ETHSofia · Oct 6, 2026

Galin Dimitrov, cybersecurity engineer and founding member of Superteam Ireland, traces four eras of crypto theft: scams such as OneCoin and BitConnect, smart contract exploits like The DAO and Wormhole, attacks on people as in Ronin and Bybit, and now AI coding agents. He walks through the Drift Protocol hack, which began with a fake trading firm approaching the team at a conference and ended six months later with $285 million drained in minutes. He then shows how malicious skills, poisoned npm packages and hijacked agent CLIs reach builders' keys, citing Anthropic's figure that users approve 93% of permission prompts, and closes with three rules: keep keys out of reach, treat every add-on as a stranger, and use a sandbox. Keynote at ETHSofia 2026, 24 September 2026, Sofia Tech Park, Sofia. Part of Blockchain Week Bulgaria 2026. Speaker ▸ Galin Dimitrov, Cybersecurity Engineer & Web3 Growth Lead, Founding Member, Superteam Ireland Galin Dimitrov is a cybersecurity engineer with a BSc in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics from TU Dublin and six years at Fidelity Investments, where he secured and monitored 800+ production database servers and led Splunk-based incident response. He has also spent over a decade leading Web3 growth across agencies, Master Ventures and HYPE Partners, and is a founding member of Superteam Ireland. Today he builds AI and onchain products as a solo founder and has won several hackathons, including the Solana Privacy Hackathon. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/galindimitrovvv Chapters 00:00 The new insider, hidden in plain sight 01:30 Four eras of getting robbed in crypto 02:52 Era one: the scam is the product 04:20 Era two: attacking the code 05:32 Era three: targeting people (Ronin, Bybit) 06:43 Case study: the Drift Protocol hack 09:47 Era four: AI agents on your machine 11:23 Why 93% of prompts get approved 12:36 Three doors in: skills, npm and your agent CLI 14:14 Already happening: real losses 15:20 Three OPSEC rules for builders 17:10 Closing: read before you approve 17:44 Closing titles Blockchain Week Bulgaria: https://www.blockchainweek.bg ETHSofia: https://www.ethsofia.com Future Finance Forum: https://www.blockchainweek.bg/f3 Follow Blockchain Week Bulgaria X: https://x.com/BWBulgaria LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blockchain-week-bulgaria Follow ETHSofia X: https://x.com/EthSofiaBG LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethsofia Telegram: https://t.me/+b-33LJUpAB5iODNk Nothing in this video is financial advice. About the organiser Blockchain Week Bulgaria, ETHSofia and the Future Finance Forum are organised by the Bithope Foundation, founded in 2014 by Vladislav Dramaliev. Inspired by Andreas Antonopoulos, it is Europe's first non-profit operating exclusively with bitcoin donations. Over more than ten years, it has supported 50+ charitable campaigns, and in January 2016 it co-founded the Sofia Crypto Meetup, now the region's longest-running monthly crypto event. https://bithope.org

Holly Atkinson

ETHGlobal · Sep 9, 2026

Holly Atkinson, CPTO at 1inch, examines DeFi’s idle-liquidity problem and introduces 1inch Aqua as a shared-liquidity architecture. Concentrated-liquidity positions can leave large portions of capital outside the active trading range, with individual liquidity providers suffering most when positions are not continuously managed. Aqua lets a wallet’s token balance support multiple configurable strategies at once, creating a multiplier effect without moving funds into separate protocol contracts for every position. Atkinson explains why concentrated liquidity improved market efficiency while creating a management burden. Capital earns fees only when the market trades inside a selected range, so an apparently large position may be mostly inactive. Automated managers can rebalance, but individual LPs often leave positions untouched and bear a disproportionate share of idle capital. Aqua changes the accounting model by allowing strategies to reference tokens in a wallet instead of requiring every strategy to hold a separate balance. Liquidity providers can define ranges, spreads, decay rules, fees, and swap types, then create or cancel positions in a single transaction. Tokens remain in the user’s wallet under a revocable allowance; when the wallet lacks sufficient balance, fills stop and resume after it is replenished. Verified 1inch counterparties execute swaps, while fees remain attributable to each position. Atkinson presents the system as programmable, reusable liquidity rather than passive locked capital and invites developers to test the Aqua app, documentation, and open protocol. The promise is greater capital efficiency, more strategy flexibility, and more chances for LPs to earn fees from the same assets. A user can authorize a token once per chain, allocate the same available balance across several strategies, and set independent pricing or fee logic for each. The wallet balance acts as a hard cap, so strategies stop filling rather than creating an unsecured obligation. Verified resolvers execute swaps, while the LP retains control over allowances and can revoke access. Atkinson encourages developers to treat Aqua as infrastructure for new market-making applications, not only as a 1inch interface. 00:00 Introduction to Idle DeFi Liquidity 00:42 Dune Research on Capital Efficiency 01:13 The Scale of Underutilized Liquidity 01:48 Why Individual LPs Lose More 02:27 Introducing 1inch Aqua 03:03 Wallet Balances and Shared Strategies 03:37 Configurable Ranges, Spreads, and Fees 04:18 Shipping Positions Through 1inch Routing 04:50 Verified Resolvers Execute Swaps 05:22 Atomic Fees and More Swap Activity 05:54 Creating and Cancelling Positions 06:23 Self-Custody and Fee-Sniping Protection 07:00 Verifiable Strategy Configurations 07:39 Wallet Balances Cap Protocol Exposure 08:14 Compliance, Audits, and Resolver Controls 08:45 Aqua Risks and the Wallet-Pool Model 09:17 Liquidity Reuse Across Many Positions 09:52 Early Access for Hackathon Builders 10:55 Aqua App and Developer Documentation 11:30 The Three-Part Aqua Architecture 11:57 Virtual Balances and Token Movement 12:22 Building Custom Aqua Applications 12:52 Immutable Parameters and Swap Logic 13:21 Closing Invitation for Feedback _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇵🇹 *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 Holly Atkinson X: https://x.com/holdoesdev ✅ Follow 1inch X: https://x.com/1inch ✅ 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

Kartik Talwar, Simona Pop

ETHGlobal · Sep 9, 2026

In a live HUMAN Protocol podcast recording, host Simona Pop interviews ETHGlobal Co-Founder and CEO Kartik Talwar about the invisible work behind a durable developer community. Talwar reflects on ETHGlobal’s history, its early Ethereum Foundation support, and the standards learned from organizing events at global scale. Community quality, he explains, depends on thousands of decisions that participants rarely see: reviewing every applicant, helping teams find the right environment, gathering feedback at high volume, and creating clear pathways from a first hackathon to a serious company. Pop asks how ETHGlobal defines quality when event size, application volume, and the surrounding market continue to change. Talwar describes maintaining a consistent bar by reviewing applicants individually and creating an environment where builders can compare themselves with exceptional peers. The conversation follows projects and people from early experiments through products that shaped the Ethereum ecosystem, showing how trusted communities compound over time. Talwar discusses staying close to builders, recognizing what “good” looks like, surviving uncertainty, and expanding without abandoning careful curation. He also considers open source, software-driven business infrastructure, and the falling cost of building every layer of a business, which creates new demands for developer platforms and community operators. The central lesson is that community is not an audience metric: it is ongoing operational labor that helps talented people meet, test ideas, learn faster, and continue building through changing market cycles. They also discuss the difficult years between visible successes. ETHGlobal benefited from early timing and Ethereum Foundation support, but endurance required careful curation, staying close to builders, and continuing to serve developers through difficult market cycles. 00:00 Introduction and Live HUMAN Podcast 01:43 Kartik Talwar’s Academic Background 03:57 From University to Open Source Software 04:45 Learning Startups at SV Angel 06:40 Learning What Great Founders Look Like 08:44 Why the Hackathon Format Matters 10:51 Giving Builders Access to New Technology 11:47 Hack the North and Practical Education 13:32 Feedback Loops for Developer Platforms 14:25 Measuring Time to First Project 15:30 Hackathon Feedback Improves Products 17:22 Giving Builders More of Thirty-Six Hours 18:20 When Local Nodes Took Hours to Sync 19:27 From Better Tooling to Better Products 20:46 CryptoKitties and the First NFTs 22:09 Gitcoin Founders Meet at a Hackathon 22:53 A MetaMask Bug Fixed in the Room 23:19 How 1inch Emerged From Hackathons 26:38 Building Through Every Bear Market 28:03 Reviewing Every ETHGlobal Applicant 29:17 Helping Builders Find Their Peers 29:38 Playing the Seven-Year Community Game 30:38 Showing Real Work During Bear Markets 33:05 Reviewing Every Project and Trend 35:00 Early Ethereum Foundation Support 37:20 Scaling Events After COVID 40:33 The Clash Between Ideals and Reality 42:05 Open Source and Community Compounding 42:36 Supporting Every Layer of a Business 45:01 The Opportunity in Crypto Infrastructure 46:18 Faster Experiments and Product Feedback 48:28 Patterns Across Hundreds of Companies 49:36 Open Source as a Community Model 50:01 Why Closed Ecosystems Backfire 51:42 Competing in the Same Room 53:04 Short-Term KPIs Create Silos 53:53 Long-Term Foundations Versus Easy Wins 55:01 Final Thanks and Podcast Sign-Off _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇵🇹 *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 Simona Pop X: https://x.com/Sim_Pop ✅ Follow Human Protocol X: http://x.com/_humanprotocol ✅ 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 · Aug 9, 2026

In this workshop at ETHGlobal New York 2026, Greg Skril from ENS Labs presents ENS as a source of identity for apps, agents, and more. He starts with the basics: the Ethereum Name Service is a decentralized, permissionless naming protocol that lives on Ethereum but scales to the entire internet, most simply turning complex hex addresses into human-readable names (his address becomes gregskril.eth). He frames ENS as a user experience protocol, showing how sending five dollars to a name is far easier than copying a hex address, and how ENS has evolved from a username into a full profile with an avatar, banner, and description that replaces the anonymous gray circle and truncated address most apps show. His first conclusion: users of crypto-powered experiences should never have to interact with a hex address, and anywhere an app reads or writes one, it should support ENS names. He explains how it works through forward resolution (name to data) and reverse resolution (address to name), which combine into a primary name set via reverse registrars on six chains, and can be configured on behalf of another user with their signature. Greg then positions ENS as a universal pointer to anything on the internet, not just addresses: naming smart contracts for clearer block explorer history, decentralized registries (like a hackathon NPM clone where each package is an ENS name with text-record metadata pointing to decentralized content), storing credentials or AI agent metadata via text records (with a spec, ENSIP-26, for agents), and decentralized websites (like Vitalik's IPFS-hosted blog that survives a Cloudflare outage). He covers subnames, which are full ENS names usable for clean hierarchy and cheap free onboarding (buy projectname.eth, give users free subnames), highlighting the Durin tool at durin.dev for deploying subname contracts to an L2 linked to L1. He previews ENS V2 (live on Sepolia) with a cleaner registry design and fine-grained permissions enabling org structures, and an ENS CLI as the easiest way to teach agents to use ENS. He lays out a record $20,000 in prizes across an AI agents track, a creative use track (citing a privacy solution that resolves a name to different addresses per sender), a $6,000 pool prize, and a $4,000 continuity track, then closes with Q&A on reassigning and revoking subdomains, gas costs, off-chain names, and how subnames compare to second-level domains. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 What Is ENS 00:42 Turning Hex Addresses Into Names 01:08 ENS as a User Experience Protocol 01:35 From Username to Full Profile 02:01 Why a Profile Beats a Gray Circle 02:42 ENS Used in the Wild 03:26 Reading and Writing Data With Names 03:56 Why Users Should Never See a Hex Address 04:21 How It Works: Forward and Reverse Resolution 04:52 Primary Names and Reverse Registrars 05:43 Setting a Name on Behalf of Another User 05:59 ENS as a Universal Pointer 06:20 A Decentralized NPM Registry Example 06:46 Storing Credentials and Agent Metadata 07:06 Text Records and ENSIP-26 07:31 Decentralized Websites Like Vitalik's Blog 08:44 Naming Smart Contracts 09:29 Subnames and Clean Hierarchy 10:19 Free Subnames for Onboarding Users 10:41 The Durin Tool for Subnames 11:05 Introducing ENS V2 11:36 New Registry Design and Permissions 11:58 Org Structures With Fine-Grained Access 12:23 A Preview of the ENS CLI 12:49 The $20,000 in Prizes 13:20 The Build From Scratch Tracks 13:39 The AI Agents Track 14:09 The Creative Use Track 14:37 A Privacy Solution Built on ENS 14:57 The Pool Prize 15:20 The Continuity Track 16:02 Key Takeaways 16:30 Where to Get Help 16:53 Q&A: Reassigning Subdomains 18:29 Q&A: Limits on Subdomains and Gas Fees 19:50 Q&A: Preventing Revocation of User Subdomains 21:14 Q&A: Subnames vs Second-Level Domains 22:19 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 welcome and introduction, Aubree Galbiso from the operations team at ETHGlobal opens the third and final day of ETHConf, calling it a full circle moment to be on stage after months of planning the event from behind the scenes. She frames ETHConf as an ambitious but needed event centered around Ethereum in the US, hosted at the Javits Center, the largest convention center in New York, which she thanks along with its team. She explains why ETHGlobal chose New York City, the center of global finance, as the home for its first ever ETHConf: it is where institutions live and where the energy to move the industry forward feels alive. Aubree thanks the event's 2,000-plus attendees, over 600 companies, 150 speakers, and 30 sponsors who made it possible. She previews a day three filled with talks, panels, and firesides touching on three major themes: onchain at scale, institutional adoption, and protocol updates. She stresses the conference is designed to deliver real insights from the companies, founders, and protocols shaping the industry, meaning real things happening right now rather than ideas, since every speaker on stage has already shipped something. She encourages attendees to connect directly with speakers walking the event and with fellow decision makers and key players to network, hear hot takes, and discuss the future, before jumping into the day three schedule. 00:00 Introduction 00:07 A Full Circle Moment on Stage 00:38 Thanking the Javits Center Team 00:59 Why New York City Was Chosen 01:21 Thanking Attendees, Speakers, and Sponsors 01:44 The Three Major Themes of the Day 02:06 Why Every Speaker Has Already Shipped 02:27 A Home for Decision Makers to Connect 02:48 Jumping Into the Day Three Schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *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, Andrej Bencic, co-founder and CEO of Tenderly, makes the case that the next decade of crypto requires shifting focus from building the rails to operating them safely. He opens with a story of a routine protocol upgrade where tests passed, the audit was clean, governance approved, and the time lock executed normally, yet within four minutes of mainnet deployment an asset valued at $2,200 dropped to $0, triggering cascading liquidations and nearly $2 million in bad debt. The smart contracts behaved exactly as intended. The failure wasn't in the code, but in everything around it. Andrej argues that the industry has hyperfocused on getting protocols from idea to mainnet while neglecting operational risk in production with live state and live dependencies. He uses the analogy that the map is not the territory: smart contracts are the map, but mainnet is the territory full of traffic, congestion, and population density. He outlines four categories of risk that must be managed together. Process risk covers operational mishaps like signing transactions, treasury management, and deployment workflows, where he cites that process exploits now outnumber code exploits by 6 to 7 times. Dependency risk covers second, third, and fourth order failures across the interconnected web of DeFi protocols. Market risk recognizes that DeFi lacks trading hours, circuit breakers, and human checkpoints that traditional finance relies on, so multi day unwinds can happen in an instant. Code risk remains essential as ever but needs to test onchain dynamics, not just isolated sandboxes. He closes by introducing the concept of blockchain operations and pointing to simulation against live state as the unique advantage blockchain offers, comparing it to pilots in flight simulators or banks running stress tests. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 A Routine Upgrade Gone Wrong 01:04 $2 Million in Bad Debt in Four Minutes 01:33 The Smart Contracts Behaved as Intended 01:51 Andrej's Background at Tenderly 02:38 Why None of the Checks Triggered 03:03 Hyperfocusing on Reaching Mainnet 03:26 The Work Doesn't Stop at Launch 04:10 The Map Is Not the Territory 05:38 Smart Contracts Are Half the Equation 06:38 Crypto Becoming Finance Itself 07:11 Risk Management as the Next Decade's Discipline 07:47 Four Categories of Risk 08:20 Process Risk and Operational Mishaps 09:37 Six to Seven Times More Process Exploits Than Code Exploits 09:59 Dependency Risk and the DeFi Lego Tradeoff 11:18 Knowing the Blast Radius of Dependencies 11:53 Market Risk Without Circuit Breakers 13:19 Modeling Comfort with Exposure 13:36 Code Risk Remains Essential 14:23 Testing Onchain Dynamics, Not Just Isolated Sandboxes 14:52 Correct at Launch Doesn't Mean Correct at Scale 15:22 Frameworks From Traditional Finance 15:49 Simulation Against Live State as the Tying Piece 16:23 No Undo Buttons on Blockchain 16:48 Pilots, Banks, and Stress Testing 17:43 Blockchain Operations as a Category 18:16 Closing: Operating at the Level Global Attention Requires _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *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, Yana Prikhodchenko from Cointelegraph interviews Chaeho Shin, CEO of 1inch, on the state of DeFi liquidity, the convergence of TradFi and DeFi, regulatory clarity, and 1inch's plans for shared liquidity. Chaeho frames the core problem facing DeFi today: roughly 80 to 90% of liquidity is sitting idle because of fragmentation across separate liquidity pools. He explains that 1inch is solving this by introducing a shared liquidity protocol that allows assets in users' wallets to be shared across different liquidity pools without ever leaving self custody, which he positions as the next major DeFi innovation since the original liquidity pool concept from 2019 to 2020. The conversation moves into RWAs, where Chaeho identifies the two biggest barriers to real adoption: compliance and regulatory issues, and liquidity fragmentation that prevents efficient trading at TradFi comparable rates. He notes the disconnect between roughly $30 billion in RWAs onchain and only $2.5 billion actively used in DeFi, and explains that 1inch is positioning to be the most regulatory ready DeFi protocol and a partner swap engine for RWA platforms. He argues the real breakthrough for RWAs in DeFi is the ability to generate additional yield from liquidity pool trading fees on top of the underlying security's dividends. On geographic differences, Chaeho explains that APAC markets including his native Korea remain much more retail focused than the US, but they all benchmark against Wall Street and are waiting for US regulatory clarity (especially the Clarity Act addressing questions he started asking nine years ago) before institutional adoption accelerates. He closes by predicting that shared liquidity will be the dominant DeFi narrative in 2026 and 2027, replacing speculation with fundamentally supported higher yields driven by better capital efficiency. 00:00 Introduction 00:08 Thanks to the Organizers 00:47 Chaeho's TradFi to Crypto Journey 01:10 The TradFi DeFi Convergence Since 2024 01:46 Why 80 to 90% of DeFi Liquidity Sits Idle 02:36 Introducing 1inch Shared Liquidity Protocol 03:13 Self Custody While Sharing Across Pools 03:46 Are AMMs the Bottleneck for the Next Phase 04:59 No Real DeFi Innovation Since 2019 2020 05:36 RWAs: Why 30 Billion Onchain but Only 2.5 Billion in DeFi 06:27 Compliance and Liquidity as the Two RWA Hurdles 07:14 1inch as the RWA Swap Engine 07:52 The Real RWA Breakthrough: Extra DeFi Yield on Top of Dividends 09:28 APAC vs US Capital Allocation 10:01 Why APAC Remains Retail Focused 10:48 APAC Benchmarking Against Wall Street 11:52 Waiting for US Regulatory Clarity 12:26 Key Learnings From the Clarity Act 13:52 What's Next for DeFi Liquidity 14:16 The Yield Problem in Bear Market DeFi 15:32 Better Capital Efficiency as the Solution 16:00 Bonus Round: Morning Routine and Personal Strategy 16:26 Bull or Bear: Building Through Cycles 16:46 1inch's Big Goal for 2026 to 2027 17:17 Predicting the Hottest DeFi Narrative 17:49 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Tim Beiko

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this talk, Tim Beiko, who spent eight years on Ethereum core protocol R&D coordinating major network upgrades like EIP-1559 and The Merge, presents his thesis on how Ethereum can evolve from being "unreasonably sufficient" to becoming "reasonably necessary" infrastructure for the world. He explains that the question keeping him up at night for years was whether Ethereum could scale to planetary infrastructure without compromising its core properties, and with zero knowledge proofs and data availability sampling now in production, that question has been answered. The harder question now is what Ethereum should actually be used for. Tim argues that for Ethereum to truly succeed, it must provide things the world genuinely needs that cannot be obtained elsewhere, and those things must depend on Ethereum's unique properties of permissionlessness, immutability, censorship resistance, and decentralization. He contrasts two possible outcomes: The Pirate Bay as a cautionary tale of useful technology that became niche versus TSMC as the level of strategic importance to aim for. He identifies three core affordances that Ethereum uniquely provides: durable commitments across jurisdictions and time, canonical uniqueness through globally consistent state, and programmable trust as a dial rather than binary gate. He uses flash loans as a proof point of financial primitives impossible elsewhere, and suggests prediction markets becoming composable risk infrastructure as one possible frontier. He closes by announcing his focus is shifting from protocol work to finding the applications that deserve to run on Ethereum at planetary scale. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Background and Ethereum's Special Properties 00:54 Unreasonable Sufficiency: Simple Protocols, Complex Results 01:19 The New Question: What Should Ethereum Be Used For 02:24 Why Ethereum Must Provide What the World Needs 03:28 Cautionary Tale: The Pirate Bay vs Strategic Goal: TSMC 04:34 Why Apps Must Depend on Ethereum, Not Just Run on It 05:33 Why DeFi and L2s Are Foundations, Not Final Answers 06:55 The Bar for Reasonably Necessary Territory 07:49 Three Core Affordances Ethereum Uniquely Provides 08:32 Durable Commitments Across Time and Context 09:13 Canonical Uniqueness and Double Spend Prevention 10:04 Programmable Trust as a Dial, Not a Binary Gate 10:54 Settlement Physics and Flash Loans as Proof 12:18 Prediction Markets as Composable Risk Infrastructure 13:18 AI Agents and Onchain Trust at Machine Speed 13:52 The Foundation Is Already in Place 14:31 Tim's Next Chapter: From Protocol to Applications 15:08 Closing: Becoming Reasonably Necessary _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *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, Deepthi Kumar, co-CEO of O(1) Labs, the team behind Mina Protocol, makes the case for moving from trust based to proof based enterprise systems. She frames the central problem facing every business in the coming years: increasing reliance on systems, vendors, and AI agents that you cannot actually check. Her thesis fits in one line: make trust verifiable. Rather than handing over more promises about what systems can do, organizations should hand over more proofs. She notes that zero knowledge proofs have quietly gone mainstream beyond cryptography papers and private tokens, with Google shipping ZK age verification in Google Wallet, Microsoft integrating ZK based credentials into its identity offering, and the EU mandating ZK based digital identity for member states. Deepthi explains that ZK has historically been used for two purposes (privacy and scalability through ZK rollups), but proposes a third use case: verifiability, which is an inherent property of ZK rather than something bolted on. A SNARK at its core is verifiable computation. She argues this should be applied to enterprise workflows where policies govern high stakes operations, citing two converging forces driving the urgency: AI as an offensive weapon (with the first AI generated zero days being reported and threat actors using AI across attack lifecycles), and AI as an actor (agents acting on our behalf at a scale existing guardrails cannot match). The proposed shift is from a model where you trust systems to act, to one where the highstakes action is logged until a proof shows up validating that all policies were enforced. She describes ZK as a "knot tree" that cannot be bribed. The mechanics are three steps: encode existing policy into a ZK circuit running in parallel to existing enforcement, verify the proof against the expected statement, then execute the operation. Benefits include cryptographic receipts, per action audit trails (finer than sample checks), and composability across multi organization workflows through proof aggregation. She closes by emphasizing this is additive not replacement (preserving security heterogeneity), incrementally adoptable starting with one narrow high value flow, and applicable to institutional finance money movement, AI agent identity and delegation, and any vendor integration with policy enforcement requirements. 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Why You Cannot Check Your Vendors and Agents 00:54 Proof Over Promises 01:33 ZK Has Quietly Gone Mainstream 02:17 Google, Microsoft, and the EU on ZK 02:46 The Two Established Uses: Privacy and Scalability 03:42 Proposing Verifiability as the Third Use Case 04:17 Why Verifiability Is Inherent to ZK 05:05 Why Now: Two Forces Pushing in the Same Direction 05:50 AI on the Offense 06:26 AI as an Actor on Your Behalf 07:01 Shifting From Trust to Proof Authorization 07:47 ZK as a Knot Tree That Cannot Be Bribed 08:22 Treasury Transfer as a Concrete Example 09:24 Verifiable Workflow in Three Steps 10:03 Encoding Policy Into a ZK Circuit 10:44 Verifying the Proof Statement 11:27 Cryptographic Receipts 11:54 Per Action Audit Trails 12:19 Composability Across Multi Organization Workflows 13:44 Not Rip and Replace, Additive Layer 14:51 Why ZK Adoption Can Be Incremental 15:45 Applications: Institutional Finance Money Movement 16:27 AI Agents Proving They Followed Policy 16:53 Agent Identity and Delegation Chains 17:21 Enterprise Operations and Vendor Integrations 18:02 Key Takeaway: Add a ZK Layer to High Stakes Operations 19:01 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this talk, Jakob Drzazga, founder of Frontier Tower, opens with the story of why he chose to build on Ethereum back in 2017: not for the price action or hype, but because of the test nets that let developers safely change the engine mid flight while ensuring everything remained solid. He uses this as a frame to ask what societies and governments would look like if they had test nets to validate policy implementations before rolling them out nationwide. He argues we currently implement things mid flight without testing, leading to uncoordinated outcomes. His mission is to build a physical test net for new governance and monetary systems. Jakob walks through Frontier Tower's progress since launching in April 2024: a 16 floor vertical village in San Francisco with capacity for 7,000 builders, organized into floors for AI, longevity, biotech, crypto (which he calls the Ethereum floor), robotics, and neurotech. In the last 12 months, 70,000 people visited, 800 became full time citizens, and they're growing 25% quarter over quarter. They've since acquired Superhero Hotel for 150 builders to co-live, and plan to scale from 1,000 to 10,000 to 100,000 to 1 million citizens. He references Ray Dalio's thesis that societies survive on average 250 years, then shares observations from his China trip including Mu Shanghai's pop-up city showcasing record breaking drone shows, autonomous coffee shops, robots on the street, and China surpassing the US in blockbuster pharma deals in 2025. He attributes China's edge to its 80 year old governance system being younger and to experimentation in special economic zones like Shenzhen, Dubai, and Singapore. He advocates for startup cities and freedom cities in America. He previews two near term experiments his community will run: Frontier OS launching this year with their own stablecoin to test programmable, restricted subsidies that solve the 2021 stimulus problem where many recipients invested in crypto rather than supporting small businesses, and an AI agent based DAO experiment with Protocol Labs where each tower resident's agent reads proposals, knows their preferences and physical activity patterns, and votes accordingly. He closes with the Frontier Residency program that just ran badge zero with six startups, with one accepted to YC. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Why Test Nets Made Jakob Choose Ethereum in 2017 01:13 What If Societies Had Test Nets 01:52 Frontier Tower: A 16 Floor Vertical Village 02:19 Floors for AI, Longevity, Biotech, Crypto, Robotics 02:50 70,000 Visitors and 800 Citizens in 12 Months 03:19 Superhero Hotel and Co-Living Expansion 03:48 Scaling From 1,000 to 1 Million Citizens 04:18 Rethinking Governance From First Principles 04:18 Ray Dalio's 250 Year Society Thesis 05:06 What China Got Right 06:26 Why Younger Systems Have an Advantage 06:57 Special Economic Zones: Shenzhen, Dubai, Singapore 07:25 The Case for Startup and Freedom Cities in America 08:05 Building a City of Physical and Digital Automation 08:45 The Genius Act and Launching a Frontier Stablecoin 09:10 The 2021 Stimulus Problem 09:38 Programmable Subsidies for Local Economies 10:43 Reimagining Tax Allocation and DAOs 11:24 Why DAOs Failed When Crypto Was Only Digital 12:01 Agent Powered DAO Experiment With Protocol Labs 13:03 How Agents Solve the Proposal Fatigue Problem 13:35 Call to Action: Build a Society Test Net 14:01 RWA Real Estate Over $30 Million 14:24 IRL DAO Co-Design Opportunity 14:59 Frontier Residency Badge Zero Recap 15:40 Open Floors at the Tower 16:15 Robotizing the Building 16:30 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, 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this talk, Tomer Weller, Chief Product Officer at the Stellar Development Foundation, presents what nearly a decade in crypto and recent years of institutional conversations have taught him about onchain privacy. He frames the core problem: blockchain is the only financial system where every transaction is fully visible, meaning that the moment paychecks, balances, payroll, trading strategies, or B2B relationships move onchain, they become readable by anyone with a block explorer. For individuals this exposes their entire financial history. For institutions it's worse because competitors can see volumes, relationships, and strategies. Financial institutions have made it clear that not being able to manage visibility is a non-starter. Tomer argues that while crypto has worked on privacy for a decade, it has been driven by cypherpunk ideology of complete financial freedom (which he loves, citing Zcash), when what institutions actually need is privacy as a managed spectrum that allows them to stay competitive and compliant. Privacy varies by jurisdiction (a US regulated asset differs from one in Singapore or Brazil), by use case (payroll has different requirements than trading or remittances), and by technology (ZK, FHE, MPC, TEE all have different tradeoffs). He identifies two privacy dead ends: the all or nothing approach where solutions only offer full transparency or full privacy, and permissioned chains that are private only because they're databases on someone's computer, missing the open participation networks institutions actually want. Tomer presents Stellar's three layer privacy stack: a transparent base layer (transparency is a feature institutions love), low level privacy building blocks like Protocol X-ray providing ZK primitives without enshrining any specific privacy type, and multiple privacy protocols on top. He covers two private payment families: confidential tokens (hide the amount but not the parties, easier to scale compliance) and privacy pools (hide both amount and parties, stronger guarantees but mix funds), with examples like 0xbow and Nethermind's Stellar Private Payments. He closes by walking through a compliance menu including selective disclosure, non-selective disclosure with view keys, association sets, force transparent withdrawals (Oxbow's "rage quit"), and clawbacks for regulated assets. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Why Visibility on Chain Is the Default 00:57 What's at Stake for Individuals and Institutions 01:25 Why Institutions Say Visibility Management Is Non Negotiable 01:53 The Cypherpunk Privacy Heritage 02:18 Why Institutional Privacy Means Something Different 02:43 Privacy as a Multi-Dimensional Spectrum 03:19 The Two Privacy Dead Ends 03:54 Dead End One: All or Nothing 04:20 Dead End Two: Permissioned Chains 05:08 Stellar's Three Layer Privacy Stack 05:36 Transparency as a Feature 06:05 Building Blocks Not Enshrined Privacy 06:32 Protocol X-ray and ZK Primitives 06:59 Why Payments Are the Foundational Use Case 07:26 Confidential Tokens: Hiding the Amount 07:45 The Confidential Token Association 08:09 Privacy Pools: Hiding the Who Too 08:42 Tradeoffs and Co-Mingling Concerns 09:10 Building the Compliance Menu 09:52 Selective Disclosure 10:20 Non Selective Disclosure With View Keys 10:46 Association Sets and Vetted Allow Lists 11:10 Force Transparent Withdrawals and Rage Quit 11:35 Clawbacks for Regulated Assets 12:00 Closing: All the Building Blocks Are in Place _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Sam Kazemian

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this fireside chat, Spencer Noon from OurNetwork sits down with Sam Kazemian, founder of Frax, to discuss how a stablecoin becomes core infrastructure in the post Genius Act world. Sam winds back to March 2025 when he, co-founder Travis Moore, and US industry figures including the Blockchain Association and Coinbase's Brian Armstrong were negotiating the wording of the Genius Act, which legalized payment stablecoins as federally regulated digital dollars. He breaks down what he sees as the most important part of the act: a stablecoin issuer backed by narrow collateral types (Fed reverse repos, money market fund securities, Treasury bills, and FDIC insured bank deposits, or RWAs representing those) can become a Genius compliant issuer through the OCC or a state regulator, issuing what amounts to legal tender that banks, companies, and fintechs can accept. He explains that while Frax was an Ethereum DeFi OG with an original hybrid algorithmic stablecoin (now deprecated but not shut down, like DAI and Sky), the flagship product is now FraxUSD, a Genius compliant stablecoin that launched right when the act passed in July 2025. Sam details FraxUSD's core differentiator: unlike USDC or USDT where users and venues have no relationship with the issuer and receive none of the underlying risk free yield, FraxUSD streams the risk free rate directly on chain. He walks through the concrete mechanism built with Aave V4, where a reserve link smart contract checks the average FraxUSD balance in partner protocols like Aave and Curve pools daily, mints new FraxUSD against the growing reserves, and streams it into those venues, making FraxUSD the highest TVL lent digital dollar on Aave V4. Users can view the underlying RWAs (money market fund securities and Treasury bills custodied by BlackRock, BNY, and WisdomTree). Sam frames base money stablecoins as the biggest network effect product in crypto, distinct from yield bearing 4626 vaults, and explains Frax's forward looking strategy of not fighting USDC on established venues but instead becoming the aligned default digital dollar for the infrastructure of tomorrow like Aave V4, Morpho, and new RWA pools. Spencer connects this to DeFi's promise of financial empowerment and Vitalik's critique of unnecessary rent seeking, noting the current disconnect between $300 billion in stablecoins and only $16 billion on lending protocols. Sam closes with a prediction that the stablecoin supply will double from $300 billion to over $600 billion within a year, with banks moving balance sheets into compliant stablecoins and companies running stablecoin treasuries becoming routine daily headlines. 00:00 Introduction 00:07 Winding Back to March 2025 and the Genius Act 00:51 What the Genius Act Legalized 01:17 Deconstructing the Parts That Matter 01:51 The Narrow Collateral Requirements 02:25 Why Frax Built the New Version This Way 02:58 From Algorithmic Stablecoin to FraxUSD 03:48 Being First to Build to the Act 04:31 The User Journey vs a Neo Bank or Coinbase 05:03 Why Most Venues Get No Yield From Issuers 05:32 The Aave V4 Risk Free Rate Mechanism 05:58 Highest TVL Digital Dollar on Aave V4 06:24 Looking Forward, Not Winding Back the Clock 06:58 The Aligned, Regulated, Redeemable Digital Dollar 07:32 Why the Current Lending Rate Falls Short 08:38 Viewing the Underlying RWAs on Frax's Website 09:08 Which Institutions Custody the Reserves 09:37 How the Reserve Link Smart Contract Works 09:59 A Programmable Version of Coinbase USDC Earn 10:33 Why Base Money Is the Biggest Network Effect 11:32 Network Effects vs Yield Bearing Vaults 12:06 FraxUSD as Direct Spend Across Venues 12:34 DeFi as Financial Empowerment 13:10 The $300 Billion vs $16 Billion Gap 13:39 Efficiency, Alignment, and Composability 14:04 Sustainable Infrastructure, Not a Campaign 14:37 Not Fighting USDC on Established Pairs 15:03 Targeting the Infrastructure of Tomorrow 15:37 The Two Year Vision for FraxUSD Dominance 16:32 What KPIs Frax Aligns Around 16:53 Why Eventually There Will Just Be Dollars 17:59 Banks and Companies Moving to Stablecoin Treasuries 18:51 When Billion Dollar Mints Become Daily Headlines 19:07 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 · Jul 9, 2026

In this brief opening, Kartik Talwar, co-founder of ETHGlobal, welcomes over 2,000 attendees to day two of ETHConf at the Javits Center. He reiterates that ETHConf is the first and biggest institutional Ethereum event in America, run by ETH Global with the goal of promoting the Ethereum ecosystem and getting the smartest people in the world building on the hardest problems in the space. New York was chosen intentionally to bring together the finance world with the broader crypto community, connecting DeFi and TradFi founders alongside builders working on cryptography and distributed systems so both sides can readily collaborate. Kartik previews day two's structure across three continuing themes: how institutions are thinking about adopting stablecoins and DeFi in their day to day flows, how protocols are evolving from an engineering perspective (what's still outstanding, what's being worked on, what to expect in the coming months and years), and how these two threads connect to make it easy for everyone else to come on chain by simplifying UX, technical, and regulatory hurdles at scale. He emphasizes that speakers coming on stage will talk about work they've already shipped rather than work they're just thinking about, and encourages attendees to interact directly with founders throughout the day since decisions happen faster when you can chat with the people building the products. 00:00 Welcome to Day Two of ETHConf 00:30 Why New York and Why Institutional Focus 00:58 Bringing DeFi and TradFi Together 01:23 2,000 Attendees and 150 Speakers 01:51 Day Two Themes: Institutions, Protocols, Adoption 02:20 Real Stuff on Stage, Not Concepts 02:39 Meet Founders Throughout the Day 02:57 Kicking Off the First Talk _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Christine Kim

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this talk, Christine Kim from Protocol Watch shares the framework she has used for 8 years tracking Ethereum development and governance, including years running the ACD Toolkit and covering Ethereum's All Core Devs calls. She was one of the first people to regularly cover ACD calls, now runs an independent Ethereum development newsletter and a Bitcoin development newsletter, hosts a podcast on both, and operates a research and advisory firm helping businesses building on the two chains. She frames her insider approach around three foundational questions: how does Ethereum governance work, who are the key players, and where and when do they meet to make decisions. Christine explains that Ethereum governance is like an onion. The outer formal layer is defined by EIPs like EIP-1 (defining the EIP process) and EIP-7723 (labels for CFI, PFI, SFI, DFI status), which AI can help summarize. The harder and more important part is the informal layer, the unwritten norms driving decisions. She notes that on ACD calls each client team gets an equal vote regardless of whether they have 40% or 1% market share, and that contentious decisions require supermajorities whose thresholds shift with the level of contention. She emphasizes that governance itself evolves rapidly, pointing to the new headliner process introduced only in the Fusaka upgrade. On the "who" question, she pushes past treating stakeholders categorically (validators, developers, users, client teams) to look at who individuals actually work for and how their companies are funded. Most Ethereum client teams were seeded and funded by the Ethereum Foundation, which explains its historical leadership, and as the EF narrows focus the funding sources for client diversity are opening up. On the "where," she highlights the three ACD calls as the most important decision-making forum, noting the cadence has evolved from once every two weeks pre-merge to twice weekly today as developers push toward two upgrades a year. Christine explains she deprecated the ACD and BTC toolkits earlier this year not because the framework was wrong, but because static written posts were suboptimal and her readers mostly wanted actionable insights rather than the underlying research process. She closes by challenging the room to apply her framework to at least one protocol, arguing it reveals whether a protocol is genuinely decentralized or engaging in "decentralization theater" with multisigs and federations, and helps identify the real values (transparency, verifiability, accountability) driving each blockchain's differentiation. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Christine's Track Record 01:12 Launching the ACD and BTC Toolkits 01:36 The Three Questions Framework 02:15 Ethereum Governance as an Onion 02:41 The Formal Layer: EIPs and Labels 04:07 The Informal Layer: Unwritten Norms 04:29 How Client Team Votes Actually Work 05:26 Supermajorities for Contentious Decisions 06:17 How Governance Itself Evolves 06:43 The Headliner Process in Fusaka 07:38 Beyond Categorical Stakeholders 08:34 Looking Deeper at Who Funds Client Teams 09:19 Why the Ethereum Foundation Seeded Client Diversity 09:47 What Happens as the EF Narrows Focus 10:40 Being in the Room Where Decisions Happen 11:34 The Three ACD Calls 11:54 How the Cadence Has Evolved Over Time 12:48 Twice Weekly Coordination Today 13:11 Breakout Calls for Long Term Roadmap 13:38 Why ACD Calls Are More Accurate Than X 14:22 The People, Places, and Process 14:46 Applying the Framework to Bitcoin 15:16 Why Christine Deprecated the Toolkits 15:39 The Medium Was Suboptimal 16:09 Readers Wanted Actionable Insights 17:34 A Call to Apply the Framework 18:14 Questioning the True Value of Protocols 19:05 Decentralization Theater 19:54 What Are the Real Ends of Decentralization 21:01 Closing and Resources _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *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, Ashton Keys introduces Society Protocol, which he frames as the evolution of blockchain systems to fulfill an entire state structure on chain through a paradigm he calls synchronized states, the future of human coordination. He argues coordination is humanity's superpower, since we are the only species that coordinates at planetary scale, and that improving it even fractionally benefits society more than any individual achievement. Coordination is not natural, so humanity developed systems like democracy, currencies, and governance to coordinate despite competing interests. The premier system of recent centuries has been the nation state, built on the double entry accounting age and its duplicated, fragmented contracts stored separately between counterparties. This gave us equality, democracy, and capitalism, but when technology is added, it drives centralization into gatekeepers. Ashton identifies eight pillars of a state structure beyond government (identity, monetary systems, societal state, time synchronization, shared reality of events, group decision making, the social contract, and value systems), noting all currently centralize into powerful gatekeepers who warp shared reality. He argues the 2,000 year double entry accounting age is ending, and that the transition began in 2009 with Bitcoin decentralizing money and 2015 with Ethereum decentralizing assets. But blockchains lack identity and Sybil resistance, so they cannot form people, governance, or all eight pillars, and their uneven social layer forces them into immutable pyramid structures. He reframes blockchains as two-dimensional clocks and synchronized state machines, and proposes evolving to four-dimensional synchronized state machines that unlock a triple entry accounting age. Society Protocol is a four-dimensional model world synchronizing identities, property, governance, and interactions together, unlocking Sybil resistance, identity, and direct programmable governance where changes update the whole social contract instantly. He walks through the eight pillars as programmable components, warns that centralized CBDCs are a competing path leading to a technofeudal dark age, and closes framing Society Protocol not as revolution but evolution built on Ethereum bridging web3 to web4, seeking committed builders ahead of a public fundraise in about six months. 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Coordination as Humanity's Superpower 01:12 Why Coordination Beats Individual Ability 01:33 How Humans Coordinate Through Systems 01:56 The Nation State as the Premier System 02:20 The Double Entry Accounting Age 02:50 How Duplicated Contracts Work 03:09 What the Nation State Gave Us 03:25 Why Technology Causes Centralization 03:38 The Eight Pillars of a State Structure 04:04 Why We Don't Control Our Own Identities 04:20 How Gatekeepers Grow Powerful 04:56 How Media Platforms Warp Shared Reality 05:44 The Stacked Problems of Centralization 06:09 Why It Looks Like the Apocalypse 06:30 The End of the Double Entry Accounting Age 06:59 From Bitcoin to Ethereum 07:23 Why Blockchains Lack Identity 07:42 Why Blockchains Get Forced Into Pyramids 08:07 Blockchains as Two-Dimensional Clocks 09:08 From Static Objects to Synchronized States 09:30 What Is Society Protocol 10:00 Unlocking Identity and Governance 10:44 Unifying All Eight Pillars Into One Machine 11:30 Pillar One: The Timeline 11:51 Pillars: State Sphere, Actors, and Money 12:09 Events and the Model World 12:30 Governance That Updates Society Instantly 13:00 The Social Contract and Protocol Effects 13:17 Value Functions and What Society Values 14:23 What It All Means for Global Coordination 15:42 Why Synchronized States Beat Nation States 16:26 A Modular System Like a Linux Foundation 16:49 Why CBDCs Are a Competing Path 17:38 The Risk of a Technofeudal Dark Age 18:01 Evolution, Not Revolution 19:10 A Call for Builders and True Believers 20:01 Building on Ethereum From Web3 to Web4 20:40 The Path to a Public Fundraise 20:59 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, Mikhail Lazarev from Gearbox Protocol shares his playbook for trusting AI agents with capital, opening on the number zero: Gearbox has had zero security incidents in five years and zero bad debt, and zero could also be how much money is left if you fail to secure agents properly. Drawing on two years of piloting experiments starting with prototypes on EigenLayer in 2024, he lays out the Gearbox agentic framework and how anyone can set up a curatorless autonomous AI vault today. He frames the stakes with numbers: BCG projects $19 trillion tokenized on chain by 2033, and while 62% of entities are experimenting with AI per McKinsey, only 10% use it in production, a huge gap. Referencing a recent tweet from a well-known security figure warning that AI is now so good at finding vulnerabilities that DeFi feels unsafe, he argues DeFi 3.0 needs two shifts: moving from complicated monolithic smart contract systems to using Ethereum as a settlement layer with simple one-to-one peer-to-peer credit lines that are easy to formally verify, and moving from human risk curators to curatorless due diligence performed by agents that research deeply, respond fast to market changes, scale, and never sleep. Mikhail walks through the Gearbox loop of six stages (discover, analyze, shortlist, propose, execute, and monitor), noting they built their own indexer to solve the lack of proven data sources. He demos an agent analyzing around 100 documents in five minutes to recommend how to deploy 10k of USDC, flagging an insecure pool with an RLP token incident, and introduces an MCP server so the loop runs in any coding agent with a human-in-the-loop verification link (deployable to IPFS) so users never sign what they do not understand. He explains bot APY, an on-chain harness using Gearbox's battle tested total-value computation to cap an agent's risk budget per transaction, making losses easy to hedge with insurance and protecting against leaked agent keys. He covers graph memory with per-source credibility scores to resist toxic tweet manipulation and plug in institutional due diligence, mapping interconnections between complex assets to enable emergency exits during contagion. He closes with a structured product where 90% sits in a yield pool while an agent borrows against it and competes to outperform, backstopped by an on-chain stop-loss. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Starting With the Number Zero 00:41 Zero Incidents, Zero Bad Debt 01:07 Two Years of Piloting Agent Experiments 01:45 The Numbers We Are Facing 02:17 The Gap Between Experimentation and Production 02:50 The Vision for How DeFi Should Be Done 03:32 DeFi 3.0: Ethereum as a Settlement Layer 04:09 Why Peer-to-Peer Is Easier to Verify 04:45 Why Autonomous Due Diligence Matters 05:16 From Risk Curators to Curatorless Agents 05:48 Why Autonomy Beats Manual Research 06:14 The Gearbox Loop of Six Stages 06:39 Why Shortlisting Is Needed 07:08 Why Execution Must Be Safe 07:15 Demo: Deploying 10k of USDC 07:36 How the Agent Collects and Analyzes Data 08:14 Flagging an Insecure Pool 08:41 Introducing the MCP Server 09:08 Why You Never Sign What You Don't Understand 09:35 The Human-in-the-Loop Verification Link 10:03 Toward Autonomous Capital Management 10:47 How Bot APY and Risk Budgets Work 11:12 Why Capped Losses Are Easy to Hedge 11:38 Protecting Against Leaked Agent Keys 12:07 The Problem of Agent Memory 12:34 Credibility Scores to Resist Manipulation 13:04 Plugging In Institutional Due Diligence 13:37 From Beating ML to Following a Manifest 14:05 Why Different Goals Achieve Different Outcomes 14:48 Mapping Interconnections Between Complex Assets 15:14 Emergency Exits During Contagion 15:53 Building a Structured Product on Gearbox 16:23 Splitting Capital Into Passive and Active 16:51 How the Agent Borrows and Competes 17:38 The On-Chain Stop-Loss Harness 18:19 Learning Like Robots Playing Go 18:43 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, Thibauld Favre, CTO and co-founder of Fairmint, introduces the Open Cap Table Protocol and argues why the private market, not the public one, is where onchain equity infrastructure will win. He opens on how the new administration reshuffled the deal for crypto by opening the floodgates for asset tokenization, and Wall Street heard the message loud and clear, with the DTCC and market participants now scrambling to tokenize everything. As a 16 year crypto veteran, he asks whether all that work is being co-opted by Wall Street to build faster horses, and answers no. Everything Wall Street tokenizes today is public equity, which works because of an old, complex mainframe based infrastructure centered on the DTCC monopoly for post trade operations. That system works (you click a button on Robinhood and the trade settles despite nine intermediaries), so the low hanging fruit is simply adding another layer to sell US securities offshore, which changes nothing fundamental. Thibauld argues the real wedge is the private market, which is exploding as staying private grows more attractive: secondaries now rival IPO proceeds, there are over a thousand unicorns globally, and more than $4 trillion in private valuation. Yet the private market has almost no infrastructure, running on lawyers, PDFs, Excel sheets, and databases, with lawyers as the expensive glue. This is the opportunity, since private shares are restricted with transfer rules, ownership structures are complex and layered with SPVs, privacy is table stakes, and intermediaries are all offchain. Fairmint's seven years taught them that issuing equity tokens on chain is useless if the source of truth stays offchain, so the solution is putting the cap table itself on chain. The Open Cap Table Protocol turns cap tables into programmable smart contracts, and Fairmint became one of the first SEC registered transfer agents in 2023 to support it. Crucially it is not a new standard but an onchain extension of the existing Open Cap Table Format from the coalition of top securities law firms, making it compatible with the industry from day one while delivering self custody, programmability, instant settlement, automated compliance, borderless markets, traceability, and composability as regulated DeFi. Over $1.5 billion of equity is already on chain, and he frames the endgame as making IPOs great by letting everyone trade directly on the cap table, enabling new use cases like companies keeping direct connection with shareholders or trading equity directly on their own websites. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 The World Changed a Year Ago 00:46 Wall Street Rushing to Tokenize Everything 01:16 Was 16 Years of Crypto Co-Opted? 01:44 Why Wall Street Only Tokenizes Public Equity 02:15 Why the DTCC Infrastructure Works 02:41 The Low Hanging Fruit of Selling Offshore 02:56 Why We Need a Better, Simpler Infrastructure 03:16 The Private Market Is Exploding 03:44 Over $4 Trillion in Private Valuation 04:13 The Broken Infrastructure of Private Markets 04:42 Why Private Shares Are Harder Than Public 05:16 Why Issuing Tokens Alone Created More Complexity 05:33 Putting the Cap Table On Chain 06:06 The Open Cap Table Protocol 06:40 Not a New Standard: Building on the Existing Format 07:05 The Open Cap Table Coalition of Law Firms 07:38 Compatible With the Industry From Day One 08:04 Why It Is Regulated DeFi 08:29 Over $1.5 Billion of Equity On Chain 08:50 The Endgame: Making IPOs Great 09:33 Simplifying Trading Directly on the Cap Table 09:56 The Airbnb Shareholder Connection Anecdote 10:48 Trading on Brokerage or Directly on Your Website 11:12 How to Join and Build on the Protocol 11:31 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 · Jul 9, 2026

In this fireside chat, Kartik Talwar from ETHGlobal sits down with Katherine Wu, CEO of ENS Labs, to discuss the next era of ENS. Katherine explains that ENS launched in 2017 before NFTs, DeFi, L2s, account abstraction, and stablecoins existed, and that its smart contracts reflect a very different world. V2 is a ground-up rearchitecture of both the protocol and the front-end apps to meet users in a fast-changing, multi-chain industry. On the protocol side, V2 gives users maximal flexibility to design and set rules for their own namespaces in a world of stablecoins and L2s. On the app side, ENS is splitting its front end into two experiences: an Explorer for data nerds who want to see a name's full onchain history and footprint, and a simpler app for casual users who just want a profile. Katherine walks through the decision to abandon Namechain, ENS's planned own L2, which was not easy. The original motivation was sparing users the volatile, high mainnet gas fees of 2021 (she paid over $300 to register her name), but over the past year mainnet registration gas fell roughly 100x from around $5 to five cents, invalidating the core assumption. Since a name tied to identity needs the strongest security guarantees, and Ethereum L1 is the most secure chain with no downtime, they prioritized V2 on mainnet instead. She describes her role as CEO of an engineering-driven org, spanning finance, operations, and deep technical dives, and how working with the DAO forces user-first decisions (they put a first-ever price increase to a DAO vote and cannot unilaterally ship a protocol upgrade without token holder approval, a can't-be-evil design). She highlights ENS integration in PayPal and Venmo for sending stablecoins by username rather than a 0x address, arguing fintechs bringing users on chain cannot ship a 2017 UX. She previews V2 letting users pay for names with stablecoins or any ERC20 token, even starting the transaction on any L2 and settling on mainnet, and discusses years of good-faith relationship building with ICANN toward DNS compatibility (contrasting ENS with unrecognized alt-naming projects like .crypto that sit outside the internet root zone). She closes on the hardest part of building a trustless protocol with millions of users and owned assets: you cannot move fast and break the internet, and V2 is like ENS's version of the merge. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 The Next Era of ENS and Why V2 00:41 Why ENS Is Still Around Since 2017 01:07 How the Crypto World Has Changed 01:32 A World Before DeFi, L2s, and Stablecoins 02:04 The Big Features of V2 Over V1 02:33 Maximal Flexibility on the Protocol Side 02:56 Splitting the App Into Explorer and Normal 03:37 The Namechain Announcement 03:53 What Namechain Was and Its Goals 04:20 Maximizing Trustlessness 04:41 The $300 Gas Fee Problem of 2021 05:03 Why ENS Looked Into L2s 05:29 How Mainnet Gas Fell 100x 06:02 Why Security Guarantees Matter Most 06:21 Why Ethereum L1 Won 06:57 What the CEO of ENS Labs Actually Does 07:38 Why the Open Engineering Culture Matters 08:00 VC vs the Operating Side 08:22 How ENS Works With the DAO 08:53 Asking Users Before Raising Prices 09:29 Why Protocol Upgrades Need a Vote 09:53 The Can't-Be-Evil Design 10:13 ENS in PayPal and Venmo 10:57 Why Fintechs Integrated ENS for Stablecoins 11:51 The Security Case Against Raw Addresses 12:36 Why On-Chain Products Cannot Ship 2017 UX 12:59 Optimizing How You Pay for a Domain 13:15 Why ENS Was Not Built for ERC20 Payments 13:44 Buying an ENS Name With Any ERC20 Token 14:04 Starting the Transaction on Any L2 14:27 Compatibility With DNS and TLDs 14:59 Why ICANN Matters 15:37 Why Alt-Naming Projects Fall Outside the Root Zone 16:10 Years of Building Relationships With ICANN 16:58 The Hardest Part of Building Trustless Protocols 17:26 Why the Protocol Does Invisible Work 17:55 Why You Cannot Move Fast and Break the Internet 18:25 Designing for Every Edge Case 18:58 Why V2 Is ENS's Version of the Merge 19:16 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Funding the Commons · May 9, 2026

AI governance. The future of work. Coordination at scale. And the question underneath all of it: how do we make sure AI leads to human flourishing, not just faster automation? Intelligence at the Frontier was a 36-hour festival hosted by Funding the Commons across 16 floors of Frontier Tower in San Francisco, March 14–15, 2026. Over a thousand participants from 92 countries joined 229 sessions spanning AI policy, public goods funding, decentralized governance, AI safety, open source AI, democratic deliberation, longevity research, and coordination infrastructure for the age of AI. This aftermovie captures some of the ideas and conversations that shaped the weekend, featuring Tom Kalil (Renaissance Philanthropy, fmr. White House science policy), Sheila Warren (fmr. World Economic Forum), Shady El Damaty (Holonym Foundation / human.tech), Luke Drago (Workshop Labs), and Shaw Walters (ElizaOS). What stood out to you? Let us know 👇 🌐 https://fundingthecommons.io Presented by Funding the Commons x Frontier Tower x Protocol Labs

Funding the Commons · May 9, 2026

What does it look like to build the human-AI coordination layer in 36 hours? The Intelligence at the Frontier Hackathon brought 150 builders to Frontier Tower in San Francisco for an overnight build sprint on March 14-15, 2026, across four tracks: agentic AI, physical robotics, AI safety and evaluation, and sovereign infrastructure. 53 projects shipped. $25k+ in prizes awarded. We saw builders hacking through the night, robots roaming the hallways, agents paying each other in real money, and judges giving Claude feedback. Thanks to everyone who joined us. Co-produced with Protocol Labs. Supported by ElevenLabs, Bittensor, Solana, Meteora, Metaplex, Redwood North, BittensorCommons.org, VESSL AI, Velda, Unbrowse, NomadicML, human.tech, Activeloop, Solo Tech, Learning Layer Labs, Lit Protocol, and KikiTora. 🌐 https://fundingthecommons.io 📋 All 53 projects: https://intelligence-at-the-frontier-hackathon.devspot.app/?activeTab=projects

David Dao

Funding the Commons · May 9, 2026

Elinor Ostrom proved communities can self-govern shared resources without top-down control. But her principles hit a hard limit at roughly 150 people — Dunbar's number. Beyond that, cooperation breaks down. So how do you govern something the size of the Amazon? David Dao, founder of GainForest and winner of the Rainforest X Prize, argues that AI and decentralized technology are the missing infrastructure to scale Ostrom's commons governance principles to planetary scale. Drawing on 15 years working with indigenous communities across the Amazon and the Philippines, he shows how satellite imagery, data valuation, and on-chain identity systems can help communities protect forests at a scale no single government or NGO has managed alone. The talk moves from the tragedy of the commons to a blueprint for governing shared resources in the age of AI. Speaker: David Dao (Protocol Labs & Gainforest) This session was part of Intelligence at the Frontier, held March 14–15, 2026, at Frontier Tower in San Francisco. Learn more at https://www.fundingthecommons.io Note: This recording was captured with technical limitations on Day 1. We apologize for any audio quality issues and appreciate your patience.

Matthias Broner

Funding the Commons · May 9, 2026

As AI displaces workers and traditional UN funding gets pulled back, UNICEF is building the financial infrastructure to get resources to people who need them most. Matthias, an advisor to the UNICEF Office of Innovation, walks through a set of live blockchain-powered initiatives: a crypto donation protocol (Drips) funding five digital public goods across 131 countries, an impact staking program that puts idle ETH to work for humanitarian causes, and AidLink — a system that delivers cash transfers via SMS to people without internet access, building digital wallets entirely behind the scenes. UNICEF has held and disbursed crypto assets since 2019, longer than any other UN organization. The goal is to leverage blockchain as financial infrastructure for people the traditional system doesn't reach, tested in the real world before being scaled. Speaker: Matthias Broner (UNICEF Office of Innovation) This session was part of Intelligence at the Frontier, held March 14–15, 2026, at Frontier Tower in San Francisco. Learn more at https://www.fundingthecommons.io Note: This recording was captured with technical limitations on Day 1. We apologize for any audio quality issues and appreciate your patience.

Juan Benet

Funding the Commons · May 9, 2026

The crypto community built a lot. It just didn't quite get there. Juan Benet offers a frank assessment of why, and why AI might be the thing that finally makes it real. Juan, founder of Protocol Labs and the person whose work gave rise to IPFS, Filecoin and Funding the Commons itself, reflects on a decade of building decentralized infrastructure that reached fewer people than it should have. Stablecoins worked. Most of the rest didn't land at scale. The speculative noise drowned out the execution. The rails built in crypto are exactly the underground layer AI needs to transact at scale. The crypto dream might still happen, just built by AI agents rather than humans alone. Juan's challenge to the room is to start thinking now about how to provision public goods not just for people, but for the millions of AI agents that will soon be part of the conversation too. Speaker: Juan Benet (Protocol Labs) This session was part of Intelligence at the Frontier, held March 14–15, 2026, at Frontier Tower in San Francisco. Learn more at https://www.fundingthecommons.io

Illia Polosukhin

Funding the Commons · May 9, 2026

The internet was built for humans clicking URLs. It was not built for agents coordinating with each other at scale. Illia Polosukhin thinks that needs to change now. Illia, co-founder of NEAR Protocol and co-author of the landmark "Attention Is All You Need" paper, traces the arc from AI as a backend feature to AI as the operating system through which we interface with the world. Agents are already starting to coordinate with each other, hire each other, and execute actions without human input. The infrastructure underneath them — identity, payments, privacy, policy — was not designed for this. His answer is a stack built for the agentic era: confidential execution environments, credential vaults that intercept outgoing connections, WebAssembly tool isolation, and a marketplace where agents can hire each other for tasks. The goal is security by design rather than security as an afterthought. Speaker: Illia Polosukhin (NEAR Protocol) This session was part of Intelligence at the Frontier, held March 14–15, 2026, at Frontier Tower in San Francisco. Learn more at https://www.fundingthecommons.io

Illia Polosukhin, Juan Benet

Funding the Commons · May 9, 2026

What happens when AI agents don't just assist humans but start forming their own entities, entering contracts, and building toward their own goals? Illia Polosukhin and Juan Benet think we're closer to that than most people realize. Illia, co-founder of NEAR Protocol and co-author of "Attention Is All You Need," and Juan, founder of Protocol Labs, dig into the infrastructure needed for a world of autonomous AI coordination. The conversation turns on a deceptively simple problem: credit assignment. Every bottleneck in how we organize human effort, from machine learning to corporations to public goods funding, comes down to how well we can attribute contribution. Juan argues that cheap intelligence may finally let us solve this at scale, using Shapley value approximations to fairly distribute credit across AI agents working on shared goals. The first fully autonomous AI corporations may arrive within months. The question is whether we build the right foundations now or sleepwalk into it. Speakers: Illia Polosukhin (NEAR Protocol), Juan Benet (Protocol Labs) This session was part of Intelligence at the Frontier, held March 14–15, 2026, at Frontier Tower in San Francisco. Learn more at https://www.fundingthecommons.io

ETHGlobal · May 9, 2026

In this talk, Adrienne Youngman, head of marketing and comms at Gnosis, presents the practical implications of the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) and frames it within Gnosis's broader mission of restoring digital ownership. She traces how Web3's original promise of self-custody and permissionless systems has been eroded by L2 fragmentation, custodial super apps, and permissioned infrastructure — and argues that EEZ can "unfork" Ethereum by enabling cross-chain calls within a single transaction, unified liquidity pools, and global collateral visibility. Adrienne gives concrete UX improvements: eliminating bridging friction, enabling CowSwap to route trades across all chains as one pool, letting Aave see collateral across multiple chains, and allowing Safe configurations to reflect everywhere from a single change. She highlights new capabilities like private identity verification across chains without data leaving private domains, and institutional use cases where private blockchains interact with the Ethereum ecosystem. She closes by showcasing Gnosis's product suite — Gnosis Pay for self-custodial fintech infrastructure, their consumer app with Visa card and IBAN integration, and the Circles protocol for fair-distribution peer-to-peer money based on trust graphs and social consensus. 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Gnosis: More Than Safe 01:23 Gnosis's Building Legacy: AMMs, Prediction Markets, Cow Protocol 02:21 Gnosis Pay, Consumer App, VPN, and EEZ 02:46 GM The Man, We're Forking You 03:06 Ownership and Power: Why It Matters 04:30 Ownership Through Cultural and Class Lenses 05:17 Losing Ownership in Digital Lives 06:37 Web3's Original Promise and How We Broke It 07:43 L2 Fragmentation and Custodial Drift 08:13 EEZ in Practice: No More Bridging 08:41 Unified Liquidity Pools Across Chains 09:08 Composable Finance: Stake, Borrow, Use in One Transaction 09:32 Global Collateral and Safe Configuration Sync 10:25 New Possibilities: Private Identity Across Chains 11:25 Institutional Use Cases with Private Blockchains 11:57 CTA: Join the EEZ Alliance 12:20 Gnosis Pay: Self-Custodial Fintech Infrastructure 13:19 Circles Protocol: Fair-Distribution Peer-to-Peer Money 14:51 Closing: Bank on Gnosis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *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 Gnosis X: https://x.com/gnosischain ✅ 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, Misha Putiatin, co-founder of Symbiotic, lays out the four critical problems that must be solved to bring trillions of dollars of traditional finance on-chain in a composable, DeFi-native way rather than as simple database receipts. He argues that after 18 years of building infrastructure, blockchains are no longer bandwidth-bound, but the industry lacks the financial primitives needed for institutional adoption: private credit, smart contract risk coverage, standardized reporting, and RWA liquidity. Misha details Symbiotic's role as a collateral market platform addressing each problem: partnering with Cap Protocol for private credit and financial guarantees (already at $220M+ in delegations), working with Nexus Mutual on second-loss coverage for DeFi and RWA protocols, helping Hive build on-chain reporting with real-time liquidation triggers and automated audits, and building an instant liquidity solution that pools redemption flow across all tokenized platforms to solve the chicken-and-egg problem of illiquid RWAs with 90-100 day redemption windows. He emphasizes that the "native way" — composable, liquidatable, self-custodied assets with DeFi rails — is the only path that truly leverages what crypto has built, with instant liquidity and Nexus coverage both launching early Q2. 00:00 Introduction 00:10 18 Years of Building Infrastructure 02:26 Traditional Finance Is Finally Interested 03:43 Why Institutions Matter: They Have the Money 04:44 Two Options: Database Receipts vs DeFi-Native Composability 06:30 Symbiotic's Four-Problem Framework 06:59 Problem 1: Private Credit and Financial Guarantees 08:48 Problem 2: Smart Contract Risk Coverage with Nexus Mutual 10:42 Capital Efficiency and the Insurance Gap 12:12 Problem 3: Standardized On-Chain Reporting with Hive 13:22 Actionable Reporting: Liquidation Triggers and Automated Audits 14:03 Problem 4: RWA Liquidity — The Biggest Blocker 15:37 Current Solutions: Half-Yield Buffers and Platform Funds 17:00 Symbiotic's Approach: Pooled Cross-Platform Liquidity 18:01 Launch Timeline: Instant Liquidity and Nexus in Q2 18:41 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 Misha Putiatin X: https://x.com/Psalom ✅ Follow Symbiotic X: https://x.com/Symbioticfi ✅ 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, Luca Malpiedi, head of growth at KeeperHub (built by the MakerDAO/Sky Protocol devops team), introduces KeeperHub as the reliable execution layer for on-chain agents. He explains how KeeperHub fits into the agent stack beneath reasoning frameworks (LangGraph, OpenClaw, Eliza OS) and communication protocols (MCP, A2A), handling the critical gap where network congestion, gas spikes, and silent failures kill agent transactions. KeeperHub manages retries, gas adaptation, transaction simulation, signing, and full audit trails with SLA backing. Luca walks through the platform's two core interaction modes: direct execution (agent calls a contract and KeeperHub lands the transaction) and workflows (agent creates persistent automations with triggers, conditions, and actions that run continuously). He demos building a vault monitoring workflow in Claude via the MCP server in about 40 seconds — from natural language intent to a live workflow with cron triggers, condition checks, ERC-4626 deposit actions, and Discord notifications. For the hackathon, he outlines three contribution directions: new protocol/chain integrations as plugins, framework wrappers for tools like OpenClaw and Eliza OS, and new developer features like simulation debugging or wiring published strategies to ERC-7804 agent registries with X2X payment rails. 00:00 Introduction and Hackathon Context 01:20 The Hub: Workflow Library and Templates 02:23 Publishing Workflows as Marketplace Strategies 03:29 How KeeperHub Executes Workflows 04:15 Where KeeperHub Fits in the Agent Stack 05:41 The Gap: Network Congestion Kills Agents 06:27 Retries, Gas Adaptation, Audit Trails, and SLAs 06:50 Team Background: MakerDAO/Sky Protocol Engineers 07:29 KeeperHub as Infrastructure, Not Just a UI 08:11 Resources: Discord, Docs, and Link Tree 08:53 Primary Interfaces: MCP Server, CLI, X2X 09:37 MCP Setup and Tool Schemas 10:32 Two Interaction Types: Direct Execution and Workflows 11:22 Primitives: Triggers, Conditions, and Action Nodes 11:44 What's Pluggable: Protocols, Frameworks, and Contributions 12:29 Live Demo: Vault Monitoring Workflow via Claude MCP 14:04 Workflow Canvas Walkthrough 15:16 What We Want to See from Hackers 15:42 Direction 1: New Protocol and Chain Integrations 16:14 Direction 2: Framework Integration Wrappers 17:01 Direction 3: New Features and Developer Tooling 17:34 Bonus: Agent Marketplace with ERC-7804 and X2X 18:33 Closing and Support Channels _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🤖 *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 KeeperHub* X: https://x.com/KeeperHubApp ✅ *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 · May 9, 2026

In this workshop, Kevin Krone from ENS Labs introduces the Ethereum Name Service protocol and explores how ENS can serve as an identity layer for apps, AI agents, and interoperable cross-chain naming. He covers the basics of ENS — turning hex addresses into human-readable names, attaching rich profile metadata like social accounts and multi-chain addresses, and how forward and reverse resolution work together to create primary names. Kevin dives deeper into how ENS can function as a namespace for AI agents, proposing a pattern where agents use subnames for versioning and text records for storing metadata like endpoints, skills, and readme files. He demos a verification tool linking ENS names with ERC-7804 agent registrations to create a closed-loop attestation. He also introduces "on.eth," a new two-letter ENS name enabling interoperable cross-chain name resolution via ERC-7828, allowing names like "vitalik.eth@base" to resolve across networks. The session closes with hackathon prize tracks for AI agent integration and creative ENS use. 00:00 Introduction 00:36 What Is ENS 01:39 ENS as a User Experience Protocol 02:41 ENS Profiles and Metadata 03:29 Personalized DApp Experiences with ENS 05:15 How ENS Resolution Works 05:37 Forward and Reverse Resolution 06:43 Setting Up Primary Names Across Chains 07:30 ENS as a Namespace for AI Agents 08:34 Agent Metadata in Text Records and Subnames 09:14 ENS and ERC-7804 Agent Registration 10:45 Live Demo: ENS-7804 Verification Tool 12:47 Reputation and Verifiability Challenges 13:58 Introducing on.eth: Interoperable Chain Names 15:41 ERC-7828 and Cross-Chain Name Resolution 18:15 What You Can Build with ENS 18:58 Hackathon Prize Tracks 19:30 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, Judson Bonneville from Gensyn introduces the Agent eXchange Layer (AXL), a decentralized peer-to-peer mesh networking layer that lets agents, tools, and machine learning workloads discover each other and communicate in a fully encrypted environment. AXL is a single Go binary that handles all networking — message routing, NAT traversal, and dual-layer encryption (hop-by-hop TLS plus end-to-end payload encryption) — with no central servers, DNS, port forwarding, or cloud accounts required. Applications interact through just three HTTP endpoints on localhost: send, receive, and topology. Judson explains how nodes join a bootstrap network and find each other via public keys (like phone numbers), enabling fully peer-to-peer communication where intermediary nodes can see transmissions happening but never the content. He covers AXL's support for MCP (exposing named services for structured JSON-RPC responses) and Google's A2A agent protocol for skill discovery. Use cases include agent collaboration, service registries, private data exchange, distributed inference with pipeline parallelism, and any peer-to-peer application. He demos a group chat app where two nodes message each other and share an OpenClaw agent instance, with the agent maintaining conversation context across multiple users — all built with simple HTTP calls to localhost while AXL handles the infrastructure. 00:00 Introduction 00:12 What Is the Agent eXchange Layer (AXL) 00:53 How AXL Works: Peer-to-Peer Mesh Network 01:36 Application Agnostic: Any Language, Any Payload 01:57 Public Keys as Node Identity 02:17 No Central Servers, No Port Forwarding 02:41 Three Core HTTP Endpoints: Send, Receive, Topology 03:22 Dual-Layer Encryption: TLS and End-to-End 04:26 Building with AXL: Send and Receive Pattern 05:15 Use Cases: Agent Collaboration and Chat Rooms 05:40 MCP and A2A Protocol Support 06:32 Getting Started: Clone, Build, Generate Identity 07:12 What You Can Build with AXL 07:29 Agent Collaboration: Decentralized Research 07:48 Service Registry and Tool Marketplace 08:23 Private Data Exchange with Encryption 08:51 Distributed Inference and Pipeline Parallelism 09:17 Packaged Examples: Gossip, Tensor Exchange, A2A 09:58 Live Demo: Peer-to-Peer Group Chat with OpenClaw Agent 11:27 Shared Agent Instance Across Multiple Users 13:45 How the Demo Works Under the Hood 14:23 Resources and Getting Started 14:41 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🤖 *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 KeeperHub* X: https://x.com/KeeperHubApp ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Funding the Commons · Apr 9, 2026

What does it look like to build for human flourishing in the age of AI? Intelligence at the Frontier was a 36-hour festival, conference, and overnight hackathon across 16 floors of Frontier Tower in San Francisco. 1,000 researchers, builders, artists, funders, and policymakers. Talks, workshops, live music, immersive art, real-time public goods funding experiments—and a lot of great conversations.This is a glimpse of what happened inside. Speakers included Juan Benet (Protocol Labs), Illia Polosukhin (NEAR Protocol), Tom Kalil (Renaissance Philanthropy), Leo Gao (OpenAI), Luke Drago (Workshop Labs), Sheila Warren (fmr. World Economic Forum), Shaw Walters (ElizaOS), and Brian Behlendorf (EFF, Mozilla Foundation), alongside 160+ more voices across AI governance, longevity, sovereign infrastructure, and the coordination systems that determine whether intelligence serves everyone. Filmed at Intelligence at the Frontier, March 14–15, 2026, Frontier Tower, San Francisco. Presented by Funding the Commons, Frontier Tower & Protocol Labs. Learn more: https://fundingthecommons.io

Funding the Commons · Mar 9, 2026

When you hold Ethereum, you can put it to work and earn passive rewards—this is called staking. Jaydeep Korde, Co-Founder of Lauchnodes, built a way to redirect those rewards toward social and environmental projects, without touching the original funds. The idea is simple: your assets stay intact, and the yield they generate funds real-world impact—from connecting schools to the internet to planting trees and supporting direct cash transfers. Filmed at Funding the Commons Buenos Aires, November 19, 2025. Learn more at https://www.fundingthecommons.io Relevant Projects Lauchnodes: https://www.launchnodes.com Thank You to Our Sponsors Protocol Labs: https://protocol.ai NEAR Foundation: https://near.foundation Stellar Development Foundation: https://stellar.org human.tech by Holonym Foundation: https://human.tech/ Ethereum Ecosystem Support Program: https://esp.ethereum.foundation/ Drips: https://drips.network Octant: https://octant.app Logos: https://logos.co GoodDollar: https://gooddollar.org Launchnodes: https://launchnodes.com

ETHCluj Meetup · Mar 9, 2026

In this session founder Akhil Nanavati presents his project BeYou - a privacy-first platform that empowers verified communities to communicate and share honest feedback without compromising identity. ​Built on secure anonymous signaling principles, BeYou enables groups such as hackathon cohorts and residency programs or professional networks and decentralized communities to create trusted spaces where members can vote, propose ideas, and signal preferences anonymously while still ensuring that every participant is authentic and verified through secure email verification using zero-knowledge proofs.

Afri Schoedon

ETHBerlin · Feb 9, 2026

Keynote #1: Collective, Non-Profit, Private | Afri Schoedon | Web3Privacy Now, Berlin, 2024 https://web3privacy.info/ https://dod.ngo/

ETHGlobal · Nov 9, 2025

Harsh Rajat, co-founder and CEO of Pushchain, discusses building decentralized applications (dApps) for the future, focusing on the challenges of cross-chain development, interoperability, and user experience in Web3. He recounts Push's journey from ETHGlobal 2020, highlighting the importance of hackathons, community support, and VC funding in their growth. Harsh identifies key pain points: increased infrastructure management, codebase fragmentation, high audit costs, and user friction due to multiple wallets and bridging protocols. To address these, Pushchain introduces a universal shared state blockchain, enabling developers to deploy once and reach users across all chains with native experiences, simplified infra, and seamless interoperability. Pushchain leverages EVM tooling and a UI kit SDK for easy integration, abstracting away complexities for both users and developers. Harsh announces the Pushchain testnet launch at ETHGlobal Delhi 2025 and introduces the exclusive Auto Pass for hackathon participants. 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Pushchain Origin Story & ETHGlobal 2020 01:40 Growth, Traction, and Push’s Success 02:08 The Hacker’s Reality: Cross-Chain Challenges 03:02 Infrastructure and Interoperability Issues 04:12 Fragmentation, Audit Costs, and User Friction 05:55 Rethinking dApp Development: The Pushchain Vision 06:22 User Experience: Present vs. Future 07:41 Pushchain: Shared State Chain Explained 08:16 Developer and User Benefits 09:00 Building on Pushchain: EVM Tooling & UI Kit 09:29 Code Integration Example 10:13 Pushchain Testnet & Auto Pass Announcement 10:52 Conclusion & Q&A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *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 Harsh Rajat X: https://x.com/harshrajat ✅ Follow Push Chain X: https://x.com/PushChain ✅ 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 · Nov 9, 2025

Cynthia Wang, co-founder of Primer Pay and Stanford student, discusses the future of e-commerce and payments, focusing on bridging Web2 and Web3 through seamless stablecoin transactions. Primer, developed by a team from three universities, enables users to pay with stablecoins on platforms like Amazon via a Chrome extension. The solution abstracts away complex crypto details, targeting mainstream adoption, especially in emerging markets where stablecoin demand is high. Primer converts stablecoins to gift cards for merchant compatibility, emphasizing user experience and integration with existing consumer habits. The team is exploring AI-driven product discovery and checkout, aiming to create a universal aggregation layer for receipts and payments across credit cards, stablecoins, and tokens. Cynthia highlights industry trends like AI agents, Google’s agent payment protocol, and institutional crypto adoption, positioning Primer at the intersection of e-commerce, crypto payments, and AI. The project continues to iterate, with plans for broader platform integration and a focus on user-centric design. 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Team Background & Motivation 01:02 Crypto UX & Decentralization Debate 01:44 Crypto Payments: US vs Emerging Markets 02:03 Bridging Web2 and Web3 02:33 E-commerce Challenges & Opportunities 03:23 Merchant Infrastructure & Trust Issues 03:50 Vision: Universal Aggregation Layer 04:08 Industry Trends & Inspiration 04:37 Building Primer: ETH Global New York 04:56 Demo: Stablecoin Payments on Amazon 05:36 Improving Gift Card Conversion & Expansion 06:15 Target Markets & Use Cases 06:36 User Flow & AI Integration Plans 07:15 Payments Focus & Institutional Adoption 07:33 AI Agents & Microtransactions 07:53 Future of E-commerce & UX 08:26 Community Engagement & Next Steps 08:46 Iteration, Waitlist, and Future Vision 09:04 Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *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 Cynthia Wang X: https://x.com/cynthwangg ✅ 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 · 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Nov 9, 2025

Angela Ocando from the Uniswap Foundation discusses how "hooks" are revolutionizing DeFi by enabling customizable, programmable liquidity pools on Uniswap v4. She explains the evolution from traditional finance’s closed, permissioned systems to DeFi’s open, permissionless infrastructure, highlighting Uniswap’s role in this transformation. Hooks allow developers to add custom logic before and after swaps, enabling innovations like time-weighted average market makers, dynamic fees, and on-chain limit orders. Angela emphasizes the composability and flexibility hooks bring, likening them to "money legos" for DeFi. She introduces Uniswap Foundation’s resources for builders, including grants, education, hackathons, and a hook incubator, encouraging participation in the evolving DeFi ecosystem. The talk underscores programmable liquidity as foundational for the future of open finance and invites developers, founders, and business professionals to contribute to DeFi’s growth. 00:00 Introduction 00:35 What Happens When You Trade Crypto? 01:10 Traditional Finance vs. DeFi 02:04 Uniswap and Liquidity Pools 03:18 How a Swap Works 03:45 Limitations of Previous Protocols 04:17 Introduction to Hooks 05:20 Use Cases for Hooks 06:19 On-Chain Limit Orders & Composability 06:55 Uniswap v4 Features 07:48 Hooks as Money Legos 08:38 Ideas for Hooks & Builder Opportunities 09:18 Uniswap Foundation’s Mission 09:45 Builder Resources & Support 10:48 Hackathons, Courses, and Community 12:19 The Future of DeFi & Programmable Liquidity 12:43 Community & Closing Remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *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 Angela Ocando X: https://x.com/ocandocrypto ✅ Follow Uniswap Foundation X: https://x.com/UniswapFND ✅ 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 · Nov 9, 2025

Nandit Mehra, founder of Lighthouse, presents on tokenizing the data economy at Pragma. Lighthouse offers permanent, decentralized storage using IPFS and Filecoin, addressing high storage costs, lack of security, and SDK fragmentation. Their platform features an endowment pool for perpetual storage, BLS threshold cryptography for encryption and access control, and a unified SDK. Lighthouse supports onchain logic for data access, enabling NFT and token-gated applications. Notable integrations include Eternal AI, Ocean Protocol, and NFT.Storage. To address AI’s growing data hunger, Lighthouse launched 1MB.io, a platform to store, encrypt, tokenize, and monetize data, leveraging ZKTLS for real-world data verification. 1MB.io enables developers to mint, trade, and monetize data coins, supporting privacy-preserving data sharing and new data marketplaces. The talk highlights the potential for data monetization, deep integration with DePIN, and regulatory support for data portability (GDPR). Lighthouse’s solutions empower developers and users to participate in the evolving, decentralized data economy. 00:00 Introduction 00:33 What is Lighthouse? 01:03 Problems in Decentralized Storage 02:19 Lighthouse Solutions Overview 03:02 Permanent Storage & Endowment Pool 03:59 Encryption & Access Control 05:35 AI & NFT Use Cases (Eternal AI, Ocean Protocol) 06:50 NFT.Storage & Data Preservation 07:48 DePIN Integrations & Web Hash 08:21 Scale & Adoption Metrics 08:54 Data Siloing & AI Data Hunger 09:59 Private & Synthetic Data Opportunities 10:55 Frequent Data Retrieval & 1MB.io Introduction 11:44 Tokenizing & Monetizing Data with 1MB.io 12:44 ZKTLS for Data Verification 13:25 Data Coin Applications & Marketplace 14:01 1MB.io Platform Architecture 15:03 DePIN, Data Monetization, and Market Growth 16:42 Hackathon Ideas & Regulatory Aspects 17:40 Closing Remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *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 Nandit Mehra X: https://x.com/nanditmehra ✅ Follow Lighthouse X: https://x.com/LighthouseWeb3 ✅ 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 · Nov 9, 2025

Kevin Lin from Self Protocol presents "ZK Identity With No Compromises," introducing Self as a production-ready zero-knowledge (ZK) passport protocol focused on scalable, privacy-preserving digital identity. Self enables onboarding of the next billion users by leveraging biometric passports and government IDs (like India's Aadhaar) for secure, machine-readable, and forgery-resistant attestations. The protocol uses ZK proofs and selective disclosure, allowing users to prove attributes (e.g., nationality, age, compliance) without revealing personal data. The architecture splits registration and disclosure, ensuring anonymity and unlinkability across apps. Self employs Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) for efficient, secure proof generation, avoiding large downloads and enhancing UX. SDKs for frontend, backend, and onchain integration make it easy for dApps to verify users. Partnerships with Celo, Google Cloud, and others enable real-world incentives and use cases. Self aims to solve Sybil resistance without capital requirements, supporting global, privacy-first identity verification. 00:00 Introduction 01:01 The Challenge: Onboarding the Next Billion Users 01:24 Proof of Work, Proof of Stake, and Capital-Based Sybil Resistance 03:15 Introducing Self Protocol: ZK Passport Solution 03:48 Leveraging Biometric Passports & Aadhaar Integration 05:29 Technical Deep Dive: Biometric, NFC, and Machine Readability 06:54 User Experience: Fast, Private, Selective Disclosure 08:24 Registration & Disclosure Workflow 09:40 SDK Integration for dApps and Service Providers 10:49 Privacy Architecture: Anonymity & Unlinkability 11:17 Technical Recap: Key Components & TEEs 13:22 Proof Relaying and User Experience 14:00 Developer Bounties & Community Engagement 14:34 Real-World Partnerships & Incentives 15:41 Collaborations & Use Cases 16:16 Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *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 Kevin Lin X: https://x.com/Slutsky___ ✅ Follow Self Protocol X: https://x.com/SelfProtocol ✅ 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 · Nov 9, 2025

Chris Cassano from Lit Protocol walks through how to build and deploy a Vincent app in under 20 minutes. Vincent is an open-source delegation framework powered by Lit Protocol, enabling developers to create apps that can perform automated wallet actions under strict user-approved permissions. Chris explains how Vincent leverages threshold cryptography for decentralized key management—ensuring that no single party ever has access to user private keys or funds. In this tutorial, Chris builds a new app called “Warren Buffett”, a decentralized dollar-cost averaging (DCA) investment bot that automatically invests in undervalued crypto tokens using data from the DeFi Llama API. He starts by forking the Vincent starter repo, modifying the code to target random undervalued tokens (Pendle, Renzo, Beefy), and deploying the finished app on Railway with a one-click setup. Viewers learn how to configure RPC URLs, delegate private keys, and app IDs in Vincent, as well as assign specific abilities and policies that limit what the app can do—such as setting max daily spend limits. Chris also demonstrates the OAuth-style Connect with Vincent flow, how to approve permissions, and how users retain full control and can withdraw funds via WalletConnect even if the app disappears. The session concludes with examples of how Vincent can be used for delegated trading, automated AI strategies, or even wallet automation frameworks where AI agents manage assets safely under defined rules. 00:11 Introduction — What is Vincent? (Built on Lit Protocol) 01:09 Overview of Delegation Framework and Abilities 01:34 Forking the Vincent Starter App (DCA into wBTC) 02:15 Creating the “Warren Buffett” Value Investing App 02:55 Modifying the Repo for Undervalued Tokens (Pendle, Renzo, Beefy) 03:35 Editing Code in Cursor & Replacing Base Tokens 04:55 Setting up User Permissions and Spending Policies 05:56 Reviewing Code Changes and Committing to GitHub 07:02 Deploying to Railway (Backend, Frontend, Database) 07:30 Required Setup: RPC URL, App ID, Delegate Private Key 08:26 Building and Registering App in Vincent Dashboard 09:07 Creating App Abilities (ERC20 Approvals, Uniswap Swap) 10:38 Publishing the App Version and Verifying On-Chain 11:06 Connecting Configs and Deploying Services on Railway 12:22 Linking Forked Repo and Redeploying 13:45 Verifying Deployment (Backend, Frontend, MongoDB) 14:44 Fixing Redirect URIs & Updating Vincent App Settings 15:34 Running App and Connecting with Vincent 16:03 Approving Permissions and Connecting Wallet 16:31 Using the App as a User — Adding Assets 17:01 Sending ETH & USDC to Vincent Wallet on Base 17:47 Executing Daily DCA into Undervalued Tokens 18:35 Verifying Swap on BaseScan (Pendle Example) 19:13 Sharing App Link for OAuth-Style Connection 19:39 Expanding Use Cases (AI Agents, Automated Hedge Funds) 20:01 Closing Notes — Vincent Docs, Telegram, X, and Future Ideas _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 💻 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 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

ETHGlobal · Nov 9, 2025

Kshipra Dhame from Fetch.ai’s DevRel team demonstrates how to build with the ASI tech stack, combining Fetch.ai and SingularityNET technologies under the Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) Alliance. The goal: create discoverable, interoperable AI agents that communicate autonomously. She explains how to build agents using uAgents, register and host them on Agentverse (AgentWars), and connect them with ASI1, Fetch.ai’s LLM that routes user queries to the best agent. Kshipra walks through the essentials of agent creation, inter-agent communication, and how to implement the Agent Chat Protocol, a requirement for hackathon eligibility. She also covers the three deployment types (Hosted, Local, Mailbox), shows how to integrate LangChain and CrewAI via adapters, and introduces the Agentverse MCP, a low-code management tool. In the final section, she demonstrates using SingularityNET’s Meta for knowledge graphs to enhance agents with reasoning, and gives tips for boosting rankings and visibility in the Agentverse marketplace. 00:11 Introduction & Agenda 01:26 Overview of the ASI Alliance (SingularityNET, Fetch.ai, Ocean, Cudos) 02:31 What Are AI Agents? (goal-oriented autonomous code) 03:44 Fetch.ai Ecosystem Overview: uAgents, Agentverse, and ASI1 04:50 Agent Search & Discovery with ASI1 and Agentverse 06:19 Hands-On: Creating Your First uAgent on Agentverse 08:20 Agent Address & Handlers (on_startup, on_message) 09:37 Agent Communication Example: Alice and Bob 11:56 Understanding the on_message Handler 14:32 Enabling the Agent Chat Protocol 15:41 Handling User Queries and API Calls 17:22 Building a Chat Protocol Agent with ASI1 LLM 19:49 Understanding ChatMessage & ChatAcknowledgement 21:48 Sending Responses and Ending Sessions 22:45 Handling Different Media Types (text, images, audio, video) 23:38 Chat Acknowledgement & Manifest Publishing 24:06 Making Agents Discoverable via ASI1 24:33 Writing Effective Agent READMEs (sample prompts, descriptions) 25:02 Improving Agent Ranking: avatars, handles, domains 25:43 Testing Agents in Chat and via ASI1 26:26 Example: Anime Image Generation Agent 28:21 Testing via Direct Address or Search 29:28 Hosted vs. Local vs. Mailbox Agents 32:02 Connecting Local Agents to Agentverse via Mailbox 33:07 Using LangChain or CrewAI with uAgents Adapters 34:28 Using Agentverse MCP for No-Code Development 35:58 Introducing SingularityNET Meta for Knowledge Graphs 37:37 Example: Medical Knowledge Agent Integrating Fetch.ai + Meta 41:49 Query Handling with Intent Detection and Meta Reasoning 43:34 Additional Examples: Financial Advisor & Document RAG Agents 44:08 Essential Hackathon Resources and Cheat Sheets 47:37 Hackathon Tips: More Chat Protocol Agents = More Points 48:23 Submission Best Practices & Ranking Optimization 48:40 Final Q&A and Closing Remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 💻 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 ASI X: https://x.com/ASI_Alliance ✅ 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 · Nov 9, 2025

Kshipra (Fetch.ai, ASI Alliance) shows how to build and ship agents discoverable via Agentverse and operable through ASI-1 using the uAgents Python SDK. She demos hosted, local + mailbox agents, the Agent Chat Protocol (v0.3.0), discovery via ASI-1, and adapters for LangChain/CrewAI/MCP. She also integrates SingularityNET Meta (knowledge graphs) for smarter agents and shares hackathon tips, docs, and free ASI-1/Agentverse premium codes. 00:09 Intro & workshop plan 01:44 What is ASI Alliance 02:16 What are AI agents (examples) 04:24 Fetch.ai stack: uAgents, Agentverse, ASI-1 06:30 Adapters (LangChain/CrewAI/MCP/A2A) 07:20 Build first hosted uAgent; agent address, handlers 09:41 Agent README, ranking & discovery 11:02 ASI-1 search→agent call demo (weather) 13:01 Chat Protocol: data models, handlers, ack 14:55 Minimal chat agent walkthrough; v0.3.0 manifest 18:59 Test via “Chat with agent” & ASI-1 @address 19:22 SingularityNET Meta overview (atoms, pattern matching) 21:08 Fetch + Meta medical RAG example (intent → KG query) 25:13 Key docs: creation, REST endpoints, chat protocol, images 26:36 Agentverse MCP for “vibe coding” 27:41 Hack tips: more chat-enabled agents, use ASI-1 + Meta, strong README, repo, free credits codes, support channels _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 💻 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 ASI X: https://x.com/ASI_Alliance ✅ 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 · Nov 9, 2025

Wyatt (Lit Protocol) presents Vincent, a non-custodial framework that lets apps sign on behalf of users without ever holding their private keys. It’s built on Lit’s decentralized key management network: user keys are Programmable Key Pairs (PKPs) sharded across Lit nodes and used via threshold signatures inside trusted execution environments (TEEs). Lit also provides threshold encryption and Lit Actions (JavaScript run inside TEEs) so you can combine programmable signing, secure decryption, and arbitrary Web2/Web3 logic. Users authenticate with something familiar (email, Google, Discord, passkeys, etc.); the auth is bound to their PKP, and signatures are produced by the network—not by the app. Vincent turns that capability into scoped delegation. Users grant a Vincent app specific Abilities (e.g., swap on Uniswap, deposit/withdraw on Morpho, bridge via deBridge) optionally constrained by user-defined Policies (daily spend caps, token allowlists, allocation limits). Delegation is recorded on-chain and can be revoked anytime; apps never see the private key. Each app/user pair gets an isolated agent wallet, so funds and permissions don’t bleed across apps. With this setup, anything that requires a signature can be safely automated—yield rotation, cross-chain rebalancing, scheduled tasks, agentic/A.I. workflows—triggered by on/off-chain events while the user is offline. 00:09 Intro, team, agenda 01:27 Lit Protocol overview: PKPs, TEEs, threshold crypto 03:30 Access control + encryption; Lit Actions (JS in TEEs) 05:44 Network stats & resources 06:33 What is Vincent? Non-custodial, scoped, revocable delegation 08:30 Use cases: yield optimization, cross-chain rebalancing, automation 10:33 Live demo: Vincent Yield (Morpho vault maximizer) 11:39 Consent flow: auth → grant Abilities → on-chain delegation 14:00 Agent wallet per app; deposit & activate strategy 15:36 Abilities & Policies (guardrails like spend limits/allowlists) 18:25 Abilities are JS, composable, can decrypt secrets, call SDKs 19:40 App architectures: — Cross-chain portfolio rebalancer (Uniswap/Jupiter + bridging) — Automated yield farming (Morpho/Lido/GMX) — Agentic Polymarket bettor 23:53 Resources: starter app (DCA), ability/policy kit, docs, Discord 25:40 Q&A: starter kit learning curve; pointers to videos, office hours _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 💻 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 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

ETHGlobal · Nov 9, 2025

Rishank Jhavar from Fetch.ai, representing the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (ASI), explains how ASI—formed by Fetch.ai, SingularityNET, Ocean Protocol, and Kudos—aims to decentralize the AI ecosystem by creating an open, interoperable alternative to Big Tech’s control over AI. Fetch.ai’s stack centers on building, deploying, and discovering AI agents through its tools: U-Agents (open-source Python framework for autonomous agents), Agentverse (a cloud platform for hosting agents, similar to Vercel for AI), and ASI1, a Web3-native LLM that allows users to discover and interact with agents directly. ASI1 supports “GEO” (Generative Engine Optimization), helping agents gain visibility. Singularity’s Meta language integrates with Fetch.ai to provide knowledge graph reasoning and complex logical computation for AI workflows. He demonstrates how developers can easily create and deploy agents using Agentverse, register them via the Almanac contract, and make them discoverable on ASI1 by optimizing their READMEs. The session closes with a brief from Chirag of Metalix, describing Metalix, a peer-to-peer AI agent-based decentralized exchange built with Fetch.ai’s framework, enabling cross-chain trading without liquidity pools. Rishank concludes by pointing attendees to the Innovation Lab documentation (innovationlab.fetch.ai/resources), a hackathon “cheat code” full of ready-to-build examples across frameworks like LangChain, CrewAI, and MCP, encouraging participants to experiment, integrate, and build decentralized agentic systems on the ASI stack. 00:02 Intro – What is the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (ASI) 00:52 Overview of Fetch.ai and AI agent ecosystem 02:31 Singularity’s Meta language explained 03:42 What are U-Agents and how they work 04:25 Agentverse marketplace overview 04:44 ASI1 – the agentic LLM and discovery layer 05:38 Building and deploying with Fetch.ai 07:01 Key tools – U-Agents, chat protocol, adapters 08:24 Innovation Lab documentation overview 09:57 Demo – Creating agents on Agentverse 12:20 Discovering agents on ASI1 12:48 Metalix – P2P AI Agent-based DEX 15:24 Innovation Lab examples & hackathon resources 18:46 Closing remarks and support _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *ETHGlobal New Delhi* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal New Delhi, a 3-day hackathon held September 19-21 at the India International Convention & Expo Centre, 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 Delhi 2025 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7zCFW3hBqatZ18rQaYeEJL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ASI* X: https://x.com/ASI_Alliance ✅ *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 · Nov 9, 2025

Akshat Gada’s session, Polygon Tracks 101, introduces developers to the Polygon payments track and its integration with the X42 protocol, a blockchain-based payments standard designed for agentic and automated payments. The talk explains how X42 simplifies blockchain complexity through a “facilitator,” which handles on-chain settlement, verification, and gas fees—allowing agents or APIs to transact using simple HTTP requests. Akshat demonstrates how X42 enables seamless payments between a buyer and a seller (e.g., accessing a paid weather API), where the buyer first receives a 402 Payment Required response, then makes the payment through the facilitator, which finalizes the transaction on Polygon’s testnet. He then discusses how X42 enables agent-to-agent commerce, making micropayments and pay-per-use APIs frictionless. Developers are encouraged to build with TypeScript using the X42 Express and X42 Fetch packages, with Polygon as the supported network. The facilitator URL provided during the hackathon acts as a shared payment hub. Akshat suggests ideas such as monetized AI agents, paid MCP tools, and pay-to-crawl websites—highlighting Cloudflare’s example of charging AI crawlers for data access. He concludes by emphasizing that building on X42 early offers unique opportunities for innovation and potential grant support from Polygon for exceptional projects. 00:02 – Introduction & Hackathon Overview 00:31 – Polygon Payments Track with X42 Protocol 01:32 – What is X42 and How It Works 03:21 – Agentic Payments Flow (Buyer, Seller, Facilitator) 04:41 – Live Demo: Weather API Payment Example 07:04 – Building Paid MCP Tools with X42 08:15 – Why Use X42: Standardized Agent Payments 08:59 – Technical Setup: TypeScript, Express, and Fetch Packages 09:41 – Role of the Facilitator (Gasless Transactions) 10:32 – Project Ideas & Use Cases for X42 11:14 – Cloudflare “Pay-to-Crawl” Example 12:18 – Polygon’s Future Support & Builder Opportunities _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *ETHGlobal New Delhi* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal New Delhi, a 3-day hackathon held September 19-21 at the India International Convention & Expo Centre, 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 Delhi 2025 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7zCFW3hBqatZ18rQaYeEJL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Polygon* X: https://x.com/0xPolygon ✅ *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 · Nov 9, 2025

Matt Snow (1inch) outlines three swapping rails: Classic aggregation (AMM/PMM) that routes and splits orders across ~400 liquidity sources to maximize output while minimizing gas; Fusion, an intent-based, gasless Dutch-auction system where professional “resolvers” compete to fill signed user orders (often above on-chain market rates); and Fusion+, which extends Fusion cross-chain using hash time-locked contracts (HTLCs) for trustless escrow on source and destination chains with fallback if a resolver fails. Classic 1inch can even route purely through Uniswap more gas-efficiently than Uniswap’s own router, while Fusion lets resolvers source liquidity anywhere (CEX/DEX/off-chain/cross-chain) and batch partial fills. For developers, 1inch offers a dev portal (API keys, docs, Swagger), SDKs (TypeScript/Go), and a deployable proxy (e.g., on Vercel) to protect API keys from front-end calls. Bounties include: non-EVM Fusion+ extensions (build HTLC escrows on an EVM + a non-EVM chain and demonstrate deposits/withdrawals), Limit Order Protocol extensions (advanced triggers and pre/post interactions), and API usage (balances, spot prices, portfolio). 1inch recently brought Fusion/Fusion+ to Solana, signaling a broader non-EVM push and framing Fusion+ as a UX-simple, rate-optimized, and trustless alternative to traditional bridges. 00:02 – Intro & agenda (classic swaps, Fusion, Fusion+) 01:15 – 1inch scale & origins (hackathon → $750B+ volume) 01:38 – Supported chains (EVM; Fusion/Fusion+ on Solana too) 01:59 – Classic aggregation: routing, split orders, gas optimizations 03:45 – Gas comparison vs Uniswap router 04:08 – Fusion intents: signed orders, Dutch auctions, gasless fills 05:42 – What is a resolver? Competition & partial fills 07:59 – Real trade example: fills above market rate 09:12 – Liquidity sources (CEX/DEX/off-chain/cross-chain/RWAs) 10:24 – Fusion+: cross-chain via HTLCs, UX & trustlessness 11:51 – HTLC basics: secrets, time locks, safety deposits 12:51 – Cross-chain flow: escrows, relayer, secret reveal, fallback 15:33 – Dev portal, docs, SDKs, proxy requirement 17:56 – Other APIs: spot price, balances, portfolio 18:34 – Bounties: non-EVM Fusion+, limit orders, API usage 19:19 – Links, support, Discord _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *ETHGlobal New Delhi* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal New Delhi, a 3-day hackathon held September 19-21 at the India International Convention & Expo Centre, 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 Delhi 2025 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7zCFW3hBqatZ18rQaYeEJL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow 1inch* X: https://x.com/1inch ✅ *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 · Nov 9, 2025

Ezequiel Rodríguez, Head of DeFi at Rootstock Labs, presents Rootstock (RSK) as the first and longest-running Bitcoin sidechain, secured through merged mining and fully EVM-compatible, bridging Bitcoin’s security and store-of-value with Ethereum’s programmability. Rootstock uses a 2-way peg between BTC and RBTC (1:1), enabling users to pay gas in Bitcoin and deploy Ethereum smart contracts—including ERC-20, 721, and 1155 tokens—on a faster and cheaper chain (24-second block time, ~$0.20 fees). Upcoming upgrades like microblocks will reduce confirmation time to 5 seconds. Rodríguez highlights Rootstock’s $400M TVL, 100% uptime since 2018, and over 225,000 monthly transactions secured by 80% of Bitcoin’s hash rate, showcasing the network’s maturity and resilience. He introduces Rootstock’s Hackathon Tracks—Everyday DeFi (yield, lending, liquidity), Freestyle (AI, cross-chain, governance), and RIF Economy (staking, payments, Telegram mini-apps)—along with its Activator Program, rewarding developers and educators up to $1,000 for contributions. Tools like Replit starter kits, the Rootstock CLI, MCP integrations, and the new NPM package simplify development directly from IDEs. The Attestation Service supports both on-chain and off-chain verifications for identity, reputation, and proof-of-funds use cases. Builders can access the developer portal (dev.rootstock.io) and participate in the “RIF Me Up” campaign for community rewards. Rootstock’s ecosystem demonstrates a maturing vision: unlocking DeFi and smart contracts secured by Bitcoin’s proof-of-work. 00:02 – Introduction and session overview 00:35 – What is Rootstock: the first Bitcoin sidechain 01:07 – Combining Bitcoin security with Ethereum programmability 01:34 – Merged mining, 2-way peg, and open-source structure 02:24 – RBTC as native token, EVM and token standard compatibility 02:52 – Transaction speed, costs, and upcoming microblocks 03:44 – Network stats: TVL, uptime, wallets, hash rate, and volume 04:35 – Activator Program and community engagement 05:22 – Roles: Builders and Backers, collective contribution 05:50 – DApp Protocol example (bridging and swapping) 06:17 – Hackathon tracks: DeFi, Freestyle, and RIF Economy 07:08 – Rootstock Attestation Service: on/off-chain identity 08:15 – Developer tools: Replit starter kits, CLI, Scaffold 09:19 – Developer portal and resources 10:03 – MCP integration, CLI, and NPM package for IDEs 10:33 – Community campaigns: “RIF Me Up” rewards 10:58 – Closing remarks and contact details _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *ETHGlobal New Delhi* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal New Delhi, a 3-day hackathon held September 19-21 at the India International Convention & Expo Centre, 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 Delhi 2025 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7zCFW3hBqatZ18rQaYeEJL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Rootstock* X: https://x.com/rootstock_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 · Nov 9, 2025

Ayman Mohammed’s workshop introduces Self Protocol, a decentralized identity solution that eliminates the need for traditional KYC by enabling users to verify personal attributes without exposing sensitive data. Instead of sending full identity documents to third parties, users register once using passports, Aadhaar, or biometric IDs, generating a unique nullifier to ensure civil resistance and privacy. The system uses zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs)—specifically Groth16 and Circom—to verify attributes like age, nationality, or OFAC compliance, allowing users to disclose only what’s necessary. Self’s registration process anchors identities in an onchain Merkle tree, ensuring anonymity and preventing duplicate sign-ups while maintaining verifiability. During the session, Ayman demonstrates Self’s SDK and QR code verification flow, where users scan a QR to selectively prove claims (e.g., “over 18” or “not from the U.S.”) via the Self mobile app. Developers can integrate this using the onchain SDK, writing custom smart contracts that inherit from SelfVerificationRoot and define hooks for proof verification. Ayman emphasizes onchain verification as the most trustless option, avoiding backend censorship risks. The session concludes with new SDK features like programmatic config creation, scope handling improvements, and simplified contract deployment. Self’s hackathon bounties prioritize onchain integrations with higher rewards to encourage developers to build privacy-preserving verification systems for decentralized apps. 00:02 – Introduction to Self Protocol and session overview 00:29 – Problems with current KYC systems and data security risks 00:54 – Why Self eliminates unnecessary KYC through selective disclosure 01:19 – How Self uses passports as trusted, machine-readable identifiers 02:08 – Nullifiers and civil resistance via identity-based proofs 02:43 – Selective disclosure of personal attributes for privacy 03:03 – Custom claims: age verification and OFAC exclusion checks 03:56 – Aadhaar and biometric ID support for broader global coverage 04:26 – Two-step process: registration and disclosure explained 05:10 – How registration ensures anonymity and prevents duplicate identities 05:41 – Role of trusted execution environments (TEEs) in proof generation 06:14 – Overview of ZK proof stack (Groth16 + Circom) 06:42 – Developer integration using QR codes and SDKs 07:04 – Onchain vs. offchain verification and trust assumptions 07:35 – Hackathon bounties and prize structure for Self integrations 08:14 – Live demo setup: QR-based disclosure of age and country attributes 09:23 – Using the Self app to scan and verify attributes in real time 09:56 – Explanation of Self app builder config and parameters 10:31 – Verification process walkthrough with test network 11:09 – Smart contract example: extending SelfVerificationRoot 11:53 – How to override hooks for proof verification and event logging 12:36 – Matching frontend and contract verification configs 12:56 – Contract deployment setup and configuration example 13:26 – Repository overview: frontend QR code + Solidity contracts 13:55 – Handling multiple ID formats and disclosure data differences 14:21 – Specification nuances: passport vs. Aadhaar data formats 15:13 – New SDK improvements: programmatic config setup and scope handling 16:01 – How the latest update simplifies verification configuration 16:20 – Final notes, Q&A, and booth invitation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *ETHGlobal New Delhi* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal New Delhi, a 3-day hackathon held September 19-21 at the India International Convention & Expo Centre, 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 Delhi 2025 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7zCFW3hBqatZ18rQaYeEJL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Self* X: https://x.com/SelfProtocol ✅ *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 · Nov 9, 2025

Kartik Talwar closes ETHGlobal New Delhi 2025 with a high-energy recap of a 36-hour hackathon: 1,900 attendees (1,600 hackers), 21 workshops, thousands of NFC wristband interactions, and 616 project submissions—far above expectations. He recaps rules, celebrates mentors and partners, and (memorably) scolds hotspot offenders with a live spectrum demo explaining why Wi-Fi broke. He also shares tech usage trends (Next.js, Solidity, ethers.js) and deployment stats across chains. The top-10 finalists demo live: UniPerp (perps on Uniswap), Autonom (agentic paywalled web via X402/ENS/Graph), Egress (7702 safety agent), Kagami AI (AI social DeFi), MemeWarp (multi-chain meme bonding curves + instant bridge), Nox (privacy dark-pool trading), Dyke/Tiki Protocol (branching prediction markets), Ad402 (micropaid on-chain ads), Kalendarify (calendar-as-wallet time-native payments), and Nonet (offline BLE mesh transactions). After a rapid-fire $200k prize roll-call, Kartik announces finalist perks (ETHGlobal Plus, credits, travel), thanks every contributor, and plugs upcoming ETHOnline, Buenos Aires, and E/NYC dates. 00:02 – Opening vibes & hacker montage 02:26 – Stats recap & weekend framing 04:47 – Wi-Fi saga & hotspot crackdown 08:02 – Submissions surge & tech trends 11:00 – Finalists reveal (Top 10) 14:44 – Live finalist demos (10 teams) 1:10:38 – Prize brief & on-chain packs 1:12:57 – $200k partner prize roll-call 1:27:35 – Finalist perks & verification 1:29:28 – Thank-yous & community shoutouts 1:30:50 – Next events & wrap-up _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *ETHGlobal New Delhi* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal New Delhi, a 3-day hackathon held September 19-21 at the India International Convention & Expo Centre, 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 Delhi 2025 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7zCFW3hBqatZ18rQaYeEJL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *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

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

In this presentation, we describe in detail how non-local redundancy is implemented in the Swarm peer-to-peer network. Among other things, we show how to apply classic Reed-Solomon erasure codes to files in Swarm, discuss security levels of data availability and derive their respective parameterisations, describe a construct that enables cross-neighbourhood redundancy for singleton chunks to complete erasure coding, and explore alternative retrieval strategies applicable to erasure-coded files and their impact on latency as well as price of retrieval. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Decentralized storage promises data permanence, censorship resistance, and trustless access—but poor UX is holding it back. While protocols like IPFS, Arweave, and Filecoin provide the technical backbone for decentralized file storage, users and developers struggle with complex retrieval, unclear incentives, and unreliable access. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

Costanza Gallo, Ann Brody

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

This talk would explore the original cypherpunk ethos from an Anthropological lens discuss how it can evolve to stay relevant by considering the evolving global scenarios: to remain relevant, cypherpunk principles must expand beyond technical resistance alone and engage with broader societal concerns from a social science lens. It will argue for reframing privacy and censorship resistance as essential to collective safety and freedom, and for cypherpunk values to break from web3 discourse and gain a central place in the broad mainstream discourse. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

Manu Alzuru

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

In a world increasingly divided by extremes, the traditional structures of governance and political ideology no longer seem to offer the solutions we need. This talk will explore the potential of decentralized systems and cryptography to create new models for governance that break away from conventional dichotomies. Drawing from my experiences with pop-up cities, experiments in trust networks, and the growing need for decentralized approaches to communication and coordination, I will explore how peer-to-peer networks, zero-knowledge technologies, and open-source principles can build more transparent, resilient, and inclusive societies. We’ll discuss the philosophical implications of decentralized governance, and how these systems can transcend the binary conflict between the extreme left and right by focusing on common values of trust, security, and privacy. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

Jaya Klara Brekke

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

The public and private are not opposites, they are complementary: privacy is needed to sustain the security and integrity of people as well as infrastructure that serve the public good. This workshop will demo working code for running Libp2p traffic through Nym, built with the Nym Rust SDK. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

Ira Nezhynska

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

This design workshop is for developers-turned-founders who are launching their product to market and want to set it up for successful early adoption among non-technical users. After a few exercises and a bit of theory, you'll leave home fully equipped with tactics and knowledge to: - communicate your hyper-complex product with clarity to those who don't (and don't need to) understand your tech in order to start using it daily and refer it to their friends - differentiate your product not with the features (aka, tech race) but through user aspirations and what matters in their lives - use symbols and styles to trigger a wider range of emotional and sensorial responses from the first interaction moment. This workshop is a blend of product reputation reverse-engineering, user research, storytelling and visual communication. Please, note, that this workshop is NOT for those who: - are deep in the lab/experimentation mode and are not emotionally ready to turn their tech innovation into a product on the market. - are developing dev tools. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

We will explore the dynamic intersection of delegation and DAOs, concepts driving the future of decentralized governance. Delegation enables more efficient decision-making and distribution of power within DAOs but comes with its risks and challenges both from the delegate and delegator sides. We will dive into how delegation structures work in DAOs and the challenges they pose to traditional hierarchical models from a legal perspective, examining possible legal risks in governance delegation and how to mitigate them. We'll look at real-world examples of successful DAOs and how they leverage delegation to foster innovation, transparency, and collaboration in the decentralized ecosystem, analyzing the particular role of delegates in these ecosystems, and legal measures taken by those ecosystems. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Waku is a generalized peer-to-peer (P2P) communication protocol stack built on libp2p. It provides secure, decentralized messaging and is used by projects like Status, Railgun, and The Graph. An emerging idea is a Waku-based service marketplace, where developers can pay independent providers to deliver infrastructure services, such as querying historic messages, directly to their users off-chain. Using a marketplace instead of running their own nodes reduces complexity for dapp developers, avoids single points of failure, and improves decentralization. Additionally, users could interact with the marketplace directly, choosing providers without relying on the dApp developer. Marketplace consumers would maintain a reputation system to filter out providers with poor service. The marketplace concept is still in early stages. This talk presents the idea, outlines key challenges, and invites technical feedback. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

We develop and apply epistemic tests to various decentralized governance methods as well as to study the impact of participation. These tests probe the ability to reach a correct outcome when there is one. We find that partial abstention is a strong governance method from an epistemic standpoint compared to alternatives such as various forms of “transfer delegation” in which voters explicitly transfer some or all of their voting rights to others. We make a stronger case for multi-step transfer delegation than is present in previous work but also demonstrate that transfer delegation has inherent epistemic weaknesses. We show that enhanced direct participation, voters exercising their own voting rights, can have a variety of epistemic impacts, some very negative. We identify governance conditions under which additional direct participation is guaranteed to do no epistemic harm and is likely to increase the probability of making correct decisions. In light of the epistemic challenges of voting-based decentralized governance, we consider the possible supplementary use of prediction markets, auctions, and AI agents to improve outcomes. All these results are significant because epistemic performance matters if entities such as DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) wish to compete with organizations that are more centralized. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Blockchains today are decentralized networks of fat servers. Rollups also operate on fat servers for sequencing and proving. The vast majority of users of these systems run thin clients that always interact through these servers, an architecture that (1) fails to leverage the local compute capability (2) rely on (decentralised) middlemen for interaction, necessitating transaction fees for middlemen incentivisation. This talk introduces coordination-avoidance as a paradigm shift in decentralized computing. Instead of enforcing global consensus, coordination-avoidance enables direct P2P execution among users that operate local-first clients. This paradigm unlocks a new design space for applications that benefit from decentralization, high responsiveness, and safety at the same time. I will discuss how DRP (Distributed Real-time Programs), a new Internet protocol, constructs a new kind of BFT state from consensus-free P2P networks. This approach enables applications with novel economic models that are impractical for any existing client-server architectures, regardless if the servers are decentralised. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

This talk explores the similarities and distinctions between data availability (DA), confirmation, and settlement layers. While these layers are often discussed as separate components, they frequently function as variations of a consensus protocol. We’ll dive deep into the technical properties each layer requires and the consensus optimizations each one prioritizes. Using real-world examples—including CometBFT, HotShot, EigenDA, Gasper, and Ethereum 3-Slot Finality—we’ll evaluate whether these layers are truly distinct or simply different approaches to the same underlying concept. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Current DAG-based BFT protocols face a critical trade-off: certified DAGs provide strong security guarantees but require additional rounds of communication to progress the DAG construction, while uncertified DAGs achieve lower latency at the cost of either reduced resistance to adversarial behaviour or higher communication costs. We present Starfish, a partially synchronous DAG-based BFT protocol that achieves the security properties of certified DAGs, the efficiency of uncertified approaches and linear amortized communication complexity. The key innovation is Encoded Cordial Dissemination, a push-based dissemination strategy that combines Reed-Solomon erasure coding with Data Availability Certificates (DACs). Each of the $n=3f+1$ validators disseminates complete transaction data for its own blocks while distributing encoded shards for others' blocks, enabling efficient data reconstruction with just $f+1$ shards. Building on the previous uncertified DAG BFT commit rule, Starfish extends it to efficiently verify data availability through committed leader blocks serving as DACs. For large enough transaction data, this design allows Starfish to achieve $O(n)$ amortized communication complexity per committed transaction byte. Experimental evaluation against state-of-the-art DAG BFT protocols demonstrates Starfish's robust performance under steady-state and Byzantine scenarios. Our results show that strong Byzantine fault tolerance, high performance, and low communication complexity can coexist in DAG BFT protocols, making Starfish particularly suitable for large-scale distributed ledger deployments. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Moderation in peer-to-peer networks is often seen as incompatible with decentralization. Healthy, resilient distributed systems need tools to reduce spam and harmful behavior - without central authorities. Starting from an overview of existing approaches, we move into specific considerations for for peer-to-peer code collaboration tool radicle. How can cryptographic identities and social trust graphs enable collaborative moderation, reputation management, and abuse mitigation, all while preserving permissionless participation? None of this can be discussed without exploring the philosophical tension between openness and governance in decentralized content networks. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Rebased rollups introduce a novel paradigm blending the advantages of based and non-based rollups to provide synchronous composability, credible neutrality, and reduced latency without incurring the full cost and latency penalties associated with Ethereum-based rollups. By becoming "based on-demand" for durations shorter than a full Ethereum slot, rebased rollups efficiently utilize Ethereum’s existing proposer set to facilitate faster transaction confirmations and increased throughput. This presentation explores the technical challenges posed by current Layer 2 (L2) rollups, particularly fragmentation and loss of synchronous composability, and analyzes existing solutions including mesh and hub-based approaches, highlighting their limitations concerning credible neutrality and economic security. We present rebased rollups as a practical solution, detailing their architecture, security trade-offs, and mechanisms such as preconfirmations and dynamic attestation tracking. We conclude by outlining how rebased rollups horizontally scale economic security and transaction throughput, providing Ethereum-aligned synchronous composability with latency comparable to centralized sequencers, ultimately balancing decentralization, neutrality, performance, and cost-effectiveness for the broader Ethereum ecosystem. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Just when we thought the biggest bottleneck in P2P networking was reaching complex consensus mechanisms or generating efficient proofs, we realized that the fundamental networking protocol stack itself is one of them. Join this session to explore the latest open proposals for optimizing GossipSub in libp2p. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

The Bybit hack earlier this year, where attackers compromised the AWS-hosted Safe frontend and tricked Bybit into signing malicious transaction resulting in the loss of $1.4 billion, highlighted a longstanding problem: the web—and by extension, (d)apps—is fundamentally built trust rather than verification. This talk will examine how IPFS can be used to distribute web applications in a way that reduces these risks. By using content addressing and local verification, developers can ensure users load exactly the code that was published, minimizing reliance on trust-based distribution. We’ll cover best practices for deploying dapps to IPFS, focusing on recent advancements to enable native IPFS support in browsers by leaning on HTTP as the foundation for interoperability. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

We propose a novel approach to blockchain security through concurrent runtime assertions - a modified EVM that enables real-time customized transaction validation alongside execution. By introducing an extended runtime environment applied to the current network's state, this system allows developers to define invariants about their protocols. These invariants are continuously verified, running in parallel to transaction execution, enabling immediate detection and prevention of security violations. Allowing for embedded security is a paradigm shift which fundamentally changes the way we approach blockchain safety, while maintaining transaction throughput through parallel validation. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

Ekaterina Riazantseva

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

As the Ethereum ecosystem evolves, so do the challenges of monitoring and comparing protocol implementations. While Ethereum’s Consensus and Execution specifications serve as a foundation, each client independently defines its own metrics. This divergence complicates everything from DevOps monitoring to core development comparisons and research simulations. In this talk, we will explore the efforts behind PeerDAS and FOCIL metrics standardization, showcasing real-world examples of how unified metrics can streamline feature delivery, improve cross-client validation, and empower researchers to run consistent simulations. By highlighting the successes and pitfalls encountered while building these metrics, we will demonstrate why standardized metrics are essential to maintaining Ethereum’s robust and innovative environment. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

In this talk, we will answer all your questions regarding go-ethereum, how we view ourselves, how we think about the protocol, how to maintain criticial infrastructure, future ideas we're excited for and more. Come and bring your hardest questions! Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

Andrew Macpherson

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Most data storage systems have a way to automatically decide the physical location that data will be stored. (That's why, for example, you don't have to calculate something about sectors and tracks when you save a file on your computer.) If you do automatic allocation in decentralised storage, then you also need to automate the system that distributes payments to the service providers — Filecoin-style manual peer to peer negotiation is not possible. What is needed is a mechanism in the sense of microeconomic theory. This mechanism needs to have good properties if it is to foster a healthy service provider population and deliver good service and efficient prices to users. I'll give an introduction to this subject in the context of the EthSwarm Protocol. In EthSwarm, as well as providing a fixed amount of capacity, service providers must buy revenue shares from a contract at a fixed price in a kind of Tullock contest. Perhaps surprisingly, even though this allocation system has nothing to do with the amount or quality of service provided, under good conditions it results in revenue share flowing to more efficient operators, resulting in more competitive pricing. Target Audience: people researching and building decentralised services Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Proof-of-stake consensus protocols often rely on distributed randomness beacons (DRBs) to generate randomness for leader selection. This work analyses the manipulability of Ethereum's DRB implementation, RANDAO, in its current consensus mechanism. Even with its efficiency, RANDAO remains vulnerable to manipulation through the deliberate omission of blocks from the canonical chain. Previous research has shown that economically rational players can withhold blocks - known as a block withholding attack or selfish mixing - when the manipulated RANDAO outcome yields greater financial rewards. We introduce and evaluate a new manipulation strategy, the RANDAO forking attack. Unlike block withholding, whereby validators opt to hide a block, this strategy relies on selectively forking out an honest proposer's block to maximize transaction fee revenues and block rewards. In this paper, we draw attention to the fact that the forking attack is significantly more harmful than selfish mixing for two reasons. Firstly, it exacerbates the unfairness among validators. More importantly, it significantly undermines the reliability of the blockchain for the average user by frequently causing already published blocks to be forked out. By doing so, the attacker can fork the chain without losing slots, and we demonstrate that these are later fully compensated for. Our empirical measurements, investigating such manipulations on Ethereum mainnet, revealed no statistically significant traces of these attacks to date. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

Will Shannon

ETHSofia · Oct 9, 2025

Explore the impact of Decentralized Validator Technologies (DVT) on liquid staking and the role it’s playing in expanding the Lido Node Operator set. This talk will discuss how the Simple DVT and Community Staking Modules have made running validators via the Lido protocol accessible to hundreds of solo and community stakers, while at the same time enhancing the security and diversity of the Ethereum staking ecosystem. Will Shannon has been contributing to the Lido DAO for two years, now as the Head of Strategic Initiatives in the Node Operator Mechanisms (NOM) workstream. His current focus is on coordinating the Simple DVT Module and integrating Distributed Validator Technology via testnets and mainnet onboarding. Previously, he worked in Institutional TMT Equity Sales and studied Finance and Accounting. Connect with Will: https://twitter.com/KimonSh Chapters: 0:00 Introduction to DVT and Lido’s Role in Liquid Staking 1:03 Lido's Evolution Over the Last Year 2:26 Transparency and Governance 5:27 Adoption of Simple DVT Module 9:04 Impact of DVT on Lido 13:47 Permissionless Staking and Future Modules 16:23 Broader Decentralization Goals This video was recorded during the ETHSofia Conference and Hackathon - October 17-19, 2024. ETHSofia is THE crypto tech conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, bringing together enthusiasts, developers, researchers, and academia focused on Ethereum and other L1 chains. The conference is supported by the Ethereum Foundation and made possible by the generous contributions of industry leaders. For more information, please visit: https://www.ethsofia.com/ 🌍Join the community: X (Twitter): https://x.com/ETHSofiaBG Telegram: https://t.me/+_i70pgfFHjBkMjZk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethsofia/ #Lido #WillShannon #DVT #LiquidStakingProtocols #LSTs

Stani Kulechov

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Join Stani Kulechov, founder of Aave and Avara, in this insightful conversation from Pragma Singapore 2024. Stani shares his journey towards achieving product-market fit in DeFi and Web3, exploring Aave’s evolution, the vision behind Avara, the strategic use of account abstraction and ZK stack for Lens Protocol, and crucial advice for crypto founders on building user-centric products. Discover how to effectively respond to user needs, scale products, and drive mainstream adoption. 00:00 Socks & Sandals: The Avara Way 01:50 What Product Market Fit Means in Crypto 02:46 Navigating Reactive vs. User-Driven Development 04:33 Identifying Users for True Product Market Fit 06:17 Challenges in Web3 User Identification 07:21 From Aave to Avara: Expanding the Vision 09:42 Democratizing Financial Access with DeFi 10:17 Building the People-Powered Internet 11:55 Family Wallet & Open Infrastructure Vision 12:29 Introducing Aave V4: Enhancing Efficiency 13:47 Liquidity Layers and Risk Management in Aave V4 15:25 Why Lens Protocol Chose ZK Stack & Validium 17:02 Balancing Security, Scalability, and Decentralization 18:09 Appropriate Security Levels for Use Cases 19:48 Achieving Mainstream Onboarding without Fees 21:19 Key Advice for Crypto Founders in 2024 23:22 When to Launch: MVP vs. Polished Products _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇸🇬 *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 Stani Kulechov* X: https://x.com/StaniKulechov ✅ *Follow Avara* X: https://x.com/Avara ✅ *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

Evan Shapiro, co-founder of Mina Protocol and CEO of the Mina Foundation, joins Pragma Singapore 2024 for a deep dive into the past, present, and future of zero knowledge proofs (ZKPs). In this fireside conversation with Kartik Talwar, Evan reflects on Mina’s journey from an experimental 20kb blockchain to a scalable, developer-friendly L1 for private apps and ZK rollups. This session covers the evolution of ZK apps, recursive proof systems, native rollups, app-chain interoperability, fungible token standards, and the development of zk-friendly tools and governance. Learn how Mina uses recursive ZKPs to keep its chain lightweight while enabling private, on-chain computation at scale — and discover how the protocol is inspiring a new wave of ZK innovation through developer grants, open standards, and future L2 designs. 00:00 Intro to Evan Shapiro & Mina Protocol 00:49 ZKP Ecosystem in 2017: Just 30 People 01:53 Early Versions of Mina: Mini Bitcoin 02:57 Recursive ZKPs and Chain Compression 04:23 Verifying Blockchain History with 20kb Proofs 05:21 Understanding Mina’s State Model 06:20 ZK Apps vs Protocol Layer 06:50 Mina’s Fungible Token Standard 07:50 ZK Apps as Native Rollups 08:50 Need for L1 Changes to Support App Chains 09:40 Reserved Block Space on L1 for App Chains 10:34 Prioritizing Core Protocol Changes 11:32 Lessons from Other ZK Chains 12:37 Moving from R&D to Shipping 13:34 Supporting ZK-EVMs and Starks on Mina 14:41 L2 Development with Inter-App Communication 15:40 Building Shared Libraries for Cross-App Messaging 16:36 Foundation Priorities: UX, Dev Tools, DEX Support 17:33 How to Get Involved: Grants, Governance, Discord 18:31 Closing Remarks: Why ZK is Worth Exploring _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇸🇬 *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 Evan Shapiro* X: https://x.com/evanashapiro ✅ *Follow Mina Protocol* X: https://x.com/MinaProtocol ✅ *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 talk at Pragma Singapore 2024, Elena Nadolinski, founder of Ironfish, dives deep into Ironfish 2.0 — a groundbreaking privacy-first blockchain and the secure privacy layer for all EVM chains. Learn why privacy matters in crypto, how Ironfish achieves multi-asset shielded transactions using zk-SNARKs, and how cross-chain interoperability is achieved with secure, decentralized bridging. Elena breaks down key cryptographic components such as MASP, FROST, DKG, and Ironfish’s innovative UTXO structure supporting assets from 27+ chains. She also shares a live testnet demo bridging an ERC-20 token into a private pool on Ironfish. If you're building in DeFi, zk-tech, or multichain infrastructure, this is a must-watch. 00:00 Intro: Why Privacy Still Matters in Crypto 00:55 Transparent Chains and Real-World Identity Leaks 01:54 The Problem with 700+ Privacy Projects 02:53 Introducing Ironfish: A Practical Privacy Protocol 03:19 Ironfish Architecture Overview: L1, Proof-of-Work 03:48 Regulatory-Ready: Sanctions Screening at Ingress 04:17 From Zcash Sapling to MASP (Multi-Asset Shielded) 05:11 Key System: Secret, Public, and View Keys 05:41 UTXO Design + Multi-Asset Note Structure 06:11 Transaction Model & Description Types 07:12 zk-SNARKs in Spend Descriptions 08:11 Mint & Burn: Transparent Metadata for Bridges 09:14 Balancing Transactions Across Multiple Assets 10:14 Shared Pattern Across Other zk Privacy Projects 10:40 Bridges & Multisigs: The Missing Privacy Layer 11:07 Threshold Signatures: Frost & DKG Explained 12:36 CLI Wallet & Ledger Support for Bridge Operators 13:09 Demo: Bridging ERC-20 to Ironfish Privacy Pool 13:44 Ironfish as a Privacy Layer for All EVM Chains 14:00 Final Thoughts & Follow Ironfish on Twitter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇸🇬 *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 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Hart Lambur

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

At Pragma Singapore 2024, Hart Lambur, co-founder of Across and UMA, dives into how cross-chain intents are revolutionizing interoperability in Web3. In this visionary talk, Hart introduces ERC-7683, a new standard co-authored with Uniswap to create seamless, fast, and cost-effective cross-chain user experiences. Learn how intent-based architecture enables instant bridging, eliminates latency, improves user experience, and reduces the cost and complexity of moving assets across chains. Hart explains the mechanics behind intent-based bridging, solver networks, and settlement layers, and shares how Across achieves less than 3-second fill times, enabling Web2-like speeds on Ethereum L2s. Discover how this architecture powers future-proof interoperability across L2s, Superchains, Arbitrum Orbit, Optimism, Scroll, Polygon CDK, and more—all while preserving decentralization, security, and scalability. 00:00 Intro to Cross-Chain UX Problems 00:47 Ethereum Scaling Success Post-Dencun 02:03 Bridging UX Is Still Terrible 03:14 What Users Really Want with Interop 04:18 Across Demo and Web2-Like Bridging UX 05:00 Intent-Based UX Integration in dApps 05:33 Why Messaging-Based Bridges Fall Short 07:18 Stop Sending Messages, Use Intents 08:30 Intent Architecture: How It Works 09:36 Intent Layers: Intent, Solver, Settlement 10:44 Across Speed Benchmark vs Stargate 11:57 Security Benefits of Intent Architectures 12:32 Batch Verification Lowers Costs 13:44 Cost Comparison: Intents vs Traditional 14:57 ERC-7683: Standardizing Cross-Chain Intents 16:09 Benefits of Open Standards for Solvers 17:25 Avoiding Ethereum Ecosystem Fragmentation 18:34 Superchain Interop Using ERC-7683 19:11 Across Roadmap: Fast, Cheap, Day-One Intents 20:03 Closing Remarks and Contact _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇸🇬 *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 Hart Lambur X: https://x.com/hal2001 ✅ *Follow Across* X: https://x.com/AcrossProtocol ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

In this high-impact talk at Pragma Singapore 2024, Mike Cahill, founder of Duoro Labs and a core contributor to the Pyth Network, breaks down how we can supercharge DeFi infrastructure to outperform traditional finance (TradFi) by improving cost, speed, and trust. Mike explores why DeFi struggles to compete with TradFi UX, how Pyth’s HiFi data oracle architecture changes the game, and what it means for the future of blockchain applications. Learn how Pyth price feeds, entropy for randomness, and Express Relay for MEV protection are already powering 400+ dApps across 80+ chains, enabling fast, low-cost, and trustworthy on-chain finance. 00:00 Intro and “Why DeFi Sucks” Compared to TradFi 01:29 TradFi Speed, Cost, and Trust Advantage 02:36 Why New Tech Adoption Requires Parity with Incumbents 03:39 Amazon vs Sears: Web Speed Parallels Blockchain Evolution 05:14 Blockchain’s Innovation: Programmatic Trust 06:26 From DeFi Summer to Modern Blockchains 08:04 Pyth Network: Boosting DeFi Infrastructure 08:34 Price Feeds: Solving the Oracle Problem with Speed 10:06 How Pyth Sources Institutional-Grade Market Data 11:04 PythNet: Data Aggregation & Multi-Chain Distribution 12:08 Monetizing Oracle Data Across 80+ Blockchains 13:12 Entropy: Verifiable On-Chain Randomness 14:30 Express Relay: Solving the MEV Problem 15:42 Instant Access to Liquidation & Searchers Network 16:44 Adoption: Pyth Powers 60% of On-Chain Derivatives 17:26 Closing: Beating TradFi with Superior DeFi Infrastructure _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇸🇬 *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 Mike Cahill* X: https://x.com/mdomcahill ✅ *Follow Duoro Labs* X: https://x.com/DouroLabs ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Orest Tarasiuk

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Uncover how T1 Protocol aims to unify fragmented Ethereum rollups through real-time proofs. Orest Tarasiuk explains how Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) and tiered security layers can deliver on the original rollup promise – scaling beyond gas costs while preserving cross-chain composability. Learn how T1’s AVS-based sequencer design, cryptoeconomic staking, and optional ZK verifications enable near-instant transaction finality across multiple L2s. If you’re seeking a solution that goes beyond bridging liquidity to bridging secure state among EVM-based chains, this talk outlines T1’s vision for the “United Chains of Ethereum.” 00:00 Introduction & Trusted Execution Environment Basics 01:32 Identifying the Rollup Fragmentation Problem 03:20 Real-Time Proving & Why Zero-Knowledge Alone Is Not Enough 05:42 Combining TEEs & Cryptoeconomic Security for L2 07:59 Execution Flow & The Two AVS Roles (Sequencer + Worker) 10:48 Tiered Security with Optional ZK for Large Transfers 13:26 Cross-Chain Partnerships & “United Chains of Ethereum” 15:20 Live Devnet Demo: Sub-Block Finality on T1 19:10 How T1’s Canonical Bridge Verifies State Instantly 21:27 Future Plans, Builders’ Invitation & Roadmap 23:45 Conclusion & End of Talk _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 Orest Tarasiuk* X: https://x.com/OrestTa ✅ *Follow t1 Protocol* X: https://x.com/t1protocol ✅ *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

Jayant Krishnamurthy, CTO and co-founder of Pyth Network, breaks down why DeFi struggles to compete with traditional finance (TradFi) and how infrastructure improvements can bridge the gap. He compares DeFi and TradFi across speed, cost, and trust, highlighting key pain points like high gas fees, slow transactions, and security risks. Krishnamurthy also explores how Pyth Network’s solutions—such as low-latency price feeds, on-chain randomness, and MEV reduction—are paving the way for a more efficient DeFi ecosystem. Learn how better infrastructure can enable DeFi to finally rival TradFi in usability and adoption. 00:00 - Introduction 00:42 - The Problem with DeFi 01:16 - TradFi vs. DeFi Comparison 03:20 - Infrastructure as the Key 05:15 - Lessons from Past Tech Shifts 07:50 - Blockchain’s Programmable Trust 09:49 - Pyth Network’s Solutions 12:17 - High-Frequency Price Feeds 13:20 - On-Chain Randomness 15:14 - Solving MEV 18:15 - Oracles & DeFi Growth 19:52 - Future of DeFi vs. TradFi 20:19 - Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 Jayant Krishnamurthy* X: https://x.com/jayantkrish ✅ *Follow Pyth Network* X: https://x.com/PythNetwork ✅ *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 sustainable yield strategies in DeFi with Andrew Redden from Last Network. This insightful talk covers how yield originates, the challenge of maintaining sustainable returns, and innovative financial models designed to stabilize holistic yield. Learn about liquid staking tokens, risk-adjusted investments, governance challenges in DAOs, and Last Network's vision to redistribute yield fairly, incentivize genuine participation, and build resilient, modular blockchain ecosystems. 00:00 Intro: The Search for Sustainable Yield Explained 00:47 Understanding Yield: Market Fit and Financialization 01:18 Historical Origins and Financial Meaning of Yield 01:45 Yield as Market Pricing Inefficiency (Athena Example) 02:42 The Massive Scale of the Crypto Yield Market 03:11 Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) and Yield Compression 03:43 Defining True Sustainable Yield in DeFi 04:11 Sustainable Yield Through Productive and Utility Assets 04:44 Lessons from Lehman Brothers: Risk and Diversification 05:18 Holistic Yield: Exposure to All Financial Activity 05:52 Stability and Safety with Stablecoins 06:20 Last Network's Complementary Approach to Yield 06:51 Cash Flow Reinvestment Strategy in Crypto Protocols 07:49 Aligning Incentives: Problems with Inflationary Tokenomics 08:15 Last Network's Mission: Built to Last Philosophy 08:42 Fair Compensation for DAO Governance Participants 09:34 Addressing Whale Dominance and Governance Challenges 10:02 Rewarding Liquidity Providers Fairly 10:31 Exportable Yield: Facilitating Cross-Chain Yield Access 11:28 Incentivizing Stablecoin Proliferation Across Networks 11:57 Vote Escrow Governance Model and Bribe Market Innovation 12:26 The Core Engine: Real-Time Cross-Chain Yield Accounting 13:26 Sovereign Rollups: Modular Blockchain and EVM Flexibility 14:22 Modular Blockchain Tech: From Optimistic to ZK Rollups 14:51 Optimistic Governance Model to Enhance DAO Efficiency 15:48 Governance Mechanisms to Prevent Obstruction and Stalemates 16:43 Last Network: Supporting Builders and Developers 17:10 Mistakes Protocols Make: Launching Tokens Too Early or Late 17:36 Yield Farming Risks and Protocol Sustainability 18:02 Resurrection Model: Learning from Failed Crypto Protocols 18:28 Conclusion: Stabilizing Holistic Yield with Last Network _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 LAST* X: https://x.com/lastdotnet ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Niklas Kunkel

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Join Niklas Kunkel, founder of Chronicle, at Pragma San Francisco 2025 as he discusses the evolution from traditional Real World Assets (RWAs) to Crypto Native Assets. Explore MakerDAO's pioneering journey with tokenized treasury bills (T-Bills), understand the differences between first, second, and third-generation RWAs, and discover how blockchain-native assets can enhance transparency, liquidity, and DeFi integration. Learn how oracles like Chronicle play a crucial role in bringing real-time asset data on-chain, transforming the future of decentralized finance. 00:00 Intro: RWAs & Crypto Native Assets Explained 00:52 About Niklas Kunkel & Chronicle Overview 01:37 Stagnation in DeFi: The Need for RWAs 03:08 MakerDAO's RWA Journey: A Case Study 04:26 RWAs & Solving Revenue Volatility in DeFi 05:44 First-Gen RWAs: Tokenized T-Bills & Flaws 07:07 How MakerDAO Integrated RWAs Initially 08:23 Issues with Early RWAs: Yield & Transparency 09:08 MakerDAO Revenue Growth with RWAs 09:51 Breakdown of MakerDAO's Crypto & RWA Revenue 10:37 MakerDAO's Tokenization Grand Prix Explained 11:15 Second-Gen RWAs: Improved Yield & Liquidity 12:04 Legal Claims in Second-Gen RWA Tokens 12:49 Transparency Issues in Second-Gen RWAs 13:27 Rapid Redeemability & Liquidity in RWAs 14:09 Market Leaders in Second-Gen RWA Products 14:50 Problems Remaining in Second-Gen RWAs 15:36 Third-Gen RWAs: Defining "Crypto Native" 16:21 Why Current RWAs Aren't Crypto Native Yet 17:04 Key Features of Third-Gen Crypto Native RWAs 17:45 Real Blockchain Ownership: Tokens as Assets 18:25 Improving Data Transparency with Oracles 19:01 Chronicle's Oracle Solution for RWA Data 19:45 Automated DeFi Risk Management with RWAs 20:27 Chronicle’s Role in Future RWA Integration 21:05 Chronicle's Market Position & Partnerships 21:40 Connect with Chronicle: Dashboard & Socials 21:55 Conclusion & Wrap-Up _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 Chronicle* X: https://x.com/ChronicleLabs ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Charles Guillemet

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Discover how Ledger is expanding the possibilities of self-custody, privacy, and encryption with its new Key Ring Protocol. In this talk, Charles Guillemet, CTO of Ledger, explains how the protocol empowers users to encrypt and share data securely—without sacrificing usability or sovereignty. Learn how confidentiality can finally be added to the benefits of decentralized consensus, how Ledger Live synchronizes user data while keeping it private, and why true self-custody must include control over your digital information. Explore real-world scenarios like end-to-end encrypted messaging and private photo sharing, and find out how developers can build privacy-focused apps on top of this open protocol. Topics Covered • Self-custody and the importance of permissionless blockchain technology • Why privacy and confidentiality are the missing pieces of most blockchains • How Ledger’s Key Ring Protocol introduces encryption key management • Synchronizing Ledger Live data across devices without compromising user ownership • Future potential for secure messaging, private file storage, and more • Developer call to action for building new sovereign applications 00:00 Introduction & Context 00:54 Why Blockchain Self-Custody Matters 02:12 Decentralized Consensus & Censorship Resistance 04:07 Missing Confidentiality in Most Blockchains 06:09 Importance of Privacy & Sovereign Data 08:02 Key Ring Protocol Overview 10:45 Ledger Live Sync & Encrypted Data 12:30 Real-World Use Cases: Messaging & Photos 14:52 Developer Call to Action 15:29 Conclusion & Closing 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 Charles Guillemet X: https://x.com/P3b7_ ✅ Follow Ledger X: https://x.com/ledger Website: https://shop.ledger.com ✅ 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

How can DeFi evolve to serve billions of users without breaking the EVM gas limits? In this fireside chat, Anton Bukov, co-founder of 1inch, discusses how protocol design, O(1) complexity, and innovations like 1inch Fusion can create more scalable, non-custodial solutions. From hackathon origins to cross-chain atomic swaps, learn how architectural optimizations, precompiles, and smart-contract best practices can deliver familiar entry points for global DeFi adoption. Topics Covered: • The 1inch journey from hackathon project to DeFi aggregator • Achieving constant-time (O(1)) complexity for mass scalability • Why gas will never be “enough” and how to design around constraints • Credit card integrations for mainstream DeFi • L2 scaling solutions, cross-chain bridging, and atomic swaps • Building with self-custody in mind and the future of Fusion Plus • Stay tuned for Anton’s insights on pushing DeFi UX forward while preserving security and efficiency—plus a preview of what’s next for 1inch in the race to onboard the next wave of crypto users. 00:00 Introduction & Anton Bukov Welcome 00:54 1inch Origins as a Hackathon Project 02:14 Early DEX Aggregation & Growth 03:42 Introducing 1inch Fusion & Intent-Based Swaps 04:45 Credit Card Integration for DeFi 06:20 Designing Protocols for Gas Constraints 08:02 Billions of Wallets & O(1) Complexity 09:05 Architectural Frameworks for Efficiency 11:08 Examples of Constant-Time Algorithms 12:13 EVM Extensions & Precompiles for Layer 2 14:17 Cross-Chain Strategy & Atomic Swaps 19:27 Non-Custodial Fusion Plus & Future Plans 21:28 Closing Remarks & Thank You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎤 *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 Anton Bukov X: https://x.com/k06a ✅ Follow 1inch X: https://x.com/1inch Website: https://1inch.io YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk0nvK4bHpteQXZKv7lkq5w ✅ 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 Ali Merchant from Warden Protocol simplifies on-chain development with the Warden Agent Kit—no deep Solidity expertise required! In this workshop, discover how to build agents for blockchain automation, integrate custom Solidity business logic, leverage TypeScript workflows, and easily connect tools like LangChain for advanced functionalities. See a live demo of managing spaces, keys, balances, and sending tokens directly from an AI-driven CLI. Whether you're a web2 or web3 developer, learn how to streamline your smart contract development and automate blockchain operations with the powerful Warden Agent Kit. 00:00 Introduction & Welcome 00:43 Overview of Warden Agent Kit 01:19 Key Modules & Components 02:32 LangChain Integration Explained 03:08 Adding Social Media Extensions 03:43 Demo: Cloning the Example Project 04:26 Agent Initialization & Configuration 05:08 Creating the ReAct Agent 05:45 Chatbot & CLI Implementation 06:25 Error Handling & Response Strategies 07:03 Live Agent Run & Usage 07:48 Managing Spaces Example 09:20 Listing & Creating Keys 10:21 Sending Tokens via CLI 11:15 Final Thoughts & Contact Info _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🤖 *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 Ali Merchant* X: https://x.com/Ali_the_Curios ✅ *Follow Warden Protocol* X: https://x.com/wardenprotocol Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/wardenprotocol Website: https://wardenprotocol.org ✅ *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 Andrew Wisniewski from the Lit Protocol dev team tackles a crucial challenge in the AI agent space: secure wallet management. In this workshop, Andrew introduces the Lit Agent Wallet, a framework that provides tamper-proof agent operations via Programmable Key Pairs (PKPs), Lit Actions, and granular delegation policies. Learn how to protect your AI agent’s funds from malicious developers, define policies for tools and transactions, and see a live demonstration of signing and restricted operations. Perfect for builders seeking to combine universal composability, digital ownership, and autonomous AI with Lit Protocol. 00:00 Introduction & Lit Agent Wallet Overview 00:38 Why Agent Wallet Security Matters 01:18 Lit Terminology & Definitions 01:56 Admin, Delegates & Policy Framework 02:37 Detailed Architecture Explained 03:56 Project Prerequisites & Setup 04:39 CLI Demo: Installation & Initialization 05:15 Minting a New Agent Wallet 06:06 Permitting Tools & Delegates 07:44 Demo: Delegate Perspective 08:28 Signing Messages & Policy Restrictions 09:13 Policy Enforcement Failure Example 09:50 Resources & Wrap-Up _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🤖 *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 Lit Protocol* X: https://x.com/LitProtocol Website: https://www.litprotocol.com ✅ *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 this dynamic panel at the Agentic Ethereum 2025 Summit Tina (Flashbots) moderates a discussion with Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum Foundation), Shaw (Eliza Labs), Kevin Owoki (Gitcoin), Linda Xie (Bountycaster) and Ken Ng (Uniswap Foundation) on bringing the “A” (Autonomy/Automation) back into DAOs. Explore how advanced AI agents, decentralized governance, public goods funding (retro funding, deep funding, futarchy, quadratic funding), and emerging mechanisms can redefine the future of Ethereum and the broader Web3 ecosystem. Dive into real-world challenges like AI spam, low-quality content, block building optimizations, liability concerns, and new financial structures (Uniswap v4 hooks, MEV). Whether you’re a builder, DAO contributor, or just crypto-curious, discover how AI-driven autonomy might reshape decentralized organizations and empower the next wave of innovation. 00:00 Intro & Panel Setup 00:52 The One Best Question 01:34 AI Agents for DAOs 02:04 Summaries & Custom Context 02:34 Communication Overload in DAOs 03:28 Human Collaboration vs. Automation 05:22 AI as a Project Manager 07:15 Retro Funding & Incentives 08:49 Tighter Feedback Loops 10:52 What Not To Automate 11:21 AI Bounties & Farming Risks 12:06 Spam & Low-Quality AI Content 14:05 Keeping Human Empathy in DAOs 15:16 Autonomy vs. Automation Debate 18:07 Hybrid Models & Voting Agents 19:08 Defining a DAO & Funding 20:04 Is Ethereum a DAO? 22:32 Future of Ethereum & DAOs 25:22 Minimizing Overhead with AI 26:19 Funding Ethereum Public Goods 29:29 AI-Optimized MEV & Block Building 32:02 Pledging & Protocol Guild 34:03 Achieving Real Yield 36:46 Social Validation & Public Goods 37:37 Meme Coins & Speculation 39:01 Open Source & Pledge Models 42:31 Liability & Human-in-Loop AI 44:41 The Need for Defensive Tools 47:08 Acceleration vs. Safety 49:42 On-Chain Capital Allocation 51:09 DeFi Microstructures with Hooks 53:17 Final Takeaways & Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🤖 *Agentic Ethereum 2025 Summit* Join the official Agentic Ethereum 2025 Summit for an in-depth look at AI agents, smart contracts, and how they converge to power the next era of decentralized intelligence. This is more than just a summit—it's a gathering of the brightest minds in our ecosystem, and we're honored to have Andrew Miller, Anna Kazlauskas, Davide Crapis, dcbuilder, Ed Felten, Erik Voorhees, Illia Polosukhin, Jasper Zhang, Karl Floersch, Ken Ng, Kevin Owocki, Linda Xie, Shaw, Tomasz Stanczak, Chase Allred and Vitalik Buterin and on stage for this virtual summit focused around AI Agents and Blockchain! Watch the full Agentic Ethereum 2025 Summit Playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6DrYO4ORk8wzQ5wCZDs0mW&si=ARqB9gaXAqehWH1_ 🤖 *Agentic Ethereum 2025* 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 T.I.N.A. X: https://x.com/tzhen ✅ Follow Vitalik Buterin & Ethereum Foundation X: https://x.com/VitalikButerin X: https://x.com/ethereum ✅ Follow Shaw & Eliza Labs X: https://x.com/shawmakesmagic Website: https://www.elizaos.ai ✅ Follow Kevin Owoki & Gitcoin X: https://x.com/owocki X: https://x.com/gitcoin ✅ Follow Linda Xie & Bountycaster X: https://x.com/ljxie X: https://x.com/Bountycaster ✅ Follow Ken Ng & the Uniswap Foundation X: https://x.com/nkennethk X: https://x.com/uniswapfnd ✅ 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Illia Polosukhin

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Join Ed Felten (Offchain Labs) and Illia Polosukhin (NEAR) at the Agentic Ethereum 2025 Summit as they dive into the intersection of AI and blockchain. Discover how verifiable compute, TEEs, rollups, and WASM-based smart contracts are empowering new on-chain AI services. Learn how developers can orchestrate complex AI inference through asynchronous message passing, ensure liveness, and harness decentralized infrastructure to scale AI-driven dApps. This thought-provoking panel led by ETHGlobal founder Kartik Talwar highlights real-world use cases—from AI-based DeFi automation and verifiable oracles to on-chain governance and “AI presidents.” If you’re curious about bridging the gap between AI and crypto, this session covers fundamental research insights, next-gen developer tooling, and how emerging solutions like zero-knowledge proofs might reshape distributed AI. 00:00 Intro: AI & Blockchain Intersection 00:44 Research & Practical Blockchain Applications 02:24 Decentralization & Power Structures 05:56 AI Community vs. Crypto Community Mindsets 08:16 Ensuring Liveness with Secure Enclaves 10:01 Rollups & EVM Upgrades for AI 12:42 WASM & Asynchronous Execution 15:22 Handling Complex AI Inference On-Chain 19:08 Practical Limits & Resource Constraints 22:12 Advice for Developers (Latency & MEV) 25:59 Assistant Agents & On-Chain Agents 30:55 Privacy, Verifiability & ZK Challenges 37:03 Real-World AI+Crypto Applications 41:29 AI in Governance & Future Outlook 42:09 Conclusion & Final Thoughts _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🤖 *Agentic Ethereum 2025 Summit* Join the official Agentic Ethereum 2025 Summit for an in-depth look at AI agents, smart contracts, and how they converge to power the next era of decentralized intelligence. This is more than just a summit—it's a gathering of the brightest minds in our ecosystem, and we're honored to have Andrew Miller, Anna Kazlauskas, Davide Crapis, dcbuilder, Ed Felten, Erik Voorhees, Illia Polosukhin, Jasper Zhang, Karl Floersch, Ken Ng, Kevin Owocki, Linda Xie, Shaw, Tomasz Stanczak, Chase Allred and Vitalik Buterin and on stage for this virtual summit focused around AI Agents and Blockchain! Watch the full Agentic Ethereum 2025 Summit Playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6DrYO4ORk8wzQ5wCZDs0mW&si=ARqB9gaXAqehWH1_ 🤖 *Agentic Ethereum 2025* 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 Ed Felton & Offchain Labs X: https://x.com/EdFelten X: https://x.com/OffchainLabs ✅ Follow Illia Polosukhin & Near Protocol X: https://x.com/ilblackdragon X: https://x.com/NEARProtocol ✅ 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, 2025

Join RISC Zero CEO Jeremy Bruestle and Kartik Talwar in this fireside chat from Pragma Denver 2025, where they explore Boundless—the universal ZK protocol poised to transform on-chain and off-chain computation. Learn how RISC Zero’s risk-5 ZKVM, “steel” for off-chain Solidity execution, and “kalyua” for streamlined rollups enable massive scalability, lower gas costs, and decentralized proving. Discover why Boundless leverages existing blockchains rather than launching a new L1 or L2, how data availability and privacy fit into verifiable computation, and how hardware acceleration continuously boosts ZK proving performance. If you’re curious about ZK tech, decentralized marketplaces for proofs, or the future of frictionless, scalable dApp development, this conversation offers a front-row seat to the next era of verifiable execution. 00:00 Introduction: Jeremy Bruestle & RISC Zero 00:46 Boundless Overview: A Universal ZK Protocol 02:56 ZK VMs & RISC-V Performance Enhancements 04:37 Engineering Gains & GPU Acceleration 06:50 Off-Chain Execution vs On-Chain Gas Costs 08:44 “Steel”: Running Solidity Off-Chain 09:48 “Kalyua”: Rollups & ZK Verification 11:26 Data Availability & Decentralized Proofs 15:57 Boundless Marketplace & Prover Incentives 17:05 Atomic Composability & Asynchronous Calls 20:55 Testnet Phase, Mainnet Plans & Future Vision 21:27 Conclusion & Next Steps in ZK Execution _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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=vjZUcboMKM1nh83h 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 Jeremy Bruestle* X: https://x.com/BruestleJeremy ✅ *Follow RISC Zero* X: https://x.com/RISCZero ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Alex Shevchenko

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Join Alex Shevchenko, Co-Founder and CEO of Aurora at Pragma Denver 2025 to discover how virtual chains on the Aurora platform are transforming the way projects launch their own EVM-compatible networks—without the complexity and cost of traditional L2 setups. Learn how Aurora Cloud’s “one-click” deployment spins up a full blockchain in under a minute, complete with integrated stablecoins, Bridges (Wormhole, Rainbow), custodial solutions, and indexing infrastructure. Whether you’re an ambitious founder looking to decentralize your product or seeking to bypass the usual multi-million-dollar overhead of L2 creation, this talk shows how Aurora’s near protocol backend delivers immediate mainnet functionality and frictionless user experiences. 00:00 Introduction & Why Founders Want Their Own Chain 01:12 Common Reasons: Decentralization, Token Utility, Ecosystem Growth 02:07 Challenges of Launching Traditional L2s 03:30 Virtual Chains: Overview & Key Benefits 04:54 How Aurora Cloud Simplifies Chain Launch 05:56 Infrastructure Integration: Stablecoins, Bridges, CEX Listings 07:01 Immediate Access to Custodians, Indexers, Gnosis Safe 08:00 Target of 1,000 Virtual Chains in 2025 & Current Launches 08:37 Live Demo: Aurora Cloud Console & Rapid Deployment 10:40 Autopilot Setup: Explorers, RPC, Forwarder Integration 12:00 Leveraging near Protocol & Interoperability 13:24 Marketplace of Infra & Automated DeFi Deployment 15:26 Roadmap & Plans for DeFi Stack on Each Virtual Chain 16:45 Conclusion & Next Steps _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 Alex Shevchenko* X: https://x.com/AlexAuroraDev ✅ Follow *Aurora* X: https://x.com/auroraisnear ✅ *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 Uniswap V4's groundbreaking features in this ETHGlobal Taipei 2025 workshop with Ant from Uniswap Foundation. Learn about the new Singleton architecture, flash accounting system, and revolutionary hooks that enable custom AMM logic. The presentation covers V4's key innovations including ERC-6909 token standard, gas efficiency improvements, and modular design for developers. Discover how to build custom hooks and participate in Uniswap's developer programs to create next-generation DeFi applications. 00:00 - Introduction to Uniswap Foundation and its mission 01:16 - Overview of Uniswap protocol evolution 02:26 - Uniswap V4 architecture and Singleton design 04:30 - Flash accounting system and gas savings 06:19 - ERC-6909 token standard benefits 08:16 - Understanding hooks and their modular capabilities 09:31 - Four main types of hooks explained 10:51 - Real-world hook implementations 11:30 - Hackathon hook ideas to build 12:11 - Getting involved with Uniswap developer programs 13:17 - Resources for builders and incentives _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *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 *Uniswap Foundation* X: https://x.com/UniswapFND ✅ *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, Remy Colon, co-founder of Self Protocol, demonstrates how to integrate Self—a privacy-focused identity verification protocol—into applications using biometric passports and zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs). The workshop covers the project’s vision, technical implementation (including frontend, backend, and smart contract integration), and available bounties for developers building with Self. Learn how to enable secure, anonymous identity checks while maintaining user privacy and compliance. 00:00 – Introduction to Self Protocol and identity verification 00:44 – Supported biometric passports and mock data generation 01:59 – Problems with traditional KYC and why Self solves them 03:52 – How biometric passports and ZKPs enable private verification 05:54 – Self mobile app demo: Scanning passports and generating proofs 08:01 – Use cases: Age verification, nationality checks, and airdrops 10:47 – ETHGlobal Taipei bounties for Self integrations 12:17 – Self SDK breakdown: Frontend, backend, and smart contracts 15:48 – Setting up the Self mobile app and mock passport data 19:34 – Frontend integration: QR codes and deep links 25:17 – Backend proof verification with Self SDK 31:30 – Smart contract verification for on-chain identity checks 37:52 – Handling passport attributes in Solidity 41:48 – Workshop wrap-up and resources for developers _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *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 *Self Protocol* X: https://x.com/selfprotocol ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Loi Luu

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Caliber Founder and Kyber Network creator Loi Luu delivers a masterclass on building sustainable DeFi systems at Pragma Taipei 2025. Drawing from his experience launching multiple successful protocols, Luu outlines practical frameworks for creating open financial infrastructure that lasts beyond market cycles. The talk provides actionable dos/don'ts covering transparency, security design, incentive alignment, and avoiding common pitfalls in token launches and prediction markets. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *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. 00:04 - Introduction to Caliber's venture studio approach 01:29 - OptimX case study: Bridging Bitcoin/DeFi liquidity 02:43 - Core principles for open financial infrastructure 05:08 - Analyzing current market pitfalls and hype cycles 07:32 - Caliber's framework for protocol sustainability 09:19 - Security best practices from Kyber's experience 11:10 - Designing incentive structures that last 13:34 - Leveraging trends without compromising integrity 14:39 - Capital efficiency innovations in modern DeFi 16:32 - Solving prediction market resolution challenges 17:55 - Token launchpad design lessons 19:49 - Caliber's builder-first philosophy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Loi Luu X: https://x.com/loi_luu ✅ Follow Caliber X: https://x.com/CaliberBuild ✅ 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Marek Olszewski

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Discover why Celo is the Ethereum L2 you've been searching for in this insightful talk by Marek Olszewski, co-founder of Celo. Learn about Celo's seamless transition from an L1 to an OP Stack and EigenDA-based L2, its ultra-low transaction fees, 1-second block times, and robust stablecoin ecosystem with native USDT. Explore how Celo supports real-world adoption through wallets like Opera Mini Pay and Valora, AI innovation with CXAI, and decentralized identity via Self Protocol. Whether you're a developer or crypto enthusiast, find out why Celo is the ideal platform for fast, affordable, and user-friendly blockchain applications. 00:00 - Introduction: Celo’s Transition to Ethereum L2 00:54 - The Hard Hard Fork: Celo’s Unprecedented Upgrade 03:41 - Engineering Challenges & Client Migration 05:29 - Community & Partner Support for the Upgrade 06:41 - Seamless Migration for DApps (Uniswap Example) 07:49 - The Great Celo Happening: Inflation Cut to 1% 09:02 - Reason 1: Fast & Affordable Transactions 11:38 - Reason 2: Celo’s Stablecoin Ecosystem 12:57 - Reason 3: Real Users & Mass Adoption 16:31 - Reason 4: AI & Agent-Based Innovation (CXAI) 17:56 - Reason 5: Decentralized Identity (Self Protocol) 19:51 - Hackathon Prizes & Closing Remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *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 Marek Olszewski X: https://x.com/marek_ ✅ Follow Celo X: https://x.com/Celo ✅ 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

Denisse Halm, co-founder of Divvy, presents a groundbreaking approach to funding sustainable growth in web3. Learn why traditional grants and hackathons often fail to drive long-term adoption and how Divvy’s on-chain protocol rewards builders based on measurable impact—not hype. Discover how ecosystems can deploy capital more efficiently by incentivizing real on-chain activity, empowering builders to focus on product-market fit, and fostering a diverse range of user experiences. If you're a builder, protocol, or investor looking for smarter ways to scale web3 adoption, this talk is a must-watch. 00:00 - Introduction: The Challenge of Web3 Adoption 00:53 - Why Traditional Funding Fails (Grants & Hackathons) 02:14 - $2B Spent, Low Adoption: What’s Broken? 03:39 - The Problem with Short-Term Incentives 05:01 - How Grants Stifle Builder Productivity 06:17 - Divvy’s Solution: Pay for On-Chain Impact 07:38 - How Divvy Works: Protocols, Builders & Users 09:24 - Smart Contracts for Transparent Rewards 10:32 - On-Chain Attribution & Permissionless Funding 11:39 - Why Protocols Love Divvy (Scalability & ROI) 12:50 - Benefits for Builders: No Grants, No Politics 13:59 - Case Studies: Beefy & Liquidity Revenue Sharing 15:10 - How to Implement Impact-Based Funding 16:58 - Join Divvy: For Protocols & Builders 17:36 - Closing: Fund Outcomes, Not Hype _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *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 Denisse Halm X: https://x.com/hola_denisse ✅ Follow Divvi X: https://x.com/letsdivvi ✅ 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

Louis Bellet explores how state channels can revolutionize high-performance decentralized applications (DApps) in this technical deep dive. Learn how Nitro and Nitrolite enable instant, fee-less off-chain transactions while maintaining blockchain security. Discover the challenges of designing peer-to-peer state channel networks, the importance of standardization (ERC-7824), and real-world use cases like high-speed trading and multiplayer gaming. This talk is essential for developers building scalable Web3 applications that demand low latency and high throughput beyond traditional L1/L2 limitations. 00:00 - Introduction: State Channels for Web3 Scaling 01:13 - Ethereum's Compute Limitations (350k MIPS vs. Traditional CPUs) 05:50 - Global Compute Demand vs. Blockchain Capacity 06:34 - State Channel History: From Bitcoin Lightning to ERC-7824 10:09 - How State Channels Enable Instant Off-Chain Transactions 11:57 - Horizontal Scaling Benefits and Existing Use Cases (Perp DEXs) 13:28 - Practical Challenges: Off-Chain Protocol Design 14:12 - Cross-Chain Standardization Pain Points 15:56 - Introducing Nitrolite: Simplified State Channel Framework 17:53 - Developer Tools: TypeScript/Go SDKs and RPC Standardization 18:43 - Architecture: Virtual Ledger via Teleport Mesh Network 20:38 - Use Cases: Real-Time Gaming and High-Speed Trading 21:29 - Client-Server Integration with Blockchain Abstraction 22:16 - Getting Started with Nitrolite and ERC-7824 Resources _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *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 Yellow X: https://x.com/Yellow ✅ 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

Eric Nakagawa, CEO and co-founder of Self Protocol, explains how zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) can revolutionize digital identity verification without compromising privacy. Learn how Self Protocol uses biometric passport NFC chips to create provable identities that verify age, nationality, and OFAC compliance without exposing personal data. Discover practical applications for Web3 projects including airdrops, DeFi compliance, and bot prevention, with live SDK integrations available now. This talk demonstrates how ZK identity solutions can solve real-world problems while maintaining user privacy and security. 00:00 - Introduction: The Problem with Traditional Identity Verification 01:22 - Current Identity Risks: Data Exposure & Centralization 02:56 - Sybil Attacks: The Fake Account Epidemic 04:00 - AI Bots: The Growing Threat to Web3 Authenticity 05:08 - ZK Proofs Explained Through "Where's Waldo" Analogy 06:23 - Introducing Self Protocol: Privacy-Preserving Passport Verification 07:28 - How Biometric Passport Chips Enable Trustless Verification 08:40 - Cryptographic Proofs of Government-Issued Documents 09:48 - Selective Disclosure: Age, Nationality & OFAC Checks 11:31 - Technical Walkthrough: QR Code Verification Flow 12:39 - Linking Provable Facts to Wallets Without Correlation 13:51 - Live Demo: SDK Availability for Hackathon Builders 14:59 - On-Chain vs Off-Chain Proof Implementation Options 15:30 - Use Cases: Airdrops, Social Media, and DeFi Compliance 16:29 - Case Study: ETH Denver Birthday Proof Contest 17:27 - Future Roadmap: Expanding Country Support & Speed 18:37 - ETH Global Hackathon: $10k in Prize Opportunities 19:39 - Closing: Bringing ZK Identity to the Entire Internet _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *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 Eric Nakagawa X: https://x.com/ericnakagawa ✅ Follow Self Protocol 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/@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, 2025

Vitalik Buterin joins Kartik Talwar for a wide-ranging fireside chat at Pragma Taipei 2025, covering Ethereum's technical roadmap, developer ecosystem challenges, and governance evolution. They discuss VM improvements, rollup strategies, blob pricing economics, and the Ethereum Foundation's shifting role in the growing ecosystem. The conversation explores practical solutions for protocol upgrades, developer tooling gaps, and balancing innovation with decentralization principles in Ethereum's next phase. 00:00 - Introduction and Pragma Taipei reflections 01:19 - Evolution of Ethereum developer tooling 03:34 - Potential for Solidity-focused LLMs 04:10 - Emerging application trends in web3 06:25 - Discussion on platform lock-in and walled gardens 08:40 - Incentivizing open development practices 10:12 - Wallet standards and recovery mechanisms 12:24 - Ethereum Foundation's role in wallet development 15:24 - Emerging layers in Ethereum's tech stack 20:28 - Modernizing Solidity and smart contract patterns 23:22 - ZK integration and VM improvements 24:22 - Oracle functionality and external data access 26:45 - Developer experience with REST APIs 28:01 - Missing developer tools in Ethereum ecosystem 29:46 - Multi-VM support on L2s 31:35 - Reflections on EWASM and RISC-V potential 34:14 - Speeding up Ethereum upgrades 36:19 - Fork frequency and coordination challenges 37:25 - Prioritizing protocol improvements 39:36 - Native vs based rollups explained 43:03 - Blob pricing economics 46:14 - Improving governance signaling 49:22 - Protocol change reversibility 50:57 - Ethereum Foundation's evolving role _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *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: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6IqrWMBhjCpt71tIl7u5-7&si=nlnpHicBdZfexp3U 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 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

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 Lena Hierzi, DevRel Engineer at Celo Foundation, in this ETHGlobal Taipei 2025 workshop to learn about building real-world applications on Celo's new L2 (powered by OP Stack and DA). Discover why Celo is ideal for fast, affordable transactions (1-second finality), stablecoin ecosystems (15+ stablecoins), and AI-powered tools (CXAI initiative). Lena covers hackathon bounties (10K cUSD prizes), identity solutions (Self Protocol for ZK-proof KYC), and resources like Celo Composer and Scaffold-ETH. Perfect for developers building DeFi, payments, or AI agents with a focus on real-world usability and 8M+ mobile users through Valora/MiniPay. 00:00 – Introduction: Celo’s Transition to Ethereum L2 (OP Stack) 01:25 – 5 Reasons to Build on Celo L2: Speed & Affordability 02:55 – Stablecoin Hub: 15+ Regional/Dollar/Euro Stablecoins 03:40 – Real-World Users: 8M+ Mobile Wallets (Valora/MiniPay) 04:23 – AI Focus: Celo x AI (CXAI) & Agent Frameworks 05:06 – Identity Solutions: Self Protocol (ZK-Proof KYC) 06:28 – Hackathon Bounties: 10K cUSD Pools (AI, DeFi, Payments) 07:48 – AI Tooling: Gaia, Giza, Nebula, Eliza OS Integration 08:26 – Celo’s AI Hackathon Judge: Project Feedback System 09:00 – Developer Resources: Celo Composer & Scaffold-ETH 09:37 – Use Cases: DeFi, Microloans, Forex, Refi 10:16 – Tips: User-Centric Design & Presentation Practice 11:39 – How to Win: Engage with Judges & Claim Collectibles _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *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 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 build privacy-preserving identity verification with Self Protocol in this ETHGlobal Taipei 2025 workshop. Discover how biometric passports and zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) enable applications to verify user attributes (age, nationality, sanctions compliance) without exposing personal data. The Self team demonstrates on-chain and off-chain integration of their SDK, including QR code flows for mobile verification and smart contract templates for attestations. With $10K in hackathon prizes for innovative implementations, this workshop covers everything from passport NFC scanning to ZK proof verification on Celo. Ideal for developers building compliant DeFi, airdrops, or age-gated dApps with real-world identity solutions. 00:00 – Introduction: Self Protocol & Anonymous Identity Verification 01:27 – Problems with Traditional KYC: Security & Friction 02:06 – Biometric Passports: NFC Chips & Digital Signatures 02:43 – ZK Proofs for Age, Nationality, Sanctions Checks 03:55 – User Flow: Passport Scanning → ZK Proof Generation 04:30 – Developer Integration: QR Codes & Disclosure Options 05:42 – Hackathon Prizes ($10K): On-Chain vs. Off-Chain Tracks 06:21 – Frontend SDK: QR Code Component & Attribute Configuration 07:33 – Backend Verification: Smart Contracts vs. NodeJS 09:24 – Smart Contract Deep Dive: SelfVerificationRouter 11:58 – Proof Validation: Scope, Attestation IDs, & ZK Proofs 13:56 – Extracting Passport Data (Birthdate, Nationality) 15:54 – Critical Note: Matching Disclosure Requests to Verification 17:22 – Architecture: TEE Servers vs. Future Client-Side Proving 19:02 – Protocol Layers: Commitment Merkle Trees 20:23 – Resources: GitHub, Docs, and "Not to Self" Blog _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *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 Self Protocol X: https://x.com/selfprotocol ✅ 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

Join Isidro Vega from Rootstock Labs in this ETHGlobal Taipei 2025 workshop as he explores Rootstock (RSK), the first Bitcoin sidechain that combines Bitcoin's security with Ethereum's programmability. Learn how Rootstock enables DeFi on Bitcoin through EVM compatibility, merge mining, and a decentralized two-way peg bridge. Discover key stats like $300M TVL, 3,000+ BTC locked, and 80% Bitcoin hash rate security, along with developer tools, grants programs, and hackathon tracks for DeFi, AI, real-world assets, and more. Whether you're building lending protocols, yield farms, or cross-chain solutions, this workshop provides essential insights into the Rootstock ecosystem. 00:00 - Introduction to Rootstock Workshop 01:02 - What is Rootstock? Bitcoin Sidechain Explained 01:50 - Rootstock Security: Merge Mining with Bitcoin 02:36 - EVM Compatibility: Smart Contracts on Bitcoin 03:22 - Sidechain vs Layer 2: Key Differences 04:04 - Rootstock Bridge: Two-Way Peg for Bitcoin & RBTC 04:48 - Rootstock Scalability & Low Transaction Fees 05:37 - Rootstock Stats: 80% Bitcoin Hash Rate & 3M Funding Opportunities 10:11 - Rootstock Collective DAO: Decentralized Governance 10:56 - Hackathon Tracks: DeFi & Freestyle Challenges 12:30 - Getting Started: Rootstock Developer Guides 13:14 - Testnet Faucet & Smart Contract Deployment 14:18 - Q&A: Using Foundry, Remix & Other Tools 17:06 - Closing Remarks & Where to Find 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 Rootstock X: https://x.com/rootstock_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 build with MCP servers on Polygon in this ETHGlobal Taipei 2025 workshop by Mel from Double Club. Discover how Model Context Protocol (MCP) extends LLM capabilities, enabling AI-driven smart contract deployment, on-chain interactions, and automation directly from tools like Cursor. Explore Polygon’s MCP server setup, GitHub integration, and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization with live demos on deploying ERC721 and fractional reserve tokens. Whether you're into AI agents, DeFi, or blockchain automation, this workshop provides the tools to streamline development on Polygon. 00:00 - Introduction to MCP Servers on Polygon 00:42 - Workshop GitHub Setup & Demo Day Announcement 01:03 - AI & MCP Servers: Evolution of LLM Tools 01:38 - What is Model Context Protocol (MCP)? 02:13 - Extending LLMs with MCP: Tools & Automation 02:48 - MCP as an Interoperability Layer for AI & Blockchain 03:22 - AI-Driven Smart Contract Development 03:58 - Automating Workflows with GitHub, Notion & On-Chain Actions 04:32 - Cloning the Polygon MCP Server Repository 05:06 - Setting Up the MCP Server Locally 05:58 - NPM Install & Server Configuration 06:32 - MCP Servers vs. Clients: How Cursor Integrates 07:05 - Exploring the MCP Server Tools & Handlers 07:39 - Understanding the Index.ts Entry Point 08:09 - Wallet Setup & Smart Contract Deployment Prep 08:47 - Deploying ERC721 Contracts with MCP 09:54 - Defining MCP Tools: Schemas & Input Parameters 10:58 - Polygon PoS Integration & Beam SDK Setup 11:33 - Building & Running the MCP Server 12:12 - Loading MCP Servers into Cursor IDE 13:29 - Configuring MCP in Cursor for On-Chain Queries 15:09 - Live Demo: Fetching Wallet Address & Token Balance 16:42 - Deploying an ERC721 NFT Contract via MCP 18:00 - Fractionalizing RWAs: Deploying ERC20 Tokens 19:26 - Q&A: SDK Integrations & Agentic MCP Use Cases 22:19 - Closing Remarks & Polygon Grants Program _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *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 Polygon X: https://x.com/0xPolygon ✅ *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 cross-VM applications on Flow Blockchain in this ETHGlobal Taipei 2025 workshop with Ali Serag and BZ from Flow Foundation. Learn about Flow's unique multi-role node architecture, EVM compatibility, and Cadence VM for scalable consumer apps like NBA Top Shot and Disney Pinnacle. Explore sponsored transactions, bundled transactions, and VRF (verifiable random functions) without oracles. Whether you're interested in gaming, DeFi, or AI agents, this session covers how to leverage Flow's developer-friendly tools to create seamless cross-VM experiences. 00:00 - Introduction to Flow Blockchain & Consumer Scalability 00:45 - How CryptoKitties Sparked Blockchain Scalability Needs 01:25 - Flow’s Origin: Solving Ethereum’s Congestion Problem 02:29 - NBA Top Shot: Flow’s First Mass Adoption Case Study 03:46 - Flow’s Multi-Role Node Architecture Explained 04:45 - Horizontal Scalability Without Sharding 05:22 - Major Brands on Flow: NFL, Disney, Ticketmaster 06:22 - Flow’s Dual VM Approach: Cadence & EVM 06:56 - EVM Compatibility: Why Flow Adopted Solidity 07:50 - Smart Contracts Security & Auditing Challenges 08:22 - Smart Transactions: Gasless UX & Sponsorship 09:48 - Solving Web3 UX: Sponsored Transactions Demo 10:44 - Bundled Transactions & Pre/Post-Conditions 11:17 - Capabilities: Fine-Grained Permissions for AI Agents 12:15 - Cross-VM Demo: Batch Transactions with FCL & Wagmi 13:45 - Flow Wallet: Sponsorship & Gasless Onboarding 15:22 - Deploying Smart Contracts on Flow EVM 18:25 - Flow’s EVM++: Accessing Cadence Features from Solidity 19:32 - Closing: How Hackathon Projects Can Shape the Industry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *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 Ali Serag* X: https://x.com/AliSerag0 ✅ *Follow Flow Foundation* X: https://x.com/flow_blockchain ✅ *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

Kobble, co-founder of Beraborrow, introduces the largest CDP protocol on Bearchain with over $400M TVL, enabling liquidity, leverage, and yield strategies. Learn how Beraborrow leverages Bearchain’s proof-of-liquidity mechanism to optimize DeFi growth, NECTAR stablecoin efficiency, and sustainable yield. Explore the protocol’s core—DEN vaults, liquid stability pools, and managed leverage—plus future upgrades like cross-protocol liquidity modules. 00:00 - Introduction to Beraborrow and Bearchain 00:31 - How Bearchain’s Proof of Liquidity Works 01:05 - Beraborrow’s CDP Protocol Core Components 01:25 - DEN Vaults: Collateral Deposits Explained 01:51 - NECTAR Stablecoin Design and Composability 02:09 - Liquid Stability Pools for Protocol Solvency 02:42 - Proof of Liquidity vs. Traditional Chain Security 03:16 - Bearchain’s Two-Token Model (BGT Governance) 03:48 - How Applications Bid for Chain-Level Incentives 04:40 - Beraborrow’s Use of Proof of Liquidity 05:40 - Auto-Compounding Yield in DEN Vaults 06:41 - NECTAR Stablecoin Interest Rate Optimization 07:56 - Liquid Stability Pool Yield Strategies 08:54 - Beraborrow’s Role in the Bearchain Ecosystem 09:30 - How Beraborrow Dens and Managers Work 10:49 - Risk Isolation in Protocol Instances 11:21 - Liquid Stability Pool Mechanics 12:56 - Example of a Liquidation Process 14:29 - Maintaining NECTAR’s $1 Peg with PSMs 15:57 - Future Plans: Liquidity Pool Optimization 16:51 - Managed Leverage Vaults and Strategies 18:10 - Requirements for Building on Beraborrow _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇿 *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 *Kobble* X: https://x.com/0xKobble ✅ Follow *Beraborrow* X: https://x.com/beraborrow ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Kartik Talwar, co-founder of ETH Global, welcomes attendees to Pragma Prague 2025, a single-day summit focused on pragmatism and accessibility in the web3 ecosystem. This event brings together founders, executives, and developers to discuss the future of blockchain, smart contracts, and decentralized technologies. Key topics include Ethereum, ZK proofs, developer tools, onchain identity, and real-world crypto applications like NFT-based event access and wearable Ethereum wallets. Learn about the latest innovations from speakers like Vitalik Buterin, Tomas from the Ethereum Foundation, and other leading voices in web3. 00:00 - Welcome to Pragma Prague 2025 by Kartik Talwar 00:49 - The Vision of Pragma: Pragmatism in Web3 01:24 - Single-Track Event & Speaker Principles 01:56 - Future-Focused Blockchain Discussions 02:23 - Making Web3 Accessible for Non-Developers 02:57 - Event Schedule & Session Overview 03:30 - Attendee Demographics & Partner Shoutouts 04:06 - NFT Packs: Onchain & Offchain Event Benefits 05:03 - ETH Global Plus: Developer Perks & Access 06:25 - Ethereum Wallet Wristbands & Onchain Networking 07:24 - Today’s Agenda: Fireside Chats & Tech Talks 07:57 - Tomas from Ethereum Foundation on Ethereum’s Future 08:24 - Martin on ZK Rollups & Asset Security 08:51 - Bogdan on Smart Contract Developer Ecosystem 09:22 - Marcus on Ethereum Phone & Hardware Wallets 09:51 - Austin on Solidity & Developer Growth 10:24 - Closing Remarks & ETH Happy Hour Details _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇿 *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: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7vLS72NelQ2dOx2VgPNxJZ&si=uwzTuItQTdcQqkTE 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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

Orest Tarasuik, co-founder of t1, presents a groundbreaking solution for real-time proving and cross-rollup composability at Pragma Prague 2025. Learn how t1 combines trusted execution environments (TEEs), zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs), and cryptoeconomic security to enable instant state verification between Ethereum L2s like Arbitrum, Optimism, and Scroll. Discover how this approach solves fragmentation, reduces finality times from days to seconds, and unlocks new possibilities for intents-based systems (EIP-7683) and seamless DeFi interoperability. A must-watch for developers building the future of multi-chain Ethereum. 00:00 Introduction to real-time proving challenge 00:48 Defining real-time proving under 12 seconds 01:28 The problem of rollup fragmentation 02:07 Audience poll on trusted execution environments 02:55 t1's hybrid TEE + ZKP + cryptoeconomic approach 03:38 Lessons from Scroll about scalability tradeoffs 04:24 Technical definition of real-time proving 05:08 Creating programmable interoperability 05:55 Comparing finality times across L2 solutions 06:38 Ethereum block time as speed limit 07:25 Demo of instant cross-rollup transactions 08:00 Market reality favoring UX over perfect security 08:40 Why multi-chain is inevitable but bridges are broken 09:26 The failed promise of shared sequencers 10:09 Betting on asynchronous composability 10:56 ZK proving speed developments 11:42 TEE security limits and attack thresholds 12:26 Fault attribution via deterministic states 13:15 Restaking for cryptoeconomic security 14:02 Handling large TVL with bespoke ZKP safety 15:34 Supporting non-EVM chains with Solidity UX 16:23 Live DevNet demo of instant transactions 17:42 TEEs rebranded from villain to hero 18:26 Killer use case: Intents (EIP-7683) 19:13 How t1 cuts intent settlement from 60m to 1m 20:25 Why faster proving means better rates 21:45 Closing and how to build on t1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇿 *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 t1 Protocol X: https://x.com/t1protocol ✅ 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

Nik Erzetic demonstrates how to bring any Web2 data on-chain using Flare's enshrined oracles in this ETHGlobal Prague 2025 workshop. Learn the complete workflow from API data extraction (shown with a Star Wars API example) to on-chain verification, including JQ filtering, attestation requests, and Merkle proof validation. Discover how Flare's Data Connector (FDC) protocol enables trustless data bridging for smart contracts, with practical examples from the Flare Hardhat Starter repository. Essential for developers building data-driven dApps or needing reliable off-chain data in their blockchain applications. 00:00 - Introduction to Flare's Data Oracle Capabilities 00:58 - Flare Developer Hub Resources & Hardhat Starter Kit 02:52 - Star Wars API Demo: Querying Character Data 03:53 - JQ Playground: Filtering & Transforming JSON Data 07:06 - Solidity Struct Encoding for On-Chain Storage 10:02 - Flare Data Connector Protocol Workflow Explained 12:42 - Live Script Demo: From API Call to On-Chain Proof 14:29 - Verifier Server Response & Request Encoding 15:25 - Validator Consensus & Proof Finalization 17:27 - Decoding On-Chain Data (R2-D2 Example) 18:09 - Q&A: Website Integration & Private API Handling 21:12 - Data Provenance Verification Methods 23:09 - Latency Discussion: Request to Finalization Time _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇿 *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Artur Chmaro introduces Vlayer's revolutionary ZK-powered tools for Solidity developers at ETHGlobal Prague 2025. Discover four groundbreaking superpowers: Time Travel (historical state access), Teleport (cross-chain state verification), Web Proofs (private web data verification), and Email Proofs (on-chain email authentication). Learn how to implement these features using familiar Solidity and Foundry tooling, with live demos of Twitter handle verification and Revolut transaction proofs. Perfect for developers building identity solutions, RWA tokenization, or cross-chain applications needing verifiable off-chain data. 00:00 - Introduction to Vlayer's 4 Developer Superpowers 00:51 - Time Travel: Accessing Historical Blockchain State 01:27 - Web Proofs: Private Data Verification with ZK 02:02 - Vlayer's Dual Contract Model: Prover vs Verifier 03:15 - Demo: Reading Historical NFT Ownership Data 04:25 - On-Chain Verification with OnlyVerified Modifier 05:35 - Advanced Time Travel: Calculating Token Averages 06:49 - Supported Chains: Ethereum, Base, Optimism 07:25 - Web Proofs Deep Dive: Revolut & Twitter Examples 09:14 - Browser Extension Demo: TLS Session Notarization 11:07 - Starter Templates & Local Development Setup 12:23 - Live Twitter Handle Verification Demo 14:59 - Data Redaction in ZK Proofs 16:12 - Email Proofs: On-Chain Email Authentication 18:43 - Getting Started: Vlayer CLI & Documentation 21:09 - Q&A: Prover/Verifier Deployment Architecture 22:31 - Chain Compatibility Explained 24:02 - Notary Trust Model & Security Assumptions _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇿 *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Discover how to build on Mantle Network, the Ethereum L2 focused on banking and financial applications, in this ETHGlobal Cannes 2025 workshop with John Nguyen. Learn about Mantle's ecosystem, including METH Protocol (liquid staking), Function BTC (Bitcoin yield), and Mantle X (AI integration). Explore hackathon tracks for DeFi/payments and killer apps, with resources for deploying on Mantle testnet/mainnet. Includes guides for Foundry/Hardhat, faucet access, and post-hackathon opportunities like Cookathon and Lightning Grants. 00:00 - Introduction to Mantle: Banking-Focused Blockchain 00:55 - Mantle Ecosystem Overview (Network, METH, Function BTC) 02:13 - Mantle UR (Web3 NeoBank) & Mantle X (AI Initiatives) 02:54 - Hackathon Tracks: DeFi/Payments vs. Killer Apps 03:30 - Qualifications: Ecosystem Alignment & On-Chain Deployment 04:38 - Killer App Track: UX Innovation & Experimentation 05:13 - Resources: Developer Docs, Contracts, Faucet 05:52 - Deployment Guides (Remix, Hardhat, Foundry, Thirdweb) 06:29 - Contract Verification Methods 07:05 - Tooling: APIs, SDKs, Account Abstraction 07:42 - Testnet Faucet & Getting Started 08:25 - Post-Hackathon: Cookathon (Monthly $10K Bounties) 09:02 - Lightning Grants Program (Fast-Track Funding) 10:09 - Accelerators (TON, HackQuest, Odisaya) 11:35 - Closing Remarks & AI Agents Workshop Teaser _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *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=dKBKDV46e5wLx0Q5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Mantle* X: https://x.com/Mantle_Official ✅ *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

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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Illia Polosukhin, Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

In this fireside chat at Pragma Cannes 2025, Kartik Talwar and Illia Polosukhin (Near Protocol) explore the intersection of crypto and AI, focusing on decentralization, privacy, and autonomous agents. They discuss how AI can simplify user experiences in crypto, enabling intent-based actions and predictive interfaces. Key challenges include reliability, data privacy, trust, and sovereignty, especially when AI models are controlled by centralized entities. Illia highlights advances in confidential computing (Nvidia Hopper, Intel TDX) that enable secure, verifiable AI computation with minimal overhead, paving the way for decentralized, unstoppable autonomous agents. They delve into integrating AI agents with blockchain via secure enclaves, programmable encryption (chain signatures), and intent-based smart contracts for payments and work. The conversation covers agent communication protocols (AITP), the evolution of user interfaces towards AI-driven, just-in-time experiences, and the broader vision of merging web3 and AI for secure, user-centric applications. 00:00 Introduction 00:46 Overlap of Crypto and AI 01:51 AI-Driven User Experiences 03:09 Reliability and Trust Issues in AI 04:08 Sovereignty and Centralization Risks 05:18 Blockchain Solutions for AI Challenges 06:28 Confidential Computing Advances 07:36 Integrating AI with Blockchain 08:31 Autonomous Agents and Decentralized Cloud 10:07 Legal Contracts, Payments, and Real-World Integration 11:21 Blockchain Network Evolution 12:39 Confidential Compute and Data Privacy 13:31 Programmable Encryption and Chain Signatures 14:38 Personal Memory Boxes and Secure AI Models 15:07 Intents for Payments and Contracts 16:46 Building AI Agents: Near vs. General SDKs 17:44 Agent Communication Protocols (AITP) 18:45 The Future of Interfaces: AI-Driven Experiences 19:44 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 Illia Polosukhin X: https://x.com/ilblackdragon ✅ Follow NEAR X: https://x.com/NEARProtocol ✅ 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

Grigore Rosu, co-founder of Pi Squared, challenges the prevailing belief that Web3 must rely on blockchains. He highlights blockchain limitations, especially total ordering, which slows down scalability and flexibility for complex decentralized applications. Rosu introduces alternative protocols like FastPay and his team's new FastSet protocol, which enable massively parallel, verifiable, and decentralized settlement of claims—such as payments, computations, and asset transfers—without blocks or total ordering. This approach allows for instant, programmable, trustless coordination and execution across chains and agents, supporting AI-native infrastructure and billions of concurrent operations. Pi Squared’s infrastructure enables claims with proofs to be validated and settled independently, unlocking horizontal scalability and interoperability. Rosu announces the launch of their devnet and plans for a mainnet and a flagship wallet product, leveraging cross-chain liquidity via Wormhole, aiming to redefine Web3 infrastructure beyond blockchain constraints. 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Grigore Rosu Background 01:18 Questioning Blockchain Necessity in Web3 02:35 The Problem with Total Ordering 03:33 Blockchain Limitations for Web3 Applications 04:01 Introduction to FastPay Protocol 04:38 Generalizing FastPay Beyond Payments 05:09 Verifiability vs. Ordering 05:58 Innovations and Modularity in Blockchain 07:08 The Future Role of Blockchains 07:53 Applications Not Requiring Total Order 08:28 Web3 at an Inflection Point 09:15 Pi Squared’s Vision for Web3 Infrastructure 09:42 Unlocking Parallel Trustless Coordination 10:22 Programmable, Decentralized Claims 10:57 AI-Native, Massively Parallel Infrastructure 11:46 Introducing the FastSet Protocol 12:13 How FastSet Works: Claims and Proofs 13:39 Decentralized Validation and Settlement 14:53 Handling Causal Dependencies 15:43 Parallel, Blockless, Chainless Settlement 16:10 Devnet Launch and Mainnet Roadmap 16:46 Flagship Wallet and Cross-Chain Liquidity 17:10 Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *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 Grigore Rosu X: https://x.com/RosuGrigore ✅ Follow Pi Squared X: https://x.com/Pi_Squared_Pi2 ✅ 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Sergej Kunz

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Sergej Kunz, co-founder of 1inch, discusses the expanding horizons of DeFi swap marketplaces, focusing on cross-chain DeFi, fragmented liquidity, and the evolution from early crypto adoption to today’s decentralized finance landscape. He highlights DeFi’s core principles: accessibility, composability, trustlessness, and non-custodial ownership. Kunz explains the growth of DeFi from Ethereum to multiple blockchains (Polygon, BSC, Solana, Tron), the challenges of liquidity fragmentation, and the advantages over centralized exchanges. He introduces 1inch’s intent-based swap protocol, which uses Dutch auctions and atomic swaps to enable secure, gasless, cross-chain trading, protecting users from MEV and sandwich attacks. The protocol is extensible, supports 13+ networks, and emphasizes self-custody, security, and decentralization. Kunz concludes by encouraging participation in DeFi innovation and hackathons. 00:00 Introduction 00:37 Early Crypto Adoption vs. Internet Adoption 01:48 Web3, Ownership, and DeFi Fundamentals 02:45 DeFi: Accessibility, Composability, Trustlessness, Non-Custody 04:20 1inch Origins and Hackathon Experience 05:34 DeFi Market Growth and Composability 07:01 Trustless and Non-Custodial DeFi 07:27 DeFi Market Size and Centralized vs. Decentralized Exchanges 09:16 Global Access and Liquidity Fragmentation 11:02 Cross-Chain DeFi and Fragmented Liquidity 13:01 Security Risks and MEV Protection 14:42 Intent-Based Protocols and Atomic Cross-Chain Swaps 16:11 Features: Gasless, Secure, Extensible, Competitive 18:35 Network Expansion and Decentralization 19:34 Compliance, Market Makers, and Dutch Auctions 20:37 Future of DeFi Trading and 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 1inch X: https://x.com/1inch ✅ 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

Anthony Leutenegger from Aragon discusses the evolution and future of onchain governance for DAOs, focusing on growing and securing decentralized networks. He critiques the limitations of referendum-based, cookie-cutter governance models, highlighting issues like regulatory uncertainty, slow decision-making, and misaligned incentives. Anthony advocates for modular, flexible governance frameworks that separate powers and responsibilities, such as optimistic governance and veto mechanisms, enabling both protocol defense and growth. He introduces Aragon’s modular governance UI and the rise of the VE gauge model (token value accrual kit), which incentivizes long-term participation and aligns token holder interests through locking mechanisms and voting gauges. Real-world examples include Lido’s dual governance, Curve, Aerodrome, and new chains like Katana. Anthony emphasizes the importance of thoughtful, adaptable governance to meet regulatory demands and foster sustainable, value-driven DAOs. 00:00 Introduction 00:36 Conference Location & Opening Remarks 00:56 The Promise and Problems of Blockchain Governance 02:14 Regulatory Uncertainty & Misaligned Incentives 03:31 Centralization vs. Decentralization in Practice 04:53 The Status Quo & Regulatory Trends 06:24 What Should Be Decentralized? Immutability, Automation, AI 07:17 Governance as Defense and Offense 08:13 Optimistic Governance & Separation of Powers 09:47 Aragon’s Modular Governance Approach 11:54 Lido’s Optimistic Dual Governance Example 13:04 Defensive Governance: Protecting Protocols and Users 13:24 Offensive Governance: Incentive Alignment & Grant Programs 14:01 The VE Gauge Model & Token Value Accrual 15:27 Growth Flywheel & Participation Incentives 16:48 Benefits: Anti-Whale, Skin in the Game, Modularity 17:50 Real-World Use Cases: Mods, Aerodrome, Curve 19:10 Token Locking vs. Burn Mechanisms 19:43 New Adoptions: Celo, Puffer, Katana 20:26 Open Source Toolkit & Closing Thoughts 21:09 Final Advice & Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *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 Aragon X: https://x.com/AragonProject ✅ 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Robin Roy

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Robin Roy presents the Avail Nexus SDK, a developer toolkit enabling seamless one-click cross-chain experiences for Web3 applications. Nexus abstracts away the complexity of multi-chain interactions, letting users bridge, transfer, and execute transactions across major EVM-compatible chains (like Ethereum, Optimism, Arbitrum, Base, Polygon, Scroll) without leaving the app or using third-party bridges. Key features include unified token balances, intent-based bridging, and bridge-and-execute functions, allowing developers to build cross-chain DEXs, yield aggregators, lending protocols, tipping clients, and gaming apps with minimal friction. The demo shows easy SDK integration, unified portfolio views, and transaction simulations. Nexus currently supports only EVM chains and liquidity must exist on supported chains. Resources, project ideas, and bounties are available for builders. 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Overview of Avail Stack & Products 01:22 What is Nexus? 02:23 Cross-Chain UX Challenges 03:10 Nexus SDK Features 04:07 Bridge and Execute Explained 05:11 Multi-Chain Application Use Cases 06:46 Bounties & Project Ideas 07:20 Live Demo: Integrating Nexus SDK 09:09 Unified Balances & Portfolio Aggregation 10:16 Bridging Tokens Demo 12:12 Developer vs User Experience 13:04 Bridge and Execute Demo 15:29 Code Walkthrough & Resources 17:23 Supported Chains & Q&A 18:13 EVM Compatibility & 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 Avail* X: https://x.com/AvailProject ✅ *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

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

Bernhard Ruf from Oasis Protocol Foundation presents a workshop on building private and verifiable off-chain applications using ROFL (Runtime Offchain Logic). He introduces the blockchain dilemma—scalability, cost, speed, and especially privacy—and explains how Oasis addresses these with its confidential EVM chain, Sapphire, and TEEs (Trusted Execution Environments). ROFL enables developers to dockerize apps in any language, run them in TEEs for confidentiality, and access off-chain data or APIs verifiably. The workshop covers deploying apps using the Oasis CLI, registering and managing apps on-chain, and leveraging new CLI features for logs and machine management. A live demo shows deploying a Telegram bot with a private LLM inference in a TEE, emphasizing privacy and verifiable compute. Use cases include oracles, cross-chain apps, and private AI. The session concludes with resources and support for developers. 00:00 Introduction 00:51 Agenda Overview 01:18 Blockchain Dilemma & Privacy Challenges 02:29 Oasis Protocol & Sapphire Recap 03:36 Sapphire Features & Cross-chain Capabilities 04:00 Introduction to ROFL (Runtime Offchain Logic) 05:04 ROFL Architecture & Use Cases 06:25 Network Structure & TEEs 07:24 Cross-chain & External API Access 08:00 Dockerization & App Registration 09:19 App Deployment Process 10:25 CLI Tools & raw.app Platform 11:06 Live Demo: Private LLM Telegram Bot 12:14 Docker Compose & Secrets Management 13:06 Step-by-step App Deployment 14:12 Machine Sizing & Validation 15:34 On-chain Registration & Test Tokens 16:35 Building & Deploying the App 17:22 Platform-specific Build Notes 19:10 Final Deployment Steps 20:01 CLI Improvements & Troubleshooting 20:32 Documentation & Support 21:00 Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *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 Oasis Protocol* X: https://x.com/OasisProtocol ✅ *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

Tanner Moore, Developer Relations Engineer at 1inch, presents "Cross Chain Swaps and Beyond with 1inch," covering the evolution and technology behind 1inch's swapping solutions. Starting as an ETH New York 2019 hackathon project, 1inch now supports 12 EVM chains and Solana, aggregating liquidity from major protocols for optimal, gas-efficient swaps. He details classic aggregation, 1inch Fusion (intent-based, gasless swaps using Dutch auctions and resolvers), and Fusion Plus for trustless cross-chain swaps via hashed timelock contracts (HTLCs). The talk explains how resolvers source liquidity, the mechanics of Dutch auctions, and the benefits for large trades, such as reduced price impact and arbitrage opportunities. Integration is facilitated via a developer portal, REST APIs, and SDKs (Typescript, Golang), with guidance on secure API usage. The session concludes with hackathon bounties for non-EVM cross-chain extensions, limit order protocol projects, and API utilization. 00:00 Introduction 00:30 1inch Overview & Market Position 01:19 Supported Chains & Solana Launch 01:41 Classic Swap Aggregation Explained 02:21 Aggregator Pathfinding & Optimization 03:36 Gas Efficiency Comparison 04:19 Introduction to 1inch Fusion 04:42 Dutch Auctions & Resolvers 05:55 Dutch Auction Mechanics 06:16 Fusion Swap Example Walkthrough 07:28 Real-World Fusion Swap Case Study 08:08 Liquidity Sourcing for Resolvers 08:48 Introduction to Fusion Plus (Cross-Chain) 09:05 Cross-Chain Design & HTLCs 09:39 HTLC Mechanism Explained 10:37 Cross-Chain Swap Example 11:29 Escrow Contracts & Safety Deposits 12:11 Role of the Relayer 12:49 Secret Release & Finalization 13:26 Non-EVM Chain Extensions & Hackathon Focus 14:04 Integrating 1inch: Developer Portal & APIs 14:56 API Documentation & Dashboard 15:14 SDKs & Proxy Usage 16:29 Cloud Proxy for API Security 17:01 Additional API Suite (Token, Wallet, NFT Data) 17:20 Hackathon Bounties & Opportunities 18:14 Accessing Resources & Q&A 18:48 Q&A: Resolver Profit & Arbitrage 20:11 Q&A: Price Impact, Market Makers, and Dutch Auctions 22:26 Q&A: Spot Price vs Market Rate 24:15 Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *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 1inch* X: https://x.com/1inch ✅ *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

Bruno Skvorc introduces Katana, a sector-specific DeFi blockchain designed for deep, chain-owned liquidity and productive DeFi development. Katana integrates core apps like Sushi (DEX), Morpho (lending), and a vault protocol, enabling builders to leverage existing "money legos" and earn from chain liquidity incentives. The Katana Starter Kit, powered by Anvil and MCP, allows rapid local development with infinite test funds, prebuilt contract interfaces, and seamless LLM integration for onchain automation. The kit supports LLMs like Claude and OpenAI, enabling AI-driven contract deployment, testing, and exploit discovery. Bruno demonstrates how to use the kit, including LLM-enabled terminals (Warp), and showcases a multi-agent LLM workflow for collaborative, production-ready smart contract generation. The talk emphasizes Katana’s blue ocean opportunity, hackathon readiness, and encourages developers to build innovative DeFi apps leveraging Katana’s infrastructure, with support and incentives for early builders. 00:00 Introduction 00:41 What is Katana? 01:07 Katana’s Core Apps and Chain-Owned Liquidity 02:29 Building on Katana: Opportunities and Incentives 03:16 Hackathon Productivity and the Starter Kit 04:10 Exploring the Katana Starter Kit 05:10 LLM and MCP Integration 06:34 Katana Tools and Contract Directory 07:14 Setting Up with LLMs and MCP 08:00 Warp: LLM-Enabled Terminal Demo 09:24 Local Chain Setup and Configuration 11:16 Running and Hosting the Demo App 11:56 Using MCP for Onchain Queries 13:03 Automating Smart Contract Testing and Exploit Discovery 14:23 LLM Agents for Smart Contract Development 17:10 LLM Q&A and Code Generation Workflow 19:25 Improving LLM Agent Collaboration 20:02 Customizing LLM Personalities 20:28 Final Thoughts and Q&A 21:53 Closing and Katana Booth Info _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *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 Burno Skvorc* X: https://x.com/bitfalls ✅ *Follow katana* X: https://x.com/katana ✅ *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

What if every user’s wallet came with a programmable, always-on co-pilot for DeFi—across any blockchain? Meet Vincent, a platform built on Lit Protocol that lets developers create non-custodial DeFi automation agents to handle complex cross-chain tasks like rebalancing, gas management, and bridging—without the user lifting a finger. In this ETHGlobal New York 2025 workshop, you’ll learn: - How Vincent’s agent wallets work and how to request onchain permissions (similar to OAuth, but for smart contracts). - How to define delegate addresses, abilities, and granular policies like daily spending limits or credential-gated DeFi actions. - How to execute transactions through Vincent’s SDK or Model Context Protocol server, with validation by the Lit Protocol network. - Real-world app ideas—crypto index baskets, copy trading strategies, and automated derivatives plays. Built on secure, programmable signing and encryption powered by MPC-TSS in TEEs, Lit Protocol already secures nearly $200M in assets. Whether you’re building on your own server, LLM, or decentralized compute network, Vincent helps you launch powerful cross-chain DeFi experiences with user trust and compliance at the core. 00:00 Intro: Always-on DeFi co-pilot 00:34 What is Vincent 00:57 How to create a Vincent app 01:17 Built on Lit Protocol 01:47 Abilities & granular policies 02:07 Transaction execution process 02:29 DeFi automation ideas 02:48 Closing & call to action _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Anton Bukov, co-founder of 1inch, delivers a deep dive into the technical architecture powering the future of cross-chain DeFi. He outlines the three-layered design behind 1inch’s system: the Limit Order Protocol, Fusion for price discovery via Dutch auctions, and Fusion+ for atomic swaps with escrow and HTLCs. This framework enables users to trade across blockchains in a self-custodial, permissionless, and efficient way. Anton explains how the Limit Order Protocol leverages digital signatures, predicates, interactions, and dynamic pricing to create flexible orders with advanced conditions like stop-loss triggers or oracle-based rules. He then explores how Dutch auctions drive competitive price discovery and deliver better execution than traditional market orders. Fusion+ takes it a step further, enabling secure cross-chain swaps using hashed secrets and time-locked contracts—unlocking self-custody at the architectural level. The talk also examines the challenges of working across diverse blockchain ecosystems, from EVM-compatible networks to Bitcoin’s UTXO model. Anton highlights how Bitcoin’s limited opcodes constrain DeFi innovation but still support atomic swaps and payment channels, while EVM-based chains allow far greater flexibility. He emphasizes the importance of building truly permissionless, non-custodial systems as the foundation for long-term decentralized finance. By dissecting real-world examples, including multi-million dollar swaps, Anton demonstrates how this architecture improves efficiency, minimizes risks, and creates opportunities for cross-chain DeFi at scale. This session is a must-watch for developers, researchers, and builders eager to understand the mechanics behind next-generation decentralized finance. 00:00 – Introduction & session overview 00:35 – 1inch cross-chain architecture: three layers explained 01:04 – Limit Order Protocol overview (signatures, off-chain orders) 02:38 – Predicates & advanced order conditions (stop-loss, oracle checks) 03:34 – Dynamic pricing, interactions & smart order design 04:55 – Fusion: Dutch auctions for price discovery 05:51 – Real-world example: $13M USDT → ETH swap with surplus 06:36 – Fusion+: atomic swaps, escrows & HTLCs 08:07 – Cross-chain order flow & hashed secrets 09:48 – Adapting to different chains (EVM vs Bitcoin UTXO model) 11:19 – Why atomic swaps are key for self-custody 13:32 – Challenges integrating Bitcoin into DeFi 15:13 – Layer 2 differences: EVM vs Bitcoin 16:14 – Payment channels & Lightning vs broader DeFi 17:24 – Multi-chain development complexity & hacker opportunities 18:14 – Closing thoughts & Q&A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *Unite Defi 2025* This ceremony was part of Unite DeFi 2025, an online hackathon sponsored by 1inch and held from July 25 to August 8. It brought together the world’s most talented Web3 developers, designers, and product builders to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full Unite Defi 2025 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4YsK81x2echSjHDRQD09oJ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow 1inch* X: https://x.com/1inch ✅ *Follow Anton Bukov* X: https://x.com/k06a ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Sergej Kunz

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

In this keynote, Sergej Kunz, co-founder of 1inch, shares the long-term vision for United DeFi—an integrated, intent-based, and chain-abstracted infrastructure designed to bring the next billion users into Web3. He outlines the current state of DeFi adoption, the fragmentation challenges across blockchains and layer 2s, and how unified liquidity can eliminate inefficiencies. The talk explores how 1inch is building an intent-based cross-chain protocol that offers atomic swaps, direct P2P execution, and gasless transactions without bridge risks or wrapped assets. Sergej compares today’s DeFi adoption to the internet’s 1997 moment, highlighting the path toward mass adoption. He explains why chain abstraction is key for user-friendly experiences, how liquidity unification reduces slippage and improves pricing, and the role of competitive market makers in driving efficiency. The roadmap shows how cross-chain composability and ecosystem-wide integration can unlock trillion-dollar opportunities for users, protocols, and developers. 00:00 Introduction by Kartik 00:33 Sergej Kunz introduction 01:21 Current DeFi adoption stats 01:58 Comparing crypto to internet adoption 02:30 Institutional adoption & ETFs 03:23 Market cap & growth potential 04:07 The problem of fragmentation 05:06 Beyond Ethereum: multi-chain liquidity 06:08 Core advantages of DeFi 07:41 Composability & open protocols 08:47 Vision: unified liquidity layer 09:18 Intent-based cross-chain protocol 10:12 Unifying liquidity through arbitrage 11:36 Gasless user experiences 12:13 Economic impact of unification 13:24 Price improvements & execution 14:52 Reducing price slippage across chains 15:32 Improving user experience 16:46 The risks of bridging & MEV attacks 17:47 Intent-based architecture benefits 19:30 Chain abstraction for mass adoption 20:36 Path to United DeFi adoption 22:02 Global crypto adoption trends 24:28 Network effects & liquidity depth 25:42 Technical innovation: Dutch auctions 26:54 Benefits for users, protocols & LPs 27:56 Simple developer integration 28:35 Real-world impact & future use cases 29:23 Call to action: build with 1inch 30:23 Closing & Q&A mention _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *Unite Defi 2025* This ceremony was part of Unite DeFi 2025, an online hackathon sponsored by 1inch and held from July 25 to August 8. It brought together the world’s most talented Web3 developers, designers, and product builders to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full Unite Defi 2025 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4YsK81x2echSjHDRQD09oJ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow 1inch* X: https://x.com/1inch ✅ *Follow Sergej Kunz* X: https://x.com/deacix ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Tomasz Stanczak, Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

In this fireside chat, Tomasz Stanczak, Co-executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation, and Kartik Talwar, Co-founder of ETHGlobal, discuss the future of the Ethereum protocol, focusing on upcoming upgrades, scalability, and institutional adoption. Key topics include the Fusaka and Glamsterdam upgrades, which will enhance L2 scaling, blob capacity, and overall network throughput. They highlight the progress of ZKVMs, aiming for significant gas and transaction improvements, and the evolving role of Ethereum Layer 1 versus Layer 2 for different applications. The conversation covers enterprise and financial institution interest, stablecoin initiatives, and the migration of projects from custom L1s to Ethereum L2s for better integration and activity. The importance of Ethereum as a global coordination layer, its potential integration with AI and robotics, and the need for collaboration between traditional finance and web3 builders are emphasized. The session concludes with a call to action for building impactful products on Ethereum, leveraging its robust ecosystem and upcoming technical advancements. 00:00 Introduction 01:02 Ethereum Foundation Current Priorities 01:43 DevConnect and Blockchain Adoption in Argentina 02:04 Enterprise and Institutional Engagement 02:50 Upcoming Fusaka and Glamsterdam Upgrades 03:12 November Upgrade Details: L2 Scaling and EIPs 04:11 Impact of Upgrades on Scalability and Blobs 05:11 Ethereum Layer 1 Roadmap (Next 12 Months) 05:35 ZKVMs and Scaling Innovations 06:24 Integrating ZKVMs into Layer 1 07:17 Validator Provers and Infrastructure Requirements 08:09 Throughput and Gas Improvements 09:05 Choosing Between Layer 1 and Layer 2 10:02 Application Deployment Strategies 11:31 Institutional Questions and Engagement 12:54 Ethereum’s Long-Term Vision: AI, Robotics, and Coordination 13:42 L2 Launches, Stablecoins, and Ecosystem Diversity 14:58 Stablecoins and Ethereum as a Global Platform 16:24 L1 vs L2: Institutional Decision-Making 17:07 L1 Premium and Migration to L2s 18:33 L1 Fee Capture and Revenue Models 19:25 Wishlist for the Ecosystem and Collaboration 20:17 Conclusion and Call to Action _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 Tomasz Stanczak X: https://x.com/tkstanczak ✅ Follow The Ethereum Foundation X: https://x.com/ethereumfndn ✅ 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Phil Daian

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

In this panel, Hayden Adams, CEO of Uniswap Labs, and Phil Daian, Co-founder of Flashbots, discuss the evolution and future of onchain finance, focusing on DeFi, L1s, L2s, and trading infrastructure. They announce the launch of Flash Blocks for Uni Chain, enabling 200ms swaps and dramatically improving user experience. The conversation explores the role of Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) for privacy, integrity, and low-latency trading, and how Uni Chain leverages these to optimize for decentralized trading and MEV (Miner Extractable Value) redistribution. They debate the merits of DeFi on L1 vs L2, the importance of decentralization as a scaling technology, and the trajectory of DeFi from its early days to mainstream adoption. The discussion also covers the technical and economic advantages of Automated Market Makers (AMMs) over order books, the integration of programmable privacy, and the potential for specialized blockspace and interoperability across domains. They conclude by highlighting the unstoppable, democratizing nature of DeFi and encourage trying the new instant trading experience. 00:00 Introduction 00:51 Flash Blocks Launch & Collaboration 02:21 Evolution of Uniswap & Uni Chain 04:40 TEEs, Sequencer Design, and L2 Innovation 06:40 User Experience, Low Latency, and DeFi Scaling 08:32 DeFi on L1 vs L2 & Decentralization as Scaling 11:00 TEEs, Privacy, and Trading Protocols 12:36 DeFi’s Progress and Mainstreaming 16:35 Challenges of Mainstream DeFi & Privacy 18:06 DeFi, the Internet Analogy, and Democratization 19:11 Future of Decentralization & Block Building 21:21 AMMs vs Order Books: Technical Perspectives 25:58 AMMs, Fair Ordering, and Specialized Blockspace 29:31 Closing Thoughts & Instant Swaps Demo 30:29 Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 Hayden Adams X: https://x.com/haydenzadams ✅ 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/@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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Sergey Nazarov, Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

In this fireside chat, Sergey Nazarov, Co-founder of Chainlink, and Kartik Talwar, Co-founder of ETHGlobal, discuss the evolution and institutional adoption of DeFi, focusing on the expanding role of oracles, cross-chain interoperability, and compliance. Sergey explains how oracles have evolved from simple data feeds to encompass cross-chain bridges, identity, and AI oracles, culminating in the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) and CCIP (Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol). He emphasizes the necessity of robust, secure, and compliant infrastructure for institutional capital to enter DeFi, highlighting Chainlink's dominance in securing DeFi protocols and enabling programmable token transfers. The conversation covers the importance of liquidity, the integration of stablecoins and CBDCs, the abstraction of user experience, and the critical mass of composable building blocks on Ethereum. Sergey offers advice for institutions entering DeFi: prioritize security, compliance, and cross-chain connectivity, and leverage established standards and infrastructure like Chainlink. He predicts rapid growth in on-chain assets, especially RWAs, as institutional adoption accelerates. 00:00 Introduction 01:30 Evolution of Oracles and Smart Contracts 04:22 Oracles’ Role in DeFi and Cross-Chain Bridges 06:43 CCIP and Institutional Requirements 10:17 CCIP for DeFi and Institutional Use Cases 13:20 Chainlink’s Security and Market Share 15:16 Stablecoin Chains and DeFi Liquidity 17:28 Fragmentation vs. Decentralization 20:55 User Experience and Stablecoin Abstraction 23:19 Real-World Institutional Integrations 25:06 Ethereum’s Ecosystem and Composability 27:30 Institutional Mindset Shifts 32:08 Best Practices for Institutional Adoption 34:54 Importance of Cross-Chain Connectivity 36:51 Predictions for On-Chain Asset Growth 38:10 Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 Sergey Nazarov X: https://x.com/SergeyNazarov ✅ Follow Chainlink X: https://x.com/Chainlink ✅ 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

Dieter Shirley, creator of ERC-721 and Chief System Architect for Flow Foundation, discusses the future of consumer crypto with AI, focusing on enhancing DeFi composability and usability. He introduces "actions," standardized interfaces on Flow enabling effortless DeFi protocol integration, allowing AI to generate secure, complex transactions. Shirley demonstrates how AI can automate DeFi tasks like yield farming using Flow's Cadence language, ensuring user asset safety via transaction structure (prepare, execute, post). He unveils "agents," on-chain schedulers enabling autonomous, recurring DeFi actions without third-party reliance, MEV resistance, and non-custodial execution. Upcoming Flow upgrades will finalize these features, with beta versions available and hackathon participation encouraged. Flow supports EVM compatibility, making advanced DeFi and AI-driven workflows accessible to both developers and end-users, marking a significant step toward decentralized, user-driven crypto applications. 00:00 Introduction 00:51 Speaker Background & Flow Blockchain 02:16 Composability in Crypto: Legos vs. Home Depot 03:31 The Problem with Current DeFi Usability 04:08 Introducing Actions on Flow 04:34 Demo: AI-Generated DeFi Transactions 06:48 Cadence Transactions: Structure & Security 09:19 AI-Assisted DeFi: Safety & Assurance 11:32 Actions: AI Reasoning & Protocol Integration 12:15 Introducing Agents: On-Chain Scheduling 13:45 Agents vs. Other Scheduling Solutions 14:25 Actions & Agents: Availability and Roadmap 15:25 Flow at Hackathons & EVM Compatibility 16:30 The Future: AI, Agents, and User-Driven DeFi 16:52 Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 Dieter Shirley X: https://x.com/dete73 ✅ Follow Flow Foundation X: https://x.com/flow_blockchain ✅ 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Chris Yin

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Chris Yin, CEO of Plume Network, discusses "Yield as the New Meta" in the current crypto cycle, contrasting it with previous cycles focused on NFTs and alt L1s. He explains that today's narrative centers on yield, particularly real yield, and identifies three key dimensions: liquidity (driven by stablecoins and high T-bill rates), utility (protocols like Pendle enabling yield trading and tokenized real-world assets), and value capture (passing protocol fees to users). Chris highlights Plume's approach to tokenizing diverse real-world assets (RWAs) beyond T-bills, such as mineral rights and tuk tuk fleets, enabling broader participation and utility. He emphasizes the importance of making RWAs feel native to crypto, focusing on retail adoption and composability, rather than replicating traditional finance on-chain. Plume's ecosystem demonstrates significant user engagement, TVL growth, and innovative use cases, positioning yield as the central theme of this market cycle. 00:00 Introduction 00:27 Background and Last Cycle Recap 01:49 The Rise of Yield as the New Meta 03:27 Real Yield and the L2/Bridging Evolution 03:55 Three Dimensions of Yield: Liquidity, Utility, Value Capture 04:16 Liquidity: Stablecoins and Yield-Bearing Assets 06:01 Utility: Protocols, Tokenized Assets, and Pendle 07:05 Value Capture: Protocol Fees and Base/Application Layers 08:01 Plume Overview and Ecosystem 09:23 Tokenized Assets on Plume: Beyond T-Bills 09:45 Plume’s Stablecoin and Yield Mechanisms 10:48 User Adoption and Asset Utility on Plume 11:08 Real-World Asset Examples: Mineral Vault and Oil Rigs 12:24 Real-World Asset Examples: Tuk Tuk Fleets 13:00 Looping, Leverage, and On-Chain Utility 14:09 Value Capture and Fee Distribution 14:29 Making RWAs Crypto-Native and Retail-Focused 15:35 Bottom-Up Adoption vs. Traditional Finance 16:31 Conclusion: Yield as the Cycle’s Core Narrative _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 Chris Yin X: https://x.com/chriseyin ✅ Follow Plume Network X: https://x.com/plumenetwork ✅ 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

Marcus Rein, Senior Developer Relations at Edge & Node, introduces building on The Graph and Hypergraph at ETH Global. The Graph is a decentralized indexing and querying protocol for blockchain data, featuring 100+ indexers. He outlines $10,000 in hackathon prizes across tracks for building with Token API, Substreams, Subgraphs, Hypergraph, and the GRC20TS library. Hypergraph is a local-first, full-stack Web3 app framework leveraging knowledge graphs for composable, privacy-enabled data. Key features include public/private spaces, end-to-end encryption, standardized IDs, and real-time sync via a sync server. Marcus demos CRUD operations on entities in Hypergraph, showing schema definition, mapping, and front-end integration. He explains how Hypergraph enables collaborative, composable apps with both blockchain and non-financial data, and answers questions on privacy, authentication, data sync, decentralization, and verifiability. He encourages participants to explore use cases like crypto directories, DApp registries, and DAO governance explorers. 00:00 Introduction 00:34 Overview of The Graph and Prizes 01:16 Prize Tracks and GRC20TS Library 02:36 Hypergraph Overview and Features 04:43 Knowledge Graphs Explained 06:14 Spaces: Public and Private Data 07:37 Sync Server and Composability 08:31 Hypergraph Live Demo: Setup 09:25 Exploring Public Spaces and Entities 10:31 Schema, Mapping, and Data Integration 13:49 Adding and Composing Data 14:05 Creating and Publishing Entities 15:20 Managing Private and Public Spaces 16:37 CRUD Operations in Hypergraph 17:52 Composable Apps and Use Cases 18:27 Example Ideas and Docs 19:10 Q&A: Privacy, Sync, and Authentication 21:04 Smart Contracts, Permissions, and Data Storage 22:25 Sync Server, Decentralization, and Verifiability 24:25 Exploring Spaces and Datasets 25:19 Censorship, IPFS, and Final Q&A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 The Graph* X: https://x.com/graphprotocol ✅ *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

Matthew Krak, Developer Ecosystem Lead at LayerZero Labs, presents on building omnichain vaults using LayerZero’s ERC4626 OVault standard. He explains LayerZero’s permissionless, censorship-resistant, and immutable interoperability protocol, enabling developers to deploy smart contracts across any blockchain and send arbitrary data/messages using customizable security stacks (DVNs like Google, Axelar, CCIP, Wormhole). LayerZero’s architecture supports both vertical and horizontal composability, allowing complex cross-chain execution flows and atomic/non-atomic operations. The talk details how omnichain vaults simplify ERC4626 vault interactions, enabling users to deposit assets on any network and receive shares on any destination, all via a single hub chain. Krak demonstrates deploying an omnichain vault using LayerZero’s tooling, configuring networks, assets, and shares, and wiring contracts for cross-chain communication. He answers questions on vault architecture, asset/share redemption, liquidity, and customization, emphasizing the flexibility and extensibility of the OVault standard for cross-chain DeFi. 00:00 Introduction 00:27 LayerZero Overview & Interoperability 01:23 Security Stack & Message Verification 02:33 Customizable Security & Validation 03:39 Vertical vs. Horizontal Composability 04:51 Cross-Chain Token Transfers 05:41 Omnichain Vaults & ERC4626 Standard 06:53 Omnichain Vault Workflow 08:15 Live Demo: Deploying an Omnichain Vault 11:24 Configuring Networks & Contracts 12:54 Compiling & Deploying Contracts 15:16 Asset & Share Token Configuration 15:58 Wiring Contracts Across Chains 18:16 Supported Networks & Documentation 19:07 Testing Cross-Chain Vault Operations 20:49 Reverse Redemption Flow 22:07 Q&A: Vault Architecture & Liquidity 24:36 Vault Limitations & Customization 26:13 Project 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 LayerZero* X: https://x.com/LayerZero_Core ✅ *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

Chris Korhonen from OpenSea introduces OpenSea MCP (Multi-Chain Protocol), an API designed to empower AI agents and LLMs to access and interact with OpenSea’s data and services across 20+ blockchains, including NFTs, tokens, and DeFi assets. MCP acts as a universal connector, enabling AI-driven workflows such as portfolio analysis, trading automation, security checks, and personalized recommendations. Chris demonstrates integration with tools like Chorus and Vel’s AI SDK, highlighting features like natural language queries, analytics, swaps, and self-documenting APIs. Use cases span market insights, search/discovery, wallet analysis, and automated trading. OpenSea encourages developers to build innovative AI agents using MCP, offering a $10,000 prize for the best projects. Beta access is available, with broader rollout planned. The session emphasizes AI’s transformative role in Web3, seamless agent integration, and the potential for community-driven innovation. 00:00 Introduction 00:39 OpenSea’s Evolution & OS2 01:34 AI at OpenSea & Internal Use Cases 02:16 Why MCP? Opening Data to AI Agents 02:41 What is MCP? API Overview 03:08 Internal Workflow Example with MCP 04:10 MCP as the Glue for AI Agents 04:38 Real-World Applications & Incident Response 05:06 MCP Features: Data, Actions, Analytics 05:44 Natural Language Queries & Community Feedback 06:10 Demo: Chorus App & Multi-LLM Integration 07:13 Example Queries: Floor Price & Wallet Analysis 08:38 Code Integration Example (Vel’s AI SDK) 10:31 Multi-Server Orchestration & Workflow Automation 10:54 MCP Feature Categories 11:48 Entity Lookup, Portfolio Analysis, and Trading 13:42 Use Cases: Trading, Sniping, Security, Personalization 14:52 Community Challenge & Prize Announcement 15:39 Access, Documentation, and Q&A 16:07 Exciting Projects & Community Innovation 16:50 How to Get Access & 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 OpenSea* X: https://x.com/opensea ✅ *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

The ASI Workshop, led by representatives from Fetch.ai, Ocean Protocol, SingularityNET, and Kudos, introduces the ASI Alliance and its collaborative AI ecosystem. The session covers each partner's role: SingularityNET for knowledge graphs, Fetch.ai for agent marketplace and discovery, Ocean Protocol for decentralized data exchange and privacy-preserving computation, and Kudos for agent infrastructure. Fetch.ai’s stack includes UAgents (a Python SDK for agent creation), an agent marketplace, and ASI—a discovery layer powered by an LLM that matches user queries to specialized agents. The workshop demonstrates how developers can build agents using popular frameworks (LangChain, CrewAI, Autogen, etc.), register them on the Fetch network, and monetize them. ASI’s LLM dynamically discovers and routes queries to the most suitable agent, enabling advanced use cases like business agents, agent-to-agent payments, and seamless integration with datasets from Ocean Protocol or knowledge graphs from SingularityNET. The session concludes with hackathon guidance, Q&A, and resources for building and deploying agents. 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Overview of ASI Alliance Partners 01:29 SingularityNET: Knowledge Graphs 01:55 Fetch.ai: Agent Marketplace & Discovery 02:04 Ocean Protocol: Data Economy & Privacy 02:41 Kudos: Infrastructure for Agents 03:06 Fetch.ai Tech Stack Overview 03:55 UAgents Framework & Agent Metadata 05:17 Agent Marketplace Features 05:38 ASI: LLM-Powered Discovery Layer 06:10 Building & Registering Agents 07:22 Agent Communication & Network 07:52 ASI1: Dynamic Agent Discovery 08:53 Demo: Specialized Agents in Action 09:42 Marketplace & ASLM Interface Demo 10:57 Developer Monetization & Business Agents 12:30 Direct Agent Tagging & Transactions 13:37 Service Appointment & Payments Demo 14:04 Agent-to-Agent Payments 14:51 Hackathon Guidance & Partner Integration 16:36 SingularityNET Meta Language & Knowledge Graphs 17:34 Building Discoverable Agents for ASI 18:01 Local Development & Security 18:29 LLM Reasoning & Query Matching 19:13 APIs & Developer Resources _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 ASI* X: https://x.com/ASI_Alliance ✅ *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, "Turning Words into Killer Apps: DeFi Actions on Flow," explores the evolution and advantages of the Flow blockchain, a consumer-focused Layer 1 designed for scalable, user-friendly applications. Originating from the CryptoKitties phenomenon that exposed Ethereum's scalability limits, Flow now powers major apps like NBA Top Shot and Disney Pinnacle, supporting millions of users and transactions without network congestion. The talk introduces "Actions"—a new standard for composable, reusable onchain logic, enabling seamless interoperability and automation across DeFi protocols. Actions abstract protocol-specific details, allowing developers to build modular workflows (e.g., swaps, lending, staking) with minimal integration effort. The Cadence language’s unique features, such as resource-oriented programming and onchain scheduling (callbacks/agents), enable fully onchain automation, atomic transactions, and even unbounded loops, unlocking new possibilities for DeFi, gaming, DAOs, and subscriptions. Live demos illustrate how Actions and agents simplify complex workflows and empower developers to create innovative, scalable dApps. The session concludes with hackathon incentives and encouragement to build the next industry-changing app on Flow. 00:00 Introduction 00:40 What is Flow? 01:02 CryptoKitties & Ethereum Scalability 02:32 Flow’s Origins and Consumer Focus 03:32 Major Apps on Flow (NBA Top Shot, Disney, Ticketmaster) 04:18 Announcing Flow Actions 05:23 Automation & Onchain Agents 06:34 Challenges: Liveness, Inference, and Composability 08:51 The Power of Composability (Gaming & Mods Analogy) 09:49 What Are Actions? 10:56 Examples of Actions (Swap, Supply, Borrow, Stake) 11:43 Cadence Language Advantages 12:31 Live Swap Demo & Cadence Deep Dive 13:32 Atomic Transactions & Developer Benefits 14:35 Live Demo: Scheduled Callbacks & Agents 16:32 Callback Contract Walkthrough 18:43 Advanced Callback Example 21:44 Future Potential & Hackathon Tutorials 23:25 Onchain Automation Use Cases (DeFi, Gaming, DAOs) 24:25 Hackathon Prizes & Community Encouragement 25:59 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 Ali Serag* X: https://x.com/AliSerag0 ✅ *Follow Flow* X: https://x.com/flow_blockchain ✅ *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

C.J Freeman from Kadena Developer Relations delivers a complete workshop at ETHDenver, designed for both beginners and experienced EVM developers. The session provides a step-by-step walkthrough of deploying smart contracts on Kadena’s new EVM-compatible chains using the Scaffold framework, enabling developers to spin up local environments, deploy contracts, and connect frontends in just 20 minutes. The workshop begins with an overview from Kadena’s co-founder Stuart Popejoy and CTO John Wiggley, who explain the benefits of Kadena’s Chainweb architecture. Unlike traditional scaling solutions that rely on rollups or L2s, Chainweb uses a network of parallel proof-of-work chains that scale linearly with adoption while preserving decentralization and security. This architecture allows seamless cross-chain validation and effortless burn-and-mint bridging between chains. Following the technical background, C.J demonstrates how to use Kadena’s Scaffold to set up a local development environment, deploy Solidity contracts, connect a Next.js frontend, and interact with contracts via MetaMask. The tutorial then extends to Kadena’s testnet, showing how to safely configure private keys, deploy verified contracts, and view them on the block explorer. For developers, this workshop offers both the conceptual understanding of Kadena’s unique scaling model and the practical tools to start building dApps today on an EVM-compatible, parallel-chain L1 environment. 00:11 Introduction by CJ Freeman 00:30 Kadena founders overview: Stuart Popejoy & John Wiggley 01:24 Scaling EVM with parallel proof-of-work chains 03:44 Challenges of L2 scaling: complexity & centralization 06:13 Chainweb explained: parallel chains & expander graph 07:51 Proof-of-work efficiency & security 08:27 Five years of production experience 09:06 Pact smart contract language & cross-chain bridging 10:34 Announcing Chainweb EVM at ETHDenver 11:24 Parallel EVM chains & developer preview 13:31 Parallel execution vs parallel chains distinction 14:01 Scaffold tutorial setup & dependencies 14:55 Running local multi-chain environment 16:09 Deploying contracts with Hardhat 17:34 Setting up Next.js frontend 18:34 Debugging deployed contracts 19:56 Interacting with contracts via MetaMask 22:22 Testing greetings & variables 22:47 Moving from localhost to testnet 23:31 Configuring .env & private keys safely 25:20 Switching frontend from localhost to testnet 26:28 Deploying contracts to testnet 28:24 Verified contracts on block explorer 29:03 Live interaction with testnet contract 30:24 Viewing transactions & final demo 30:49 Closing notes & developer resources _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *ETHGlobal New Delhi* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal New Delhi, a 3-day hackathon held September 19-21 at the India International Convention & Expo Centre, 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 Delhi 2025 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7zCFW3hBqatZ18rQaYeEJL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Kadena* X: https://x.com/kadena_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

Ayman Mohammed leads a hands-on workshop on Self, a privacy-preserving identity protocol for Sybil resistance and selective disclosure. Learn how Self keeps PII out of centralized databases by storing data only on the user’s device, then proves facts with ZK proofs (age ≥ 18, not in forbidden countries, OFAC checks) without revealing raw data. The session covers the front-end QR/deeplink flow, TEEs for proof generation, on-chain SDK (Solidity) and off-chain SDK (TypeScript/Go), setting verification configs (scope, minimum age, excluded countries), deriving a scope seed, and wiring contracts (constructor with Hub, custom verification hook, setScope). Ayman also demos Aadhaar support plans, passport MRZ/NFC flows, mock documents, failure paths, and bounty tiers for on-chain and off-chain integrations. 00:11 Introduction 00:50 Why Self: no centralized PII storage 01:28 Sybil resistance via passports/IDs 02:19 Selective disclosure: attributes & ranges 03:14 Proving “over 18” & country exclusions 03:42 OFAC privacy-safe compliance checks 04:32 Adoption data & upcoming Aadhaar support 04:57 How Self works: MRZ/NFC & commitments 05:55 Aadhaar QR flow & commitments 06:21 Disclosure proofs & on-chain tree 06:47 One-person/one-nullifier model 07:28 Integrator flow: QR/deeplink to app 08:03 TEE attestation & ZK proof pipeline 08:40 SDK options: on-chain vs off-chain 09:11 Workshop repo layout (app & contracts) 10:29 Front-end QR SDK & disclosure config 12:05 Minimum age & excluded countries example 14:09 Contracts overview (ProofOfHuman) 15:00 VerificationConfig & config ID 16:41 Custom verification hook usage 18:12 Deploy script & constraints match 20:04 Scope seed derivation & setScope 21:09 Live QR scan & successful proof 24:02 US doc mock: proof blocked demo 25:21 Tools.self.xyz for scope generation 26:54 Off-chain verifier quick start 29:15 Bounties, docs, and closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *ETHGlobal New Delhi* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal New Delhi, a 3-day hackathon held September 19-21 at the India International Convention & Expo Centre, 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 Delhi 2025 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7zCFW3hBqatZ18rQaYeEJL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Self* X: https://x.com/SelfProtocol ✅ *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

Rishank Jhavar (Fetch.ai / ASI Alliance) walks through the end-to-end flow for building, hosting, and discovering AI agents in the ASI ecosystem. You’ll learn the tool stack (UAgents, adapters for LangChain/CrewAI/Autogen), AgentVerse hosting, the Almanac registry for marketplace discovery, and how ASI1 (agentic LLM) searches, ranks, and orchestrates agents. Live demos cover creating agents, agent-to-agent messaging, adding the Chat Protocol, deploying on AgentVerse, testing via “Chat with Agent,” and making your agent discoverable in ASI1. He also covers dev approaches (hosted vs local), uAgent adapters, ASI1 model lineup (Mini/Fast/Extended/Agentic/Graph), tool calling, structured outputs, OpenAI-compatible API usage, and the Innovation Lab resources/SEO tips that help your agent get found and win hackathons. 00:13 Welcome & workshop goals 01:15 Format and follow-up session at ETHGlobal 02:07 What is Fetch.ai & ASI Alliance 03:06 Ecosystem: ASI1, AgentVerse, UAgents 04:37 Tool stack overview & framework compatibility 07:29 Agent search & discovery pipeline (Almanac → AgentVerse → ASI1) 08:48 Building your first UAgent (marketplace tour) 10:40 Creating an agent in AgentVerse UI 11:31 Agent code anatomy & running locally in AgentVerse 12:58 Registration to Almanac contract 13:25 Agent communication demo (Alice ↔ Bob) 16:54 Chat Protocol + LLM agent (Birds agent example) 18:07 Code walkthrough: chat handler & prompts 20:23 API keys for ASI1; restarting agent with key 22:03 Testing via ASI1 Agent Search (peacock example) 23:12 Testing via AgentVerse “Chat with Agent” 23:54 Dev approaches: hosted vs local agents, constraints 25:44 Chat Protocol internals & flow diagram 27:05 Adapters for LangChain/LangGraph/CrewAI 29:29 ASI1 agentic LLM overview (models & use) 31:13 Sessions, async processing, discovery best practices 32:11 Tool calling with ASI1 (OpenAI-compatible) 32:59 Structured outputs & JSON schemas 33:26 OpenAI API compatibility (base URL swap) 34:51 Resource hub: docs, SEO guide, Innovation Lab 36:49 One-stop hackathon guide & examples repo 38:37 Support at the hackathon & contact info 39:28 Closing & good luck _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *ETHGlobal New Delhi* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal New Delhi, a 3-day hackathon held September 19-21 at the India International Convention & Expo Centre, 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 Delhi 2025 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7zCFW3hBqatZ18rQaYeEJL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ASI* X: https://x.com/ASI_Alliance ✅ *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

ETHCluj Meetup · Oct 9, 2025

The Open Intents Framework (OIF) paired with ERC-7683 is a transformative leap for the blockchain ecosystem. It shifts the paradigm from rigid, transaction-centric processes to a flexible, intent-driven approach where users simply state their desired outcome without being burdened by the intricate details of how that outcome is achieved. By standardizing intent expression and execution, ERC-7683 provides a universal framework that enables seamless cross-chain interoperability, reducing both the operational complexity and gas fees that plague traditional multi-chain interactions. This framework is crucial because it addresses the core problem of blockchain fragmentation. In today’s environment, users and developers face significant challenges when navigating multiple chains with varying protocols, liquidity pools, and execution mechanisms. OIF and ERC-7683 solve this by abstracting these complexities and offering a modular, composable infrastructure that harmonizes disparate systems. The result is a more unified, efficient, and user-friendly experience where developers can build innovative, intent-based applications, and users can enjoy seamless, frictionless interactions across the entire blockchain landscape.

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2024

This talk introduces the concept of digital commons, outlines some parallels between the Linux and Ethereum projects, and how their collective output may become enclosed by commercial entities. Trent Van Epps works at the Ethereum Foundation on protocol coordination. Member of the Protocol Guild. https://protocol.berlin

Garrett MacDonald

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2024

"If a file isn't backed up, it isn't your file" preceded "Not your keys, not your crypto", but it's important to look back to the Web1 figure of speech as it applies to Web3. If you have a multi-billion dollar protocol, it's a good idea to back it up. But where should one look to for this? Garrett MacDonald - Long time contributor to the decentralized revolution. Student of physics. https://protocol.berlin

Dennis Trautwein

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2024

Web centralization and consolidation have created potential single points of failure, e.g., in areas such as content hosting, name resolution, and certification. The "Decentralized Web," led by open-source software implementations, attempts to build decentralized alternatives. The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is part of this effort and provides a fully decentralized object storage and retrieval layer. This comes with challenges, though: Decentralization can increase complexity and overhead, as well as compromise performance, scalability, and system stability. As the lead developers of IPFS, we have therefore begun to explore more hybrid approaches. In this talk, we will discuss the trade-offs, and our implemented and proposed solutions, as well as give an outlook. Dennis is Research Engineer @ProbeLab within Protocol Labs. He works on measuring the performance of Web3 network protocols, benchmarking protocols against their target performance milestones, and proposing improvements to their core design principles. https://protocol.berlin

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2024

In this keynote, Adi Ben-Ari, CEO of Applied Blockchain, presented the company's seven years of experience in blockchain solutions development, highlighting their platform called Silent Data. Focused on enterprise needs, Silent Data aims to balance the benefits of public blockchains' innovation and private blockchains' data privacy. Benari discussed the challenges faced by businesses in adopting private blockchains, emphasizing the difficulty in achieving network participation due to the burdensome nature of hosting nodes. Applied Blockchain's solution involves a "Silent Data Roll-Up," maintaining data integrity on a private blockchain with hardware-protected privacy. This private blockchain then "rolls up" transactions to a public network like Ethereum, proving their validity without revealing sensitive data. The configurable data privacy allows for transparency where needed while protecting sensitive information. Additionally, Adi introduced the "Silent Data Oracle," which enables blockchain applications to use external data securely without compromising privacy. The technology utilizes Intel's SGX, and Applied Blockchain's work has received recognition and awards, providing a solution that addresses key challenges in enterprise blockchain adoption. --------- Speaker: Adi Ben-Ari | Applied Blockchain --------- 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/

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

Welcome to Pragma Istanbul 2023, ETHGlobal’s founder-only, single-track summit designed to spark meaningful conversations around the future of Ethereum and Web3. In this kickoff session, Kartik Talwar, co-founder of ETHGlobal, shares the vision for Pragma, why it matters, and what makes this summit different. From ZK proofs to modular rollups, MEV evolution, cross-chain interoperability, and data availability, this event features top builders and researchers from projects like Polygon, ZKSync, Aztec, Celestia, Scroll, Base, and more. This year's Pragma format is focused on non-technical, discussion-based panels—no slides, no fluff. Whether you're a founder, dev, or curious about crypto's future, this event sets the tone for where Web3 is heading. 00:00 Welcome to Pragma Istanbul 2023 00:22 ETHGlobal’s mission & summit format 01:00 What makes Pragma different 01:31 Non-technical, founder-focused panels 02:21 Event memorabilia & NFT for attendees 02:49 Global audience & partner shoutouts 03:20 Overview of today’s panel schedule 03:48 Stablecoins panel with Stani & Bruno 04:00 Rollup stack discussion: OP, Polygon, ZK Stack 04:15 ZK proofs and real-world applications 04:30 Data availability with Celestia, Near, Avail 04:41 Cross-chain, bridges & interoperability 05:11 Base rollups panel with Justin Drake 05:41 MEV & offchain execution final panel 06:11 Q&A format & how to participate _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇷 *Pragma Istanbul* The sixth edition of Pragma took place in Istanbul in November 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Pragma Istanbul 2023 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Istanbul 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 *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, 2024

What happens when the MEV supply chain starts to break apart? In this insightful panel from Pragma Istanbul 2023, industry leaders dive into the evolving architecture of Ethereum’s transaction pipeline. Tarun Chitra (Gauntlet), Anna George (CoW Protocol), Wee Howe Ang (Tokka Labs), Kubi Mensah (Titan Builder), and Tina Zhen (Flashbots) unpack the future of block building, solver strategy, Searcher competition, and the rise of intent-based systems. The discussion explores whether intents are just glorified limit orders, how solvers differ from Searchers, the implications of builder verticalization, and whether block building itself will remain viable as solvers get smarter. Panelists reflect on the disaggregation trend post-PBS, what incentives are shifting as rollups and L2s mature, and how application-specific use cases are rewriting the rules of MEV extraction and mitigation. With opinions on decentralization, user experience, fair ordering, and technical bottlenecks, this is essential viewing for anyone working at the intersection of Ethereum infrastructure, MEV, and application-layer design. 00:00 Intro & panel context 00:52 MEV stack intros & 2023 surprises 06:30 Solvers vs Searchers clarified 08:39 Order flow auction mechanics 10:59 What defines a block builder 12:04 TradFi parallels in MEV roles 13:40 Market maker integration in building 14:54 MEV history: From spam to PBS 16:37 Disaggregation of the supply chain 17:18 Why intents are gaining traction 19:25 UX and inefficiencies in DeFi 21:19 Comeback of RFQs and private liquidity 23:36 POS economics & proposer yield 24:24 What is an intent (beyond limit orders)? 27:07 Non-financialized intent examples 28:35 Will intents centralize like PBS? 30:37 Can specialized solvers survive oligopoly? 33:26 Solvers vs Builders and user outcomes 36:59 Rollups, shared sequencers, and inclusion 38:12 Specialization and niche opportunities 40:45 Can coordinated specialists outcompete integrated Builders? 42:30 Strategy-driven specialization 44:43 Competitive pressure from Uniswap & aggregators 46:22 Should Builders accept exclusive order flow deals? 48:40 Who gets squeezed first—Builders or solvers? 50:11 Top 3 long-term Builder success factors 51:09 Outro & closing remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇷 *Pragma Istanbul* The sixth edition of Pragma took place in Istanbul in November 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Pragma Istanbul 2023 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Istanbul 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

At Pragma Istanbul 2023, ETHGlobal’s Kartik Talwar moderates a deep-dive panel on the evolving landscape of data availability with top leaders in the space: Sreeram Kannan, Founder of EigenLayer; Illia Polosukhin, Co-founder of NEAR Protocol; and Nick White, COO of Celestia. The trio explores the critical role of data availability in scaling blockchains, how modularity is shaping developer infrastructure, and the practical implications for rollups, Ethereum, and Layer 1 vs Layer 2 architecture. They debate core topics like data availability sampling (DAS), verifiability, decentralization, and cryptoeconomic guarantees. This high-signal conversation unpacks the design philosophy behind EigenDA, NEAR DA, and Celestia’s blobstream approach, providing clarity on cost models, protocol-level trade-offs, and the future of blockchain scalability. If you're building or investing in scalable Web3 infrastructure, this is a must-watch panel on the future of data availability. 00:00 Panel intro: Why data availability matters 01:17 Understanding rollup scalability bottlenecks 03:04 Economic constraints of Ethereum block space 04:20 Modular blockchain architecture explained 07:42 Developer needs in a modular blockchain world 10:30 What is EigenDA? Scaling Ethereum's data layer 14:29 How NEAR Protocol scales data with sharding 16:53 Celestia's trust-minimized DA with DAS 19:22 Why Celestia DA sampling only works natively 21:15 Data availability challenges on Ethereum 22:54 Why you can't slash for withheld data 24:03 Combining re-staking with native validator DA 25:23 EigenDA's cryptoeconomic + decentralization model 29:15 Importance of verifiability over committees 30:54 Ethereum rollups vs Celestia-native rollups 32:00 Data costs: publishing vs long-term storage 33:37 Pricing models and induced demand for DA 35:19 Hidden infra costs: indexing and RPC providers 37:04 Data economics: reserved vs spot bandwidth 40:29 Near’s model: staking covers user fees 42:18 Protocols as minimally extractive public goods 42:53 Closing thoughts and philosophical alignment _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇷 *Pragma Istanbul* The sixth edition of Pragma took place in Istanbul in November 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Pragma Istanbul 2023 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Istanbul 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

Welcome to Pragma India 2023! In this opening address, Kartik Talwar, co-founder of ETHGlobal, kicks off a day of founder-led conversations exploring the future of Web3, Ethereum, zero-knowledge proofs, staking, privacy, and decentralized infrastructure. Kartik shares what makes Pragma different: a founders-only, single-track conference focused on non-technical, forward-looking insights. Get the full breakdown of panels and interviews, including guests from Filecoin, Polygon, Celestia, and more. Learn how the ETHGlobal ecosystem supports hackers-turned-founders and what to expect from the Web3 industry in the years ahead. This talk sets the tone for an inspiring day of builder-driven discussions that matter. 00:00 Intro to Pragma India 2023 00:20 What makes Pragma unique 00:43 The meaning behind the word “pragma” 01:14 Single-track, founders-only format 01:44 Focus on the future, not just the present 02:07 Mostly non-technical and accessible content 02:33 No slides, only real conversations 02:58 Overview of panels and interviews 03:29 Attendees from 27 countries 03:57 Thanking Pragma partners: Coinvise, Filecoin, Polygon 04:26 Interview preview: Juan Benet on accelerating humanity 04:52 Panel preview: Hackathon to startup journey 05:19 Panel preview: ZK, privacy, and cryptography 05:45 Panel preview: Web3 infra as a service 06:00 Panel preview: Ethereum staking and EIPs 06:13 Interviews with Jason, Rene, and Sandeep 06:43 All schedule info on ethglobal.com/pragma _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *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 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Molly Mackinlay

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

What does it take to transform a hackathon project into a real-world protocol? In this insightful panel from Pragma India 2023, Molly Mackinlay of Protocol Labs moderates a conversation with three founders—Swaroop Hegde (Powerloom), Ayush Ranjan (Huddle01), and Masa ‘Senshi’ Kikuchi (Secured Finance)—who all began their journey at HackFS 2020 and are now building category-defining Web3 protocols. They share stories of early experimentation, what made them decide to become founders, and how ecosystems like Protocol Labs, Filecoin, Gitcoin, and ETHGlobal helped catalyze their growth. Topics include fundraising advice, legal and hiring challenges, choosing the right investors, and staying committed to the mission during tough times. 00:00 Welcome & panelist introductions 00:44 Early experiences at HackFS 2020 03:41 Huddle01’s origin during COVID & Zoom bombing 05:11 Powerloom’s spontaneous entry & inspiration 06:14 When hack projects became real companies 07:23 Secured Finance’s unexpected founder journey 09:16 Powerloom’s pivot and grant opportunities 10:14 How Protocol Labs & PL Network helped 13:07 The emotional side of the founder journey 14:33 Fundraising experiences & first rounds 17:16 Navigating investor alignment 19:10 Legal structures, SAFE vs equity tips 20:33 Current founder struggles & feature requests 22:10 Hiring challenges and high-impact early team 23:22 Regulatory uncertainty in Web3 24:24 New trends founders are excited about 25:26 Web3 social, staking, and communication rails 27:38 Secured Finance and the decentralized bond market 28:50 On-chain infra and scaling excitement 29:55 Advice for ETHIndia hackers & future founders 31:30 Final takeaways from the panel _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Juan Benet

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

Join Juan Benet, founder of Protocol Labs, in this deep-dive fireside chat from Pragma Denver 2024 as he unveils InterPlanetary Consensus (IPC) — a radically scalable architecture for blockchain systems inspired by interplanetary design principles. Interviewed by ETHGlobal’s Kartik Talwar, Juan discusses how IPC builds on IPFS and Filecoin, enabling billions of transactions per second, hierarchical subnets, finality in partitioned chains, and real-time application logic like gaming, social networks, and decentralized infrastructure. Juan also shares Protocol Labs’ evolution into a massive open-source R&D network, why current blockchain scalability is insufficient for consumer apps, and how we can rethink developer primitives, bridge infrastructure, and public goods funding to usher in a new wave of performant, decentralized technologies. 00:00 Intro to InterPlanetary Consensus with Juan Benet 00:55 Why consumer apps don’t use Web3 yet 02:09 IPC: A new architecture for blockchain scalability 03:18 Designing systems across planetary latency 05:18 Hierarchical tree of chains explained 06:58 Partition tolerance and recursive subnets 08:35 Finality and checkpointing in IPC 09:47 Filecoin FVM and custom subnet logic 10:46 Application-specific blockchain orchestration 11:51 IPC vs traditional rollups 13:20 MMO example: fast logic vs secure state 14:18 Tradeoffs and complexity of subnet interoperability 15:17 Designing calling conventions between chains 17:28 Vision behind founding Protocol Labs 20:32 The true cost of R&D and tech translation 22:05 Funding gaps between science and products 23:34 How public goods funding can bridge the R&D gap 25:02 Protocol Labs as an open R&D network 26:02 Rethinking startup culture in decentralized ecosystems 27:01 Closing: IPC and the future of scale in Web3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 Juan Benet* X: https://x.com/juanbenet ✅ *Follow Protocol Labs* X: https://x.com/protocollabs ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Illia Polosukhin, Doug Petkanics

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

At Pragma Denver 2024, Joyce Yang (Global Coin Research) moderates a visionary panel with Doug Petkanics (Livepeer), Illia Polosukhin (NEAR Protocol), and Niraj Pant (Ritual) discussing the convergence of crypto and AI, open-source intelligence, and decentralized infrastructure. The discussion spans practical use cases like using GPUs from Livepeer for generative video, building decentralized LLMs, creating AI marketplaces, and redefining incentives for open-source development. They examine where the crypto x AI stack lags behind Big Tech, the regulatory hurdles affecting innovation, and how decentralized models can protect open data, improve governance, and unlock new creator economies. This is a must-watch for anyone building at the intersection of Web3 and artificial intelligence, interested in decentralized compute, open model development, or exploring the future of AI-enabled crypto apps. 00:00 Intro to open-source intelligence and crypto 00:37 Panelist intros: NEAR, Ritual, Livepeer, GCR 03:20 Why crypto is essential for AI’s future 05:18 AI model bias, training data, and global payments 07:05 Trustless AI execution and model governance 08:12 Using GPUs for generative video on Livepeer 10:39 Decentralized infra vs centralized AI platforms 12:23 Creating open-source AI development incentives 13:35 Bootstrapping global compute via cryptoeconomics 14:46 Permissionless payments and model monetization 15:52 Crypto’s strengths in privacy, governance, and UX 17:29 Hiring AI talent and learning ML 101 19:12 How to attract open-source AI builders 20:50 Creators using AI and NFTs for media production 22:37 Empowering non-coders with AI tools 23:43 Need for scarcity, identity, and markets in GenAI 24:13 Using AI to bridge mainstream users into crypto 25:17 Natural language interfaces for smart contracts 26:53 Hidden crypto layers powering consumer experiences 27:58 Why users might choose decentralized AI 29:43 Crypto-native characters and tokenized identities 30:50 What drives adoption: new value, not decentralization 32:15 Bull markets and their impact on crypto AI growth 33:53 Market cycles and developer momentum 35:02 Regulatory risk, lobbying, and open-source defense 38:19 Historical parallels to cryptography regulation 40:05 Export rules, data center KYC, and global strategy 42:21 Advice for AI x crypto builders and founders 44:08 Where crypto uniquely enables GenAI use cases 45:41 Open data sets, registries, and creator economies 46:11 Closing applause and final thoughts _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 Doug Petkanics* X: https://x.com/petkanics ✅ *Follow Livepeer* X: https://x.com/Livepeer ✅ *Follow Illia Polosukhin* X: https://x.com/ilblackdragon ✅ *Follow NEAR* X: https://x.com/NEARProtocol ✅ *Follow Ritual* X: https://x.com/ritualnet ✅ *Follow Global Coin Research* X: https://x.com/Globalcoinrsrch ✅ *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

Why doesn’t crypto have a privacy layer—yet? In this candid and technically rich talk at Pragma Denver 2024, Elena Nadolinski, founder of Iron Fish, dives into the state of privacy in crypto and the complex regulatory, technical, and ethical hurdles developers face. Elena explores past and current privacy protocols including Zcash, Monero, Nocturne, Namada, Penumbra, Tornado Cash, and Iron Fish itself. She breaks down why many attempts at privacy have failed or been abandoned, and how compliance with entities like OFAC and FinCEN further complicates innovation. You’ll learn about the critical distinction between ingress, internal transfers, and egress in privacy protocols, and why Iron Fish is pursuing real-time threat detection and centralized screening at ingress as a practical and compliant path forward. 00:00 Intro to crypto privacy challenges 01:08 What is Iron Fish and why privacy matters 02:08 Why private transactions are essential 03:09 Use cases: whales, payroll, donations, phishing 04:15 Goal: send USDC privately from A to B 04:51 Overview of privacy protocol categories 05:23 Problems with Zcash, TEEs, pivots, and delays 06:26 Tornado Cash: demand, sanctions, and legacy 07:01 The privacy protocol “squid game” dilemma 07:36 Compliance matters more than tech alone 08:10 Key US regulators: FinCEN and OFAC 09:14 FinCEN guidance and MSB designation risks 10:30 Tornado Cash trial and MSB criteria 11:43 Fee structures, tokens, and regulatory exposure 12:17 Why OFAC is the scarier threat 13:27 Tornado Cash and OFAC contradictions 14:01 Developers’ personal liability under OFAC 14:36 Sanctioned funds and direct fee exposure 15:06 Bridges, sequencers, and MSB-like risks 15:41 Three stages of a privacy protocol: ingress, internal, egress 16:44 Screening at protocol level vs inside privacy pool 17:45 Tracer model for note ownership is impractical 18:48 Global blocklists and jurisdictional conflicts 19:50 Association sets and their privacy tradeoffs 21:26 Why ingress screening is most practical 21:57 Using allow/block lists and threat detection 22:28 Real-time monitoring through bridge operators 23:02 Final thoughts and Iron Fish roadmap update _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

Join Kartik Talwar, co-founder of ETH Global, as he welcomes attendees to Pragma London 2024, a one-day summit exploring the future of web3 and blockchain innovation. This accessible event features founder-led discussions on Ethereum evolution, Lens Protocol's permissionless future, account abstraction (EIP-4337), and crypto-AI convergence. Discover new primitives like on-chain Packs (NFT-based perks) and gain insights from Safe, ENS, Chainlink and other leading projects. Designed for both newcomers and experts, Pragma offers a single-track format with interviews and panels covering decentralized analytics, wallet innovation, and modular blockchain development. 00:00 - Opening Welcome by ETH Global's Kartik Talwar 00:49 - Pragma's Mission: Pragmatic Web3 Development 01:29 - Bridging Web3 Knowledge Gaps for Newcomers 02:01 - Founder-Led Content in Single-Track Format 02:26 - Non-Technical Approach for Broad Accessibility 02:57 - Event Structure: Conversation-Focused Interviews 03:27 - Logistics: Schedule, Website & Attendee Statistics 04:25 - Partner Highlights: Lido, Stargate, Worldcoin 05:31 - Introducing Packs: NFT-Based Event Perks 06:32 - Extending Utility: On-Chain/Off-Chain Benefits 07:29 - Full Agenda Overview: Ethereum to Account Abstraction 07:54 - Justin Drake: Ethereum's Roadmap Discussion 08:18 - Lens Protocol's Permissionless Evolution 08:48 - Dune Analytics: Scaling Blockchain Data 09:18 - Exploring Crypto and AI Synergies _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇬🇧 *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 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Stani Kulechov

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

Stani Kulechov, founder of Avara Labs and creator of Lens Protocol, discusses the evolution of decentralized social networking at Pragma London 2024. Learn how Lens became permissionless, enabling anyone to mint on-chain social profiles while maintaining ownership of their social capital. Discover the protocol's unique architecture with 400+ applications built on it, open actions for composable features, and plans for scaling to 50M transactions/second. Essential viewing for web3 builders, social media innovators, and anyone interested in the future of decentralized social networks and creator monetization. 00:00 - Introduction to Lens Protocol and Stani Kulechov 00:48 - Lens Goes Permissionless: What It Means 01:43 - Decentralized Social Network Vision 02:23 - Building Lens Protocol from Scratch 03:00 - Community-Driven Development Approach 03:38 - Transition to Permissionless Model 04:16 - On-Chain Profile Ownership Explained 04:50 - Growth Metrics After Going Permissionless 05:26 - Sustainable Protocol Fee Model 06:04 - $1M Treasury from Profile Mints 06:43 - Transparent Social Media Monetization 07:15 - Why Lens Has No Default App 07:48 - Protocol-First vs App-First Strategy 08:23 - Encouraging Application Diversity 08:59 - Emerging Lens Ecosystem Economy 09:35 - Portable Identity Across Apps 10:09 - Top Lens Apps: Orb and Hey 10:43 - 400+ Projects Building on Lens 11:22 - Mobile-First Social Experiences 11:54 - Small Teams Can Build on Lens 12:30 - Video Apps Like Tape.xyz 13:01 - Open Actions: Protocol Extensions 13:35 - Smart Contract Social Features 14:10 - Governance and Trading in Feeds 14:44 - Programmable Revenue Sharing 15:15 - Improving Lens Through LIPs 15:54 - Community Governance Framework 16:28 - Lens Improvement Proposals (LIPs) 17:06 - Team and Community Collaboration 17:41 - Monetization Sharing (LIP-16) 18:14 - App-to-App Fee Distribution 18:49 - Economic Alignment in Ecosystem 19:23 - Can Decentralized Social Scale? 19:58 - Technical Scaling Solutions 20:34 - 50M TPS Future Architecture 21:06 - Comparing to Twitter's Peak Load 21:38 - Rebuilding Internet with Ownership 22:16 - Creating New Social Experiences 22:47 - Compounding Network Effects _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇬🇧 *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 Stani Kulechov* X: https://x.com/StaniKulechov ✅ *Follow Avara* X: https://x.com/Avara ✅ *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

Nick Johnson from ENS (Ethereum Name Service) discusses the evolution of decentralized naming at Pragma London 2024. Learn how ENS transformed from an Ethereum experiment to a mainstream naming protocol with over 500,000 domains, including partnerships like GoDaddy integration. Discover the technical innovations behind gas-free DNS compatibility, the economic design of domain renewals, and ENS's vision for cross-chain naming in an L2-dominated future. Essential viewing for blockchain developers, web3 enthusiasts, and anyone interested in decentralized identity infrastructure. 00:00 - Introduction to ENS and Nick Johnson 00:55 - ENS's Unexpected Growth Journey 01:25 - From Side Project to Half-Billion Dollar Protocol 01:57 - Nick's Background in Internet Infrastructure 02:30 - Early ENS Design: Adapting DNS for Ethereum 03:02 - Evolving Beyond Crypto-Only Identifiers 03:37 - Audience Poll: ENS Domain Ownership 04:11 - GoDaddy Partnership Explained 04:46 - Gas-Free DNS Integration via CCIP-Read 05:18 - How Off-Chain Verification Works 06:17 - DNS Security (DNSSEC) On-Chain 06:54 - Smart Contract DNS Resolution 07:25 - ENS Fee Structure Design Philosophy 08:00 - Incentive Mechanisms for Fair Distribution 08:31 - Transition from Vickrey Auctions to Renewals 09:03 - Original Deposit System and Refunds 10:07 - Importance of DNS Compatibility 10:42 - Unified Namespace for User Safety 11:14 - Building on Existing Internet Standards 11:46 - Technical Challenges of DNS Integration 12:18 - Handling New TLDs and Name Collisions 12:50 - Advice for Emerging Naming Systems 13:23 - Community-Driven Protocol Development 14:26 - ENS DAO's Governance Approach 14:55 - Organic Feedback vs Formal Proposals 15:21 - Gradual Decentralization of ENS 15:52 - Multiple Service Providers for ENS 16:22 - Streaming Funds Innovation Example 16:57 - ENS's L2 Strategy and Scaling 17:31 - Prioritizing Mainnet vs Multi-Chain Growth 18:01 - Future Roadmap: ZK Rollup Integration 18:36 - Closing Thoughts on ENS'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 Nick Johnson* X: https://x.com/wekabot ✅ *Follow ENS* X: https://x.com/ensdomains ✅ *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

Harry Grieve, co-founder of Gensyn, discusses decentralizing machine learning compute at Pragma London 2024. Learn how Gensyn's protocol creates a global supercluster of ML compute resources, enabling permissionless access to GPU power at lower costs than centralized providers. Discover the technical challenges of verifying distributed ML work, ensuring reproducibility across hardware, and optimizing model sharding. Explore the future intersection of crypto and AI, including machine-to-machine economic interactions and the coming wave of decentralized artificial intelligence. Essential viewing for ML engineers, blockchain developers, and anyone interested in the decentralized future of AI infrastructure. 00:00 - Introduction to Gensyn and Decentralized ML Compute 00:50 - The Growing Intersection of Crypto and AI 01:20 - Gensyn's Mission: Internet-Scale ML Training 01:57 - Founding Story: The GPU Access Problem 02:29 - Rising Compute Costs and GPT-2's Impact 03:02 - Academic vs Industry ML Resource Disparity 03:30 - Vision for Internet-Scale Machine Learning 04:01 - ML as the Next Industrial Revolution 04:31 - Transition to Dynamic AI-Powered Internet 05:02 - Controlling the Future of Online Information 05:32 - Training Models Across Any Compatible Device 06:03 - Five Key Research Challenges in Decentralized ML 06:33 - Reproducibility Across Different Hardware 06:58 - Optimal Model Sharding and Distribution 07:26 - Blockchain and Data Availability Considerations 07:51 - Current Status: Internal Network Testing 08:27 - Implementation Progress and Security Focus 08:55 - Data Availability Layer Requirements 09:52 - Four Key DA Needs for ML Protocols 10:22 - Temporary vs Permanent Storage Solutions 11:15 - Decentralized Model Training Research 11:45 - Physical Limits of Centralized Compute 12:18 - Breaking the Data Center Scaling Barrier 12:46 - Three Core Focus Areas for Gensyn 13:16 - Permissionless Network Principles 13:49 - Machine-to-Machine Compute Demand 14:23 - Autonomous AI Economic Agents 14:56 - The Liberty Argument for Decentralized AI 15:26 - Owning Your Artificial Neurons 15:51 - Crypto's Role in AI's Future 16:24 - Three-Layer Model for Crypto+AI Integration 16:50 - ML Ops: Attribution and Guardrails 17:23 - AGI on Cryptographic Substrates 17:49 - Four-Year Prediction for Permissionless AGI 18:23 - AI-Physical World Interface Challenges 18:55 - Gensyn's Roadmap: Private to Public Testing 19:27 - Research Opportunities in Distributed ML 19:56 - Need for External Data Solutions 20:23 - Closing Thoughts on Decentralized AI 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 Harry Grieve* X: https://x.com/_grieve ✅ *Follow Gensyn* X: https://x.com/gensynai ✅ *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

Saurabh from Powerloom presents a groundbreaking approach to composable data networks at Pragma Sydney 2024. Discover how Powerloom's decentralized protocol enables trustless access to on-chain data through its network of 4,700+ nodes. The demo showcases live implementations of Uniswap analytics and unreleased features, demonstrating how developers can build on this open-source infrastructure. Learn about running snapshot nodes, contributing to data markets, and creating permissionless data solutions that maintain blockchain's decentralized ethos while delivering enterprise-grade analytics. 00:00 - Introduction to Composable Data Challenges 01:29 - Powerloom's Mission: Democratizing Data Access 02:41 - From Polygon Infrastructure to Decentralized Solutions 03:44 - The Problem with Current Data Indexing 05:22 - Powerloom Protocol Architecture Explained 06:29 - Network Stats: 4,700+ Active Nodes 07:30 - Base Network Implementation Demo 08:35 - Atomic Data Markets Deep Dive 09:45 - Live Ethereum Block Visualization 10:46 - Running a Powerloom Node: Live Demo 12:34 - Node Configuration & Use Case Selection 13:36 - Testnet Participation & Future Rewards 14:37 - Unannounced Feature Preview 15:41 - Advantages of Pre-Compute Data Model 16:10 - Open Source Ecosystem & Community Contributions 17:13 - Developer Resources & Documentation 17:44 - Getting Started with Powerloom Network _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇦🇺 *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 Swaroop Hegde* X: https://x.com/SwaroopH ✅ *Follow Powerloom* X: https://x.com/Powerloom ✅ *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

James Waugh from Fire Eyes discusses Retroactive Public Goods Funding (RetroPGF) at Pragma Sydney 2024, explaining how this innovative mechanism rewards contributors for past work in the crypto ecosystem. Learn how projects like Optimism, Filecoin, and Pocket Network are distributing millions in tokens to developers, artists, and community builders. The talk covers the evolution of grant systems, the network effects of RetroPGF, and how it creates positive incentives for ecosystem growth. Discover how you can participate in future funding rounds and why this model may revolutionize value distribution beyond crypto into real-world impact projects. 00:00 - Introduction to RetroPGF Funding 01:24 - Why RetroPGF Matters for Crypto Ecosystems 02:21 - Optimism's 8B+ in Crypto Grants Deployed 04:32 - Cardano's Grants Impact in Africa 05:29 - Comparing Gitcoin to Tron's Influencer Grants 05:58 - Solving RetroPGF's Cold Start Problem 06:52 - Public Goods vs Private Incentives 07:54 - How RetroPGF Creates Network Effects 08:48 - Fire Eyes' Role in Governance & Airdrops 09:43 - RetroPGF as Claimable Value 10:36 - Future of Multi-Protocol Rewards 11:31 - Crypto's Unique Incentive Models 12:50 - RetroPGF vs Traditional Corporate Structures 13:17 - Current RetroPGF Adopters 14:09 - Preventing Narrative Capture by "Lamer Protocols" 16:32 - Q1: Measuring Impact for Grants 19:17 - Q2: RetroPGF for Real-World Projects 21:13 - Closing: RetroPGF's Social Impact Potential _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇦🇺 *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 James Waugh* X: https://x.com/jwaup ✅ *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 industry leaders Priscilla Koukoui (Spark Innovations), Ida Mok (Fluidity Money), Donna McConnell (Sonar Platform), and Sushmita Ruj (UNSW) in this insightful panel discussion from Pragma Sydney 2024, titled "What the Fragmentation". The conversation dives into the challenges of blockchain fragmentation, including liquidity silos, interoperability hurdles, and scalability trade-offs. Experts explore potential fixes, cross-chain solutions, and future innovations like quantum-safe cryptography and unified UX. A must-watch for developers, founders, and enthusiasts navigating the complexities of decentralized ecosystems. 00:00 - Introduction to Blockchain Fragmentation Panel 00:43 - Meet the Panelists: Industry Leaders in Web3 01:23 - Why Discuss Fragmentation in Blockchain? 02:20 - Three Key Discussion Points: Issues, Fixes & Future 03:14 - Panelist Introductions: Ida Mok on Fluidity Money 04:38 - Sushmita Ruj on Cryptography & Quantum Safety 06:40 - Donna McConnell on Sonar Platform & DeFi Challenges 08:22 - Fragmentation Problems: Liquidity & Interoperability 10:09 - Addressing Fragmentation: Cross-Chain Solutions 12:02 - Tech Fragmentation: Signatures & Audit Challenges 15:18 - Scalability vs. Fragmentation Trade-Offs 17:26 - Token Mobility & Exchange Limitations 19:32 - Future Innovations: Universal Gateways & UX 21:41 - Quantum-Safe Blockchain Technologies 25:10 - Human-Centric Solutions & Liquidity Growth 28:44 - Simplifying Crypto for Mainstream Adoption 30:38 - Final Question: Does Decentralization Work? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇦🇺 *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 Priscilla Koukoui* X: https://x.com/Priscilla_nft ✅ *Follow Donna McConnell* X: https://x.com/SONAR_Donna_Mc ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHTokyo · Sep 18, 2024

This talk will explore how applications built on Dev Protocol have supported various tokenized projects that are viable in the real life, including creators, stores, and social infrastructure. The video features a team that is developing blockchain protocols across Japan, Switzerland, and India. The speaker, who typically resides in Tokyo and enjoys watching anime daily, introduces the concept that 97% of the world's population does not use blockchain. The video appears to discuss the impact of blockchain technology on those who do use it, potentially including perspectives from various sectors such as public sector professionals and business owners.

ETHBerlin · Sep 5, 2024

ETHBerlin04 May 24-26, 2024, CIC Innovation Campus Technical Workshop: Odysseas, GregTheGreek - ZK vs TEE: Wat do (as a product builder)? This session delves into TEEs and ZK for Ethereum product builders with limited technical depth in these areas. We will examine key considerations such as performance, trust assumptions, cost efficiency, and the complexity of integration to determine their suitability for privacy and verifiable computation in applications. ETHBerlin04 - https://ethberlin.org A Department of Decentralization event - https://dod.ngo The video features a discussion by product builders in the crypto technology field, focusing on the decision-making process when choosing between two cryptographic technologies for product development. The speakers emphasize their perspective as product creators rather than researchers, aiming to help viewers understand how to ship products quickly while considering the trade-offs and advantages of two specific technologies: T's (Trusted Execution Environments) and ZK (Zero Knowledge Proofs). The video includes audience participation where members provide definitions of ZK and T's. Zero Knowledge Proofs are described as cryptographic protocols that allow proving knowledge or computations without revealing all the details, while Trusted Execution Environments are explained as secure chips that prevent data leakage during computations. The main difference highlighted between the two technologies is that T's are hardware-based solutions for privacy and security, while ZK is a software-based approach. The speakers point out that each has its own advantages depending on whether one prioritizes privacy or verifiable computation. The discussion then shifts to five key verticals to consider when choosing between ZK and T's for product development: performance, security, trust assumptions, ease of integration, and maturity. These factors are crucial in deciding which technology aligns best with a team's goals, especially regarding how quickly a product can be brought to market. The video

ZuBerlin · Jun 12, 2024

Clip The video outlines the concept of execution tickets and their role in managing MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) within blockchain protocols. The speaker discusses ongoing research focused on capturing MEV at the protocol level through execution tickets, which were first proposed to separate the consensus chain (beacon chain) from the execution chain. They explain how this separation allows for randomization to prevent issues like multi-block MEV and liveness problems. The talk delves into data analysis on multi-block MEV, examining whether there's value in controlling multiple slots consecutively. Preliminary findings suggest more multi-slot sequences occur than expected by chance, but the reasons behind this are not fully understood. The speaker also covers simulation results of different mechanism designs for selling execution tickets, such as auctions and pricing mechanisms. Initial takeaways indicate challenges in achieving decentralization and transferring existing pricing models like EIP-1559 directly to execution tickets. Future steps include making simulation agents more sophisticated with strategic bidding and updating the multi-block MEV data analysis with newer information. The talk concludes with a Q&A session clarifying how execution tickets can redistribute MEV earnings from validators to all token holders, potentially benefiting a broader set of stakeholders within the ecosystem.

Costanza Gallo

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2023

Will your crypto project be censored? Censorship is spreading, from Infura blocking IP addresses, to Github taking the Tornado Cash repo down. This talk will provide a legal anthropological analysis of the elements that might put a project at risk, so that you can take the necessary steps to protect your efforts. Costanza Gallo - I work for the Swarm Foundation where I recently led the project Wikipedia on Swarm, to make a web3 censorship resistant copy of Wikipedia. Prior to that, I was community manager with the Golem Network. I have a MSc in Law, Anthropology and Society from the London School of Economics, where I focused on the interplay between State Secrecy and Democratic Governance. But my passion for freedom of speech goes way back: my father was a satirical cartoonist and a political journalist, he was often the target of censorship attempts so it’s a family affair. https://protocol.berlin

Gavin Wood

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2023

The "Polkadot Ubiquitous Computer" (or just Polkadot UC), represents the public service provided by the Polkadot Network: it is a trust-free, WebAssembly-based, multicore, internet-native omnipresent virtual machine which is highly resilient to interference and corruption. The present system of allocating resources of the Polkadot Ubiquitous Computer (parachain slot auctions) is based on a model of one-core-per-parachain: this is a legacy interpretation of the Polkadot platform and is not a reflection of its present capabilities. With Polkadot's capability to adapt to its users'need, a new paradign for allocating coretime is being implemented by ecosystem teams. Coretime on the Polkadot UC is envisioned to be sold by the Polkadot System in two separate formats: Bulk Coretime and Instantaneous Coretime. When a Polkadot Core is utilized, we say it is dedicated to a "Task" rather than a "parachain". The Task to which a Core is dedicated may change at every Relay-chain block and while one predominant type of Task is to secure a Cumulus-based blockchain (i.e. a parachain), other types of Tasks are envisioned. Bulk Coretime is sold periodically on a specialised system chain known as the "Coretime-chain" and allocated in advance of its usage, whereas Instantaneous Coretime is sold on the Relay-chain immediately prior to usage on a block-by-block basis. Gavin Wood https://protocol.berlin

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

Aya Miyaguchi

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Aya Miyaguchi, Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation, joins Pragma Tokyo to explore the mission of growing Ethereum as an “infinite garden.” In this deeply personal and philosophical conversation, Aya reflects on Ethereum's values, Japan’s emerging role in the developer ecosystem, and what it means to coordinate a decentralized movement. From the EF’s support structure and cultural insights to the challenges of maintaining neutrality and scaling open systems, Aya shares how her background as a teacher influences her leadership style and how EF empowers others rather than dictates outcomes. The conversation also touches on Japan’s potential in areas like DAOs, open source culture, and unique approaches to coordination, governance, and identity. If you're curious about Ethereum’s future, EF’s philosophy, or global crypto adoption through cultural lenses, this is a must-watch. 00:00 Intro and welcoming Aya Miyaguchi 01:31 Aya’s relationship with Japan 03:12 Rise of builders in Japan’s Ethereum ecosystem 05:02 From teacher to Ethereum Foundation 07:59 What the Ethereum Foundation does 09:42 The Infinite Garden philosophy 12:24 Trade-offs of decentralized coordination 14:01 Why Ethereum is built in an open, slow way 16:00 Cultural values and leadership at EF 18:15 Why Ethereum is not a product or a company 20:21 Challenges of explaining Ethereum in Japan 23:15 Japan’s potential in open source and web3 26:06 Empowering developers and shifting mindsets 27:27 Growing optimism in Japanese policy 28:55 Ethereum’s bottoms-up culture vs top-down 29:52 EF’s evolving role as coordinator 33:36 The Infinite Garden and value alignment 34:51 Holding less than 1% of ETH and why that matters 36:31 Subtraction, legitimacy, and balance 39:13 Thanking the EF team and community 41:35 Q&A: Ethereum and network states 43:00 Q&A: Use cases for Japan and local innovation 46:16 Closing remarks and community encouragement _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇯🇵 *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 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

Masa “Senshi” Kikuchi, founder of Secured Finance, unveils the launch of their institutional-grade DeFi platform live at Pragma Tokyo. Built to bridge the gap between traditional finance and crypto, Secured Finance brings interbank-grade, peer-to-peer capital markets to decentralized finance. In this talk, Masa shares the project’s origin story from ETHGlobal’s HackFS, outlines the problems with existing DeFi money markets, and demonstrates how Secured Finance enables fixed-term lending, real yield curve formation, and smart contract-based clearing for digital assets. Learn how they’re unlocking long-term investment tools, derivatives, FX forwards, and more—all while opening the door for institutional adoption through decentralized, composable infrastructure. If you're interested in the next evolution of DeFi, this is one you don’t want to miss. 00:00 Intro to Masa and Secured Finance 00:50 Building interbank-grade DeFi markets 01:27 Mission to bridge TradFi and crypto 02:12 Origin from HackFS and early milestones 03:41 Interbank markets are already decentralized 04:30 OTC derivatives market size breakdown 05:15 Capital markets vs DeFi money markets 05:59 Why TradFi can’t yet offer full crypto services 07:23 Building yield curves with ex-TradFi experts 08:06 Yield curves: order book vs AMM rates 08:49 Fixed-term lending and borrowing launch 09:30 Product is live: 32 fixed-term loan markets 10:21 Whitepaper, app, and documentation launch 11:06 Three-phase go-to-market strategy 11:47 Rapid community growth and user traction 12:41 7K+ unique wallet connections post-launch 13:22 Training program to become a top DeFi trader 14:02 Japan’s commitment to Web3 leadership 14:42 Closing applause and project recap _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇯🇵 *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 Masa 'Senshi' Kikuchi* X: https://x.com/masa_web3 ✅ *Follow Secured Finance* X: https://x.com/Secured_Fi ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Juan Benet

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Join Juan Benet, founder of Protocol Labs and the visionary behind Filecoin and IPFS, in this fireside chat at Pragma Tokyo as he shares lessons from building foundational web3 infrastructure and startups. Juan dives deep into the origins of IPFS and Filecoin, explains why decentralized storage matters, and how protocol-level innovation reshaped the crypto ecosystem. He discusses the challenges of early crypto fundraising, inventing Proof of Replication, and launching core tools like libp2p, Drand, and CoinList. More than a retrospective, Juan lays out a roadmap for aspiring web3 founders—highlighting current opportunities in public goods, decentralized compute, crypto-native databases, zero-knowledge infrastructure, games, DAOs, and interplanetary consensus. If you’re thinking about starting a crypto project or building the next generation of web3 companies, this talk is filled with insights you can’t afford to miss. 00:00 Intro to Juan Benet & Protocol Labs 01:24 Early crypto interest and lost Bitcoin 02:32 From peer-to-peer research to IPFS 04:04 Why Filecoin was a separate protocol 05:37 IPFS vs Filecoin use cases explained 06:38 Early crypto scene and Ethereum origins 07:40 Why Filecoin built its own chain 08:39 Protocol Labs’ protocol innovations 10:16 Invention of Proof of Replication 11:48 Building Filecoin's storage market 12:49 Inventing the SAFT and launching CoinList 13:51 Are we still early in web3? 14:58 Comparing web3 to the early internet 16:26 Infrastructure and UX still need work 17:55 Web3’s next major applications 18:51 Key opportunities: games, social, compute 20:20 The case for on-chain Twitter scale 21:25 DePIN and wireless network opportunities 22:28 Need for crypto-native databases 24:06 Scalability without compromising decentralization 25:37 Interplanetary consensus vision 26:10 Web3 startup opportunities in Japan 27:17 Japan’s strengths in games and DeFi 28:46 Frameworks for early-stage founders 30:10 The idea funnel and finding “secrets” 31:38 Role of hackathons and project evolution 33:00 What is a true MVP in web3 34:31 Start small, test, and iterate fast 36:49 Defining product-market fit in crypto 38:08 Why “make something people want” still wins 39:42 Picking new primitives vs proven models 41:03 Optimize for speed and traction 42:34 New capital structures for public goods 43:55 Building with public capital and legitimacy 45:20 Startup tools: hackathons, grants, accelerators 46:42 Programs to bootstrap web3 startups 48:36 Question: Hosting the Internet Archive on IPFS 51:42 AWS, S3, and the cost advantage of Filecoin 52:36 Question: The future of hypercerts 54:35 Creating impact markets with hypercerts 56:04 Question: New public capital infrastructure 58:31 Aligning incentives to grow good public goods 59:02 Question: Human augmentation via computing 01:01:07 Brain-machine interfaces & coordination tools 01:02:40 Twitter as a coordination primitive 01:03:34 Closing remarks and invitation to connect _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇯🇵 *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 Juan Benet* X: https://x.com/juanbenet ✅ *Follow Protocol Labs* X: https://x.com/protocollabs ✅ *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, 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Join Harsh Rajat, Founder of Push Protocol, at Pragma Tokyo for the official product announcement of Push Video, the latest innovation in Web3-native communication. In this session, Harsh explores the future of Web3 UX, focusing on seamless wallet-to-wallet communication through Push Notifications, Push Chat, and now Push Video—a decentralized, serverless alternative to FaceTime built for crypto-native users. Discover how Push Protocol is enabling real-time engagement between users, dapps, and protocols while abstracting away technical barriers to onboard the next billion users. Learn how Push empowers developers with open communication rails for notifications, messaging, access-gated chats, and video—revolutionizing creator economies, DeFi UX, DAO coordination, and decentralized social networking. 00:00 Intro and welcome from Pragma Tokyo 00:53 The UX challenge in onboarding 1B users 01:35 What users really want in Web3 UX 02:22 The role of abstraction in great UX 03:06 Why communication is critical for UX 03:52 Web2 success starts with notifications 05:07 Push Protocol origin at ETHGlobal 2020 06:31 Launching Push Chat: Wallet-to-wallet messaging 07:16 Use cases and partners for Push Chat 07:58 Recap of Push Notifications and Chat 08:22 Launching Push Video: Decentralized FaceTime 08:57 Demo messages from Web3 leaders 09:56 What Push Video enables and how it works 10:43 Decentralized social and access control 11:28 Sneak peek at upcoming features _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇯🇵 *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 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Sergej Kunz

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Sergej Kunz, co-founder of 1inch Network, presents a live product demo of 1inch Fusion at Pragma Lisbon 2023. Fusion introduces a new era of gasless, MEV-protected DeFi trading through asynchronous, Dutch auction-based order execution—empowering users with seamless swaps without paying gas fees. In this talk, Sergej walks through the evolution of 1inch, the motivations behind Fusion, and how it protects traders from front-running while offering better rates through professional market maker competition. Learn how Fusion leverages permit-based limit orders, smart contract flexibility, and account abstraction principles to optimize trade efficiency. He also showcases the 1inch Wallet and how developers can easily integrate Fusion into their dApps using 1inch's SDKs and APIs. 00:00 Intro to 1inch Fusion demo 00:41 History of 1inch and ETHGlobal origins 02:04 Overview of 1inch ecosystem and protocols 02:42 Fusion explained: gasless swaps and MEV protection 04:00 Dutch auctions and improved execution 04:41 New staking model and unicorn power 05:24 How Fusion enables competitive order matching 06:40 Gas savings and slippage-free large trades 07:57 Fusion mechanics: permit-based limit orders 08:49 Wallet demo setup with 1inch token 09:23 Swap execution modes: legacy vs Fusion 10:08 Signing Fusion trades and market maker execution 10:48 Account abstraction and smart transaction mirroring 11:23 Finalized trade and supported networks 11:44 Closing remarks and Q&A invite _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇵🇹 *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 Sergej Kunz* X: https://x.com/deacix ✅ *Follow 1inch* X: https://x.com/1inch ✅ *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

Remco Bloemen of Worldcoin takes the stage at Pragma Lisbon 2023 to announce that Worldcoin is officially joining the Optimism Superchain. In this talk, Remco shares the mission behind Worldcoin — creating a global identity and financial network — and dives into the technology behind the Orb, World ID, and World App. He discusses why proof of personhood is crucial in the age of AI and how privacy-preserving digital identity will shape the next generation of decentralized apps. Learn why Worldcoin chose the OP Stack, how they deployed 1.7M Gnosis Safes, and how EIP-4844 and mobile ZK proof generation are key to onboarding a billion users. The talk closes with an NFT giveaway and a call to developers to help shape the future of human-centric blockchain systems. 00:00 Intro to Worldcoin announcement 00:37 Mission: Solving AI-era identity 01:11 Why blockchain needs proof of humanness 01:42 Why iris biometrics and the Orb 02:51 Privacy by design and World ID 03:27 World App overview and adoption 04:06 Use cases for World ID and SDK 04:52 Why Worldcoin needs a billion-user chain 06:04 Requirements for a global chain 06:44 Exploring scalability and early designs 07:51 Hubble implementation and limitations 08:32 Transition to EVM and gnosis safes 09:45 Gas subsidy and user volume 10:23 Launching on Optimism Superchain 11:06 Benefits of the OP Stack and 4844 11:44 Migrating 1.7M users to Optimism 12:27 Optimism team joins to share NFT + bounties 13:33 Hiring and developer opportunities _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇵🇹 *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 Worldcoin* X: https://x.com/worldcoin ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Nader Dabit

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Join Nader Dabit at Pragma Lisbon 2023 for an in-depth demo of Momoka, the scalability solution powering Lens Protocol’s next-generation Web3 social experience. Learn how Lens leverages Arweave, Bundlr, and Polygon to create a hybrid decentralized storage architecture that dramatically reduces cost and latency while preserving immutability, sovereignty, and user ownership. Nader explains why traditional blockchains aren't optimized for high-throughput social content and introduces Momoka's gasless, signless UX — delivering Web2-level performance with Web3 guarantees. Watch a live verifier demo, explore Lens’s open-source infrastructure, and see how 64,000+ transactions were processed for just $26. 00:00 Intro to Lens and Web3 UX challenges 00:42 Balancing ownership with user experience 01:48 Why everything doesn’t need to be on-chain 02:56 Twitter as a scalability benchmark 03:59 Limitations of blockchain data storage 05:08 Arweave and proof-of-access explained 06:17 What is Momoka? Hybrid architecture overview 06:47 How Momoka uses Arweave + Polygon simulation 07:54 Gasless, signless UX with Bundlr Network 08:24 64,000 transactions for $26 demo result 09:40 Shoutout to Lens engineering team 10:14 Open-source Momoka verifier and explorer 11:17 Running a verifier with one CLI command 12:36 MidJourney image generation example 13:42 Verifier starts listening to Momoka posts 14:58 Trust and verifiability on Arweave 16:39 Addressing decentralization questions 17:05 Where to learn more: blog + GitHub _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇵🇹 *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 Nader Dabit* X: https://x.com/dabit3 ✅ *Follow Lens Protocol* X: https://x.com/LensProtocol ✅ *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, 2023

Join Christina Beltramini of Lens Protocol at Pragma Lisbon 2023 for an in-depth conversation on how to successfully grow consumer-friendly web3 social applications. Drawing on her unique background in the music industry, her work at TikTok during its explosive growth phase, and her early involvement in NFTs, Christina explains what makes web3 social fundamentally different from web2 and how builders can take advantage of decentralized social layers. She discusses the challenges of onboarding users without a frontend, the importance of community in building sticky, sustainable products, and how Lens has activated creators—especially musicians—by offering new monetization and engagement tools. Christina also shares lessons from failed experiments, how Lens approaches ecosystem expansion, and why building in public with psychological ownership leads to long-term success. Whether you’re building the next web3-native social platform, designing creator tools, or rethinking community architecture, this talk offers a clear look at what’s working, what’s not, and where web3 social is headed. 00:00 Opening and intro to Christina Beltramini 01:13 Christina’s background in music and TikTok 02:53 What defines a web3 social app 04:29 Why full decentralization matters 05:38 Pitfalls for web2 founders entering web3 06:41 Why community-first strategy is essential 07:52 Building Lens without a frontend 08:59 The musician onboarding playbook 10:33 Failed experiments and early lessons 11:41 Building ecosystems for specific communities 12:43 Key differentiators of web3 social 14:25 Utility and cross-platform engagement 15:01 Monetization, remixing, and provenance 16:35 Open data structures and deeper engagement 18:47 Challenges for onboarding non-crypto users 19:23 Advice on growth and early user traction 20:59 Psychological ownership and community funding 21:35 The power of community over product 22:06 Final thoughts and wrap-up _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇵🇹 *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 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 Brian Flynn, founder of Boost (formerly RabbitHole), for a dynamic talk and live demo at Pragma Waterloo showcasing RabbitHole Quests—a novel way to earn tokens through on-chain actions. Learn how RabbitHole is redefining onboarding in crypto by combining digital scavenger hunts, token incentives, and quest-based engagement. This talk explores how RabbitHole Quests create new pathways for earning, participation, and building on-chain reputation, pointing to a decentralized future of work, powered by token-bound accounts, zk proofs, and smart contract automation. Discover how RabbitHole empowers protocols, creators, and communities to incentivize usage, drive adoption, and coordinate social action across L2s. 00:00 Intro to RabbitHole Quests at Pragma Waterloo 01:14 Brian Flynn on early crypto and Dapper Labs 01:41 What RabbitHole does and why quests matter 02:47 Live demo: Deploying a RabbitHole Quest 03:50 2000 OP tokens deployed for Uniswap Quest 04:44 Quest goes live – race to earn OP tokens 05:13 How the smart contract distributes rewards 05:44 Quest inbox, targeting based on on-chain activity 06:43 131,000+ monthly users completing quests 07:24 Site crashes due to high user demand 08:02 The origin story of RabbitHole in 2020 09:03 From memes to usage – solving real engagement 09:58 Incentivizing usage with quest-based rewards 10:39 Why everything is on-chain by design 11:43 Quests as crypto-native social coordination tools 12:16 Real-time product feedback through on-chain actions 12:44 Verifying quest completions at scale 13:43 zk proofs and privacy in on-chain verification 14:38 Quests as targeted engagement + crypto advertising 15:12 Unexpected use cases like music NFT quests 16:07 Empowering creators and communities with quests 16:35 RabbitHole and the future of work in Web3 17:08 On-chain resumes, work, and community contribution 17:37 NPCs and token-bound accounts in work models 18:04 Global onboarding via quests and L2 scalability 18:34 Closing thoughts from Brian Flynn _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇦 *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 Brian Flynn* X: https://x.com/Flynnjamm ✅ *Follow Boost* X: https://x.com/boost_xyz ✅ *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 Dennison Bertram, co-founder and CEO of Tally, as he unveils Tally Swaps—a powerful new on-chain swap feature for DAOs powered by CoW Swap and the Milkman contract. In this talk from Pragma Waterloo, Dennison explains how DAOs can now perform MEV-protected token swaps without centralized intermediaries, while maintaining trustless transparency, price protection, and no-code proposal creation. Learn how Tally supports DAOs managing billions in treasury assets like Uniswap, Arbitrum, ENS, and Nouns DAO, and why decentralization, governance tooling, and credible neutrality are critical to scaling public Web3 infrastructure. 00:00 Intro to Tally and Dennison Bertram 00:48 What Tally does and who it's for 01:59 Tally’s no-code tools and proposal simulations 03:34 Why treasury management matters for DAOs 04:43 DAO treasury examples: Arbitrum, ENS, Nouns 06:14 Challenges DAOs face with token swaps 07:52 MEV risks and lack of trustless execution 08:50 Current DAO swap solutions are centralized 09:24 Enter CoW Swap and the Milkman contract 10:33 Introducing Tally Swaps: on-chain, MEV-protected 11:36 No-code swap interface and price protection 12:47 Full demo: create and execute a DAO swap proposal 14:20 Time-delayed execution and fair market pricing 15:52 Price checkers, slippage settings, solver network 17:26 On-chain transparency and execution flow 18:51 Tally’s broader mission to support DAOs 19:55 Origin story of Tally from Crypto NYC days 21:01 The comp token moment and the rise of DAO utility 22:31 Why DAOs matter: credible neutrality at scale 23:39 The Zynga problem and risks of central platforms 25:21 Why public infrastructure must be decentralized 26:30 Delaware courts vs decentralized governance 27:36 DAOs as political arenas for protocol decisions 28:35 Closing reflections on trust, fairness, and scaling _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇦 *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 Dennison Bertram* X: https://x.com/DennisonBertram ✅ *Follow Tally* X: https://x.com/tallyxyz ✅ *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 Swaroop Hegde, co-founder of PowerLoom, as he unveils a groundbreaking approach to scalable, verifiable on-chain data aggregation using snapshots, cryptographic proofs, and decentralized storage systems like IPFS and Filecoin. In this live demo at Pragma Waterloo, Swaroop showcases how PowerLoom nodes can be easily deployed in minutes with no gas required, transforming how we think about data availability, composability, trustlessness, and the future of Web3 infrastructure. Learn how PowerLoom addresses limitations in traditional query-driven indexing by enabling precomputed, verifiable snapshots across chains, and how this powers composable applications and use cases like Uniswap analytics, DAO operations, and more. 00:00 Intro to PowerLoom and the demo 00:40 Swaroop’s journey from Matic to PowerLoom 01:48 Early scale challenges and on-chain data limits 02:49 The origin of PowerLoom and snapshot concept 03:23 How PowerLoom works: snapshots and proofs 04:24 Use case: Uniswap analytics without querying 05:21 Launching a PowerLoom node with GitHub Codespaces 07:04 Testnet access and current participation rules 08:01 Tracking Uniswap pairs and epochs 09:35 How consensus finalizes snapshots 10:17 Viewing snapshots and verifying on IPFS 11:23 Node successfully submits snapshot data 12:05 Live demo success and story of the original hackathon 13:42 Why decentralization and data integrity matter 14:46 How PowerLoom ensures trusted data availability 15:54 Comparing PowerLoom to The Graph 16:56 Latency tradeoffs and precomputation 17:27 What PowerLoom enables for new Web3 apps 18:30 Final thoughts and invitation to build with PowerLoom _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇦 *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 Swaroop Hegde* X: https://x.com/SwaroopH ✅ *Follow Powerloom* X: https://x.com/Powerloom ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Illia Polosukhin, Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Join Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR Protocol and co-author of "Attention Is All You Need," in this insightful fireside chat with Kartik Talwar at Pragma Waterloo. Illia walks us through his journey from machine learning at Google to pioneering decentralized infrastructure for the open web. He discusses the technical and philosophical foundations of NEAR, including how it was designed to solve core blockchain usability, scalability, and developer experience challenges. Learn how NEAR’s sharding architecture, account abstraction, and Blockchain Operating System (BOS) are shaping a multi-chain future that is more accessible and developer-friendly. The conversation also explores the intersections of AI and blockchain, cryptographic authenticity, censorship resistance, and the importance of preserving user agency in the age of large-scale language models. Whether you're a developer, founder, or curious builder, this talk offers a compelling vision for a decentralized internet that is inclusive, scalable, and built to last. 00:00 Intro and welcome to Illia Polosukhin 00:38 Illia’s background in AI and Google Research 01:50 Inventing Transformers and “Attention Is All You Need” 04:10 Launching NEAR AI and challenges with global payments 06:31 Early blockchain usability challenges 08:12 Origins of NEAR Protocol 09:21 Designing for simplicity, security, and scalability 10:21 The limits of single-threaded blockchains 13:07 Tackling performance: VM, consensus, and storage 15:11 Building sharding and parallel execution 16:55 From Layer 1 to a Blockchain Operating System 18:04 What BOS enables for developers and users 21:02 Cross-chain discovery, onboarding, and frontends 23:00 Overview of a fully open-source, multi-chain future 25:02 How BOS works with Ethereum and other chains 27:06 Data storage, frontend history, and integrity 30:58 Thoughts on Layer 2s and scalability trade-offs 34:30 Blockchain and AI: data, compute, and models 37:07 Authenticity and cryptographic signatures in AI 41:16 Community governance and decentralized identity 42:49 What decentralization means to Illia 44:29 Closing remarks and BOS adoption _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇦 *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 Illia Polosukhin* X: https://x.com/ilblackdragon ✅ *Follow NEAR* X: https://x.com/NEARProtocol ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Georgios Konstantopoulos

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Join Georgios Konstantopoulos from Paradigm as he introduces RETH, a high-performance Ethereum execution client built in Rust, designed for speed, security, and long-term Ethereum resilience. In this talk from Pragma Paris 2023, Georgios walks through the motivation behind building RETH, its performance benchmarks, architectural breakthroughs, and the inclusive open source culture driving the project. From syncing a full archive node faster than ever, to RPC throughput and latency gains, RETH sets a new standard for Ethereum infrastructure. If you’re a protocol developer, validator, node operator, or Rust enthusiast, this is a must-watch. 00:00 Intro & live demo of RETH node syncing 00:42 What is RETH and why it matters 01:29 Motivation behind building a new Ethereum client 02:06 Ethereum's growing protocol complexity 02:42 Why client diversity is critical to Ethereum 03:29 Challenges of becoming a core developer 03:59 RETH development philosophy 05:03 Building culture: mentorship, feedback, async 06:11 Alpha 4 release and node IP for testing 07:17 RETH development stats and community 08:32 RPC latency benchmarks and performance 09:10 Archive node sync time and throughput 10:20 Database size and comparison to other clients 10:58 Creating load testing tools for Ethereum nodes 11:34 Performance engineering: profiling with flame graphs 12:07 Rust advantages for Ethereum clients 12:38 Security-first approach and open audits 13:15 How to contribute and run a RETH node 13:45 Call to action: join Telegram, test RETH _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *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 Georgios Konstantopoulos* X: https://x.com/gakonst ✅ *Follow Paradigm* X: https://x.com/paradigm ✅ *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 ETHGlobal co-founder Kartik Talwar as he opens Pragma New York 2023, a one-day, single-track event designed to explore the future of Ethereum, DeFi, governance, Layer 2 scaling, and web3 storytelling. Held just before the ETHGlobal hackathon, Pragma brings together 300 attendees from 38+ countries for a series of high-level interviews and talks with founders, builders, and visionaries. In this kickoff session, Kartik shares the purpose behind Pragma, how the event is structured, and what topics will be covered throughout the day. From decentralized governance and intent-based infrastructure to scaling Ethereum and the future of DeFi, Pragma NY sets the tone for collaborative, forward-looking conversations. Featuring partner ecosystems like Arbitrum, Worldcoin, Polygon, and Filecoin, this event is designed to engage everyone from developers and founders to enterprises, traders, and newcomers to the space. 00:00 Welcome to Pragma New York 00:45 What Pragma means & event purpose 01:19 Who attends Pragma & audience diversity 01:45 Single-track format & non-technical focus 02:10 Event structure & interview overview 03:01 NFT memorabilia for attendees 03:25 300 attendees from 38 countries 03:54 Partner shoutouts: Arbitrum, Worldcoin, Filecoin, Polygon 04:14 Interview schedule preview: Mirror, Arbitrum, Ethereum governance 05:06 Upcoming talks: DeFi, consensus, governance 06:00 Deepin demo & closing chat with Gauntlet and Superstate _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Dive into this engaging fireside chat with Ed Felten, Steven Goldfeder, and Harry Kalodner, the co-founders of Offchain Labs, as they explore the journey of building Arbitrum, Ethereum’s leading Layer 2 scaling solution. Recorded live at Pragma New York 2023, this conversation covers the origin of Arbitrum from its academic roots at Princeton to becoming the largest Layer 2 by total value locked. The founders discuss the architectural evolution from Nitro to Stylus and Orbit, as well as Arbitrum’s unique approach to decentralization, sequencer design, and validator security. They break down the purpose and functionality of Stylus, which allows developers to build smart contracts in Rust, C, and C++, and highlight how Orbit enables customizable rollup chains secured by Ethereum. The talk also dives into Bold, Offchain Labs’ new permissionless fraud-proof protocol, the significance of distributed sequencing, and the challenges of governance and scaling without compromising decentralization. Whether you're a developer, researcher, or Ethereum enthusiast, this discussion offers valuable insights into the future of Ethereum scalability and how Offchain Labs continues to push innovation on-chain. 00:00 Intro and welcome to Offchain Labs founders 01:16 Arbitrum's origin at Princeton University 03:02 Starting Offchain Labs and early development 05:06 Going remote and building a distributed team 08:00 Arbitrum mainnet launch and unexpected growth 11:25 Fair launch strategy and app ecosystem 13:45 Handling early challenges and security concerns 14:45 The meme project that boosted adoption 16:45 L2 narrative shift and custom rollup ecosystems 18:51 Arbitrum Orbit and appchain customization 21:57 Trustless poker, ephemeral chains, and history 23:57 Quick overview of optimistic rollups 26:16 Sequencer roles, trust assumptions, and ordering 30:27 How Arbitrum ensures transaction finality 32:56 Introducing Bold: Arbitrum’s new fraud proof 36:09 Permissionless validation and decentralization 38:57 DAO governance and self-executing upgrades 40:48 Stylus and expanding beyond EVM 44:13 Why Stylus changes smart contract development 45:47 Orbit enables execution experimentation 47:06 Future of execution layers and Wasm compatibility 48:49 Internal disagreements and decision-making 51:26 ZK rollups, plasma, and crypto endgame debates 53:28 Final thoughts and closing remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 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

Camila Russo, founder of The Defiant and one of the most respected journalists in crypto, joins Pragma New York 2023 to dissect the realities behind decentralization in Web3. In this hard-hitting interview, Camila breaks down what she calls “Crypto Theater”: decentralization theater, governance theater, community theater, and DeFi musical chairs. With clarity and honesty, she explains how most protocols today operate under the illusion of decentralization while maintaining centralized control—and why that’s dangerous for the future of crypto, regulation, and user trust. She also shares early details of her new initiative, the DeFi League, aimed at bringing transparency and accountability to the space. This is a must-watch for builders, DAO participants, DeFi users, and anyone passionate about crypto’s promise. 00:00 Intro to Camila Russo and crypto problems 01:13 Why Camila wrote “Crypto Is a Theater” 02:14 The risk of decentralization theater 03:34 How protocols maintain central control 05:03 Why true decentralization actually matters 06:58 Governance theater and token voting flaws 08:24 Plutocracy and one-token-one-vote issues 09:39 Why fake governance is worse than honesty 10:54 Community theater in NFTs 12:09 DeFi’s musical chairs problem 13:37 No one-size-fits-all for governance 14:22 Introducing the DeFi League initiative 15:52 Making DeFi risk metrics public 16:24 Why decentralization theater happens 17:49 Regulators aren’t being fooled 18:25 Intentional misdirection vs real constraint 20:06 Regulatory pressure hurting US innovation 21:16 Advice to DeFi founders on building better 22:39 Why risky experimentation still matters 23:58 What users can do to protect themselves 25:54 Final thoughts and DeFi League launch _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 Camilla Russo* X: https://x.com/CamiRusso ✅ *Follow The Defiant* X: https://x.com/DefiantNews ✅ *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, Kain Warwick

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix, joins Pragma New York 2023 for a deep fireside chat exploring the evolving landscape of DeFi. In this conversation, Kain reflects on how decentralized finance has matured, the transition from yield farming to sustainable protocols, and the real-world potential of permissionless markets. He discusses Layer 2s, DEX vs CEX dynamics, real-world asset integration, and the growing complexity of governance, including Synthetix’s unique council model and the launch of Infinex. Whether you're a founder building in a bear market or a TradFi veteran curious about crypto’s next frontier, this is a must-watch for understanding what’s next in DeFi and how user experience and infrastructure are aligning for mass adoption. 00:00 Intro to Kain Warwick and Synthetix 00:36 How DeFi has changed in the last 5 years 01:49 Layer 2s unlock DeFi innovation 02:55 DeFi’s perp protocols and CEX competition 04:37 From Ponzi yields to real protocol revenue 06:02 Feature parity between DeFi and TradFi 07:00 Novel opportunities DeFi can unlock 08:01 Real world assets and tokenized finance 09:30 Will DeFi apps spin out into app chains? 10:56 Managing liquidity and revenue across chains 11:56 App chain pros and cons for DeFi governance 13:21 Why L2 fragmentation is inevitable 14:18 EVM compatibility and dydx leaving Ethereum 15:52 Synthetix vs CEX: liquidity and market coverage 17:27 UX and onboarding are DeFi’s bottlenecks 18:56 Users still live on centralized exchanges 20:19 Infinex: improving UX for Synthetix trading 21:19 Synthetix V3 enables permissionless markets 22:46 Building financial primitives faster with V3 23:18 Synthetix council governance model 24:52 Measuring governance success in DAOs 26:18 Specialized councils and governance mining 27:51 Earning governance from trading activity 28:20 Risks of going fully decentralized 29:22 Regulatory resistance through decentralization 30:58 Advice for founders building in bear markets 32:30 Bear markets are ideal for wild experimentation 34:31 Advice for TradFi professionals entering DeFi 36:05 How to out-innovate slow incumbents 37:35 Don’t believe the “AMMs are solved” psyop 38:01 Final thoughts and closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 Kain Warwick* X: https://x.com/kaiynne ✅ *Follow Synthetix* X: https://x.com/synthetix_io ✅ *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, Joe Lubin

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Joe Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and founder of Consensys, sits down with Kartik Talwar at Pragma New York 2023 for a far-reaching conversation on the future of Ethereum, regulation, decentralized identity, and building in crypto’s most pivotal moments. From MetaMask and Infura’s decentralization roadmap to thoughts on the SEC, Layer 2s, attestations, ZK rollups, and the evolution of Web3 governance, Joe offers a masterclass in navigating the crypto ecosystem. He explores the tension between governments and decentralized tech, the need for a base trust layer, the rise of decentralized social graphs, and how AI must align with decentralized protocols. This is a must-watch for builders, regulators, developers, and crypto-native thinkers. 00:00 Intro to Joe Lubin and Ethereum’s future 00:34 SEC, regulation, and decentralization 01:45 Why governments fear crypto’s trust model 03:17 Supreme Court, Ripple, and SEC overreach 05:01 How MetaMask navigates regulatory pressure 06:21 The clash of civilizations: crypto vs C5 07:54 Building tech under political resistance 09:18 Regulating use cases vs regulating protocols 10:44 Money crypto vs tech crypto explained 12:04 Ethereum’s scale after the Merge 13:20 Bitcoin doubts vs Ethereum confidence 14:52 What comes after disintermediation 15:26 Attestations and decentralized identity 16:47 Destroying Web2 social graphs with Web3 18:08 Why immutable attestations matter 18:42 Attestations as an unlock for developers 19:16 Why Joe founded Consensys 21:18 Consensys’ mission and paradigm shift 22:56 Redefining ‘enterprise’ in Web3 24:27 Global trust layers and treaty enforcement 25:03 Updates on MetaMask and Infura’s progress 26:34 Infura decentralization roadmap 28:39 MetaMask Snaps and plugin ecosystem 30:21 Decentralizing MetaMask governance 32:14 Why Consensys launched Linea L2 33:39 Regional blockspace and multichain future 34:20 L2 values, ethos, and ecosystem diversity 35:32 Shared sequencers and decentralizing L2s 36:18 Are we closer to network states? 37:00 Governance layers and DAO infrastructure 38:32 Why governance is so difficult 39:01 How Joe Lubin stays motivated 40:16 The risk of centralized AI power 41:05 Why decentralization is more vital than ever _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 Joe Lubin* X: https://x.com/ethereumJoseph ✅ *Follow Consensys* X: https://x.com/Consensys ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Christine Kim

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Christine Kim, VP of Research at Galaxy Digital, breaks down the complexities of Ethereum’s governance in this in-depth session at Pragma New York 2023. Learn how Ethereum upgrades happen, who the key stakeholders are, and why the governance model has evolved far beyond Bitcoin’s classic trilemma of developers, miners, and nodes. Christine explains the roles of the Ethereum Foundation, client teams, validator node operators, and dApp developers, while also detailing how proposals like EIP-4844, EIP-7514, and Cancun-Deneb are shaped and debated. Gain insights into how decisions are made on ACD calls, through GitHub, EthMagicians, and Discord, and why protocol upgrades are becoming slower but more critical. Whether you're a builder, researcher, or stakeholder, this talk is a must-watch for understanding Ethereum’s decentralized coordination and the future of its upgrade process. 00:00 Introduction to Ethereum governance 00:37 Agenda overview and disclaimer 01:12 Bitcoin governance model explained 05:30 Why Ethereum governance is different 06:43 Ethereum’s diverse developer base 07:49 Validators vs node operators 10:14 Challenges in identifying Ethereum node users 10:49 Ethereum’s four key governance actors 11:24 Role of the Ethereum Foundation 13:44 Ethereum client teams and core devs 15:20 Validator node operators and upgrade influence 18:52 Motivations behind validator behavior 19:22 Importance of dApp developers in governance 22:12 Governance decision-making forums 24:00 GitHub’s role and centralization concerns 25:06 History of Ethereum upgrades 26:06 Governance evolution post-merge 26:40 Cancun-Deneb upgrade timeline 27:13 EIP-7514 and validator set growth 28:58 Call for broader governance participation 29:34 What’s next: Prague-Electra upgrade 30:37 Why upgrades are getting more complex 31:12 Final thoughts and closing remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Nader Dabit

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2023

The Act of Building In this captivating talk, Nader Dabit, the Director of Devrel for AAVE companies and Lens Protocol protocol, as well as the founder of Developer Now, dives into the fascinating world of "The Active Building." Join us as we explore his inspiring career pivot and delve into his passion for working on groundbreaking projects. Throughout the video, Nader will shed light on the challenges faced when building in this space. From scalability to security, UX to accessibility, and civil resistance - these are just a few of the hurdles that developers encounter. Stay tuned as he unveils various protocols that have emerged in recent years to tackle these very challenges head-on. But that's not all! Brace yourself for an exciting live cutting demo where Nader showcases how to build a mobile app using one of their SDKs. Get ready to witness firsthand how innovation meets practicality. Don't miss out on this enlightening discussion about "The Active Building" and gain valuable insights from an industry expert. #ActiveBuilding #DeveloperInsights @naderdabit Director of Developer Relations Aave Companies Nader is the Director of Developer Relations at Aave Companies, focused on Aave and Lens Protocols. He’s been working as a software engineer and developer advocate for over ten years in different capacities, including over three years at AWS and two years in the blockchain space. https://twitter.com/dabit3

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2023

In this video, we delve into the exciting world of our latest access protocol, Rhapsody URL. Designed specifically for the Ethereum virtual machine, this innovative protocol opens up a whole new realm of possibilities for accessing and utilizing data in the future. Similar to HTTP, Rhapsody URL is an Iana registered scheme that allows you to locate decentralized resources hosted by smart contracts or mapped by ENS. It's a game-changer for developers looking to create applications using webview URLs. One of the key motivations behind this access protocol is the growing trend of NFTs moving fully on-chain. As more and more non-fungible tokens embrace blockchain technology, Rhapsody URL provides a seamless way to interact with these digital assets. Join us as we explore the intricacies of Rhapsody URL and its potential impact on the world of decentralized applications and data accessibility. Stay tuned for valuable insights and practical tips on leveraging this cutting-edge access protocol. #RhapsodyURL #DecentralizedApplications #buidl TLDR: The key idea of the video is that the web3:// access protocol enables decentralized access to resources hosted on Ethereum, allowing for the creation of decentralized applications and addressing the issue of high storage costs on the blockchain. 00:00 📜 Web3 access protocol is a decentralized URL scheme designed for the Ethereum virtual machine to access decentralized resources hosted by smart contracts or within ENS. 01:32 📱 The web3:// access protocol enables developers to create decentralized applications for on-chain NFTs, allowing users to browse web content directly on Ethereum smart contracts. 04:29 🌐 Web3:// is a decentralized access protocol for the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) that inherits features of HTTP, integrates with name services, allows for the display of various data formats, and provides a gateway for accessing EVM using web3:// URLs. 06:26 🌐 Web3:// allows browsing content hosted on Ethereum, with support for multiple blockchains and potential applications such as on-chain FD images. 07:44 💡 They upload metadata SVG layers on chain, compose them using smart contracts, and use web 3 URLs to call contracts with custom methods, allowing for rendering of any token URI; they also propose ERC 5018, a file system-like interface using smart contracts to synchronize local folders and files with the blockchain. 09:47 💡 Web3 allows for decentralized applications like dynamic websites, decentralized email, and more, but the high storage costs on the Ethereum blockchain remain a critical issue. 11:37 💡 The purpose of web3:// is to create a native storage layer for Ethereum that can scale storage to petabytes with a significant cost reduction. 12:41 🌐 We can achieve better scalability and full decentralization by building on top of Ethereum with web3://, eliminating the need for centralized components like HTTP DNS and relying on native protocols for Front End EVM elastic storage.

Illia Polosukhin

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2023

Decentralized frontends are the future of building on the open web. NEAR Co-Founder Illia Polosukhin explains why in this talk aimed at Ethereum developers as well as JavaScript and Rust developers. Demonstrating how to onboard users in seconds without crypto wallets, access a ready-made user base with built-in network effects, and collaborate with other app builders on reusable components, this talk includes a demo of live tech that lets builders get started in minutes. This is the fastest path to building the next great app in a more censorship-resistant way, on a truly composable Web3-native platform. Welcome to our video where we delve into the fascinating world of blockchain operating systems and explore the vision of an open web3. In this thought-provoking discussion, we'll be exploring how individuals can truly own their identity, assets, and data in a decentralized manner. We start by examining the limitations of web2 and its centralized control by corporations, banks, and other platforms. It becomes evident that there is a pressing need for a more inclusive and transparent system that empowers individuals. Throughout the video, we'll dive deep into the concept of a blockchain operating system and unravel its potential to revolutionize our digital landscape. We'll also shed light on the challenges faced in achieving this ambitious vision. Join us as we navigate through this complex topic with clarity and provide you with valuable insights along the way. Get ready to expand your understanding of blockchain technology and discover how it can shape our future. #BlockchainRevolution #DecentralizedWeb #buidl TLDR: The key idea of the video is that a blockchain operating system is being developed to provide individuals with ownership and control over their identity, assets, data, and decisions in an open web3, enabling a unified and connected web experience across different blockchains. 00:00 🔑 Individuals should have ownership and control over their identity, assets, data, and decisions in an open web3, as current centralized systems lead to fragmented identities, limited control over money, and hinder mass adoption of blockchain technology. 03:03 💡 A blockchain operating system is being introduced to create a unified and connected web experience, allowing users to access their own data and identity assets across different blockchains without needing to understand the underlying technology. 04:40 💡 The blockchain operating system introduces composable apps that unite various blockchain experiences into one place, allowing for flexible capabilities, social interactions, and notifications. 06:13 🔗 Near protocol is developing a blockchain operating system that enables users to access and interact with multiple blockchains, offering features like sharding, meta transactions, guest accounts, and fast authentication with biometrics, while eliminating the need for centralized infrastructure. 08:28 📱 Illia discusses the launch of a developer Social Network called near, which already has social features, games, and news experiences, with over 2,000 people joining and over 1,800 components built, giving users and developers control over the blockchain operating system. 10:47 📱 The blockchain operating system aims to create a synchronized platform for developers and users to create and experience various applications, providing access to finance, micro tasks, commerce, complex apps, unstoppable chats, and games. 13:15 📱 You can build and interact with blockchain apps on Lido using platforms like Metamask, with the ability to switch between different blockchains, and there is a hackathon for developers to build front-end components for an Ethereum project. 14:56 💡 The blockchain operating system combines blockchain technology with web3 identity, developer tooling, multi-chain interoperability, fast onboarding, social graph, and composable front ends to create a powerful and efficient platform.

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2023

In this informative video, Jesper Kristensen from Panoptic delves into the fascinating world of derivatives infrastructure in the frontier of DeFi. Join us as we explore the four essential pillars that form a robust financial ecosystem: fixed income, equities, futures, and options. Options, in particular, hold immense significance as they can be built upon the foundation of these pillars to enhance capital efficiency and facilitate intricate hedging strategies for risk diversification. However, navigating the current state of options in crypto and DeFi presents its fair share of challenges. Stay tuned to gain valuable insights into this dynamic landscape and discover potential solutions to overcome these obstacles. #DeFi #DerivativesInfrastructure #buidl #buidling #buidlweek TLDR: Panoptic aims to solve liquidity and technical challenges in options trading in DeFi by integrating options with the DeFi ecosystem, leading to increased participation and a modular approach. 00:00 🔑 Panoptic aims to solve the lack of liquidity and technical challenges in options trading in DeFi by unlocking existing funds and integrating options with the DeFi ecosystem, leading to increased participation and a modular approach. 04:01 📊 Panoptic allows anyone to create permissionless pools on Uniswap, representing option positions as ERC 1155 tokens, providing better risk-reward profiles for LPs and expanding the DeFi ecosystem. 08:26 🔍 Implementing decentralized liquidation networks and leveraged options in DeFi, allowing users to protect their positions and take advantage of specific payoff profiles. 10:09 📚 The buyer borrows LP tokens, converts them to USDC, and holds 2500 USDC, with the payoff being zero if the price is above a certain range, while the seller's position is determined by the strike price, allowing the buyer to close their position and exercise their option by swapping 1 ETH for 1000 USDC, resulting in 1500 USDC profit for the buyer and 1 ETH for the seller. 13:39 🔍 Panoptic is developing an options product that allows users to deposit liquidity and trade puts and calls, with plans to expand to any token and provide more details on Twitter, launching on testnet in a few months and on mainnet later this year, while demonstrating adjustments to time scale and features in Unit Swap liquidity pools. 16:52 📝 The speaker discusses different strategy templates and chooses a long put, demonstrates customizing payoff curves using Panoptic, explains creating and minting positions in DeFi, and invites viewers to learn more and ask questions, mentioning an upcoming event. 20:21 🔍 Panoptic provides liquidity providers with higher fees and a better risk-reward profile, while ensuring reliable option pricing data in decentralized exchanges. 24:46 💡 Integrating options into the existing DeFi ecosystem is a powerful idea for accessing liquidity.

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2023

In this video, we dive into the fascinating world of Web stream, a decentralized protocol that is gaining traction in the Webster space. Join us as we explore how machines and devices are being incentivized with tokens to provide utility such as energy storage, data collection, and wireless connectivity. This innovative concept, known as dipping, combines elements of D5, crypto, web3, and the real-world economy. We'll discuss how this bridging of two worlds has the potential to revolutionize the web series industry. Stay tuned for an in-depth analysis of Web stream's features and its implications for the future. #Webstream #Decentralization #buidl #ethdenver #iotex TLDR: DEPIN is a decentralized protocol that incentivizes the deployment of machines and devices to produce utility and appreciate token value, offering developer-friendly, trustworthy, and user-owned composability for large volumes of data and verifiable smart contract proofs. 00:00 🚀 DEPIN is a decentralized protocol that bridges D5, crypto, and web3 with the real world economy, incentivizing people to deploy machines and devices to produce utility and appreciate token value, with innovative examples of wireless connectivity networks, location services, and sensor networks being developed. 03:27 📈 New DEPIN projects have similar tech architecture with centralized servers, which have trust and privacy issues, leading to the need for a decentralized solution. 05:03 🚀 DEPIN is a new decentralized protocol that offers developer-friendly, trustworthy, and user-owned composability for large volumes of data and verifiable smart contract proofs, with a web stream launch upcoming and information for developers and users provided. 07:16 💻 Use the provided SDK to develop a DEPIN device, define token economics like writing a smart contract, and emit data to a smart contract for rewards and incentives. 10:20 👉 Working with pioneers in Philippine projects, including Health blocks incentivizing workouts and sleep, Strive to Earn providing driving data for insurance discounts, and a data collection project. 11:44 📈 DEPIN is developing decentralized 5G networks, energy storage networks, and a decentralized bundler for web streams, while two other projects in the ecosystem are collecting weather and air quality data to create user-owned data products. 13:38 👀 Join the upcoming event to see top DPM projects and VCS, including DEPIN's partner demo showcasing real hardware and iotex team's new protocol launching its devnet. 15:57 💡 Oracle and DEPIN have different specialties, with Oracle focusing on delivering high-value data and DEPIN on computing large volumes of low-value data.

Afri Schoedon, Franziska Heintel

Protocol Berg · Sep 15, 2023

The Department of Decentralization welcomes you to Protocol Berg! We briefly run you through the concept of the event and the program highlights of the day. Furthermore, we share logistical and operational tips on how to navigate the venue, information on food and drinks, and more. The video is an introduction to the first iteration of Protocol Berg, a one-day conference focused on decentralized protocols and infrastructure. The hosts welcome attendees to the event, emphasizing its unique approach to content, which excludes marketing-focused talks and product presentations in favor of technological discussions and learning opportunities. The event brings together people from various ecosystems within the decentralized space to exchange ideas and solutions without any maximalist attitudes. Key points include: - Protocol Berg aims to foster unity and exchange between different decentralized ecosystems. - The event is free of charge, organized by volunteers, and avoids sponsorships to maintain independence. - Attendees are encouraged to be respectful and focus on learning rather than business development or marketing. - Practical information about Wi-Fi access, agenda locations, food options, and venue navigation is provided. - The conference features curated talks selected for their informational value and relevance. - There's a reminder about the closing ceremony at 7:30 p.m., where further insights into the philosophy behind Protocol Berg will be shared. Overall, the video sets the tone for a collaborative and educational experience at Protocol Berg, highlighting logistical details as well as the community-driven values that shape the event.

Swarm · Oct 9, 2022

https://fairdatasociety.org/ https://www.ethswarm.org/ Github: https://github.com/fairDataSociety/bmt-js About the video: Core Dev Nugaon presents the Binary Merkle Tree and BMT-JS, and its versatility.

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

DAOs are powerful because they create incentives and a sound framework for thousands of people to organize without the need for formal roles or hierarchy. As a result, open source projects are able to scale their operations much more quickly than a traditionally governed organizations like NGOs or companies. DAOs are the internet-native way to manage projects: open, permissionless, and decentralized. Speakers: - Max Infeld, Community Member, Alien Worlds - Paul Claudius, Co-founder, DIA - Alfonso de la Rocha, Research Engineer, Protocol Labs - Nirbhik Jangid, Founder, The Dapp List

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

Listen to Greg Chew's keynote explaining QPQ's product “1DLT” that creates interoperability between protocols, giving users the efficiency and convenience of Web 2.0 for Web3.0. --------- Speaker: Greg Chew | QPQ --------- Visit the European Blockchain Convention’s website: https://eblockchainconvention.com/

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2021

Panel discussion held at European Blockchain Convention 2021 Once hailed for its revolutionary potential, the historically open, decentralized, egalitarian internet seems to inch closer toward centralized control with each passing day. But what can be done? Here’s a modest proposal: perhaps it’s time to build a new internet. Moderator: ·Alfonso de la Rocha (Protocol Labs) Speakers · Henri Pihkala (Streamr) · Peng Zhong (Cosmos) · Aidan Hyman (ChainSafe) · Des Martin (Brave Software) · Eric Wang (Polkadot)

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2021

Deitrich Ayala of Protocol labs discusses the variety of ways users can gain agency through various distributed tools such as IPFS.

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2021

An overview of the Baseline protocol, which enables enterprise use of mainnet Ethereum.

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2021

Friedel Ziegelmayer, an engineer at Protocol Labs, explains the technical accomplishments for solving scaling issues with the rising use of Filecoin. ---------------------------------------------------- Follow us: https://twitter.com/ETHGlobal​ Check us out: https://ethglobal.co​ Email us at: hello@ethglobal.co

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2021

Leland Lee of Galaxy Digital discusses the features and purpose of his project: Protocol KOLs. ---------------------------------------------------- Follow us: https://twitter.com/ETHGlobal​ Check us out: https://ethglobal.co​ Email us at: hello@ethglobal.co

Vitalik Buterin, Juan Benet

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2021

As part of the HackFS 2021 July 30th Kickoff event, Balaji Srinivasan, Juan Benet, and Vitalik Buterin joined Kartik Talwar of ETHGlobal as he moderated a panel discussion on Decentralized Media. HackFS 2021 is a three-week virtual hackathon focused on building a digital world that is censorship-resistant, decentralized, and trustless. For HackFS, ETHGlobal has partnered with Protocol Labs - the organization building Filecoin and IPFS - to run an event centered on dapps, web3, decentralized storage, and everything in between. For more about HackFS 2021 go to: https://hackfs.com/ ---------------------------------------------------- Sections 0:00- Intro 9:34 - What has happened since HackFS 2020? 12:15 - The importance of decentralized social media 30:25 - Incentive structures in decentralized social media 37:31 - Calculating the cost of truth 1:04:30 - Pseudonymity in decentralized social media 1:16:00 - What should hackers build for HackFS 2021? ---------------------------------------------------- Follow us: https://twitter.com/ETHGlobal​ Check us out: https://ethglobal.co​m Email us at: hello@ethglobal.com

Illia Polosukhin

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2021

The cofounder of NEAR protocol discusses primitives, philosophy, and infrastructure for the open web and apps built on top of it. ---------------------------------------------------- Follow us: https://twitter.com/ETHGlobal​ Check us out: https://ethglobal.co​ Email us at: hello@ethglobal.co

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2021

Join us for a panel discussion of the Web3 accelerator and start-up space moderated by Stefaan Vervaet of Protocol Labs, with Isaac Kato, Stefano Bury, Blake Lezenski and Gabriel Anderson, titled "What are Investors Looking for in Web3 Startups?" This panel was part of the Storage Provider Summit; a series of panel discussions and talks from leading voices in the filecoin and ethereum ecosystems as they discuss the present and future of storage providers and where things go from here. The Storage Provider's Summit is part of HackFS, a multi-week virtual hackathon focused on building the foundation of a digital world that is censorship-resistant, decentralized, and trustless. For HackFS, ETHGlobal has partnered with Protocol Labs - the organization building Filecoin and IPFS - to run an event centered on dapps, web3, decentralized storage, and everything in between, as well as other partners from across the Ethereum and Filecoin ecosystems to ensure that hackers have a wide variety of composable technologies to use to build their hacks. ---------------------------------------------------- Follow us: https://twitter.com/ETHGlobal​ Check us out: https://ethglobal.co​ Email us at: hello@ethglobal.co

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2021

We kicked the day off with an overview of what the business opportunities are in the storage space! Join us to see how you can capitalize. This panel was part of the Storage Provider Summit; a series of panel discussions and talks from leading voices in the filecoin and ethereum ecosystems as they discuss the present and future of storage providers and where things go from here. The Storage Provider's Summit is part of HackFS, a multi-week virtual hackathon focused on building the foundation of a digital world that is censorship-resistant, decentralized, and trustless. For HackFS, ETHGlobal has partnered with Protocol Labs - the organization building Filecoin and IPFS - to run an event centered on dapps, web3, decentralized storage, and everything in between, as well as other partners from across the Ethereum and Filecoin ecosystems to ensure that hackers have a wide variety of composable technologies to use to build their hacks. ---------------------------------------------------- Follow us: https://twitter.com/ETHGlobal​ Check us out: https://ethglobal.co​ Email us at: hello@ethglobal.co

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2020

After a month of hacking - teams are ready to share their HackFS projects. Group 1 judges include Aayush Rajasekaran (Filecoin) , Matthew Gould (Unstoppable Domains) , Kenneth Ng (Ethereum Foundation). Full list of projects at https://hack.ethglobal.co/hackfs/showcase 0:00 Intro - Kartik ETHGlobal 8:00 WatchdogDAO 18:18 Codigo Hub 26:55 Coeo 34:40 TeamSurti - Sky Storage 42:45 Decentramall 50:58 Hymn Sheet 58:35 BREAK 1:05:15 Unchained Index 1:15:10 Fin-File 1:26:00 Mobility Marketplace 1:34:18 Decentralized Docker Hub 1:40:00 News Buff

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2020

After a month of hacking - teams are ready to share their HackFS projects. Group 6 judges include Min Teo (Consensys) , Raul Kripalani (Protocol Labs) , Danny Zuckerman (Ceramic Network). Full list of projects at https://hack.ethglobal.co/hackfs/showcase 0:00 Intro Kartik - ETHGlobal 6:20 Parcel 16:35 Veronoibeam 24:38 ZeroSwap 35:00 EthQuad 43:30 HEIBEN 55:25 TJ Wallet 1:06:36 BREAK - 5min 1:13:00 Upala 1:27:17 Speech Archivator 1:30:00 Secured Finance 1:37:45 Access_Denied 1:47:05 Censorship Resistant Web Annotations (PAN) 1:55:50 IPFS Recovery

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2020

ETHOnline Hackathon Sponsors describe their bounties and prizes.

Stani Kulechov

Ethereum London · Oct 9, 2020

Money Markets have evolved into a primary use-case in decentralised finance. DeFi pioneer Stani Kulechov introduces Aave Protocol, the open source money market on Ethereum for borrowing uncollateralised Flash Loans to bridge endless liquidity into DeFi. Try it out: https://app.aave.com // About Stani Kulechov Stani bootstrapped the first lending protocol on Ethereum and has since been part of the ever evolving DeFi ecosystem. With deep interest in finance and permissionless non-custodial systems, Stani and his team are building the next generation money market, the Aave Protocol. // About Ethereum London Ethereum London #ethldn is the home of the Ethereum community in London. The community provides 2 meetups every month including this Keynote at the prestigious Imperial College London. // About #ethldn Keynote The #ethldn keynote is a lecture style event with speakers from brilliant projects all around the world. Highlight speakers include: - Vitalik Buterin (founder of Ethereum) - Gavin Wood (co-founder of Ethereum & Polkadot) - Stefan George (co-founder of Gnosis) - Makoto Inoue (founder of Kickback dapp and ENS developer) Join our future events: https://www.meetup.com/ethereum/ Find out what we're all about https://ethldn.org Tweet us: https://twitter.com/ethldn // #ethldn supporters Thanks go to CryptoCompare and Imperial College London for their ongoing support of our community. Disclaimers: Ethereum London/ethldn is not related to any organisation, foundation, company, or product. We are 100% volunteer-run and stay committed to promoting a community that's entirely blockchain and technology agnostic. The appearance of projects and presentations at Ethereum London/ethldn does not represent an endorsement from any of our members, volunteers, supporters, or sponsors. Nothing presented constitutes investment advice in any form.

Ethereum London · Oct 9, 2020

Patrick McCorry's hands-on workshop about off-chain protocols. He covers the payment channels, the lightning network (HTLC + routing), the problems around payment channel hubs and an introduction to commitchains (plasma/rollup). Plenty of audience interaction that helps explain the concepts. Patrick McCorry is the founder of Pisa Research Ltd The event was filmed at Kings College London by Jamie Anson

Ethereum London · Oct 9, 2020

Boson Protocol speakers: Justin Banon & Gregor Borosa Boson Protocol is Decentralized infrastructure for trading and tokenizing things. Boson enables any centralized or decentralized app, to transmit and consume physical products and services in digital form. As global MD, Justin previously blitzscaled Priority Pass from a $50m SME to a $1Bn p.a. revenue digital voucher token platform (Collinson TE). He has also architected multiple joint ventures within the blockchain space including with MakerDAO, Centrifuge, Ocean protocol and dexFreight. Co-founder Gregor has developed large-scale banking and payment systems, taught masters blockchain courses and architected the tech for some of the above projects. https://bosonprotocol.io // About Ethereum London Ethereum London #ethldn is the home of the Ethereum community in London. The community provides 2 meetups every month including this Keynote at the prestigious Imperial College London. // About Ethereum London Keynote The #ethldn keynote is a lecture style event with speakers from brilliant projects all around the world. Highlight speakers include: - Vitalik Buterin (founder of Ethereum) - Gavin Wood (co-founder of Ethereum & Polkadot) - Stefan George (co-founder of Gnosis) - Makoto Inoue (founder of Kickback dapp and ENS developer) Join our future events: https://www.meetup.com/ethereum/ Find out what we're all about https://ethldn.org Tweet us: https://twitter.com/ethldn // Ethereum London supporters CRYPTOCOMPARE https://cryptocompare.com CryptoCompare bring you all the latest streaming pricing data in the world of cryptocurrencies. Whether you are just interested in the bitcoin price or you want to see the latest ether volume, they have all the data available at your fingertips. We thank CryptoCompare for their long term backup and support. Disclaimers: Ethereum London/ethldn is not related to any organisation, foundation, company, or product. We are 100% volunteer-run and stay committed to promoting a community that's entirely blockchain and technology agnostic. The appearance of projects and presentations at Ethereum London/ethldn does not represent an endorsement from any of our members, volunteers, supporters, or sponsors. Nothing presented constitutes investment advice in any form.

Kendall Cole

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2020

This talk is from ETHDenver, the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Kendall Cole of NEAR Abstract: Learn how to write, deploy and interact with Rust, TypeScript, and Solidity smart contracts on NEAR, a sharded, Proof-of-Stake public blockchain with a WebAssembly-based runtime. This talk was recorded Friday, February 14, 2020. ETHDenver 2020’s content themes included DeFi; DAOs and Token Engineering (TE); Gaming and Usability; Protocols and Interoperability; and Public Good and Social Impact. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2020 event was February 14-16 in Denver, Colorado and hosted 2000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 50 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/jteMn5c 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2020

This talk is from ETHDenver, the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Nate Hindman of Bancor Protocol Abstract: Automated market-makers on the blockchain known as “liquidity pools” fundamentally alter how decentralized exchange occurs. We can now automate the core operations of a DEX and decentralize liquidity sources across an infinite number of unaffiliated users. Soon, every exchange could be owned by thousands of users — and DEXs may start to look a lot like DAOs. This talk was recorded Saturday, February 15, 2020. ETHDenver 2020’s content themes included DeFi; DAOs and Token Engineering (TE); Gaming and Usability; Protocols and Interoperability; and Public Good and Social Impact. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2020 event was February 14-16 in Denver, Colorado and hosted 2000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 50 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/jteMn5c 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2020

This talk is from ETHDenver, the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speakers: Kyle Kistner (BzX), Felix Feng (Set Protocol), Noah Zinsmeister (Uniswap), and Shala Burroughs (Radar); moderated by Wilson Withiam (Messari) This talk was recorded Saturday, February 15, 2020. ETHDenver 2020’s content themes included DeFi; DAOs and Token Engineering (TE); Gaming and Usability; Protocols and Interoperability; and Public Good and Social Impact. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2020 event was February 14-16 in Denver, Colorado and hosted 2000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 50 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/jteMn5c 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2019

A workshop at ETHParis by the NEAR Protocol team, "Getting started with NEAR Protocol" explains how developers and coders can begin to use the NEAR Protocol. The workshop was part of the ETHGlobal 2019 series of ethereum focused hackathons. March 9, 2019 at 42, the coding school in Paris, France.

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2019

ETHParis workshop: Building dApps people can actually use. Alexander Skidanov of NEAR Protocol explains how to build useable dApps for developers and hackers attending ETHParis.

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2019

The team from Airswap explains opensource Airswap libraries and building on the Swap protocol at a workshop at ETHNewYork. ETHNewYork was a hackathon organized by ETHGlobal and a team of hackers, developers and enthusiasts interested in building and creating in the ethereum ecosystem. ETHNewYork ethereum focused hackathon took place May 8-10, 2019 at New Lab at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. For more information visit https://ethnewyork.com/ and https://ethglobal.co/

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2019

The team from 0x explains building on the 0x protocol at a workshop at ETHNewYork. ETHNewYork was a hackathon organized by ETHGlobal and a team of hackers, developers and enthusiasts interested in building and creating in the ethereum ecosystem. ETHNewYork ethereum focused hackathon took place May 8-10, 2019 at New Lab at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. For more information visit https://ethnewyork.com/ and https://ethglobal.co/

Patrick McCorry

Ethereum London · Oct 9, 2019

"Scaling Cryptocurrencies via Offchain Protocols" Cryptocurrencies do not scale. The community is pursuing two approaches for scaling the network which includes changing the underlying consensus/blockchain protocol, or sharding which only requires peers to validate relevant transactions. However, while both approaches can improve the network’s throughput, it still requires all transactions to be validated by the global network to some extent and this requirement may directly harm the network’s public verifiability and its decentralisation (i.e. a home computer lacks the computational resources to verify 5,000 tps). Patrick is an Assistant Professor at King’s College London. His focus is cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, cryptography and decentralised systems. Patrick is the UK’s first PhD graduate in Cryptocurrencies and his work has recently appeared at Devcon3, Scaling Bitcoin 2017, Breaking Bitcoin 2017 and BPASE 2018 alongside numerous academic venues. Hosted by: Imperial College Join our future events: https://www.meetup.com/ethereum/ Tweet us: https://twitter.com/ethldn

Jess Houlgrave

Ethereum London · Oct 9, 2019

There are many applications of blockchain in the art world, from artists using blockchain to produce works through to efforts to combat fakes and forgeries. Jess discusses some of her experiences and challenges building the Codex Protocol and the Foundation for Art and Blockchain. // About Jess Houlgrave Jess is a blockchain entrepreneur based in London. Since completing an M.A. in Art Business at the Sotheby's Institute of Art where she wrote her thesis on the applications of blockchain for the art world Houlgrave co-founded Codex Protocol, a decentralised registry for art and collectibles. In 2018, Houlgrave also became a Co-Founder of shEOS, a block producer on the EOS network. In 2019 she was honoured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for her work in art and culture. Most recently she became co-founder and COO at Edge - a platform for esports and gaming. // About Ethereum London Ethereum London #ethldn is the home of the Ethereum community in London. The community provides 2 meetups every month including this Keynote at the prestigious Imperial College London. // About #ethldn Keynote The #ethldn keynote is a lecture style event with speakers from brilliant projects all around the world. Highlight speakers include: - Vitalik Buterin (founder of Ethereum) - Gavin Wood (co-founder of Ethereum & Polkadot) - Stefan George (co-founder of Gnosis) - Makoto Inoue (founder of Kickback dapp and ENS developer) Join our future events: https://www.meetup.com/ethereum/ Find out what we're all about https://ethldn.org Tweet us: https://twitter.com/ethldn // #ethldn supporters Thanks go to CryptoCompare and Imperial College London for their ongoing support of our community. Disclaimers: Ethereum London/ethldn is not related to any organisation, foundation, company, or product. We are 100% volunteer-run and stay committed to promoting a community that's entirely blockchain and technology agnostic. The appearance of projects and presentations at Ethereum London/ethldn does not represent an endorsement from any of our members, volunteers, supporters, or sponsors. Nothing presented constitutes investment advice in any form.

Ethereum London · Oct 9, 2019

VESA gives a 5 minute presentation about some of his work which is featured on both Codex Protocol and Blockchain Art Exchange (both featuring speakers on the same day). // About VESA Crypto artist, performer and keynote speaker VESA is best known for working with Bollywood actress Veena Malik in a world-changing collaboration, which was seen by around 300 million people through BBC World, The Independent, IBT, Times of India, VICE, etc. His website Art For Crypto (https://www.artforcrypto.com), is rapidly establishing new creative standards in the blockchain art space. He is booked for multiple events in 2019 already as a performer & keynote speaker in international top crypto events. He also writes about creativity on News BTC. His art has been collected by hedge funds, exchanges, CEO's and influencers. // About Ethereum London Ethereum London #ethldn is the home of the Ethereum community in London. The community provides 2 meetups every month including this Keynote at the prestigious Imperial College London. https://ethldn.org // About #ethldn Keynote The #ethldn keynote is a lecture style event with speakers from brilliant projects all around the world. Highlight speakers include: - Vitalik Buterin (founder of Ethereum) - Gavin Wood (co-founder of Ethereum & Polkadot) - Stefan George (co-founder of Gnosis) - Makoto Inoue (founder of Kickback dapp and ENS developer) Join our future events: https://www.meetup.com/ethereum/ Tweet us: https://twitter.com/ethldn // #ethldn supporters Thanks go to CryptoCompare (https://www.cryptocompare.com) and Imperial College London (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/cryptocurrency) for their ongoing support of our community. // Filmed, edited and subtitled by Jamie Anson https://capitivating.website Disclaimers: Ethereum London/ethldn is not related to any organisation, foundation, company, or product. We are 100% volunteer-run and stay committed to promoting a community that's entirely blockchain and technology agnostic. The appearance of projects and presentations at Ethereum London/ethldn does not represent an endorsement from any of our members, volunteers, supporters, or sponsors. Nothing presented constitutes investment advice in any form.

Ethereum London · Oct 9, 2019

Tom Walton-Pocock explains Aztec Protocol - an efficient zero-knowledge privacy protocol to enable private transactions. Tom is CEO of Aztec Protocol a world leader in privacy for Ethereum. https://www.aztecprotocol.com // About Ethereum London Ethereum London #ethldn is the home of the Ethereum community in London. The community provides 2 meetups every month including this Keynote at the prestigious Imperial College London. https://ethldn.org // About #ethldn Keynote The #ethldn keynote is a lecture style event with speakers from brilliant projects all around the world. Highlight speakers include: - Vitalik Buterin (founder of Ethereum) - Gavin Wood (co-founder of Ethereum & Polkadot) - Stefan George (co-founder of Gnosis) - Makoto Inoue (founder of Kickback dapp and ENS developer) Join our future events: https://www.meetup.com/ethereum/ Tweet us: https://twitter.com/ethldn // #ethldn supporters Thanks go to CryptoCompare (https://www.cryptocompare.com) and Imperial College London (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/cryptocurr...) for their ongoing support of our community. // Filmed and edited by Bull.io https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3kh386LYXQzQWnBrB90qnA Disclaimers: Ethereum London/ethldn is not related to any organisation, foundation, company, or product. We are 100% volunteer-run and stay committed to promoting a community that's entirely blockchain and technology agnostic. The appearance of projects and presentations at Ethereum London/ethldn does not represent an endorsement from any of our members, volunteers, supporters, or sponsors. Nothing presented constitutes investment advice in any form.

Ethereum London · Oct 9, 2019

Jess Houlgrave, founder of Codex, gives a presentation explain how blockchain fits in the context of the art world. Codex Protocol is the leading decentralised registry for the $2 trillion arts & collectibles ecosystem. https://www.codexprotocol.com // About Ethereum London Ethereum London #ethldn is the home of the Ethereum community in London. The community provides 2 meetups every month including this Keynote at the prestigious Imperial College London. https://ethldn.org // About #ethldn Keynote The #ethldn keynote is a lecture style event with speakers from brilliant projects all around the world. Highlight speakers include: - Vitalik Buterin (founder of Ethereum) - Gavin Wood (co-founder of Ethereum & Polkadot) - Stefan George (co-founder of Gnosis) - Makoto Inoue (founder of Kickback dapp and ENS developer) Join our future events: https://www.meetup.com/ethereum/ Tweet us: https://twitter.com/ethldn // #ethldn supporters Thanks go to CryptoCompare (https://www.cryptocompare.com) and Imperial College London (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/cryptocurr...) for their ongoing support of our community. // Filmed and edited by Bull.io https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3kh... Disclaimers: Ethereum London/ethldn is not related to any organisation, foundation, company, or product. We are 100% volunteer-run and stay committed to promoting a community that's entirely blockchain and technology agnostic. The appearance of projects and presentations at Ethereum London/ethldn does not represent an endorsement from any of our members, volunteers, supporters, or sponsors. Nothing presented constitutes investment advice in any form.

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2017

#BUIDL the future at https://ethdenver.com Coury Ditch https://twitter.com/coditch This talk was part of a Ethereum Denver Meetup on 06.17.2017. Ethereum Denver Meetup is a weekly meetup group that features talks and workshops by top leading blockchain impactors, influencers, and experts. ETHDenver is the largest Web3 #BUIDLathon in the world (fka hackathon) for Ethereum and other blockchain protocol enthusiasts, designers and developers. The community attending ETHDenver shows up to contribute to the global blockchain ecosystem, whether by #BUIDLing decentralized applications (dApps), contributing to or starting infrastructure level projects, writing documentation/tutorials/white-papers, designing UI/UX, or info-graphics, or to learn, connect, and get more involved. So bring your inner awesomeness and some friends. We’ll provide mentors, resources, and all of the educational content you can consume. Follow ETHDenver on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ethereumdenver Follow ETHDenver on Instagram: https://instagram.com/ethdenver Join the Bufficorn #BUIDL Brigade on Opensea: https://opensea.io/collection/bufficornbuidlbrigade Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/sporkdao Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/ethdenver