08:58 Accidentally Solving Single Sign On 09:26 The Vision of a Decentralized Account for the Internet 09:44 Sign in with Ethereum and EIP-4361 10:07 The Ethereum Follow Protocol Social Graph 10:36 Other Parts of the Identity Stack 10:58 Ethereum Identity Kit for Developers 11:18 What Ethereum Identity Really Is 11:39 Why the Stack Is Decentralized, Not Vertically Integrated 11:58 Why Each Part Can Stand or Fall on Its Own 12:17 Why This Makes the Stack Resilient 12:40 Why We Should Not Take This for Granted 13:06 The Hard Work Behind the Stack Today 13:25 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this talk, Demetrios Skalkotos from Blockdaemon walks through what it takes to provide institutional ETH staking infrastructure for the traditional finance and institutional space. He argues the question is no longer whether to stake (that was settled 24 months ago) but who to trust and how to find a partner to scale with. He introduces Blockdaemon as an 8-year-old infrastructure company, an OG that started with dedicated nodes and an RPC API business, then grew into staking across 70+ chains and protocols, MPC wallet technology, and DeFi infrastructure, and now represents roughly 5% of the overall ETH staking market. He frames Ethereum as having crossed a major institutional adoption threshold: structurally different from Bitcoin, it builds an economy on yield and cash flow, producing a treasury asset for appreciation, not just price exposure. He cites over $500 million in ETF adoption, around 200 publicly traded DATs (36 Ethereum-focused, about 20% of the market) holding roughly 7 million staked ETH, and total staked assets approaching 40 million (about 32% of supply), all growing steadily even outside a bull market. Demetrios lays out the five categories institutions probe: security posture, compliance, liquidity, yield and slashing protection, and 24/7/365 operational service. On operator security, he stresses the operator should never touch or access private keys, which stay in a secure enclave, with policy-based access at the KMS layer and MPC ensuring no single operator holds signing authority, mirroring TradFi's evolution from dealer discretion to programmatic policy enforcement. He covers OFAC-compliant MEV-boost relay screening applied by default (not pushed onto clients), and certifications including ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, and SOC 1 Type 1. On liquidity, he counsels clients through entry and exit queues, recommending a 10 to 20% unstake buffer and partnering with prime brokerage and lending providers as a home-equity-line-style facility for unforeseen queue spikes. On yield, Blockdaemon contractually guarantees 100% slashing and double-signing insurance (not best efforts) and shows consistent outperformance of the average blended rate amid yield and MEV compression. He emphasizes the full-stack advantage of eliminating vendor fragmentation (every vendor seam is a compliance gap and attack surface) via a single provider, SLA, and master services agreement. He closes projecting staked ETH could approach 50% of supply within three years, with institutions the primary driver, and reiterates Blockdaemon's scale: over $10 billion staked under custody, 70+ chains, and 99.9% uptime. 00:00 Introduction 00:33 Not Whether to Stake, but Who to Trust 00:43 Who Blockdaemon Is 01:24 Ethereum at an Institutional Crossroads 01:53 ETF Adoption and Publicly Traded DATs 02:25 How Much of the Supply DATs Represent 02:56 Structural Growth Beyond the Bull Market 03:20 The Opportunity in Continuous Growth 03:28 The Five Categories Institutions Probe 04:28 The Operator's Security Posture 04:51 Why the Operator Should Never Touch Keys 05:41 OFAC-Compliant Screening by Default 06:04 Certifications and Controls 06:55 Counseling Clients on Entry and Exit Queues 07:30 The 10 to 20% Unstake Buffer 07:44 Bringing In Prime Brokers and Lending 08:40 Protecting and Maximizing Production 08:50 100% Slashing and Double Signing Insurance 09:34 Consistent Performance Above Average 10:18 Why Yield Compression Raises the Stakes 10:50 The Full Stack Advantage 11:13 Why Vendor Fragmentation Is a Compliance Gap 11:39 Reducing Vendor Footprint for Institutions 12:04 The Value of a Single Provider Relationship 12:26 Where the Industry Is Heading 12:59 The ETF Flywheel in Motion 13:30 Projecting 50% of Supply Staked 13:52 ETH as a Dominant Institutional Asset 14:26 The Validator Economy and MEV Compression 14:53 Bringing It All Home 16:19 Blockdaemon's Scale and Track Record 16:50 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this talk, John Egan, the recently joined chief product officer at Polygon, lays out how Polygon sees the future of money, walking through its mission, the product it is bringing to market, and its progress toward what money will become on chain. He introduces Polygon's new mission, championed by CEO Marc and founder Sandeep, to move all money on chain, a practical evolution of its earlier goal of building a trustless internet. He argues the killer use case of blockchain turns out to be money, so the aim is to do the hard, product-oriented work to get all of it on chain. The vehicle is the Open Money Stack, a single open, vertically integrated stack for all money movement and storage (onchain and off) that collapses the tangle of networks, banks, processors, and compliance integrations developers juggle today into one API and dashboard. He notes last week's technical preview shipped regulated cash and fiat ramps, custodial wallets (with non-custodial coming), intent-based orchestration, distribution across chains, and a dashboard any knowledge worker can use. John makes the case for why Polygon is positioned to win. It has already moved about $2.6 trillion, with monthly volumes up over 400% to $130 billion across 30 million-plus payments a month, recently the most stablecoin transactions of any chain including BNB and Solana. Major financial companies already run on Polygon (Stripe, BlackRock's BUIDL, Robinhood, Paxos, Checkout.com, and Flutterwave), and it has been global since day one, handling around 75% of Latin America's stablecoin market where adoption is real utility and a hedge, not wash trading. He argues onchain FX will overtake today's largely non-USD stablecoin market, that money must be cheap and fast (Polygon nears 5,000 TPS, chasing Gigagas at 100,000 TPS, with one-block finality and no reorg since January), and that Polymarket already settles on Polygon. On interoperability he covers AgLayer, Polygon CDK, and Trails (from the Sequence acquisition), a Google Maps for routing money at the cheapest path. He highlights over $250 million in acquisitions including Coinme (regulated in 38 states) for consumer on-ramps, and closes on AI as the next step function: Polygon is the most used chain on X2X, makes agentic transactions gasless (even refunding facilitator gas), and demoed spinning up a neobank with a single Polygon CLI command. 00:00 Introduction 00:07 The Future of Money at Polygon 00:32 The New Mission: Move All Money On Chain 00:48 Why Money Is the Killer Use Case 01:05 The Vision to Get There 01:21 Introducing the Open Money Stack 01:57 The Complexity Developers Face Today 03:01 Collapsing It Into One API and Dashboard 03:21 The Technical Preview and First Features 04:06 What Gives Polygon the Right to Do This 04:29 Not Our First Trillion: $2.6 Trillion Moved 04:48 Leading in Stablecoin Transactions 05:08 The Financial Companies Already on Polygon 05:45 Why Polygon Is Global Since Day One 06:04 Dominating Latin America's Stablecoin Market 06:26 Why Onchain FX Will Take Over 07:08 Why Money Must Be Inexpensive and Fast 07:30 Chasing Gigagas at 100,000 TPS 07:48 Why the Biggest Operators Use Polygon 08:13 Three Efforts Toward Interoperability 08:33 Trails: Google Maps for Moving Money 09:09 $250 Million in Acquisitions for Regulated Money 09:26 Coinme and Consumer On-Ramping 09:48 The Sequence Acquisition and Enterprise Wallet 10:11 Why AI Is the Next Step Function 10:38 From Chatbots to Autonomous Systems 11:17 Why Polygon Is Leaning Into AI 11:35 Gasless Agentic Transactions on X2X 12:07 Building Money Management With AI 12:41 Spinning Up a Neobank With One Command 12:59 What a Neobank Really Is 13:43 Why Anyone Should Be Able to Build One 14:01 Closing and How to Get Involved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this fireside chat, Ayesha Kiani interviews her boss Shiliang Tang of Monarq Asset Management, after seven years working together, on all things markets and Ethereum. They open on how Ethereum has quietly become the settlement layer enabling 24/7 global markets. Shiliang draws a key distinction between trading and settlement: forex markets already trade 24/7, but settlement still depends on traditional banking, SWIFT messages, and windows that take one to two days, whereas Ethereum settlement is instant and final by definition. In practice this means trillions of dollars in stablecoin transfers annually, anyone worldwide accessing markets 24/7, and tokenized collateral becoming fungible and transferable on a Saturday, unlocking capital efficiency. On institutional interest in tokenizing real world assets, money market funds, treasuries, and private credit, Shiliang ranks the drivers as settlement first, then programmability and composability, then 24/7 trading, pending regulatory clarity from the Clarity Act. He highlights the underappreciated repo market (trillions of dollars at the foundation of capital markets, central to the 2008 crisis and the 2019 repo rate spike) as a huge opportunity, since instant movement of good collateral solves the bottleneck of collateral not reaching margin calls fast enough. He discusses CME, NYSE, and others moving to 24/7 amid a mix of public and private chains, the winners (global retail) and losers (settlement and margin-calculation industries built around market open and close), and how AI and agentic trading could level the playing field for retail. He argues traditional features like circuit breakers and FCMs are not bugs but hard-won guardrails crypto is now learning it needs after events like October 10th and leverage looping hacks, envisioning a blend where guardrails live in trading while settlement goes on-chain. On regulation, he describes perimeter enforcement: regulating the edges (stablecoin issuers as narrow banks, custodians, prime brokers, on- and off-ramps, whitelisted wallets) rather than permissionless protocols themselves. He names the repo market and non-US-dollar stablecoins as the liquid products he most wants on Ethereum, argues Ethereum should dominate settlement even as payments and trading fragment to faster chains, and closes hoping the community moves past its price fixation toward use cases, like a mature commodity that cycles up and down rather than only up. 00:00 Introduction 00:50 What 24/7 Global Markets Look Like in Practice 01:15 Trading vs Settlement: The Key Distinction 01:54 Trillions in Stablecoin Transfers 02:39 What Is Driving Institutional Interest 03:17 Why the Clarity Act Would Unlock Participation 03:37 Ranking the Drivers: Settlement First 03:55 The Underappreciated Repo Market Opportunity 04:40 How Collateral Bottlenecks Cause Crises 05:12 Composability and Instant Collateral Movement 05:41 Is TradFi Moving to 24/7 Markets 06:19 A Mix of Public and Private Blockchains 06:48 The Winners and Losers of 24/7 Markets 07:28 How AI Trading Levels the Playing Field for Retail 08:11 Liquidations at 3 AM on a Sunday 08:47 Why Traditional Guardrails Are Features, Not Bugs 09:29 What Crypto Is Learning From TradFi 10:04 Blending Guardrails With On-Chain Settlement 11:09 Educating Senators on DeFi 11:37 How Regulators Approach Permissionless Networks 12:10 Regulating the Edges: Issuers and Custodians 12:49 How to Regulate a Protocol With No Central Entity 13:13 Perimeter Enforcement Like the Internet 13:53 Regulating Whitelisted Wallets and Tokenized Assets 14:26 Will Ethereum Stay Dominant or Fragment 14:45 One Liquid Markets Product to See on Ethereum 15:11 Why the Repo Market Is the Answer 15:40 The Case for Non-Dollar Stablecoins 16:11 Why Ethereum Dominates DeFi 16:48 Why Ethereum Should Focus on Settlement 17:23 Closing Thoughts on the Next Cycle 17:52 Why the Industry Fixates Too Much on Price 18:30 Ethereum as a Mature Commodity With Cycles 19:18 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · May 9, 2026

In this opening introduction, Kartik Talwar, co-founder of ETH Global, welcomes over 500 attendees from 30 countries to Pragma Cannes 2026 — ETH Global's first Pragma conference of the year. He explains that Pragma is a one-day, single-track event designed to be non-technical and accessible, featuring executives discussing the future of Web3 over the next 6 to 18 months. The format ensures attendees never have to choose between overlapping sessions. Kartik previews the full 14-session agenda covering topics from quantum cryptography and institutional DeFi to agentic wallets, EU blockchain regulation, and AI-powered developer tools. Featured speakers include leaders from Ledger, Privy, Zirket, Chainlink, Aave, Gnosis, Oiler, Infura, and Celo. He also promotes ETHCom, ETH Global's upcoming large-scale conference in New York bringing together crypto-native and institutional finance, and shares a limited discount code for attendees. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Welcome to Pragma Cannes 2026 00:35 What Is Pragma and Why It Exists 01:16 Event Format: One Day, One Track, Executive Speakers 02:05 14 Sessions: Interviews and Talks 02:23 Attendee Stats and Partners 03:04 ETHCom Preview: Biggest Ethereum Event in America 04:30 Full Day Agenda Walkthrough 07:07 Closing and Kickoff _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *Pragma Cannes 2026* Pragma Cannes 2026 was held on April 2nd at the JW Marriott Hotel in Cannes, France and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Cannes 2026 YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5OnsJ95gz7HoI1tLUj3kZr ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/TheRealKartik ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city

ETHGlobal · May 9, 2026

In this talk, Debbie Soon, head of marketing at Privy, delivers a masterclass on technical storytelling — the skill of bridging the gap between how a product works and what it enables. She argues that complexity isn't the problem; the problem is when people don't understand what your product means for them. Using Privy's wallet infrastructure and policy engine as examples, she shows how the same product gets explained differently across five audience surfaces: socials (narrative layer), website (evaluation layer), docs (implementation layer), and trust center (risk/assurance layer). Debbie walks through two concrete translations: converting "hardware-isolated TEEs and key sharding" into "wallets that are secure by design but flexible in practice," and converting "boolean conditions with allow/deny actions" into "programmable behavior where money movement becomes safe, flexible, and predictable by design." She frames this as turning boolean logic into business logic. She closes with three daily principles for better storytelling: start with what changes (not what you built), translate systems into capabilities, and give people language they can repeat — because to make your product scale, you first have to be understood. 00:00 Introduction 00:42 What Is Privy and Why Storytelling Matters 02:30 The Problem: Complexity Isn't Bad, Misunderstanding Is 03:33 What Is Technical Storytelling 04:32 Bridging How It Works and What It Enables 05:22 Two Examples: Wallet Architecture and Policy Engine 06:15 Five Audience Surfaces: Socials, Website, Docs, Trust Center 07:30 Mapping Surfaces to Audiences 08:37 Example 1: Wallet Architecture — TEEs and Key Sharding 09:52 Translating Wallet Tech into "Secure by Design, Flexible in Practice" 11:18 Example 2: Policy Engine — Rules, Conditions, Actions 12:32 Translating Boolean Logic into Business Logic 13:43 Technical Storytelling Is Not Just for Marketers 14:28 Making Ideas Travel from Brain to Market 15:02 Three Principles: What Changes, Capabilities, Repeatable Language 16:41 To Scale, You First Have to Be Understood 17:20 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *Pragma Cannes 2026* Pragma Cannes 2026 was held on April 2nd at the JW Marriott Hotel in Cannes, France and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Cannes 2026 YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5OnsJ95gz7HoI1tLUj3kZr ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Debbie Soon X: https://x.com/debsoon ✅ Follow Privy X: https://x.com/privy_io ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/TheRealKartik ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city

Stani Kulechov, Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · May 9, 2026

In this fireside chat, Kartik Talwar interviews Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave, about the vision behind Aave V4 and the future of DeFi as infrastructure for global credit. Stani explains that V4 introduces a modular hub-and-spoke architecture where liquidity is stored in central hubs that allocate credit lines to customizable spokes — enabling anyone to build new lending models (native Bitcoin collateral, debt trading, fixed lending) while tapping into Aave's existing liquidity pool rather than bootstrapping from scratch. Stani outlines three waves of new collateral entering DeFi: tokenized real-world assets, yield-bearing stablecoins, and data-backed credit facilities for consumers, businesses, and institutions. He discusses the Aave App's fintech-like mobile experience that fully abstracts away wallets, gas, and networks, and reflects on why Ethereum remains the strongest chain for DeFi due to tooling, security community, and liquidity network effects. Looking ahead, he frames the institutional transition as a decade-long journey of replacing financial backend infrastructure dating back to the 1970s, with DeFi serving as the efficient capital allocation layer for all future credit. 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Welcome and Aave V4 Context 00:40 Why V4 Took Two Years to Build 02:10 DeFi as a Backbone for All Future Credit 03:43 V4 Architecture: Hub-and-Spoke Model 04:48 Custom Spokes: Bitcoin Collateral, Debt Trading, Fixed Lending 05:59 Unified Liquidity Access for New DeFi Projects 07:31 New Collateral Types: RWAs, Yield Stablecoins, and Data 08:32 Risk Premiums and Collateral-Based Pricing 09:45 Institutional Requirements and Permissionless Infrastructure 11:11 BlackRock on Ethereum: A Turning Point 12:04 Aave App: Fintech-Like Mobile DeFi Experience 13:35 Building DeFi for Everyone 14:19 Staying Motivated Through Market Cycles 15:35 Why Now Is the Best Time to Build 16:57 Why DeFi Stays on Ethereum 18:36 Five-Year Prediction: A Decade-Long Institutional Transition 20:41 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *Pragma Cannes 2026* Pragma Cannes 2026 was held on April 2nd at the JW Marriott Hotel in Cannes, France and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Cannes 2026 YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5OnsJ95gz7HoI1tLUj3kZr ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Stani Kulechov X: https://x.com/StaniKulechov ✅ Follow Aave X: https://x.com/Aave ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/TheRealKartik ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city

ETHGlobal · May 9, 2026

In this workshop, Angela Ocando from Uniswap Labs and Ivan Volovyk, a Uniswap Foundation ambassador, introduce the Uniswap API as a way to integrate on-chain swaps into any application in minutes. Angela explains how the API aggregates all of Uniswap's trading infrastructure — including Uniswap v2, v3, v4, UniswapX, and over 25 market makers — so developers can focus on their product rather than building swap infrastructure. She highlights key stats including over $4 trillion in cumulative volume, 17 supported chains, 200ms routing latency, and 97% fill rates. Ivan then does a live demo in Cursor, showing how to create an API key at developers.uniswap.org, install the Uniswap AI skills into a project, and use a simple prompt to implement quoting and swapping functionality in minutes. He demonstrates a playful DnD-themed swap interface pulling real quotes from the Uniswap API. The session covers hackathon bounty details for best Uniswap API integration across trading apps, agent-based systems, automated strategies, and new financial primitives. 00:00 Introduction 01:02 What Is the Uniswap API 02:06 What the API Aggregates 02:30 Uniswap Protocol Stats 03:31 Common Use Cases 03:56 How Integration Works 04:20 Hackathon Bounty and Ideas 05:02 Resources: API Docs, Skills, and QR Codes 05:40 Live Demo: Creating an API Key 06:05 Installing Uniswap AI Skills in Cursor 06:39 Prompting Claude to Implement Swaps 07:17 Demo Results: Real Quotes and Transactions 08:16 Post-Hackathon Support and Closing 08:41 Q&A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHGlobal Cannes 2026* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal Cannes 2026, a 3-day hackathon held April 3-5 at the Palace of Festivals and Congresses of Cannes, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full ETHGlobal Cannes 2026 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5YrcvSj6KSTztLMy58d7d4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · May 9, 2026

In this workshop, Angela Ocando from Uniswap Labs introduces the Uniswap API for the Open Agents hackathon, framing it around the theme that crypto and fintech products need to swap, and now agents need to swap and pay too. The Uniswap API aggregates liquidity across Uniswap v2, v3, v4, UniswapX, and over 25 market makers, supporting 17+ chains with a 97% fill rate. Angela emphasizes the simplicity of integration: visit developers.uniswap.org, generate an API key, and start swapping in minutes with no fees from Uniswap. Angela does a live demo using Claude Code with the Uniswap AI skills plugin (specifically the Uniswap Trading plugin which includes swap integration, LP endpoints, and X2X pay-with-any-token support). She shows how to set up a base mainnet wallet, configure an .env file with Anthropic, Uniswap, and wallet keys, then prompt Claude in natural language to swap ETH for USDC. The hackathon offers a $5,000 prize pool for the best Uniswap API integration, with Angela strongly encouraging participants to include a feedback.md file in their submissions to help shape future API improvements — she notes that the LP endpoint was added based on feedback from a previous hackathon. She also covers testnet support requirements (minimum liquidity needed in Sepolia pools to avoid quote errors). 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Why Agents Need to Swap and Pay 01:09 What the Uniswap API Aggregates 01:36 Protocol Stats and 17+ Chain Support 02:01 Three-Step Integration Process 02:45 $5,000 Hackathon Bounty Overview 03:11 Importance of Submitting Feedback Files 03:57 Resources: Developer Platform Walkthrough 04:42 Uniswap AI Skills Plugin 05:27 API References and LP Endpoint 06:15 Setting Up Claude Code with Uniswap Plugin 07:25 Live Demo: Configuring Wallet and Keys 07:58 Prompting Claude to Swap ETH to USDC on Base 09:19 Walking Through the Swap Execution 10:04 Discord Support During the Hackathon 10:50 Q&A: Testnet Support Requirements 11:46 Q&A and Closing Remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🤖 *Open Agents 2026* This workshop is part of Open Agents 2026, an online hackathon held from April 24 to May 6. This async hackathon brings together the world’s most talented Web3 developers, designers, and product builders to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full Open Agents 2026 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6vpKqgVU7bEKyYK0tWfYEQ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Angela Ocando* X: https://x.com/ocandocrypto ✅ *Follow Uniswap Labs* X: https://x.com/Uniswap ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Apr 9, 2026

In this workshop, Matthew Foyle, DevRel lead at Dynamic and Fireblocks, gives a brief overview of Dynamic's wallet infrastructure for ETH Global Cannes builders. Dynamic provides a complete wallet stack available through SDKs and a low-level API, offering Fireblocks-grade security, sub-second signing, and fast implementation for both human users and AI agents. He emphasizes using the SDKs directly rather than pre-built React UIs, and highlights the three-step setup: create an account, grab an environment ID, and install the documentation MCP for AI-assisted development. Matt breaks down the three hackathon prizes totaling $5,000, all judged on "comprehensive use" — a combination of breadth and depth of SDK integration across mobile SDKs (Kotlin, Swift, Flutter, React Native), the JavaScript SDK (framework-agnostic vanilla JS), or the Node SDK. He walks through the quick start flows for each SDK, including an agent-friendly path that lets Claude or Cursor guide configuration decisions. Inspiration categories include digital asset flows, trading flows, cross-border flows, and agentic flows. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 What Is Dynamic 00:52 SDK and API Overview 01:13 Key Features: Fireblocks Security and Fast Signing 01:38 Three Steps to Get Started 02:01 Meet the Team at the Venue 02:24 Hackathon Prizes Overview 02:44 What Is Comprehensive Use 03:55 Use Case Inspiration 04:45 JavaScript SDK Quick Start 05:31 Agent-Friendly Setup Path 06:07 Node SDK Quick Start 06:32 Mobile SDK Example Apps 06:55 Summary and Resources 07:23 Install the Documentation MCP 07:49 Closing Remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *ETHGlobal Cannes 2026* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal Cannes 2026, a 3-day hackathon held April 3-5 at the Palace of Festivals and Congresses of Cannes, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full ETHGlobal Cannes 2026 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5YrcvSj6KSTztLMy58d7d4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Matthew Foyle* X: https://x.com/MatthewFoyle ✅ *Follow Dynamic* X: https://x.com/dynamic_xyz ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Nov 9, 2025

This talk, part of the ETHGlobal Spotlight series, introduces MC Pay, a project focused on enabling seamless payments for Model Context Protocols (MCPs) and AI agents. Luis Freitas explains how current API payment systems are not scalable for AI agents, which lack traditional payment methods like credit cards. MC Pay leverages the X42 protocol (initiated by Coinbase) and HTTP 402 status code to enable per-call payments using stablecoins (e.g., USDC) without subscriptions or API keys. Developers can monetize MCP servers via SDK integration or a user-friendly dashboard, set pricing, and access analytics. MC Pay integrates with Coinbase server wallets for easy onboarding and spending control. The platform supports rapid deployment and experimentation with MCP Build, allowing developers to launch monetized servers quickly. Future plans include zk receipts, dynamic pricing, and expanding as an agent commerce hub. MC Pay aims to unbundle software into nano-services, enabling micro-payments and creating a high-signal market for AI tools in the agent economy. 00:00 Introduction 00:31 ETHGlobal Spotlight Projects Overview 00:44 MC Pay Introduction by Luis Freitas 01:09 The Agent Economy & API Payment Challenges 01:54 Model Context Protocol (MCP) Overview 02:44 Introducing MC Pay & X42 Protocol 03:34 Monetization Options & Developer Tools 04:54 Analytics, Wallet Integration & User Experience 06:01 MCP Build: Rapid Server Deployment 06:41 How X42 Payments Work 07:28 The Future: Nano-Services & Micro-Payments 08:35 Why Now? Tech Readiness & Next Steps 09:14 Vision for the Agent Economy & Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *Pragma New Delhi* Pragma New Delhi 2025 was held on September 25th at the JW Marriott Hotel in Aerocity New Delhi and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma New Delhi YouTube Playlist here: ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Luís Freitas X: https://x.com/microchipgnu ✅ Follow MCPay X: https://x.com/mcpaytech ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Austin Griffith

ETHGlobal · Nov 9, 2025

Austin Griffith speedruns building Ethereum apps with Scaffold-ETH: init, local chain, hot-reloading UI with burner wallets, and the Debug Contracts panel. He live-edits a starter contract (counter, payable price curve), shows front-end hooks for reads/writes, then “one-shots” a FOMO-3D-style game using Cursor/Claude: last clicker wins after a countdown. He debugs timer quirks (local block timestamp), discusses incentives, and deploys the app to Arbitrum and the front end to IPFS. Resources: ethereum.org, Tour, SpeedrunEthereum, Scaffold-ETH docs. 00:10 Intro, resources (ethereum.org, Tour, SpeedrunEthereum) 01:23 Scaffold-ETH init (create-eth, Foundry/Hardhat choices) 03:02 Run local chain, deploy, start front end 03:58 UI tour: burner wallets, faucet, Debug Contracts 04:44 Starter “greeter/counter” contract demo 06:20 Adding payable logic & price curve; hot-reload UX 08:16 Front-end hooks: useScaffoldRead / useScaffoldWrite 09:53 “One-shot” build with AI (Cursor/Claude) 10:54 FOMO-3D mechanics (button, pot, countdown) 13:29 AI-generated contract review (lastClicker, claimPrize) 15:16 Deploy & test; timer bug surfaces 18:01 Fixing logic; quick iteration 19:55 Incentive design for automation & liveness 23:13 Debugging local timestamp / tx heartbeat 23:49 Deploy to Arbitrum; wallet/key mgmt 27:17 Set 5-min round; deploy front end to IPFS 29:51 Wrap-up + live link/QR; build more “money legos” _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 💻 ETHOnline 2025 This workshop is specifically for ETHOnline 2025, a 21-day hackathon held October 10 - 31, 2025, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow BuidlGuidl X: https://x.com/buidlguidl ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city

Pedro Gomes

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Pedro Gomes, co-founder of WalletConnect and Director at the newly launched WalletConnect Foundation, joins Pragma Singapore 2024 to share major updates shaping the future of wallets, Web3 connectivity, and decentralized infrastructure. In this exclusive fireside chat, Pedro unveils the launch of the WalletConnect Network and $WALLET token, along with the formation of Reon—a rebranded company focused on SDK innovation. Discover how WalletConnect evolved from a single SDK to a global protocol powering billions of connections between wallets and dApps. Learn about their new governance model, roadmap to full decentralization, node operator incentives, token distribution on Optimism, and the future of wallet UX across ecosystems like Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, and Polkadot. 00:00 Intro to Pedro Gomes and WalletConnect 00:41 WalletConnect Foundation Launch Announcement 02:01 Why Decentralize WalletConnect Now 03:09 The 2023 Protocol Upgrade That Made It Possible 04:19 Introducing Reon: The New Wallet SDK Brand 05:59 SDK Ecosystem Growth and Node Operator Roles 07:05 Foundation’s Role in Setting Wallet Standards 08:05 Signing, Smart Sessions, and UX Optimization 09:39 Wallet SDK Collaboration vs. Competition 10:44 Neutral Standards and Foundation Governance 11:47 Lessons from Building and Rebuilding WalletConnect 13:25 How the WalletConnect Network Will Be Decentralized 15:00 Why Wallets Need Sustainable Business Models 16:04 Why the Token Is on Ethereum + Distributed on Optimism 17:49 How Node Operators Will Join the Network 18:56 Governance Strategy and Phased DAO Control 20:34 Final Goals: Staking, Transferability, App Fees 22:12 Closing Thoughts and What to Expect in 2025 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇸🇬 *Pragma Singapore* Pragma Singapore 2024 was a special gathering of founders and builders that took place September 19, 2024 at the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore. Pragma Singapore 2024 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Singapore playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6z0saYJnVdgXWfz-vaoEYx&si=uavhkhF5Kc8XBoLv ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Pedro Gomes* X: https://x.com/pedrouid ✅ *Follow WalletConnect* X: https://x.com/WalletConnect ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Welcome to Pragma San Francisco 2024, presented by ETHGlobal! In this opening keynote, ETHGlobal co-founder Kartik Talwar introduces a two-day single-track Web3 summit focused on accessibility, pragmatism, and the future of blockchain. Discover what makes Pragma unique: no parallel sessions, no fluff—just high-signal conversations with founders, protocol builders, and decision-makers shaping Ethereum and the broader crypto ecosystem. Kartik walks through the agenda, introduces new primitives like NFC-enabled Ethereum wristbands, the Pragma SF Pack, and shares how attendees can network using on-chain tools. Plus, get an overview of upcoming talks on AI, ZK, rollups, DePIN, Bitcoin L2s, programmable wallets, fully homomorphic encryption, and more. 00:00 Welcome to Pragma SF 2024 00:20 Why this Pragma is special (2-day format) 00:53 What "pragma" means in Web3 01:27 Making Web3 more accessible 01:59 Single-track, no side stages 02:32 Founder-only, future-focused talks 03:01 Mostly non-technical, high-signal content 03:33 25 talks, 5 interviews over 2 days 04:03 Where to find the full agenda 04:30 Attendees from 34 countries 04:57 Thanking 11 partner projects 05:30 Shoutout to Pragma SF Pack participants 05:58 Blending on-chain and off-chain experiences 06:26 Ethereum NFC wristbands explained 07:00 Wristbands = on-chain identities 07:27 Networking with wristbands 07:55 Wristbands also work for the hackathon 08:34 Day 1 agenda overview begins 08:34 Talk: Using AI to secure dApps 08:52 Talk: The future of real world assets 09:05 Talk: The future of consumer crypto apps 09:16 Talk: Privacy-preserving smart contracts 09:32 Talk: Rollup fragmentation and TEEs 09:45 Talk: Programmable transportation with DePIN 09:59 Talk: DeFi accessibility for TradFi 10:12 Talk: Yield innovations in Web3 10:22 Talk: Simplifying DeFi trades via 0x 10:34 Talk: Bitcoin L2s and EVM integration 10:42 Talk: Mobile crypto payments with Vora 10:52 Talk: Programmable wallets via Circle 11:04 Talk: Should you build your own rollup? 11:17 Talk: FHE on the EVM and crypto privacy 11:35 Talk: General purpose vs app-specific rollups 11:47 Schedule available at ethglobal.com/pragma _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma San Francisco* Pragma San Francisco 2024 was a special gathering of founders and builders that took place October 16th and 17th at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, CA. Pragma San Francisco 2024 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma San Francisco playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4LcwDpGf_itZrAu7XRNb07&si=3x3y9J3avgNTITUe ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Explore how Iron Fish is building a cross-chain privacy layer for EVM networks, enabling private transactions for any on-chain asset – from stablecoins to custom tokens. In this talk, Elena Nadolinski explains how Iron Fish’s multi-asset shielded pool, ZK proofs, and threshold signatures combine to deliver an intuitive privacy solution without smart contracts. Learn how its decentralized bridging model ensures regulatory compliance while still preserving user confidentiality. If you’re seeking a scalable approach to private DeFi, discover how Iron Fish’s zero-knowledge stack can offer the “anonymous diamond” experience of crypto, across multiple blockchains. 00:00 Introduction & Why Privacy Matters 01:10 Diamonds & Historical Lessons in Private Money 02:07 Current Transparency: Challenges in Crypto Payments 03:00 Iron Fish Approach: One Privacy Pool for All Assets 04:05 Multi-Asset Shielder Protocol & ZK Mechanics 05:15 How Iron Fish Handles Mint, Burn, & Encrypted Transactions 07:00 Threshold Signatures for Private Multi-Sig Wallets 08:24 Custodian Bridges & Sanction Screening 09:14 Demo: Cross-Chain ERC-20 Privacy on Iron Fish 10:05 Future Plans & Launch Timeline 11:20 Conclusion & How to Get Involved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma San Francisco* Pragma San Francisco 2024 was a special gathering of founders and builders that took place October 16th and 17th at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, CA. Pragma San Francisco 2024 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma San Francisco playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4LcwDpGf_itZrAu7XRNb07&si=3x3y9J3avgNTITUe ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Elena Nadolinski* X: https://x.com/leanthebean ✅ *Follow Iron Fish* X: https://x.com/ironfishcrypto ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Explore how Web3 can achieve mainstream adoption through native mobile experiences with Denisse Halm, founder at Mobile Stack and Valora. Discover the critical gaps limiting Web3 growth, the vast potential of global smartphone usage, and the necessity for user-centric mobile applications. Learn how Mobile Stack simplifies creating engaging, secure, and accessible Web3 apps, facilitating adoption beyond current crypto users. Featuring insights into app development, UX considerations, and consumer-focused innovations. 00:00 Intro: Making Web3 Mobile for Everyone 00:51 About Denisse Halm, Valora & Mobile Stack 01:35 Global Smartphone Adoption Trends 02:13 Crypto Ownership vs Actual Web3 Usage 03:40 Web2 UX Expectations vs Web3 Reality 04:14 Complex Web3 User Journeys Explained 05:30 Importance of Seamless User Experience 06:55 Infrastructure Exists, but Who Uses It? 07:29 Major Web3 Projects Going Mobile 08:14 Gap Analysis: Mobile Web3 Experiences 08:52 Opportunities for Mass Crypto Adoption 09:37 Challenges of Building Mobile Web3 Apps 10:47 UX & Security Trade-offs in Mobile Apps 11:24 Key User Journeys in Web3 Products 12:05 Increasing Consumer Confidence in Web3 12:42 Introducing Mobile Stack Platform 13:21 Demo: Hypothetical Curve Mobile App 13:56 Customizable Branding & UX in Apps 14:33 Single-App Web3 User Experience Explained 15:10 Mobile Stack Features & Integrations 16:18 Key Plugins for Enhanced User Experience 17:22 Mobile-First Strategies for Global Users 18:03 Case Study: SheFi’s Web3 Education App 19:22 Conclusion & How to Connect _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma San Francisco* Pragma San Francisco 2024 was a special gathering of founders and builders that took place October 16th and 17th at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, CA. Pragma San Francisco 2024 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma San Francisco playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4LcwDpGf_itZrAu7XRNb07&si=3x3y9J3avgNTITUe ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Denisse Halm* X: https://x.com/hola_denisse ✅ *Follow Valora* X: https://x.com/valora ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Join Laurent Castillo, VP of Architecture at Ledger, at Pragma San Francisco 2024 as he discusses how Ledger is revolutionizing blockchain security through clear signing. Laurent explores the risks and pitfalls of blind (YOLO) signing, showcases Ledger's innovative approach with the new ERC-7730 standard, and explains how clear signing dramatically improves user safety and confidence. Discover the future of transaction signing, Ledger’s hardware wallet integrations, and how clear signing will combat phishing and scams on Ethereum and beyond. 00:00 Introduction: Laurent Castillo from Ledger 00:51 Risks of Blind (YOLO) Signing on Blockchain 01:36 What is Blind Signing & Why It's Dangerous 02:15 Shift in Attacks: Phishing & Scam Transactions 02:47 Financial Impact of Blind Signing Attacks 03:22 Clear Signing Explained & Ledger’s Vision 04:36 Evolution of Transaction Signing on Ethereum 05:16 Ledger's Early Solution: Plugins for Clear Signing 06:25 Data-Driven Approach to Improve UX for Signing 07:06 Introducing ERC-7730: A New Clear Signing Standard 07:43 ERC-7730 Goals: A Universal Clear Signing Standard 08:16 Why ABI Alone Isn't Enough for Clear Signing 08:49 Limitations of ABI in User-Friendly Transactions 09:25 How ERC-7730 Complements ABI for Better Clarity 10:10 ERC-7730 Standard Example & Field Customization 10:49 Philosophy of ERC-7730: Simple & Human-Readable 11:25 Optimized for Hardware Wallet Limitations 12:00 ERC-7730 Flexibility for Future Blockchain Trends 12:40 Ledger’s Clear Signing Initiative: End-to-End Tools 13:21 ERC-7730 Standard & Editing Tools Released 13:57 Public Registry & Ledger’s Curation Process 14:35 Ledger Integration & Hardware Wallet UI Support 15:22 Developer Guide: How to Implement ERC-7730 16:05 ERC-7730 at ETHGlobal Hackathon & Developer Tools 16:44 Ledger’s Clear Signing Roadmap & Future Plans 17:21 Accelerating Clear Signing Adoption in Q2 2024 18:18 Addressing Ethereum Account Abstraction Challenges 19:12 Conclusion & Resources for Ledger Clear Signing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma San Francisco* Pragma San Francisco 2024 was a special gathering of founders and builders that took place October 16th and 17th at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, CA. Pragma San Francisco 2024 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma San Francisco playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4LcwDpGf_itZrAu7XRNb07&si=3x3y9J3avgNTITUe ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow the Ledger* X: https://x.com/Ledger ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Join Nikhil Chandhok, Chief Product Officer at Circle, and Kartik Talwar from ETHGlobal, as they dive deep into the world of stablecoins and blockchain innovation. Discover how Circle is revolutionizing global financial inclusion with USDC, enabling seamless cross-border payments, instant settlements, and unprecedented capital efficiency. Nikhil discusses Circle's developer platform, future innovations, regulatory perspectives, and how stablecoins surpass traditional financial networks in global transaction volumes. Learn what makes stablecoins the essential building block for the future of finance. 00:00 Introduction: Nikhil Chandhok & Circle Fireside Chat 00:45 Nikhil’s Journey: From Google and Meta to Circle 01:51 Personal Motivation Behind Joining Circle 03:33 Why Stablecoins Matter Globally 04:32 Circle's Mission Beyond USDC Issuance 05:02 Three Pillars of Circle's Business Model 06:12 Web3 Services & Developer Platform at Circle 07:15 Stablecoins After FTX: Restoring Industry Trust 08:18 Circle's User Experience & Wallet Innovations 09:19 Product Development Strategy at Circle 10:58 Simplifying Crypto UX for Global Consumers 12:09 Challenges Supporting Multiple Blockchains 13:46 Ensuring Security and Regulatory Compliance 14:42 Advocating for Open Internet & Public Blockchains 15:53 Predicting Novel Blockchain User Behavior 16:55 BlackRock's Bitcoin Fund & USDC Integration 17:31 Perspective on Competing Stablecoins 18:43 Regulatory Outlook for Stablecoins Globally 20:24 Why the Stablecoin Market Will Grow Exponentially 21:57 The Non-Zero-Sum Nature of Blockchain Innovation 22:34 New Features Coming to Circle’s Developer Platform 23:33 Stablecoin Transaction Volume Exceeds Visa 24:05 Conclusion: The Future of Money with Stablecoins _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma San Francisco* Pragma San Francisco 2024 was a special gathering of founders and builders that took place October 16th and 17th at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, CA. Pragma San Francisco 2024 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma San Francisco playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4LcwDpGf_itZrAu7XRNb07&si=3x3y9J3avgNTITUe ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow the Nikhil Chandhok* X: https://x.com/chandhok ✅ *Follow Cirlce* X: https://x.com/circle ✅ *Follow Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

David Sneider

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Discover how Lit Protocol is redefining the management of secrets and identities on-chain with decentralized cryptographic solutions. In this insightful talk from Pragma San Francisco 2025, David Sneider, founder of Lit Protocol, explores programmable secret networks using threshold cryptography, secure hardware (TEE), and multi-party computation. Learn how decentralized secret management enhances interoperability across blockchains, platforms, and AI systems, empowering individuals with secure, privacy-preserving control over their data, identity, and assets. 00:00 Introduction: David Sneider on Decentralized Secrets 00:46 Agenda: Problems, Solutions, Implementations & Future 01:24 The Big Problem: Fragmented Digital Systems 02:01 Why Secrets Are Key for Digital Interoperability 02:37 Lit Protocol: Decentralized Secret Management Overview 03:13 Technical Architecture: Secure Hardware & TEEs 03:51 Multi-Party Computation & Threshold Cryptography 04:56 Cross-Platform Interoperability Using Lit Protocol 06:05 Lit as a New Primitive: Smart Contract Comparison 06:42 Case Study: Verify & On-chain IP Licensing 07:54 Identity-Based Encryption Explained (Verify Example) 09:00 Case Study: Nebula & On-chain Life Insurance 10:10 Privacy-Preserving Risk Scores for Insurance 10:49 Healthcare Data & Privacy in Web3 11:28 Case Study: Genius Terminal & Cross-chain Swaps 12:37 Real-time Cross-chain Trading with Programmable Wallets 13:11 The Future of AI & Decentralized Secret Management 13:49 AGI & the Need for Decentralized Data Control 14:22 Vitalik's Defensive Techno-Optimism Framework 14:59 Empowering Users with AI & Decentralized Data 15:34 Opportunities for Developers with Lit Protocol 16:11 Closing Remarks & Invitation to Innovate Together _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma San Francisco* Pragma San Francisco 2024 was a special gathering of founders and builders that took place October 16th and 17th at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, CA. Pragma San Francisco 2024 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma San Francisco playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4LcwDpGf_itZrAu7XRNb07&si=3x3y9J3avgNTITUe ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow David Sneider* X: https://x.com/davidlsneider ✅ *Follow Lit Protocol* X: https://x.com/LitProtocol ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Nitya Subramanian

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Explore the future of onchain UX with Nitya Subramanian from Capsule at Pragma San Francisco 2024. Dive deep into multi-party computation (MPC), account abstraction, programmable signing, and global embedded wallets. Learn how these advanced technologies enhance crypto wallet security, simplify user onboarding, and enable seamless, secure cross-chain interactions. Discover how Capsule uses MPC and account abstraction to revolutionize wallet management, providing frictionless and secure blockchain experiences. 00:00 Intro: Improving UX with MPC & Account Abstraction 00:55 About Capsule: Simplifying Onchain Transactions 02:30 Crypto UX Problems: Lost Keys & Wallet Complexity 04:02 Importance of Crypto Wallets: Security & UX 04:36 Crypto Wallet Evolution: Standalone to Embedded 07:42 Embedded Wallets: Benefits & Fragmentation Issues 08:46 The Ideal Crypto Wallet: Web2 UX with Web3 Security 10:17 Key Problems: Wallet Fragmentation & Multi-chain UX 11:21 Challenges with Traditional Wallet Key Management 11:50 Types of Key Management: HSM & EOAs Explained 12:51 Shamir's Secret Sharing: Key Splitting Explained 13:20 MPC Explained: Secure Multi-party Computation 14:25 Benefits of MPC: Secure Multi-app Wallet Access 14:55 How MPC Complements Account Abstraction (AA) 15:57 Combining Web2 Convenience & Web3 Verifiability 16:29 Capsule Features: Easy Onboarding & Cross-App Use 16:59 Programmable Signing: Auto-Transaction Mode 17:28 Universal & Secure Wallet Connectors Explained 18:02 Capsule for Developers: Integrations & White-label 18:33 Conclusion & Resources: Capsule Developer Portal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma San Francisco* Pragma San Francisco 2024 was a special gathering of founders and builders that took place October 16th and 17th at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, CA. Pragma San Francisco 2024 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma San Francisco playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4LcwDpGf_itZrAu7XRNb07&si=3x3y9J3avgNTITUe ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Nitya Subramanian* X: https://x.com/_nityas ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Stani Kulechov

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Explore the evolution of crypto wallets with Stani Kulechov, founder of Avara. In this Pragma Bangkok interview, Kartik Talwar (co-founder of ETHGlobal) discusses the origins of Family Wallet, its user-centric approach, and how it differentiates itself from traditional wallet designs. Hear Stani’s insights on abstracting away gas, multichain adoption, and the role of stablecoins (including Aave’s GHO token) in driving global adoption. Learn how Aave V4 and Family’s unique UI/UX can unlock new consumer and DeFi experiences—and where Stani sees the future of Ethereum wallets heading next. 00:00 Kartik Talwar Introduces Stani (Avara Founder) 01:00 Why Avara Invested in Building Family 02:29 Story of the Family Team 03:55 The Value of Delightful Wallet UX 05:07 Onboarding New vs. Existing Users 06:26 Pocket & Zero-Knowledge Backup Keys 07:29 Infrastructure vs. Consumer Apps 08:10 Expanding Aave, Lens & Family 09:15 Opinionated Product Integration 10:40 Family’s “Last Mile” Approach 11:53 Quick Onboard Experience & Feedback 12:19 Stablecoins & Payment Use Cases 13:22 Why GHO (Aave’s Native Stablecoin) 15:06 GHO’s Borrower Demand & Defi Yield 16:18 Aave V4: Key Goals & Features 18:01 Risk Management & Liquidity Premiums 19:14 The Boom in Stablecoin Supply 20:00 In-Depth on GHO & Borrowing Rates 21:00 DeFi Applications & UI Ownership 22:44 Aave V4 Built in Public 23:24 Multi-Chain Vision & GHO 25:00 Chainlink CCIP & Bridge Liquidity 26:21 Does Liquidity Fragmentation Exist? 28:12 Wrapping Up Family’s Two-Year Build 29:18 Future of Family: DeFi & Non-Financial 30:32 Advice for Founders & Concluding Words _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎤 *Pragma Bankgkok* Pragma Bangkok 2024 closed out a year of exceptional Pragma events held around the world, and offered the global Web3 community a chance to hear from founders and builders as they reflect on the past, and look to the future of Web3. Pragma Bangkok 2024 was held on November 14th at the Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit in Bangkok, Thailand. Watch the full YouTube Playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4JNkhnsv5F95OqxT_IjCEl&si=6Tv3CvB6vrQIIjBA ETHGlobal's Pragma series, which began in Tokyo in the spring of 2023, has been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. You can learn more about Pragma and upcoming events in the series here: https://ethglobal.com/pragma _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Stani Kulechov X: https://x.com/StaniKulechov ✅ Follow Avara X: https://x.com/Avara Website: https://avara.xyz ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Jesse Pollak

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Join Jesse Pollak, Head of Base at Coinbase, as he shares how to build L2 networks people actually use, drawing from Base’s milestone of 1 billion+ transactions. In this candid talk from Pragma Bangkok, Jesse reveals how strategic developer tools, global marketing, and an “everyone’s a builder” ethos created unstoppable growth. Learn why L2 synergy with Ethereum is vital—not contentious—and how continuous scaling (a target of “Giga-gas” block space), smoother onboarding for developers, and user-friendly wallets can unlock a billion-person onchain economy. Jesse highlights two breakout categories—payments and social—that he predicts will drive exponential adoption. Discover how to merge viral social experiences with integrated payments, stablecoins, and truly inclusive wallet design to bring the next wave of onchain users. 00:00 Intro & Shoutout to Georgios 01:20 Base Reaches 1B Transactions 02:45 Developer Virality & Community 04:40 Coinbase Synergy & Growth 06:30 L2 vs. Ethereum: Synergy, Not Conflict 08:05 Scaling Approach & Long-Term Vision 10:05 Giga-Gas Concept & Weekly Increments 14:10 Future of Wallets & Smart Accounts 18:20 Onchain Identity & Social Graphs 19:45 Payment + Social for Mass Adoption 22:10 2–3 Year Outlook & Closing Remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎤 *Pragma Bankgkok* Pragma Bangkok 2024 closed out a year of exceptional Pragma events held around the world, and offered the global Web3 community a chance to hear from founders and builders as they reflect on the past, and look to the future of Web3. Pragma Bangkok 2024 was held on November 14th at the Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit in Bangkok, Thailand. Watch the full YouTube Playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4JNkhnsv5F95OqxT_IjCEl&si=6Tv3CvB6vrQIIjBA ETHGlobal's Pragma series, which began in Tokyo in the spring of 2023, has been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. You can learn more about Pragma and upcoming events in the series here: https://ethglobal.com/pragma _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Jesse Pollak X: https://x.com/jessepollak Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/jessepollak Website: https://jesse.xyz ✅ Follow Base X: https://x.com/base Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/base Website: https://www.base.org ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Explore Privy Server Wallets with Henri Stern—a powerful, low-level API that lets you spin up, manage, and control crypto wallets directly from your backend. Learn how to deploy wallets at scale, set robust transaction policies, and provide frictionless access to Bitcoin, Solana, and EVM chains for your application. Whether you’re building a fleet of wallets for AI agents or simplifying user onboarding, Privy Server Wallets offer secure, programmable control of digital assets. Watch to see how these server-based wallets work in real time and discover new ways to streamline your crypto infrastructure. 00:00 Introduction to Server Wallets 00:39 Fleet of Wallets at Scale 01:09 Receiving Funds On-Chain 01:42 Live Transaction Demo 02:08 Wrap-Up & Next Steps _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🤖 *Agentic Ethereum* Agentic Ethereum is an online, async hackathon that runs from Jan. 31 to Feb. 12, 2025. With over $175,000 USD in prizes, Agentic Ethereum is a great way to dive into the world of autonomous AI agents and explore how they can revolutionize projects on Ethereum. Start the year with groundbreaking innovation! Watch the full playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7jxP_flgRf5nZ_WDgFpBy3&si=RZozbd9C5KrG6Bf3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Henri Stern* X: https://x.com/henri_stern ✅ *Follow Privy* X: https://x.com/privy_io Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/privy Website: https://www.privy.io ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Itai Turbahn

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Join Itai Turbahn, Co-Founder of Dynamic, at Pragma Denver 2025 as he introduces a new approach to AI Agents with Allowances, powered by TSS (Threshold Signature) MPC and next-gen embedded wallet tools. Discover how Dynamic’s flexible key management solution securely grants AI agents fine-grained spending permissions, automates on-chain tasks, and supports both “human-in-the-loop” and fully autonomous models. Learn why rule engines, ephemeral key shares, and EIP-7702 gasless transactions play a critical role in creating a trustless environment for everyday use cases—ranging from booking travel to trading. If you’re exploring the future of AI, Web3 automation, and advanced wallet orchestration, this talk uncovers the building blocks for a new, decentralized economy. 00:00 Intro & Agents with Allowances 01:17 Dynamic’s Embedded Wallets & Key Management 02:23 Focusing on Human Onboarding & Industry Partners 03:27 AI Agents: The Next Frontier of Automation 05:08 TSS MPC Announcement & Secure Key Sharing 08:04 Rule Engine & Fine-Grained Spending Policies 09:10 Semi-Autonomous vs. Fully Autonomous Agents 14:01 No Human in the Loop: Server-Only Wallet Flow 15:03 EIP-7702 & Gasless Transactions 16:56 Conclusion & Future of AI Wallet Tools _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma Denver* Pragma Denver 2025 was held on February 25th at ReelWorks in Denver, Colorado and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Denver YouTube Playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6mvMfVn2gIK2uhRiTHjIg9&si=D7XfnBKvZL7sthbU ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Itai Turbahn* X: https://x.com/turbahn ✅ Follow *Dynamic* X: https://x.com/dynamic_xyz ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Discover how to build AI agents on Celo in this ETHGlobal Taipei 2025 workshop with Viral Sangani from Celo Foundation. Learn about Celo's transition to an Ethereum L2, its mobile-first approach, and developer tools for creating real-world blockchain applications. The workshop includes a live demo of building an AI agent using Goat SDK and LangChain, plus details about $10,000 in hackathon bounties for AI and tooling projects on Celo's ecosystem. 00:00 - Introduction to Celo as Ethereum L2 00:47 - Benefits of Celo's L2 migration 01:21 - Celo's EVM compatibility and speed 02:03 - Human-centric features and stablecoins 03:17 - Celo's global adoption and metrics 03:51 - ETHGlobal hackathon bounties overview 04:34 - AI tooling and L2 celebration prizes 05:11 - Recommended tools for Celo development 06:22 - Celo Composer starter kit demo 07:32 - Hackathon judging criteria and tips 08:08 - Joining Celo's developer ecosystem 09:17 - Funding opportunities and accelerators 10:32 - Live demo: Building AI agent with Goat SDK 12:33 - Customizing plugins and tools 15:12 - Running and testing the AI agent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *ETHGlobal Taipei* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal Taipei, a 3-day hackathon held April 4-6 2025, that brought together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow *Viral Sangani* X: https://x.com/viralsangani_me ✅ Follow *Celo* X: https://x.com/Celo ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Learn how to use Curvegrid's MultiBaas platform to simplify EVM blockchain development in this ETHGlobal Taipei 2025 workshop. Discover how MultiBaas provides tools for smart contract management, event querying, and wallet integration across multiple chains. The demo covers contract deployment, API/SDK usage, cloud wallets, multi-sig transactions, and webhook configuration for building scalable blockchain applications. 00:00 - Introduction to Curvegrid's MultiBaas platform 00:48 - Creating and managing MultiBaas deployments 01:24 - Smart contract management in MultiBaas 01:58 - Adding and interacting with contracts 02:30 - Wallet integration and network switching 03:05 - Smart contract function calls and type conversions 03:37 - Event querying and indexing 04:17 - Building complex event queries 05:00 - Cloud wallet configuration 05:39 - API key management for applications 06:14 - Webhook setup for transaction monitoring 06:49 - Multi-sig Safe Wallet transactions 07:19 - Conclusion and resources _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *ETHGlobal Taipei* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal Taipei, a 3-day hackathon held April 4-6 2025, that brought together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow *Curvegrid* X: https://x.com/curvegridinc ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

In this ETHGlobal Taipei 2025 workshop, Elton Tay from Circle introduces four hackathon bounties focused on advancing USDC and stablecoin infrastructure. Learn how to build a multi-chain USDC payment system, enable gasless transactions with Circle Paymaster, design dynamic smart wallets, and implement CCTP V2 transfer hooks. Discover Circle’s developer tools, submission requirements, and compete for $2,000 prizes in each track by pushing the boundaries of cross-chain finance and user experience. 00:00 – Introduction to Circle and USDC stablecoin infrastructure 00:40 – Overview of Circle’s developer tools and APIs 01:21 – Bounty 1: Building a multi-chain USDC payment system 02:02 – Bounty 2: Gasless transactions with Circle Paymaster 02:43 – Bounty 3: Dynamic smart wallets with security controls 03:22 – Bounty 4: CCTP V2 transfer hooks for cross-chain automation 04:03 – Submission requirements: MVP, demo, and GitHub repo 04:40 – Final tips and hackathon encouragement _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *ETHGlobal Taipei* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal Taipei, a 3-day hackathon held April 4-6 2025, that brought together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow *Circle* X: https://x.com/circle ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Martin Derka, co-founder and technical lead at Zirkit, delivers an in-depth technical exploration of EIP-7702 and its transformative potential for Ethereum and rollups. Learn how this new transaction type enables externally owned accounts (EOAs) to temporarily delegate functionality to smart contracts while retaining private key control. Discover practical use cases including batched transactions, smart account protections, automated market maker functionality, and gasless relay services. This talk is essential for developers building next-generation wallets, DeFi protocols, or rollup solutions who want to leverage account abstraction capabilities while maintaining backward compatibility. 00:00 - Introduction to EIP-7702 and Zirkit 01:34 - How EIP-7702 Works: Set Code Functionality 02:44 - New Transaction Type 4 Implementation 03:58 - Technical Deep Dive: Authorization Lists 05:11 - Use Case 1: ETH Spending Approvals & Subscriptions 05:47 - Use Case 2: Private Key-Enabled Multi-Sig Wallets 06:49 - Use Case 3: Personal AMMs from EOAs 07:23 - Use Case 4: Fat Finger Protection for DeFi 08:30 - Protocol Benefits: Enforcing Interaction Templates 09:02 - Use Case 5: Upgradable Account Proxies 09:40 - Smart Contract Template Example 11:24 - Advanced Use: Transaction Batching Explained 12:35 - Comparing Traditional vs. 7702 Transaction Flows 14:18 - Universal Execution with Call Batching 15:56 - Security Considerations for Batched Calls 17:38 - Building Web2-like Relayer Services 18:45 - Zirkit's Implementation & Sequencer Security 19:59 - REST API for Gasless Transactions _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *Pragma Taipei* Pragma Taipei 2025 was held on April 3rd at POPOP in Taipei, Taiwan and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Taipei YouTube Playlist here: ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Martin Derka X: https://x.com/dr_zircuit ✅ Follow Zircuit X: https://x.com/ZircuitL2 ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/TheRealKartik ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Watch the ETHGlobal Taipei 2025 Closing Ceremonies & Finalist Demos, featuring the top 8 projects from this groundbreaking hackathon. Over 700 attendees (42% new to Web3) built 226 projects in 36 hours, competing for $200,000+ in prizes from partners like 1inch, Worldcoin, Polygon, and Uniswap. Highlights include AI-powered DeFi tools, peer-to-peer payment apps, on-chain privacy solutions, and cross-chain prediction markets. Kartik Talwar (ETH Global Co-founder) announces winners, showcases NFC wristband analytics (11,000+ scans), and reveals ETH Global Packs—on-chain proof of participation with perks like free ENS domains, Lens handles, and developer credits. Don’t miss demos from finalists like How Doxed Am I, Signals, Dynavst, and Ethereum Fighter—all open-source and live for testing. ETHGlobal is thrilled to share 8 projects that stuck out to our judges from 226 built: 📶 Signals 🕹️ EthereumFighter 📱 cellfi 🧧 Ask CiaShen ⚡ Solva 👁️ How Doxxed Am I? 🤪 DynaVest 🤙 Nomadia 00:00 – ETHGlobal Taipei 2025 Closing Ceremony Highlights 00:08 – Kartik Talwar Introduces the Hackathon’s Success 00:43 – Attendee Stats: 700+ Builders, 42% New to Web3 01:59 – ETH Global’s Mission & First Taipei Hackathon 03:14 – $200K Prizes & Partner Thank-Yous (1inch, Worldcoin, etc.) 03:53 – 226 Projects Built: Open-Source Showcase 05:08 – NFC Wristband Analytics: 11,000+ Scans On-Chain 06:57 – Top 8 Finalists Announced (Signals, Nomadia, Ethereum Fighter, etc.) 08:56 – Attendee Feedback & ETH Global Improvement Survey 09:51 – Finalist Demos Begin 09:51 – How Doxed Am I: On-Chain Privacy Tool 15:57 – Signals: Bitcoin Prediction Market 21:32 – Dynavst: AI-Powered DeFi Agent 27:50 – Ethereum Fighter: AI Trading Game 34:05 – Nomadia: P2P Local Currency Exchange 37:17 – Celli: SMS-Based Crypto Transfers 42:22 – Solva: Venmo-Like On-Chain Payments 47:24 – Ask Chaishan: DeFi Wealth AI Advisor 50:48 – ETH Global Packs: On-Chain Perks for Hackers 54:27 – $200K Prize Announcements (50+ Categories) 1:08:15 – Thank-Yous: Judges, Mentors, Partners & ETH Global Team 1:10:19 – Finalist Prizes: $1K USDC, ETH Global Plus, Flight Credits 1:12:17 – Upcoming ETH Global Hackathons (Prague, NYC, Delhi) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *ETHGlobal Taipei* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal Taipei, a 3-day hackathon held April 4-6 2025, that brought together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/TheRealKartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Join Francis Li from Hashkey Chain in this ETHGlobal Taipei 2025 workshop on building compliant Web3 applications. Learn how to integrate KYC/AML checks into DeFi projects while maintaining decentralization, using multi-signature wallets, smart contract audits, and dynamic contract monitoring to enhance user trust. Discover Hashkey’s permissionless DEX and their on-chain identity verification system, which balances compliance with privacy. Francis also covers oracle solutions (Supra, Chainlink, API3) and bridges for cross-chain interoperability. Perfect for developers looking to build secure, regulatory-friendly dApps without sacrificing Web3 principles. Code examples and testnet tools provided. 00:00 – Introduction: Why Compliance Matters in Web3 00:49 – Challenges: Developer Innovation vs. User Trust 01:25 – Traditional Web3 App Development Process 02:06 – Risks: Private Key Exploits & Centralized Control 02:47 – Compliant Development: Transferring Contract Ownership 03:31 – Smart Contract Audits & Dynamic Monitoring 04:14 – Demo: Permissionless DEX on Hashkey Chain 04:53 – Adding KYC to DeFi Swaps (Identity Checks) 05:36 – On-Chain KYC: Privacy-Preserving Data Flow 06:59 – Testnet Demo: Integrating KYC Tools 09:03 – Mainnet KYC Process (ID, Bills, Bank Verification) 10:47 – Oracle Solutions: Supra, Chainlink, API3 11:46 – Q&A: KYC Validation & Compliance Workflow 12:34 – Closing: Workshop Resources & Booth Support _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *ETHGlobal Taipei* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal Taipei, a 3-day hackathon held April 4-6 2025, that brought together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow HashKey Chain X: https://x.com/HashKeyHSK ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Learn how to rapidly build blockchain applications using Curvegrid's MultiBaas platform in this ETHGlobal Taipei 2025 workshop with William Metcalfe, co-founder of Curvegrid. This hands-on demo shows how to deploy a voting dApp on Celo's Alfajores testnet using MultiBaas's tools—including cloud wallets, transaction management, and event indexing. Discover how to integrate Hardhat for smart contract deployment, connect with Rainbow Wallet Kit, and iterate on contracts efficiently. Perfect for hackathon participants, this tutorial covers MultiBaas's SDKs (Go/Typescript), supported chains (Celo, Polygon, Arbitrum, Zircuit), and prize opportunities. 00:00 – Introduction: Curvegrid & MultiBaas Overview 01:42 – What is MultiBaas? Key Features for Developers 02:56 – MultiBaas Tools: Cloud Wallets, Webhooks, Event Indexing 03:31 – Sample App Walkthrough: Next.js Frontend + Hardhat 04:50 – Step 1: Creating a MultiBaas Deployment (Celo Alfajores) 06:46 – Step 2: Generating Admin API Keys 07:51 – Step 3: Setting Up Rainbow Wallet Kit 09:54 – Step 4: Cloning & Configuring the Sample App 11:30 – Funding the Deployer Wallet via Celo Faucet 12:16 – Deploying the Voting Contract with Hardhat 13:39 – Frontend Demo: Voting dApp in Action 15:20 – Iterating on Contracts: Modifying & Redeploying 17:07 – Supported Chains & Hackathon Prizes (Celo, Polygon, Arbitrum) 18:33 – Q&A: Resources, Booth Visits, and Postcards _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *ETHGlobal Taipei* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal Taipei, a 3-day hackathon held April 4-6 2025, that brought together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Curevegrid X: https://x.com/curvegridinc ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Join Elton Tay, Developer Relations Lead for APAC at Circle, in this ETHGlobal Taipei 2025 workshop to explore Circle's developer tooling for building with USDC. Learn about Circle's stablecoin infrastructure (60B+ USDC circulation), cross-chain transfer protocol (CCTP v2) for fast USDC transfers, Circle Pay Master (pay gas fees in USDC), and modular wallets with passkey support. Discover hackathon tracks ($10K prizes) for multi-chain payments, gas abstraction, smart wallets with compliance, and CCTP hooks. Perfect for developers building DeFi, payments, or cross-chain dApps with regulated, user-friendly solutions. 00:00 – Introduction: Circle’s Mission & USDC Overview 01:17 – Circle’s Stablecoin Infrastructure: USDC, EURC, USYC 02:02 – Developer Tooling: Circle Wallets, Contracts, Pay Master 03:10 – CCTP v1 vs. v2: Fast Cross-Chain USDC Transfers 04:18 – Modular Wallets: Passkey & Multisig Features 05:32 – Gas Station & Compliance Engine for Regulated Apps 06:42 – Travel Rule & Transaction Monitoring 07:53 – CCTP v2 Hooks: Custom Post-Transfer Logic 09:08 – Circle Pay Master: Pay Gas Fees in USDC 10:24 – Hackathon Tracks & $10K Prize Breakdown 12:12 – Developer Resources: Templates, Docs, Grants 13:58 – Circle Support: Discord, Office Hours, Bounties _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *ETHGlobal Taipei* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal Taipei, a 3-day hackathon held April 4-6 2025, that brought together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow *Circle* X: https://x.com/circle ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Abhay Upadhyay, software engineer at Akave, explores how to hack the data layer for AI using Akave and Filecoin in this ETHGlobal workshop. Learn about decentralized storage concepts, how Filecoin's incentive-based storage complements Akave's hot storage layer, and how to interact with data agentically using Akave 03's S3-compatible API. Discover practical demos of storing/retrieving files through Akave 03 and integrating local AI models with on-chain data via Model Context Protocol (MCP). Perfect for builders at ETHGlobal hackathons. 00:00 - Introduction to Akave & Filecoin for AI Data 00:43 - Why Decentralized Storage Matters for AI 01:14 - Benefits of Decentralized Storage 01:41 - IPFS vs Filecoin: Key Differences 02:56 - How Akave Complements Filecoin Storage 03:51 - Akave Hot Storage vs Filecoin Warm Storage 04:17 - Akave 03: S3-Compatible Decentralized Storage 05:37 - How Akave Secures Data with Erasure Coding 06:34 - Akave 03 Features and Benefits 07:02 - Live Demo: Akave 03 S3 CLI Setup 08:20 - Creating Buckets & Uploading Files Demo 10:16 - Downloading Files from Akave 03 11:26 - Model Context Protocol (MCP) with Local AI 12:58 - Running MCP Server with Akave Credentials 14:23 - AI Agent Interacting with On-Chain Data _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇿 *ETHGlobal Prague* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal Prague, a 3-day hackathon held May 30 - June 1 2025, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full ETHGlobal Prague 2025 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5Vv-ZobDU2YMWekDFYvOqd&si=SoQ5O2TOAK8RkYf- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Marek Olszewski

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Marek Olszewski, co-founder of Celo and creator of Self Protocol, presents a deep dive into zkPassport and Self Protocol at Pragma Prague 2025. Learn how this decentralized identity solution leverages biometric passports, zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs), and blockchain to verify identity without compromising privacy. Discover how Self Protocol tackles Sybil resistance, prevents bad actors in DeFi, and distinguishes humans from AI—all while maintaining full decentralization. From NFC passport scanning to on-chain ZK attestations, this talk covers the technical architecture, challenges in production, and real-world applications for Web3 identity. 00:00 - Introduction to Self Protocol by Marek Olszewski 00:44 - Self Protocol Launch at ETH Denver Recap 01:27 - Solving Web3’s Biggest Problems: Sybil Resistance 02:03 - Preventing Bad Actors in DeFi with On-Chain Identity 02:43 - Proving You’re Human in an AI-Driven World 03:48 - Interactive Game: Guess the Country! 04:58 - Why Existing Identity Solutions Fall Short 06:00 - Centralized vs. Decentralized Identity Tradeoffs 06:36 - Why Passports Are Ideal for Decentralized Identity 07:50 - Biometric Passports & NFC Chip Security 08:32 - How Countries Authenticate Passports On-Chain 09:46 - Using ZK Proofs for Privacy-Preserving Verification 10:23 - Proving Citizenship Without Revealing Country 10:58 - Age Verification & OFAC Compliance with ZKPs 12:01 - Self Protocol’s Two-Step Onboarding Flow 12:39 - Scanning Your Passport & NFC Verification 13:14 - Generating ZK Proofs for On-Chain Registration 14:01 - How Self Protocol’s Merkle Tree Works 14:39 - Nullifiers & Commitments for Anti-Sybil 15:56 - Privacy: Hiding Data from Issuing Countries 17:17 - Demo: Proving Attributes to dApps with ZK 18:49 - Technical Deep Dive: ZKP Circuit Design 19:24 - Merkle Exclusion Proofs for OFAC Checks 20:09 - How Self Protocol Protects User Privacy 20:59 - Mobile App & Secure Secret Backup 21:40 - Offloading ZKP Generation to Trusted Hardware 22:59 - Challenges: Choosing a Proving System (R1CS vs. Groth16) 23:38 - Handling 5GB Proving Keys & Ceremony Complexity 24:47 - Why Off-the-Shelf ZK Tools Failed 25:20 - Can AI Help Write ZK Circuits? (Spoiler: Not Yet) 26:02 - Hackathon Use Cases: DeFi, Smart Wallets, Memecoins 26:34 - Closing Remarks & Self Protocol Documentation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇿 *Pragma Prague* Pragma Prague 2025 was held on May 29th at Holešovice Market in Prague, Czech Republic and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. This event was in collaboration with ETH Prague. Watch the full Pragma Prague YouTube Playlist here: ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Marek Olszewski X: https://x.com/marek_ ✅ Follow Self X: https://x.com/SelfProtocol ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/TheRealKartik ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Mike, co-founder of Superfluid Protocol, discusses the transformative impact of giving AI agents crypto wallets, enabling them to act as autonomous economic actors in the blockchain and Web3 ecosystem. He explains that AI agents, empowered with wallets, can own assets, transact on-chain, participate in DAOs, hire resources, and coordinate at scale. This shift demands a new focus on "agent experience"—optimizing protocols for machine users rather than humans, emphasizing legibility, modularity, composability, predictability, and auditability. Mike highlights the rise of agent-to-agent protocols, the importance of reputation systems, and the ongoing evolution from human-centric to agent-centric design. He notes that while AI-driven agents are already influencing DeFi and DAO governance, the field is still nascent, with most developments at the experimental stage. The talk concludes with a Q&A on agent swarms and the current state of agent-to-agent communication in Web3. 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Why AI Wallets Are a Gamechanger 01:12 The Rise of Autonomous Agents 02:11 Ownership and Capital for Agents 02:38 Crypto Wallets Empower AI Agents 03:11 AI Agents as Economic Actors 04:08 From Assistant to Entrepreneur Agents 05:02 AI in DAO Governance 05:51 AI and Blockchain: The Perfect OS 06:24 Blockchain’s Machine-Readable Advantages 06:57 Reputation and Transparency 07:21 Algo Trading and AI in Finance 08:11 AI Agents as Protocol Users 09:05 Designing Protocols for Humans vs Agents 10:13 Agent Experience: A New Paradigm 11:20 Optimizing for Agent Experience 13:21 Real-Time Value Transfer for Agents 14:40 Agents and Streaming Payments 15:37 Further Resources and Closing 15:57 Q&A: Agent-to-Agent Protocols 16:49 Agent Swarms and DeFi Coordination 18:00 State of Agent-to-Agent Communication 18:50 Closing Remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *Pragma Cannes* Pragma Cannes 2025 was held on July 3rd at the Carlton Cannes in Cannes, France and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Cannes YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6jZYPY5-YIBzvMtUT3ajjI ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Superfluid X: https://x.com/Superfluid_HQ ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Blessing Adesiji from Circle presents at ETHGlobal, focusing on building with USDC and the Circle Developer Platform. The talk covers Circle’s mission to enable frictionless, borderless money movement using regulated stablecoins like USDC. Key developer services are explained: wallet infrastructure (developer-controlled, user-controlled, modular wallets), gas station for gasless transactions, compliance engine for real-time risk screening, and CCTP (Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol) for seamless USDC transfers across EVM-compatible blockchains. The new CCTP v2 offers faster-than-finality transfers. Circle Paymaster enables users to pay gas fees in USDC. The session details four bounty categories: multi-chain USDC payment systems, enabling gas payments in USDC, creating gasless experiences, and building smart wallets with dynamic security controls. Q&A covers compliance engine data sources, differences between CCTP v1 and v2, and technical details of cross-chain transfers. Extensive documentation and resources are available for developers. 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Circle’s Mission and Developer Services Overview 02:28 Wallet Infrastructure: Developer, User, Modular 05:39 Gas Station and Gasless Transactions 06:37 Compliance Engine and Risk Screening 07:12 Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) & CCTP v2 08:30 Circle Paymaster: Paying Gas in USDC 10:09 Circle Bounties Overview 10:37 Multi-Chain USDC Payment System Bounty 12:13 Gas Payments in USDC Bounty 13:15 Gasless Experience Bounty 13:40 Smart Wallets with Dynamic Security Bounty 15:20 Q&A: Compliance Engine 16:25 Q&A: Compliance Data and Quick Start 17:39 Q&A: CCTP v1 vs v2 and Technical Details 20:25 Conclusion and Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *ETHGlobal Cannes* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal Cannes, a 3-day hackathon held July 4-6, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full ETHGlobal Cannes 2025 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5N2DCwhcEshNW9C8knZ1T-&si=Lc-WOyfkAVP2--R4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Blessing Adesiji* X: https://x.com/bleso_a ✅ *Follow Circle* X: https://x.com/circle ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Learn how to build seamless onchain apps with Privy in under 15 minutes! In this step-by-step workshop, Siddesh from Privy’s Developer Success team walks you through integrating Privy into your ETHGlobal New York hackathon project. Discover how to onboard users instantly with social logins (Google, Twitter, email, phone) and automatic wallet creation, enable gasless transactions, and create multi-chain experiences without requiring users to switch wallets. You’ll see live coding examples in Next.js with Privy’s React SDK, learn to set up smart wallets with Coinbase and Alchemy, and send ERC-20 token transfers without native gas fees. Whether you’re building DeFi tools, NFT marketplaces, or social dApps, this guide shows how to improve user experience, boost security with non-custodial wallets, and leverage ultra-low latency performance. Perfect for Web3 developers, hackathon teams, and anyone wanting to create frictionless blockchain applications. 00:00 Introduction 00:31 What is Privy 02:23 Why teams choose Privy 04:35 Setting up Next.js project 05:28 Installing Privy SDK 06:15 Adding app and client IDs 07:30 Configuring wallet creation 09:34 Using Privy hooks 11:16 Social login integration 13:21 Automatic wallet creation 14:12 Multi-chain transactions 15:42 Enabling smart wallets 17:58 Smart wallet configuration 19:36 Creating a smart wallet 20:12 Requesting test tokens 22:15 Sending ERC-20 token transfer 23:46 Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *ETHGlobal New York* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal New York, a 3-day hackathon held August 15-17, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full ETHGlobal New York 2025 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4Xze0ZeSWCSGsw25clPpvZ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Privy* X: https://x.com/privy_io ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Learn how to integrate Fern’s global money movement infrastructure into your crypto and fintech applications. In this workshop, Fern founder Pooja Shah walks through the Fern API, its core concepts, and real-world workflows to help you seamlessly bridge fiat and crypto in your product. You’ll discover how to: -Provision multi-chain EVM wallets with gas sponsorship -Enable fiat on/off ramps, foreign exchange, and crypto swaps -Register and manage customers, payment accounts, quotes, and transactions -Use hosted forms for KYC/KYB and bank account registration -Automate payment flows between first-party and third-party accounts -Set developer fees to monetize transactions -Build on Fern’s Multiplex with liquidity providers, compliance, and routing Pooja also covers setup via the Fern dashboard, how to fund your billing wallet, best practices for on/off ramp workflows, and how to get support through Fern’s Discord and in-dashboard help system. Whether you’re creating DeFi apps, payment platforms, or global payout systems, Fern offers the building blocks to launch fast and scale with ease. 00:10 Introduction & workshop outline 00:59 What is Fern 01:27 Core building blocks of the Fern API 02:57 Supported funds flows 05:35 Fern Multiplex architecture 07:28 Supported fiat currencies 08:25 Getting started via the Fern dashboard 10:41 Core API concepts: Customers, accounts, quotes, transactions 14:29 Common on/off ramp workflow 15:10 KYC/KYB verification methods 17:39 Registering payment accounts & wallets 19:34 External bank accounts & hosted forms 21:19 Fern auto fiat accounts 22:50 First- and third-party account registration 23:10 Creating quotes: source & destination details 24:35 Developer fees & monetization 26:08 Crypto-only vs fiat transactions 26:30 Creating transactions from quotes 27:48 Transfer instructions & fund movement 28:41 KYC requirements for fiat transactions 29:05 How to get support & join Fern’s Discord 31:03 Closing remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *ETHGlobal New York* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal New York, a 3-day hackathon held August 15-17, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full ETHGlobal New York 2025 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4Xze0ZeSWCSGsw25clPpvZ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Fern X: https://x.com/fernhq_ ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Itai Turbahn

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Itai Turbahn, Co-founder of Dynamic, discusses building global fintech apps using stablecoins. He highlights the rapid adoption of stablecoins in fintech, driven by real product-market fit and global demand for faster, more flexible money movement. Key use cases include payins (accepting crypto payments and settling in fiat), payouts (international vendor, contractor, and remittance payments), and holding/investing (users keeping funds in stablecoins to earn yield or spend via debit cards). Turbahn details the tech stack needed: compliance, on/off-ramps, card issuance, wallet infrastructure, and blockchain networks. He notes the current complexity in integrating these services, predicting industry consolidation into unified platforms. Dynamic’s solution abstracts away this complexity, enabling developers to launch global fintech products quickly. He forecasts all major fintechs will soon support stablecoins, and new global-first neobanks will emerge, leveraging crypto rails for scale. 00:00 Introduction 00:31 Audience Poll & Dynamic Overview 01:54 Stablecoin Market Trends 03:03 Fintech Adoption of Stablecoins 04:34 Evolution of Stablecoin Use Cases 05:37 Three Main Use Cases: Payins, Payouts, Hold/Invest 07:22 Deep Dive: Payins (Stripe, Shopify) 08:17 Deep Dive: Payouts (Vendor, Contractor, Remittance) 10:11 Deep Dive: Hold & Invest (Yield, Debit Cards) 11:50 The Required Tech Stack 13:36 Developer Challenges & Market Complexity 15:06 Industry Consolidation & Dynamic’s Solution 16:48 Dynamic Stablecoin Accounts & Developer Tools 17:27 Predictions for the Future of Fintech & Stablecoins 19:59 Stablecoin Report & Closing Remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma New York* Pragma New York 2025 was held on August 14th at Vesper Events in Brooklyn, New York and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma New York YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5TRLdUXjnhUVfdbBtu6z2j ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Itai Turbahn X: https://x.com/turbahn ✅ Follow Dynamic X: https://x.com/dynamic_xyz ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Corey Cooper, head of the DevRel team at Circle, presents an in-depth overview of Circle's developer platform, focusing on tools and infrastructure for seamless USDC (USD Coin) integration. He highlights Circle's mission to drive global economic prosperity via frictionless value exchange, leveraging USDC—the largest regulated stablecoin. Key offerings include wallet infrastructure (dev control, user control, modular wallets), smart contract platform, Paymaster for gas fee abstraction, and the Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP v2) enabling fast, efficient cross-chain USDC transfers using burn-and-mint methodology. Cooper introduces Gateway, a new tool for unifying fragmented USDC balances across chains, and previews ARC, Circle’s upcoming EVM-compatible L1 blockchain optimized for stablecoin finance, featuring USDC as the native gas token, on-chain FX, instant finality, and opt-in privacy. The session emphasizes developer empowerment, compliance, and the importance of robust, scalable, and user-friendly stablecoin infrastructure. 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Circle’s Mission & USDC Overview 03:06 Developer Platform & Services 05:29 Wallet Infrastructure Deep Dive 08:16 Gas Abstraction & Compliance 10:08 Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP v2) 14:17 CCTP Use Cases 16:43 Paymaster for Gas Fees 19:14 Gateway: Unified USDC Balances 23:42 ARC: Circle’s EVM-Compatible L1 Blockchain 26:10 Developer Resources & Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *ETHGlobal New York* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal New York, a 3-day hackathon held August 15-17, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full ETHGlobal New York 2025 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4Xze0ZeSWCSGsw25clPpvZ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Circle* X: https://x.com/circle ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

This session, led by Mehak Jethmalani and Nick Mauro, provides a comprehensive overview of PYUSD, PayPal's USD-pegged stablecoin. PYUSD is live on Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Solana, with Stellar integration coming soon. The talk covers PayPal’s motivation for launching a stablecoin: to modernize payments, reduce settlement times, lower fees, and increase financial inclusion, especially for the unbanked. PYUSD is fully backed by USD reserves, regulated by the New York DFS, and issued by Paxos. It is designed for payments, is programmable, multi-chain, and supports 24/7 transactions. Developers can access PYUSD via PayPal, Venmo, and major wallets, with resources and bounties available for hackathon participants. The Q&A addresses KYC, use cases, reserves, and interoperability, emphasizing PYUSD’s open, secure, and compliant infrastructure for decentralized applications and payments innovation. 00:00 Introduction 00:36 PayPal’s Motivation for PYUSD 01:33 Limitations of Traditional Payments 02:42 Financial Inclusion and Blockchain Benefits 03:31 Evolution of Payment Technology 03:56 What Are Stablecoins? 04:48 Next Generation Payments: Features 06:15 From Online to Onchain: PYUSD Overview 07:04 Multi-Chain Support and Developer Resources 07:39 PYUSD Design: Payments Focus and Regulation 08:29 Accessibility, Security, and Compliance 08:59 Stablecoins vs. Traditional Payment Rails 09:59 Hackathon Bounties and Use Cases 10:46 Developer Resources and Support 11:33 Google Cloud Web3 Portal 11:57 Q&A: KYC, Use Cases, and Technical Details 14:22 Hackathon Bounty Tracks 15:21 Multi-Chain and Token Standards 15:47 Reserves and Paxos Role 16:40 Wallet Eligibility and Usage 17:21 Sending PYUSD: PayPal and External Wallets 18:08 On-Ramping and Access Points 19:19 Closing Remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *ETHGlobal New York* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal New York, a 3-day hackathon held August 15-17, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full ETHGlobal New York 2025 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4Xze0ZeSWCSGsw25clPpvZ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2024

In this keynote, Demetrios Skalkotos, CEO of expand.network, introduces a solution to seamlessly connect with the complex and ever-changing landscape of decentralized finance (DeFi). Acknowledging the challenges and intricacies of individual integration into various DeFi components, Demetrios emphasizes the need for trusted outsourced service providers. The DeFi ecosystem comprises diverse elements such as liquidity-focused DEXs, yield aggregators, oracles, bridges, DEX aggregators, synthetics, lending and borrowing protocols, liquid staking, and NFT data. Demetrios also underscores the significant cost and complexity involved in internal development and proposes a singular focus on outsourced service providers to simplify integrations, provide cost-effective solutions, and expedite market entry. Expand.network's role is defined as creating a single abstracted middleware connectivity layer, integrating with various smart contracts, including DEXs, DEX aggregators, bridges, and yield protocols. The goal is to offer seamless execution for swaps, connectivity for lending protocols, access to oracles for optimal pricing, and comprehensive data for trade reconciliation, compliance, and tax purposes. Demetrios highlights the platform's integration with 15 different chains, accommodating both EVM and non-EVM chains, and plans to expand support for additional protocols and layers, ensuring a unified and streamlined experience for anyone engaging with DeFi. The presentation showcases the platform's commitment to simplifying the DeFi landscape for users, enabling them to focus on their specific functionalities without being burdened by the complexities of integration. --------- Speakers: Demetrios Skalkotos | expand.network --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more 👇 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2024

In this panel discussion on data-driven strategies for crypto market intelligence, the participants include Elliot as the moderator, Amber, the CEO of Kaiko and Lars from Nansen. Kaiko is a market data company focusing on the B2B segment and regulated corporates within the crypto ecosystem. Nansom is a blockchain and analytics platform specializing in on-chain analytics, labeling, and financial market data. The discussion covers various aspects of crypto market intelligence, including the importance of liquidity data and market depth for risk management. The speakers emphasize the significance of on-chain analytics in understanding market trends, adoption, and the provenance of liquidity. They also discuss the need to consider alternative data, such as social media analysis and GitHub activity, for a more comprehensive market view. Use cases for their respective products are highlighted, including the analysis of liquidity metrics, slippage metrics, and market depth metrics provided by Kaiko. Nansen specializes in on-chain analytics, attributing labels to addresses and analyzing trends. The conversation shifts to predicting market movements, with the speakers acknowledging the challenge of foreseeing market directions. They stress the importance of monitoring volume along with price movements and consider alternative data sources, such as Twitter and GitHub, for additional insights. The potential impact of upcoming events like the Bitcoin halving, ETF developments, and account abstraction on Ethereum are also discussed. The speakers express optimism for 2024, citing positive developments such as the Bitcoin halving, regulatory clarity, and advancements like account abstraction on Ethereum. They emphasize the need for robust fundamentals in the crypto space, including real-world asset tokenization and industrial applications. In the final segment, the participants discuss the future of crypto market intelligence. They anticipate a growing role for on-chain analytics, especially with the increasing tokenization of real-world assets. While recognizing the importance of decentralization, they also emphasize the need for centralized market infrastructure providers. The discussion concludes with a focus on the continued evolution of technology, including AI, to enhance market intelligence in the future. --------- Speakers: Elliot Garreffa | AddZest (moderator) Lars Bakke Krogvig | Nansen Ambre Soubiran | Kaiko --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more 👇 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/

Tomasz Stanczak

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

What are the upcoming Ethereum EIPs that will reshape staking, MEV, re-staking, and validator infrastructure? In this deep-dive Pragma India 2023 session, Tomasz Stanczak, founder of Nethermind, joins Kartik Talwar of ETHGlobal to walk through the most critical Ethereum upgrades every builder, validator, and researcher should know: EIPs 7002, 7044, 4788, and 7251. Tomasz explains how re-staking opens new paths for startup protocols, why exiting validators from the execution layer changes the non-custodial model, how MEV centralization risk connects to protocol design, and why upcoming EIPs will unlock programmable staking, better validator incentives, and safer DeFi. This is your roadmap to Ethereum’s next evolution. 00:00 Intro: What is re-staking in Ethereum? 00:42 Why protocols want re-staking security 01:51 Restaking simplifies protocol launches 02:18 Challenges in Ethereum staking today 03:52 Defining security risks in staking 04:58 Risk from complex staking smart contracts 06:00 Centralization risks and MEV dynamics 07:37 EIPs overview: 7002, 7044, 4788, 7251 08:23 What EIP-7002 changes in validator exits 09:59 Current validator exit process 11:03 Problems with validator control separation 12:09 How 7002 enables secure exits via withdrawal key 12:38 Startup potential unlocked by EIP-7002 13:42 EIP-7044: Permanent validator exit messages 14:57 Fixing expiry issues for solo stakers 15:33 EIP-4788: Block root access from EL 16:36 What new staking data becomes programmable 17:08 Programmable rewards and validator behavior 17:38 Monitoring validator status in smart contracts 18:11 EIP-7251: Increasing max effective balance 19:16 Better efficiency for large validators 19:50 Easier compounding for solo stakers 20:17 All four EIPs unlock startup opportunities 20:59 Timeline for each EIP implementation 21:52 Final thoughts and applause _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *Pragma India* The final Pragma of the year took place in Bengaluru India in December 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Pragma India 2023 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma India 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4rHV1H4J7y0wDok4bIS17t&si=lb8ttkU1HS2tpnUP ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Tomasz Stanczak* X: https://x.com/tkstanczak ✅ *Follow Nethermind* X: https://x.com/nethermindeth ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

What does it take to scale Web3 infrastructure for billions of users? In this insightful Pragma India 2023 panel, ETHGlobal's Kartik Talwar moderates a high-impact discussion with Harsh Rajat (Push Protocol), Prashant Maurya (Spheron), and Aniket Jindal (Biconomy) on what "Infrastructure as a Service" means in the decentralized world. Discover how leading Web3 infra projects are solving real challenges—from real-time communication via wallet-based notifications, to decentralized compute, to smart contract wallets leveraging ERC-4337. Learn about vendor lock-in problems, infra decentralization, developer UX, new business models like micro-payments and staking, and the future of modular infra tooling. 00:00 Intro: Building useful Web3 infrastructure 00:36 What is Push Protocol? Wallet-based comms 01:09 What is Spheron? Decentralized compute infra 01:37 What is Biconomy? Smart wallets with ERC-4337 02:06 Why build Push: From liquidation to communication 03:19 Why Spheron exists: Bridging Web2/Web3 compute 05:38 Why Biconomy chose account abstraction 06:38 Making wallets seamless in-app 08:00 Why Web3 needs infra as a service 09:07 Web3-native communication vs Web2 10:16 Vendor lock-in, optionality, and decentralization 11:40 Cost savings and global data center access 12:10 Why blockchain solves infra payment layers 13:02 Biconomy: Improving UX for smart wallets 14:50 Infra that understands smart contract context 15:26 Startup challenges: Hiring & unlearning 16:34 Push’s tech challenge: Decentralized real-time infra 17:48 Spheron: Hiring infra talent & community-building 20:00 Biconomy: Culture, noise filtering & tech maturity 21:37 Smart wallet standardization challenges 22:36 New business models: SaaS vs wallet-based payments 23:55 Web3-native monetization: micropayments & staking 25:04 Infra still missing: Better block explorers 26:24 Standardizing bundlers & paymasters 26:55 On-chain identity and reputation protocols 27:58 The rise of decentralized infra (DePIN) 28:29 Closing thanks and applause _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *Pragma India* The final Pragma of the year took place in Bengaluru India in December 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Pragma India 2023 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma India 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4rHV1H4J7y0wDok4bIS17t&si=lb8ttkU1HS2tpnUP ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

In this fireside chat from Pragma Denver 2024, Henry Stern, founder of Privy, joins Kartik Talwar of ETHGlobal to discuss how Privy is powering the next generation of consumer crypto apps with embedded wallets, seamless onboarding, and privacy-conscious user management. Henry shares how Privy helps developers integrate self-custodial wallets and user identity into apps effortlessly — whether users come via email, social login, or traditional wallets like MetaMask. Learn how Privy enables hybrid apps that bridge onchain and offchain data, and why simplifying UX is critical for Web3 mass adoption. They also explore real-world examples from Blackbird, Zora, Courtyard, and POAP, highlight how global wallets can unlock interoperability across apps, and dive into future roadmap items including mobile SDKs, gasless transactions, and onboarding at scale. 00:00 Intro to Privy and user-friendly wallets 00:53 How Privy started at Protocol Labs 02:34 From consensus to user-facing crypto apps 03:36 The first version of Privy and offchain data 04:36 How onboarding shaped the current product 05:05 What are embedded wallets? 06:36 Balancing UX, decentralization, and custody 07:43 Self-custody vs decentralization tradeoffs 09:11 Developer UX and embedded wallet limitations 10:06 What is consumer crypto? 11:03 Privy’s developer focus across user types 12:25 Examples: Blackbird, Hyperliquid, Zora, Courtyard 14:21 Measuring app success and transaction funnel 15:21 Introducing global embedded wallets 16:21 Self-custody and interoperability in practice 17:55 Onchain vs offchain asset context 18:52 Starting with onchain; future of data portability 19:21 Mobile SDKs and PWAs in crypto UX 20:26 Why mobile crypto matters for growth 21:33 What’s next: global wallets, gas sponsorship, on-ramps 22:55 Closing remarks and future of wallets with Privy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma Denver* Pragma Denver 2024 took place at The Arch in Denver on February 28, 2024, and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Denver playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4lJw0vruQ4prh8iMDUk89i&si=ayJ64Sgcqew1fdFk ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Ever since we first introduced our new event series, Pragma, in Tokyo in the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Privy* X: https://x.com/privy_io ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

Join Pedro Gomes of WalletConnect, Itai Turbahn of Dynamic, and Itamar Lesuisse of Argent for a dynamic panel discussion on the future of wallets in Web3. Recorded at Pragma London 2024, this conversation dives deep into the evolution of smart wallets, the rise of embedded wallets, and the trade-offs between global and siloed wallet experiences. The panel explores interoperability, security, trust assumptions, account abstraction, passkeys, and the infrastructure challenges shaping wallet UX. With unique insights from leaders building core wallet protocols and smart account tooling, this session is a must-watch for developers, product designers, and anyone invested in the next generation of crypto onboarding and identity. 00:00 Panel intro and speaker introductions 01:29 What Dynamic and WalletConnect do 02:34 Argent’s Starknet smart wallet overview 03:09 Defining embedded wallets and use cases 05:18 Embedded wallets vs interoperability 06:59 Friction in onboarding beyond wallets 08:04 Global vs siloed wallets: pros and cons 10:14 Use cases where global wallets don’t matter 11:29 Why universal identity still matters 12:34 Segmentation vs privacy in wallet identity 14:09 Tradeoffs of topping up balances across dapps 15:18 The problem with business-driven wallet silos 16:22 Smart accounts as a solution to fragmentation 18:04 Embedded wallets and the custody trade-off 19:15 Trust assumptions vs technical custody 20:55 Smart accounts for upgradeability and UX 21:56 The need for shared infrastructure and standards 23:03 Shoutout to EIP-6963 browser wallet standard 24:05 How Starknet achieved 100% AA adoption 25:11 Why Ethereum hasn’t prioritized UX upgrades 26:21 L2s are key to driving account abstraction 27:38 Audience Q: Thoughts on EIP-7212 and passkeys 28:57 Passkey pros, cons, and infrastructure hurdles 30:07 Clarifying what passkeys are and are not 30:38 UX vs risk: How users really lose their funds 31:15 Closing remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇬🇧 *Pragma London* Pragma London took place at Christchurch Spitalfields in London on March 14, 2024, and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma London playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7rvaHBM14peT1TwI3QX38p&si=MzGrEYwYjxSQFiFM ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Ever since we first introduced our new event series Pragma in Tokyo of the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Yoav Weiss

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

Join Ethereum Foundation’s Yoav Weiss and Pimlico’s Kristof Gazso, co-authors of ERC-4337, for a deep dive into the state and future of Account Abstraction. In this panel from Pragma London 2024, moderated by ETHGlobal’s Kartik Talwar, the discussion explores the motivations behind ERC-4337, its impact one year since mainnet launch, and the future of smart accounts. Learn how paymasters, session keys, modular account systems, and native L2 integrations are shaping the Ethereum ecosystem. With over 3 million smart accounts deployed and $2 million in gas subsidized via paymasters, the conversation reveals how developers, users, and rollups can prepare for a fully abstracted Ethereum. Whether you’re building wallets, dapps, or infrastructure, this session provides essential insights into where Account Abstraction is headed and what it means for the next billion users. 00:00 Intro to the Account Abstraction panel 00:46 Reflecting on one year of ERC-4337 02:16 On-chain growth and ecosystem traction 04:02 Why ERC-4337 was created as a contract 06:53 What is Account Abstraction and smart accounts 08:33 ERC-4337’s benefits and flexible design 10:16 Transitioning from research to implementation 11:47 Paymasters and ERC-20 gas payments 13:30 How paymasters work and sponsorship logic 14:31 Are smart wallets required for account abstraction 16:14 Migrating EOAs to smart accounts and its risks 18:50 Kristof’s take on EOA migration and network effects 19:53 Is Account Abstraction solved? What’s next? 20:58 Modular accounts and future standards 23:15 How modular smart accounts will work 24:21 Remaining challenges and needed standards 26:00 Smart account fragmentation and identity issues 27:03 How AA works differently on L2s 28:16 Native Account Abstraction and RIP-7560 28:48 Where Yoav and Kristof are focusing now 30:26 Final thoughts and roadmap for Account Abstraction _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇬🇧 *Pragma London* Pragma London took place at Christchurch Spitalfields in London on March 14, 2024, and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma London playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7rvaHBM14peT1TwI3QX38p&si=MzGrEYwYjxSQFiFM ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Ever since we first introduced our new event series Pragma in Tokyo of the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

Lukas Schor from Safe (formerly Gnosis Safe) discusses the future of multisig wallets and smart accounts at Pragma London 2024. Learn how Safe evolved from Gnosis' prediction market experiments to securing over $100B in assets across 7 million accounts. Discover their vision for modular smart accounts, cross-chain interoperability challenges, and upcoming innovations like bank-assisted recovery solutions and passkey integration. Essential viewing for developers building on Safe, DAO contributors, and anyone interested in the evolution of self-custody and account abstraction in web3. 00:00 - Introduction to Safe and Lukas Schor 00:57 - Safe's Origin Story from Gnosis Spin-off 01:27 - From Prediction Markets to Infrastructure Builder 01:52 - Gnosis 3.0 Vision and Nosis Pay 02:25 - Early Crypto Infrastructure Challenges (2016) 02:58 - Birth of Safe Multisig Solution 03:33 - Solving ICO Self-Custody Needs 04:07 - Transition to General Purpose Smart Accounts 04:41 - Safe's Community-Driven Spinout 05:07 - Gnosis 3.0: Democratizing Payments 05:29 - Nosis Card Self-Custodial Payment Demo 06:01 - Reducing Payment Middlemen 06:32 - Nosis Chain for Payments Infrastructure 07:01 - Safe's Success Metrics: Smart Account Adoption 07:30 - Worldcoin ID as Safe Implementation 08:08 - Making Smart Accounts Invisible 08:40 - $100B Assets Secured Milestone 09:10 - Safe as #2 Most Used Smart Contract 09:49 - Safe Smart Accounts vs ERC-4337 10:20 - Modular Account Architecture 10:58 - Adding ERC-4337 as Plugin 11:29 - Safe Modules and Guards System 12:03 - Standardizing Modular Accounts (ERC-6900/7579) 13:08 - Two Competing Smart Account Standards 13:41 - Safe's Standard-Agnostic Approach 15:23 - Cross-Chain Smart Account Challenges 16:01 - Address Aliasing Across Chains 16:28 - Future: Keystore Rollups Vision 17:35 - Intent-Centric Account Management 18:07 - 2024 Roadmap: Bank-Assisted Recovery 19:07 - Signum Bank Recovery Solution Demo 19:39 - Passkey Integration Plans 20:44 - Formal Verification Commitment 21:15 - Closing Thoughts on Safe's Future _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇬🇧 *Pragma London* Pragma London took place at Christchurch Spitalfields in London on March 14, 2024, and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma London playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7rvaHBM14peT1TwI3QX38p&si=MzGrEYwYjxSQFiFM ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Ever since we first introduced our new event series Pragma in Tokyo of the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Lukas Shor* X: https://x.com/SchorLukas ✅ *Follow Safe* X: https://x.com/Safe ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

Join Robbie Ferguson, co-founder of Immutable, in this fireside chat from Pragma Sydney 2024 as he dives into the future of on-chain gaming and blockchain’s role in revolutionizing digital ownership. Discover how Immutable grew from early Ethereum experiments to becoming the leading Web3 gaming platform, with insights into ZK-rollups, cross-chain liquidity, and the $150B in-game asset market. Robbie shares lessons on scaling startups, vertical integration, and why NFTs and tokens are transforming player economies. A must-watch for gamers, developers, and crypto enthusiasts. 00:00 - Introduction to Immutable & On-Chain Gaming 00:46 - Immutable’s Vision: Web3 Gaming Adoption 01:17 - Robbie’s Crypto Journey: From Bitcoin to Ethereum 01:49 - Smart Contracts & Early Blockchain Gambling 02:25 - Aligning Incentives: New Models of Capitalism 02:53 - From Trading Bots to NFTs: Founding Immutable 03:26 - The $150B In-Game Asset Opportunity 04:00 - Digital Ownership vs. Traditional Gaming Models 04:27 - Building Etherbots & Ethereum’s Scaling Challenges 04:54 - Evolution of Game Studios: Web2 to Web3 Adoption 05:23 - East vs. West: Regional Web3 Gaming Trends 06:23 - The "FarmVille Moment" for Web3 Gaming 07:54 - Why Gamers Demand Ownership: Retention & Monetization 08:49 - Web3 Gaming’s Value Proposition: Liquidity & Utility 09:53 - Secondary Markets: CS:GO Skins to Fortnite Futures 10:55 - Acquisition, Retention & Monetization in Web3 Games 11:53 - Immutable Passport: Onboarding the Next Billion Gamers 13:17 - Self-Custody & Cross-Game Liquidity Innovations 14:51 - Vertical Integration: Why Immutable Built Its Own Wallet 15:18 - Partnering with Polygon: ZK-Rollups for Gaming 17:45 - App-Specific Chains vs. Multi-Rollup Future 19:12 - NFTs as an Asset Class: Liquidity & Financial Utility 21:10 - Lessons Scaling Immutable: Talent & Web2/Web3 Hybrids 22:34 - What’s Next: 61 Games Launching in 2024 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇦🇺 *Pragma Sydney* The Sydney edition of Pragma took place at The View by Sydney in May 2024 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Ever since we first introduced our new event series, Pragma, in Tokyo in the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. Watch the full Pragma Sydney playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7rvaHBM14peT1TwI3QX38p&si=MzGrEYwYjxSQFiFM ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Robbie Ferguson* X: https://x.com/0xferg ✅ *Follow Immutable* X: https://x.com/immutable ✅ *Follow Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ZuBerlin · Jun 12, 2024

Clip The video discusses the minimal requirements for launching a mainnet with a focus on pre-confirmation transactions and how wallets interact with the network. The key points include: 1. Determining the essential data users need to sign for transactions. 2. How wallets can identify the next network leader and read from the delegation contract, potentially using a relay service. 3. Two proposed methods (straw man proposals) for handling pre-confirmations: - Straw man 1: Users sign two transactions, one regular and one with a tip and metadata. This is simple but vulnerable to unbundling by gateways. - Straw man 2: Users sign a single transaction that includes the tip, metadata, and the actual transaction, making unbundling difficult but still allowing potential front-running by gateways. The discussion also touches on: - The importance of creating a minimum viable product and iterating over time. - Trust in gateways during initial launch versus long-term solutions. - Potential metadata to include in user signatures, such as the proposer's public key and block deadline. - Addressing fair exchange problems where users may not receive pre-confirmation acknowledgments. - Game theoretical dynamics for ensuring fair exchanges without cryptographic guarantees. - The possibility of using new transaction types or smart contracts to express

LBWTV · Jun 12, 2024

Wallet Setup And Security Workshop The video features a speaker discussing the concept of "tapping," a trend in the crypto space where individuals tap on their devices to earn coins, which can later be converted into currency. The speaker emphasizes the potential for wealth generation through blockchain and cryptocurrency, highlighting that several billionaires on Forbes' list have made their fortunes in this industry. The focus then shifts to the importance of wallet security in the crypto space, as wallets are used to store private keys that provide access to one's cryptocurrency. The speaker explains the difference between hot and cold wallets, as well as custodial and non-custodial wallets, stressing the importance of understanding these distinctions for security purposes. They share a personal story about losing money due to not following security best practices and discuss common risks such as phishing attacks, social engineering, physical theft, malware, and viruses. The video introduces Intmax Wallet, which is touted for its security features such as no seed phrases required, account sharing across platforms without compromising private keys, user-friendly interface, and recovery options. The wallet supports Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains with plans to include Bitcoin. A practical demonstration is given on how to set up an Intmax Wallet and participants are encouraged to create one for a chance to receive a monetary reward. Throughout the session, questions from the

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Pablo Sojo, HR Global Lead and Ale Barredo, UA Creative Lead at Sandbox debate with European Tech School's co-founder Victoria Gago on why you should make a shift from your Web2 job to a career in Web3 and the challenges and opportunities that come with career in a growing industry. Sandbox's metaverse possibilities are explored, described and shown to the audience as well. 06:59 Why Sandbox, what's their idea and their vision? 10:40 Why should you use Sandbox as a non creator? 13:30 Sandbox metaverse presentation 15:46 Why is the web3 the next big thing? 21:29 What to do with your avatar in Sandbox? 22:41 The decentralization aspect of Sandbox 27:17 How did Pablo and Ale join the Sandbox? 35:03 What profiles is Sandbox looking for? 45:35 Questions from the audience 55:49 Belinda, ETS alumni student on how did she get into web3?

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Listen to Johanna's keynote during the 7th EBC about mining Bitcoin using renewable energy. --------- Speaker: Johanna Thörnblad | HIVE Blockchain Technologies --------- Visit the European Blockchain Convention’s website: https://eblockchainconvention.com/

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Dalia Kandeil, Project Manager at Chainalysis joins European Tech School's co-founder Victoria Gago for a talk on Blockchain Analytics. Dalia will share her views on the current state of crypto, explain how she got into the industry, as well as bust myths prevalent in the crypto world, and present a Chainalysis case study. Dig deeper into the world of blockchain analytics with Dalia Kandeil and ETS. 00:00 - What is European Tech School? 01:38 - Introducing Dalia and Chainalysis 13:06 - Let's bust some crypto myths! 21:49 - What does Chainalysis do? 30:20 - Case Study - Blockchain analytics in action

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Listen to Ali Al-Ali's participation at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. Ali Al-Ali is Technical Lead at Gridex, the first of it's kind order-book trading protocol on the Ethereum blockchain. GDX provides opensource, fully on-chain, order-book trading to DEXs, DeFi tools and wallets. The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Listen to this panel discussion at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. The panelists discussed the crucial role of market making in the crypto market's recovery, highlighting the challenges and opportunities that come with this practice. --------- Speakers: Joseph Hall | Cointelegraph (Moderator) Guilhem Chaumont | Flowdesk John Murillo | B2Broker Patrick Heusser | Crypto Finance Stef Wynendaele | Keyrock David Tunian | WhiteBIT --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Listen to this panel discussion at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. The panelists discussed the benefits of issuing digital assets for the financial markets, the challenges and which are its use cases. Will this revolutionize the financial markets or is it just hype? Check it out! --------- Speakers: Bernard Nicolay | Brussels School of Economics & Management (Moderator) Thomas Jeulin | Flowdesk Victor Busson | Taurus Kasper Luyckx | Crypto Finance Viktor Banh | DekaBank --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Listen to this panel discussion at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. The panel explores how to increase security and trust in the crypto industry with experts working on cybersecurity. Transparency, compliance and traceability is key for adoption, check out how their projects can help to build trust. --------- Speakers: Lea Narzis | Parity Technologies (Moderator) Carlos Fragoso | Maltego Technologies Thanos Tsavlis | Cyberscope Gabi Urrutia | Halborn Yasir Qayam | KwikTrust Michael Fasanello | AnChain.AI --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Check out this panel discussion at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. The panelists explore the challenges that DeFi projects are facing and how to overcome them. Centralized vs Decentralized exchanges, KYC, UX/UI improvements and barrier entries for new users are within the discussed topics. --------- Speakers: Chandar Lal | Mosaic Ventures (Moderator) Ali Al-Ali | Gridex Protocol Alex Strzesniewski | AngelBlock Francesco Abbate | 1inch Ivo Grigorov | Credefi Mounir Benchemled | ParaSwap --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchain... Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

In this panel, moderated by Jemima Kelly (Financial Times), and with the participation of Leo Khan (Undeads Metaverse) and Robby Yung (Animoca Brands), the discussion centers around the impact of the metaverse not just within the gaming industry, but in society as a whole. --------- Speakers: Jemima Kelly | Financial Times Leo Khan | Undeads Metaverse Robby Yung | Animoca Brands --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Listen to this panel discussion at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. The panel discusses the infrastructure needed for institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies, including custody, trading, and regulation. They explore the benefits and risks of crypto adoption for institutions and provide insights on the steps required to make it happen. --------- Speakers: Madeleine Boys | GBBC (Moderator) Vincent Dulhoste | Kaiko Glib Udovychenko | Whitepay David Engel | StarkWare Rajiv Sainani | MakerDAO --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

The FTX crash was one of last year’s most relevant events. Experts in this EBC panel explore how those situations can be overcome and how regulation should be designed to help increase trust and investment in the industry. --------- 🎙️ Speakers: Sebastian Becciu | Sygnum Bank (Moderator) Robert Le | Pitchbook Kevin Murcko | Coinmetro James Ryan | GammaX Michael Jackson | Fabric Ventures

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

A keynote from the 2023 European Blockchain Convention entitled "Building Trust in Web3: An Opportunity for Europe's Sovereignty". The speaker is Nadia Filali, Head of Blockchain Programs at Groupe Caisse des Dépôts. --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Experts in the financial industry discuss ideas about finance, what problems or challenges they face, and how blockchain and crypto are the dawn of a new era for the industry. --------- 🎙️ Speakers: Lex Sokolin | Consensys (Moderator) Emma Lovett | JP Morgan Matthew James | Fasanara Capital Jose Luis Perán | VASS Jason H. Jang | Centurion Invest --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Check out Undeads Metaverse presentation by Leo Khan at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. Undeads is a post-apocalyptic MMORPG with play-to-earn mechanics and in-game NFTs built on the Ethereum blockchain. Engage in a variety of activities, including fighting, grinding, crafting, and trading unique NFT assets, all while contributing to your faction's success in the metaverse. --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchain... Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Join our expert panel discussion at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention as they explore how technology is driving ESG integration in institutional investing. Discover the latest use cases and benefits of blockchain in ESG investing from our experienced panellists, and learn how innovative technologies are helping institutions make informed decisions and drive positive impact." --------- Speakers: Emilie Allaert | Luxembourg Blockchain Lab (Moderator) Andres Ruiz | Codos Foundation Markus Ament | Centrifuge Gabriel Ibghy | HIVE Dana Gibber | Flowcarbon --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchain... Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Check out HIVE Blockchain Technologies presentation by Aydin Kilic and Johanna Thornblad at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. Discover how HIVE Blockchain Technologies is leading the way in sustainable Bitcoin mining with agility and evolution. Learn how they have been adapting to changes in the market while reducing energy consumption and increasing efficiency for a better future. --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro… Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchain… Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Join our panel of industry experts at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention as they discuss the potential of the metaverse as the next version of the internet. Our panellists explore the impact of the metaverse in the upcoming years and the opportunities it offers. What is the metaverse? Which are the expectations for the upcoming years? Discover the opinions of experts building the metaverse! --------- Speakers: David Palmer | Vodafone (Moderator) Leon Lanen | Bit Hotel Łukasz Plewa | DRKVRS Nicolas Benhamou | Algoritcom --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchain... Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Check out this panel discussion at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. Jamie Knowles and Leeor Groen explore the evolution of crypto's institutional lending market. The panel analyses what happened during the last 12 months and how the industry is shaping the infrastructure and processes of tomorrow's crypto credit market . --------- Speakers: Jamie Knowles | Galaxy Digital Leeor Groen | The Spartan Group --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchain... Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Check out BingX’s keynote presentation by Megan Nyvold at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. Megan presented how BingX managed to overcome last year's events and their vision to rebuild trust into the crypto industry. She provided us with great practices to heal the effects of such events. --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro… Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchain… Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Check out the Whitepay presentation by Glib Udovychenko at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. Whitepay presented us how e-commerce can integrate crypto payments without suffering from the volatility of digital assets thanks to their POS integration suite. --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro… Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchain… Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Check out CEX.io presentation by Kate Levchuk at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. Warren Buffet is worldwide known as one of the best investors on these days. Kate Levchuk discloses Warren’s main investment principals in relation to crypto and analyzes Bitcoin's role in the economy. --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro… Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchain… Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Blockchain is revolutionizing the financial markets, but infrastructure and regulations are not there yet. How can we protect our on-chain operations and prevent fraud and money laundering? Listen to AnChain.AI presentation by Michael Fasanello at the European Blockchain Convention 2023. --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro… Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchain… Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

What have investors been looking for during these last months? Is there capital for Web3 in 2023? Our panellists discussed the current market landscape and potential for Web3 investment in 2023. They highlighted the changes that have occurred in the fundraising market compared to previous years. Join our expert panel discussion at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention as we explore the opportunities in 2023. --------- Speakers: James Ryan | GammaX (Moderator) Sarah Gottwald | Blockchain Founders Group Chia Jeng Yang | Pantera Capital Pierre Chuzville | Lattice Fund Alexis Kricorian | NodeGate --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchain... Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Check out this fireside chat at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention as we explore an example of DeFi and TradFi collaboration. Societe Generale-FORGE issued Security Tokens backed bonds and use them as collateral on MakerDAO protocol. Our panelists presented #TradFi players' main challenges in entering #DeFi through their experience. --------- Speakers: Rajiv Sainani, MakerDAO Sylvain Prigent, Societe Generale-FORGE --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchain... Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Check out CODEGO presentation by Simone Binotto at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. CODEGO is a software development company that provides custom software solutions to various industries. They offer white-label payment solutions and banking services, including cryptocurrency services removing the need for companies to obtain their own licenses. --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro… Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchain… Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Join our panel discussion at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention and explore with our experts the future of crypto regulation. With the advent of MiCA and the institutional interest in DeFi, crypto regulation became a central topic in multiple panel discussions. What can we expect from regulators in the following months? Check our expert's opinion on the role will play in the development of crypto. --------- Speakers: Robert Kopitsch | Blockchain for Europe (Moderator) Justine Scerri Herrera | MK Fintech Partners Ernest Lima | XReg Consulting Joachim Schewin | European Commission Przemyslaw Kral | Zonda Jonathan Turnham | Travers Thorp Alberga --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchain... Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Anais Rachel, independent crypto analyst, sat down and had an interview with us! We talked about the main takeaways she got from the European Blockchain Convention, about regulation, staking, and more. Make sure to like and subscribe! --------------- Follow us for more: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter: @eblockchaincon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Check out the panel discussion at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention and learn the importance of crypto custody . Is “Not your keys, not your coins” applicable to institutional investor? Which is the role of centralized exchanges? On this panel discussion our experts explore how to increase custody security and reduce “bad actors” on the industry. --------- Speakers: Maria Apogeni | BITMarkets (Moderator) Serra Wei | Aegis Custody Clarisse Hagège | DFNS --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchain... Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Check out the panel discussion about institutional investment in crypto at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. Institutional Money represents 330+ trillion, whereas crypto’s market cap hovers around 1 trillion (at time of posting). This raises the question: is Crypto still attractive for institutions? Our panelists explore how to bring more capital from TradFi to DeFi and what factors are slowing down investments. --------- Speakers: Sebastian Becciu | Sygnum Bank (Moderator) Daniel Vegue | Block AM Maurice Mureau | HODL Lior Zaks | Stake Capital --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Join our expert panel about building in Web3 at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. From their experience working on L1 projects, our panelists explain what is their role within the industry in building the infrastructure for Web3 development. --------- Speakers: Manel Sort | Games for a Living (Moderator) Justin Rice | Stellar Development Foundation Antoni Zolciak | Aleph Zero --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Check out Ripple presentation by Antony Welfare at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. Antony presents us with the complexity between cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and CBDCs and how they can coexist in an interoperable ecosystem. --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Join our expert panel discussion at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention and explore how to bring CBDCs to Consumers and Businesses. How CBDCs could bring the security of operations to the industry and enhance the adoption of blockchain technologies? Our panelists explore the role of intermediaries and how they can find their role in the emerging industry. --------- Speakers: Erwin Voloder | European Blockchain Association (Moderator) James Wallis | Ripple Nadia Filali | Caisse des Dépôts Laurent Marochini | Société Générale --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Watch experts in this panel discussion titled “The Staking Economy”, which took place on February 16 at the European Blockchain Convention. Speakers: Michael Gauckler | Bitcoin Suisse Robert Ellison | Allnodes Eva Lawrence | Figment ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Backstage at the 8th European Blockchain Convention, Jürgen Pölzl, COO and Co-Founder of artèQ, sat down and had an interview with us! ArtèQ is on a mission to pioneer the NFT revolution by helping people get secure exposure to NFTs through their native Ethereum-based token. We talked about NFTs, digital art, their projects involving real estate, and more! Make sure to like and subscribe! --------------- Follow us for more: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter: @eblockchaincon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Backstage at the 8th European Blockchain Convention, Michael Litman, Senior Director in Web3 and NFTs at Media Monks, sat down and had an interview with us! Media Monks is an integrated content, data, media, and technology agency with over 9000 employees around the world. Michael defines himself as a Collector, connector & explorer. He’s all about the intersection between Creativity, Community, Culture & Commerce. We talked about making connections at the EBC and how brands need to create meaningful connections with consumers. Make sure to like and subscribe! --------------- Follow us for more: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/europeanblockchainconvention Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention Twitter: @eblockchaincon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Check out this BTS interview with Dr. Esther Teuber, senior legal counsel at ABN AMRO, where we discuss the necessity for robust crypto regulation, and the opportunities of meeting people at the European Blockchain Convention. Make sure to like and subscribe! --------------- Follow us for more: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter: @eblockchaincon

Lukas Schor

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Lukas Schor, co-founder of Safe, unveils major product updates and innovations during his talk at Pragma Tokyo. Discover how Safe is accelerating the smart account revolution with Safe Core—a powerful SDK designed to help developers build seamless, secure, and scalable account abstraction experiences. Learn how Safe Core enables web2-like onboarding, gasless transactions, session keys, permission layers, and fiat integrations with programmable smart accounts. Lukas also announces Safe Protocol v1.4 with full ERC-4337 support, a transaction sponsorship partnership with Gnosis Chain, and an upcoming integration with Monerium for fiat-linked smart accounts. With over 2 million deployed smart accounts and $70B+ in secured assets, Safe is powering the next era of decentralized user accounts. 00:00 Intro to Lukas Schor and Safe 00:51 What are smart accounts? 01:59 Safe wallet and smart account benefits 03:14 Safe's adoption and ecosystem growth 03:50 Introducing Safe Core SDK 05:00 Web2-like onboarding with MPC wallets 06:05 Gasless transactions and fiat on-ramps 06:44 Public APIs, transaction batching, and more 07:21 Gnosis Chain sponsoring Safe transactions 08:05 Fiat account linking with Monerium 09:04 Launch of Safe Protocol v1.4 with ERC-4337 09:42 Nest Wallet: Multi-sig browser extension 10:17 AI Artist: Web2-style NFT creation app 10:53 Compass Safe: Permissions for smart accounts 11:32 Signless: Session keys for frequent signing 12:06 Closing remarks and call to developers _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇯🇵 *Pragma Tokyo* It’s always been about hackathons. Until now! Kicking off in Tokyo we announced the latest edition to the ETHGlobal family last week. Pragma will be one day summit, focusing on high quality talks in an intimate atmosphere that fuels reimagining the world and networking with like-minded individuals. Watch the full Pragma Tokyo 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh72VNBeeMzsvxnDdJH-vPhZ&si=z7enlsk30_DUjIoL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Lukas Schor* X: https://x.com/SchorLukas ✅ *Follow Safe* X: https://x.com/Safe ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Lukas Schor

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Lukas Schor, co-founder of Safe (formerly Gnosis Safe), joins Pragma Lisbon 2023 to explore the evolution of smart accounts, digital asset custody, and account abstraction in Web3. In this talk, Lukas unpacks the history behind Safe, why secure custody matters more than ever, and how Safe has grown into a modular smart account protocol with over 2.5 million deployments and $70B in assets secured. He discusses account abstraction, compatibility with ERC-4337, security philosophy, decentralization risks, and the future of user experience in self-custody. Learn about Safe Core, grant opportunities, and what’s next for the future of programmable, modular, and user-friendly Web3 wallets. 00:00 Intro to Lukas Schor and Safe 01:25 The origins of Gnosis Safe 03:21 Gnosis multisig and early adoption 04:32 Transition from internal tool to user product 05:51 Spinning out Safe from Gnosis 07:31 The Safe rebrand and identity shift 08:05 Common misconceptions about Safe 08:44 Safe adoption across teams and individuals 10:21 Key stats: $70B in assets, 2.5M Safes 11:34 Security model and audit approach 13:28 Risk, Lindy effect, and smart contract trust 14:00 Centralization, standards, and fragmentation risks 16:23 Safe as a protocol for modular smart accounts 18:44 Safe Core and the developer ecosystem 20:27 What account abstraction actually means 21:32 Smart account features: recovery and gas abstraction 23:56 Quantum-secure signatures and new logic 24:35 Safe vs ERC-4337 explained 26:23 Sustainability and ecosystem growth 28:18 Security for Safe modules and plug-ins 30:06 Trust, insurance, and modular guarantees 31:17 Safe grants: build, educate, research 33:34 What Lukas wants to see built next 34:50 Guards, transaction security, and recovery ideas 36:00 The future of digital asset custody _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇵🇹 *Pragma Lisbon* Pragma Lisbon 2023 took place at Casa do Alentejo on May 11, 2023, and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Lisbon 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7nuyBq4GojkgAhqoRtsi9K&si=pYS-TR5BOQSZ3YGi ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Ever since we first introduced our new event series, Pragma, in Tokyo in the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Lukas Schor* X: https://x.com/SchorLukas ✅ *Follow Safe* X: https://x.com/Safe ✅ *Follow Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Join Kartik Talwar, co-founder of ETHGlobal, as he kicks off Pragma Waterloo with a powerful introduction to the event’s vision, format, and deep connection to Ethereum history. In this opening talk, Kartik highlights the significance of Waterloo in the evolution of Web3—home of ETHGlobal’s very first hackathon and the birthplace of CryptoKitties and the ERC-721 NFT standard. Learn what Pragma is all about, what to expect from the day, and how ETHGlobal is onboarding thousands of developers into the Ethereum ecosystem. From new product launches to technical deep dives, this introduction sets the tone for a day of pragmatic, forward-looking Web3 insights. 00:00 Pragma Waterloo opening remarks 00:44 What is ETHGlobal? 01:02 ETHGlobal’s mission and upcoming hackathon 01:39 What Pragma means and event goals 02:10 Event format: single-track, focused sessions 02:38 Designed for everyone, not just developers 03:05 Schedule overview: 7 interviews, 4 launches 03:31 ETHGlobal’s history with Waterloo 04:07 ETHWaterloo and the birth of CryptoKitties 04:36 The origin of the ERC-721 NFT standard 05:09 Surprise: Everyone receives a CryptoKitty NFT 05:47 300 attendees from 37 countries 06:15 Partner shoutout: Worldcoin, Polygon, Quantstamp 06:45 Schedule preview: Vitalik, EIP-6551, RabbitHole 07:13 Afternoon talks: infrastructure, DAOs, AI _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇦 *Pragma Waterloo* The now third edition of Pragma kicked off with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion among attendees as they were storming into the Auditorium of the CIGI Building. Pragma Waterloo 2023 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Waterloo 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7i8oFx5vCB9qTdadQqAjF0&si=NS2W71SteTbEs4T8 ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow the Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Vitalik Buterin, Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sits down with ETHGlobal’s Kartik Talwar for an in-depth fireside chat at Pragma Waterloo. They cover Ethereum’s scaling roadmap, rollup taxonomy (stage 0 to stage 2), the future of smart contract wallets and ERC-4337, and why decentralization still matters. Vitalik also shares personal insights on the last 10 years of Ethereum, privacy challenges, social recovery wallets, and the ZuConnect / Zuzalu community experiments. If you're interested in Ethereum L2s, ZK proofs, account abstraction, or building user-friendly decentralized systems, this conversation is packed with thought leadership and actionable insights for developers, builders, and web3 enthusiasts. 00:00 Introduction with Vitalik Buterin 01:14 What is a rollup and why it matters 02:59 Rollup data availability and integrity 05:00 Rollup security: stage 0 to stage 2 07:55 Role of emergency councils and thresholds 09:48 Validiums and sidechains explained 10:18 Ethereum's 10-year reflection 12:00 From abstract to practical applications 13:37 Layer 2 payments and real-world issues 15:36 ETH payment experience in Argentina 17:18 Convenience vs. decentralization 20:46 What does decentralization mean? 22:15 Social recovery vs centralized recovery 24:57 Why ERC-4337 is essential 27:32 Problems with ERC-1271 adoption 29:16 Social challenges vs. technical hurdles 30:21 Multi-chain wallets and consistency issues 33:05 Counterfactual addresses and key resets 35:59 Social recovery + privacy = cryptographic challenge 37:35 Solving UX with coordination, not tech alone 38:04 Zuzalu experiment overview 40:31 Community-led culture and governance 44:05 Using zk-proofs for real-world access 46:46 Anonymous voting with Zupass 48:18 ZK-powered stamps and access control 50:22 Cities and network effects as choice 51:19 Vision for Ethereum’s next 10 years 52:53 Why values matter in crypto's future 54:56 Collaboration over empire building 55:26 Closing thoughts on meaning and success _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇦 *Pragma Waterloo* The now third edition of Pragma kicked off with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion among attendees as they were storming into the Auditorium of the CIGI Building. Pragma Waterloo 2023 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Waterloo 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7i8oFx5vCB9qTdadQqAjF0&si=NS2W71SteTbEs4T8 ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Vitalik Buterin X: https://x.com/VitalikButerin ✅ Follow the Ethereum Foundation X: https://x.com/ethereumfndn ✅ *Follow the Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Benny Giang, co-creator of CryptoKitties and co-author of EIP-6551, unveils the future of NFTs at Pragma Waterloo. In this demo-packed talk, Benny introduces Token Bound Accounts (TBAs) and the powerful ERC-6551 standard—enabling NFTs to own assets, act as on-chain agents, sign transactions, and participate in governance. Learn how NFTs are evolving into networked playable characters (NPCs), capable of AI-driven onchain actions across the metaverse and autonomous worlds. This groundbreaking session explores how NFTs go beyond profile pictures into programmable, composable, and truly non-fungible digital identities. 00:00 Intro to EIP-6551 and NFT evolution 01:07 Benny Giang introduction and history with NFTs 02:22 What is a Token Bound Account (TBA)? 03:05 Three powers of 6551: assets, identity, action 03:47 NFTs as wallets and interactive identities 04:27 AI-powered NFTs and NPC use cases 05:36 How 6551 fits the NFT standards landscape 06:43 EVM-compatible, multichain support explained 07:21 Prize tracks and hackathon opportunities 07:55 Live demo: NPC kitty with on-chain action 08:34 NPC sends NFT to another NFT’s account 09:31 Verifying the TBA interaction on tokenbound.org 10:08 Post-demo reflection with Kartik Talwar 10:51 How CryptoKitties started at ETHWaterloo 12:23 Why create ERC-6551 and not a new token standard 13:34 Making NFTs usable without solidity knowledge 15:16 Become, use, and interact with your NFTs 16:22 What can an NPC actually do? 17:35 Making NFTs about art and relationships again 18:39 What are Autonomous Worlds and why they matter 19:52 Dunbar’s number, object relationships & future AI 21:01 Visualizing social graphs and DAO participation 22:05 Call to action for builders to explore 6551 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇦 *Pragma Waterloo* The now third edition of Pragma kicked off with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion among attendees as they were storming into the Auditorium of the CIGI Building. Pragma Waterloo 2023 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Waterloo 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7i8oFx5vCB9qTdadQqAjF0&si=NS2W71SteTbEs4T8 ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow CryptoKitties* X: https://x.com/CryptoKitties ✅ *Follow the Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Join Ahmed Al-Balaghi, co-founder of Biconomy, as he unveils the next era of smart accounts and modular user experiences in Web3. In this Pragma Paris 2023 session, Ahmed discusses the launch of Biconomy’s Modular Smart Accounts V2, how ERC-4337 is transforming the way users interact with Ethereum, and why modularity is critical for scaling decentralized applications. Learn how session keys, passkeys, and a plug-in-based approach are driving better onboarding and usability across Ethereum and L2 ecosystems. See a live demo of frictionless in-game UX, and discover how modular SDKs, account abstraction, and EIP-6900 will enable composability, security, and developer flexibility across the stack. 00:00 Intro and Biconomy’s mission 00:48 Account abstraction: history and context 01:23 Biconomy’s early work with gasless transactions 02:05 Ethereum and L2 UX challenges today 02:46 Why ERC-4337 is a turning point 03:22 From EOAs to smart accounts explained 03:58 Programmable plugins and UX innovation 04:34 The smartphone analogy for modular UX 05:09 Launching Biconomy’s Modular Smart Accounts V2 05:47 Demo: session keys for seamless gaming UX 07:08 SDK architecture for modular smart accounts 07:48 Supporting diverse use cases via SDK modularity 08:22 Launch plugins: session keys, passkeys, recovery 08:58 Community-built plugins and module registry 09:37 Focus areas: standards, security, intents, mobile 10:18 Invitation to build and adopt modular smart accounts 10:37 Closing remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *Pragma Paris* Pragma Paris took place at the Pavillion Vendome in Paris on July 20, 2023, and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Paris 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh42f0yI-hyeOCbNZpvV2fIT&si=Ez6ych6OAdn_sq1D ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Ever since we first introduced our new event series Pragma in Tokyo of the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Biconomy* X: https://x.com/Biconomy ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Remco Bloemen

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Join Remco Bloemen from Worldcoin at Pragma Paris 2023 as he shares major updates on the future of decentralized identity and civil resistance in Web3. In this talk, Remco outlines how Worldcoin is building the largest financial and identity network that gives ownership to everyone. He explains the urgent need for onchain proof of personhood in the age of AI and AGI, and how Worldcoin is solving this with the Orb, World ID, and the World App. Remco walks through how privacy-preserving biometric verification works, why iris-based uniqueness was chosen, and how World ID ensures anonymous authentication using zero-knowledge proofs. He announces that World App has passed 2 million users, with over 600,000 smart wallets deployed on Optimism. He also shares valuable scaling insights from their migration to the Superchain, including gas optimization, calldata cost management, and zkSNARK efficiency in L2 environments. This talk concludes with the official launch of the World ID SDK, which is now open source and available to developers worldwide. Remco invites builders to integrate World ID into apps that require one-person-one-account guarantees—such as airdrops, voting systems, and more—and highlights how over 350 projects and 1,000+ developers are already building on top of Worldcoin’s protocol. 00:00 Introduction and Worldcoin’s mission 00:47 The challenge of AGI and identity online 01:20 Why we need a new onchain human primitive 02:02 World App reaches 2M+ users globally 02:41 Introducing World ID and privacy guarantees 03:17 How the Orb works and protects privacy 04:01 Anonymous zk-based authentication explained 05:13 Use cases for airdrops and onchain voting 05:56 350+ projects already building on World ID 06:40 Migration to Optimism and smart wallet rollout 07:25 Lessons from L1 vs L2 gas and calldata costs 09:19 Compression tricks and zk proof optimization 10:35 World ID SDK is now open and live _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *Pragma Paris* Pragma Paris took place at the Pavillion Vendome in Paris on July 20, 2023, and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Paris 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh42f0yI-hyeOCbNZpvV2fIT&si=Ez6ych6OAdn_sq1D ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Ever since we first introduced our new event series Pragma in Tokyo of the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Worldcoin* X: https://x.com/worldcoin ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Rene Reinsberg

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Rene Reinsberg, Co-Founder of Celo, takes the stage at Pragma Paris 2023 to unveil Celo’s proposal to return to Ethereum as a Layer 2. In this talk, Rene walks through Celo’s journey since launching its mainnet three years ago and highlights how the platform’s mission of building a regenerative, mobile-first, and human-centered financial system has led to real-world usage across the globe. He presents standout projects like GoodDollar, ImpactMarket, and Plastiks, showing how Celo is being used today to deliver universal basic income, decentralized microcredit, and plastic offset-backed NFTs. With over 600,000 smart wallets deployed and growing active usage, Celo is focused on increasing access and usability for users around the world. Rene explains how unique Celo features such as gas fees in stablecoins, low-cost transactions, and a regenerative finance (ReFi) stack were critical to its growth—and how recent advancements like EigenDA and decentralized sequencer design now make it feasible to migrate to Ethereum L2 without sacrificing performance. He outlines the architecture for Celo’s Layer 2 vision, leveraging its existing validator set for decentralized sequencing while maintaining support for mobile devices through innovations like Plumo. 00:00 Intro and Celo’s Ethereum L2 announcement 00:37 Why “return” to Ethereum? A look at the journey 01:13 Overview of Celo’s origin and mission 02:22 Limitations of Ethereum in 2017-2020 03:03 Gas fees in stablecoins and mobile UX design 04:07 Real-world use cases on Celo 04:42 GoodDollar and universal basic income 05:20 ImpactMarket and on-chain microcredit 06:24 Grassroots Economics: local currencies in Kenya 07:35 Plastiks and FC Barcelona plastic-offset NFTs 08:43 Growth of the Celo ecosystem and active users 09:50 Why now is the time for Celo to move to L2 10:20 Proposed L2 architecture using EigenDA 10:54 Decentralized sequencer via Celo validators 11:30 Invitation to developers and call to action _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *Pragma Paris* Pragma Paris took place at the Pavillion Vendome in Paris on July 20, 2023, and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Paris 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh42f0yI-hyeOCbNZpvV2fIT&si=Ez6ych6OAdn_sq1D ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Ever since we first introduced our new event series Pragma in Tokyo of the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Celo* X: https://x.com/Celo ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar, Tarun Chitra

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Join Tarun Chitra (Founder of Gauntlet) and Robert Leshner (Founder of Compound and Superstate) in a high-level fireside chat at Pragma New York 2023, hosted by Kartik Talwar. This conversation explores the evolving landscape of DeFi, game theory, mechanism design, on-chain asset tokenization, multi-chain interoperability, MEV, ZK proofs, smart wallets, MPC, and what it will take to make DeFi truly Wall Street-grade. Tarun and Robert share candid insights on where DeFi is succeeding, where it’s still falling short, and the infrastructure shifts required to unlock the next wave of innovation. Whether you’re a founder, developer, investor, or just curious about the future of finance and decentralized systems, this talk will inspire you to think deeper about composability, fragmentation, UX, and the technical challenges ahead. 00:00 Intro: Tarun Chitra & Robert Leshner 00:45 Why Robert left Compound to build Superstate 01:48 The $900T opportunity: Bringing assets on-chain 03:27 What Gauntlet does and why mechanism design matters 05:02 Simulation examples: Average vs worst-case risk 07:07 Cross-chain MEV and L2 mempool complexity 08:16 DeFi's future: Not products, but info flow 10:35 The ZK boom and fragmented asset domains 11:37 Redefining composability across chains 13:12 Fragmentation and synchronous liquidity 14:13 Synthetic assets, bridges, and trust 15:14 Telegram bots, MPC, and asset abstraction 16:21 Revisiting Compound Chain and bridge risk 19:30 Appchains vs major L2s: UX and asset flow 20:34 UX upgrades: Rules-based vs transaction-based 22:35 Custody and rethinking protocol architecture 24:07 Moving beyond depositing funds into contracts 25:17 ZK use cases beyond rollups 26:49 What it takes to make DeFi Wall Street-grade 28:19 Final advice for DeFi founders _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma New York* The fifth edition of Pragma took place in New York in September 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma New York 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6xsRbmx2niHEDyOyt1mddu&si=6Ic960b2hQyz9RGw ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Ever since we first introduced our new event series, Pragma, in Tokyo in the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2023

What if I told you every account you created on every website you’ve visited in your life might have some money just sitting in it? In Web3, “create a wallet” is the new “create an account.” I’ve done a deep dive into wallets and found design trends that are going to confuse non-Web3-fluent people so much that many will simply abandon them, often before using them even once. And these go far beyond the “store your passphrase on a piece of metal in a fireproof box.” Want to make your wallet work better for new (and current) users? I’ll show you the biggest and most common wallet UX problems and suggest basic changes you can start implementing tomorrow. https://twitter.com/tamaraadlin Tamara Adlin Advisor & Product Coach Blockchange Ventures Join us for an insightful talk by Tamara Adlin, a seasoned professional in the tech industry. With her extensive experience at Amazon and expertise in personas, she brings a unique perspective to the topic of wallet adoption. In this video, Tamara explores how wallets need to evolve to cater to a wider audience. Tamara starts off by addressing non-crypto-headed individuals and emphasizes the contrasting speeds of technological advancements and human development. She delves into the challenges faced by everyday users when it comes to adopting wallets. Throughout the talk, she provides valuable insights on how we can bridge this gap and make wallets more accessible. If you're curious about the future of wallets and want to understand why they need to change for mass adoption, this video is a must-watch. Gain knowledge from Tamara's wealth of experience as she shares practical advice on improving user experiences with blockchain ventures. #WalletAdoption #TechTalk

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2023

Introducing Dawn Wallet, the iOS Ethereum wallet designed to simplify your Ethereum experience on your phone. With its user-friendly interface and convenient features, you can seamlessly navigate the world of Ethereum without leaving your browsing session. One standout feature is the native Safari extension that allows you to effortlessly make trades and actively participate in governance activities. Say goodbye to switching between apps or devices - everything you need is right at your fingertips. Security is a top priority for Dawn Wallet. Rest easy knowing that your transactions are protected with encryption and Face ID authentication, ensuring that only authorized individuals have access to your wallet. What sets Dawn Wallet apart from others is their commitment to transparency and collaboration. They have generously open-sourced their software development kit (SDK), empowering developers like us to build our own customized Ethereum wallets. Stay tuned as we delve into the exciting world of Dawn Wallet in our upcoming video! Discover how this innovative iOS Ethereum wallet can revolutionize your mobile cryptocurrency experience. #DawnWallet #EthereumRevolution #buidl #buidling #ios #appleweb3 TLDR: The key idea of the video is that Dawn Wallet is a user-friendly iOS ethereum wallet that prioritizes security and aims to make it easier for users to interact with various Ethereum applications on their phone. Speaker: 00:00 📱 Dawn Wallet is an iOS ethereum wallet that aims to make it easier to use ethereum on your phone by integrating it into your normal browsing experience and prioritizing security. 01:20 🔒 An encryption key is generated to protect your private key on your device, which is stored in the keychain and secured with face ID, and the speaker demonstrates how to use the Dawn Wallet for various Ethereum applications. 02:42 💡 Dawn Wallet is used to interact with adapt, and in this video, the speaker demonstrates how to load up Dawn to obtain a Denver ticket. 02:59 💼 Tom Waite demonstrates how to connect and sign a message using the Dawn Wallet in Safari, and also showcases a transaction on openc with a breakdown of its details and options. 04:00 💡 Blowfish is a security tool for wallets that simulates transactions to check for any suspicious activity, making it easier to use Ethereum. 04:46 💼 Dawn Wallet is a versatile app that allows users to trade and manage various cryptocurrencies, with plans to add features such as automated backups and NFT support. 05:27 📱 A new app called Dawn Wallet has been developed to help users discover and navigate through various Ethereum apps based on what people are excited about. 06:33 📱 Dawn Wallet is a user-friendly Ethereum wallet that allows users to download, create a wallet, and connect to Safari for easy use, with plans to expand to other platforms.

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2023

In this video, we delve into the fascinating world of cryptocurrencies and explore the crucial role that wallets play within it. The speakers begin by introducing themselves and highlighting the significance of the wallet layer in the crypto space. They emphasize how wallets serve as a central access point for entering this exciting realm, allowing individuals to securely store, manage, and transact with their digital assets. While acknowledging that navigating through wallets can be complex for some, our experts are here to guide you through every step of the way. We'll unravel the intricacies surrounding different types of wallets and help you understand their functionalities. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced crypto enthusiast looking to enhance your knowledge, this video has something valuable for everyone. Join us as we demystify the concept of wallet layers in cryptocurrencies and shed light on why they are essential components in this ever-evolving landscape. Stay tuned for insightful discussions on best practices, tips for choosing reliable wallets, and much more! #CryptoWallets #DigitalAssets #buidl #ethdenver @web3wallets Additional Panelists: (Junghø, tech lead CB wallet), (Henri, Privy), (Itai, Dynamic), (Brandon, Phantom) TLDR: Wallets are crucial for the future of crypto adoption and must prioritize user experience, education, and functionality to enable mass adoption and integration with existing apps on smartphones. 00:00 🔑 Wallets are crucial for secure and user-friendly access to blockchain interfaces in the future of crypto. 02:31 🔑 Wallets are crucial for crypto adoption and must function effectively to reach a wider audience, with the speaker aiming to improve the user experience and developer interaction in the ecosystem. 04:24 🔑 Wallets are becoming the main interface for data and assets in web3, offering a seamless user experience and efforts are being made to make them easier for new users. 06:33 🔑 Wallets have evolved to enable any type of wallet to exist by simplifying key management and focusing on core functionality, allowing for customization and seamless adaptation to user needs, while emphasizing the importance of user education and customer support in web3 products. 09:28 🔑 Improving wallet onboarding is important, but the next wave of adoption will come from enabling existing apps on phones to function as wallets, prioritizing retention and developing use cases like DeFi and NFTs. 12:10 🔑 Increasing wallet usage requires optimizing onboarding, education, and moving away from keys, with potential solutions including gaming, DeFi, NFTs, and exciting products that enhance user activation and retention, while also focusing on functionality and user experiences rather than just being web3, and the ease of sharing links to invite others into the space is an exciting development. 14:53 📱 In the next 5-10 years, crypto wallets will be integrated as smartphone apps for mass adoption, with individuals having multiple wallets for different use cases, and integrating web 2 business models with tokenization could enhance user retention. 18:01 🔑 The speaker emphasizes the importance of embracing experimentation, user safety, and education to prepare for mass adoption, hoping for a future where wallets are invisible and judgment-free.

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

Welcome to the most influential Blockchain event in Europe Speakers: - Nadia Filali, Head of Blockchain Programs, Groupe Caisse des Dépôts - Sebastian Markowsky, Chief Strategy Officer, Coinsource - Sandra Ro, CEO, Global Blockchain Business Council - Sebastian Widmann, Head of Strategy, Komainu - Ruben Nieto Martin-Vares, Managing Director, Allfunds Blockchain

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

The Metaverse is expected to grow immensely in the upcoming years. Is the Metaverse a 1 trillion opportunity? Hear the answer to this question and much more in the panel discussion during the European Blockchain Convention 2022. --------- Speakers: Lex Sokolin | ConsenSys Coty de Monteverde | Banco Santander Laurent Perello | Tron DAO --------- Visit the European Blockchain Convention’s website: https://eblockchainconvention.com/

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

How are CBDCs and private stablecoins evolving in the rapidly growing crypto space? Listen to the panel discussion to find out more about the latest developments in stablecoins & CBDCs. --------- Speakers: Monty Metzger | LCX Jean Safar | Digital Asset Thomas Moser | Swiss National Bank Dorian Vincileoni | Kucoin --------- Visit the European Blockchain Convention’s website: https://eblockchainconvention.com/

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

Due to the absence of verified identifications, identity theft has become common. Listen to Concordium's CTO talk about how we can have trusted identities with private blockchain transactions. --------- Speaker: Kåre Kjelstrøm | Concordium --------- Visit the European Blockchain Convention’s website: https://eblockchainconvention.com/

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

Institutional and retail investors are finally coming around to crypto and are acknowledging crypto’s innovation. Listen to the panel discussion during the EBC 2022 to understand what institutional and retail investors are looking for when taking the step into crypto. --------- Speakers: Jonas Gross | DEA Maurice Mureau | Hodl Kelly Pettersen | Coinbase Leslie Hsu | Bit.com Georgi Ivano | Nexo --------- Visit the European Blockchain Convention’s website: https://eblockchainconvention.com/

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

Currently, our personal data on Web2 is easily compromised, monetized, and even used against us, but decentralized solutions with Web3 provide consumers complete control over their data. Listen to the debate on how user sovereignty can be achieved in Web3 environment during the European Blockchain Convention 2022. --------- Speakers: Charles Walton | Avast Andra Georgescu | Distrikt Dan Ostrovsky | Identity Labs Max Chamberlin | Infinity Swap --------- Visit the European Blockchain Convention’s website: https://eblockchainconvention.com/

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

Listen to Michael Lau's keynote during the European Blockchain Convention as he addresses significant innovation phases and advancements in the blockchain & crypto space. --------- Speaker: Michael Lau | Bullish --------- Visit the European Blockchain Convention’s website: https://eblockchainconvention.com/

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

More and more financial institutions are either fully adopting blockchain technology or seriously considering it as they recognize that development, protocols, and infrastructure building are adding value and confidence towards the blockchain space. Listen to this panel discussion as it describes the industry's progression. --------- Speakers: Michael Gauckler | Bitcoin Suisse Michael Lau | Bullish Michael Baer | Figment Tim Grant | Galaxy Digital --------- Visit the European Blockchain Convention’s website: https://eblockchainconvention.com/

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

Token is a representation of a particular asset or utility. Within the context of blockchain technology, tokenization is the process of converting something of value into a digital token that is usable on a blockchain application. Tokenized digital assets are transforming the way we exchange information and value. Listen to the panel discussion during the 7th European Blockchain Convention where the panelists discussed how we’re currently in an era where everything has a possibility of being tokenized. --------- Speakers: Bill Fehr | Polyswarm Jason H. Jang | Centurion Invest Greg Chew | QPQ Tomaz Sedej | Hyperledger Mai Santamaria | Department of Finance, Republic of Ireland --------- Visit the European Blockchain Convention’s website: https://eblockchainconvention.com/