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

The UN has a pipeline of 150 blockchain initiatives. Getting them to scale means the blockchain industry has to build relationships it hasn't prioritized yet—with governments, UN agencies, and civil society. Teodor Petricevic works at the UNDP Alternative Finance Lab in Istanbul. In this conversation, he talks about why cross-chain, cross-sector collaboration has to happen now, and why builders shouldn't compromise their core principles to make it work. Filmed at Funding the Commons Buenos Aires, November 19, 2025. Learn more at https://www.fundingthecommons.io Relevant Projects UNDP AltFinLab: https://innovation.eurasia.undp.org/altfinlab/ 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

Austin Griffith, Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Nov 9, 2025

In this fireside chat, Austin Griffith discusses developer onboarding, education, and growth in the Ethereum ecosystem, focusing on initiatives like Build Guild and Speedrun Ethereum. He emphasizes the importance of hands-on building, learning through shipping projects, and overcoming the "pit of despair" in blockchain development. The conversation covers the Ethereum Foundation's evolving role in supporting developers, from education to founder support and enterprise connections. Hackathons are highlighted as crucial for fostering innovation, collaboration, and real-world skills, but the ultimate goal is to encourage long-term impact through open source contributions and continuous learning. Austin advises developers to stay curious, build iteratively, contribute to open source, and aim for meaningful impact beyond hackathon prizes, stressing that success is a long-term journey shaped by persistent effort and community engagement. 00:00 Introduction 00:52 Advice for Early-Stage Ethereum Builders 01:39 Developer Journey in Build Guild & Speedrun Ethereum 03:08 Fundamentals vs. Discovery in Learning 05:24 Fostering Innovation and Curiosity 05:52 Ethereum Foundation’s Developer Priorities 07:24 Developer Growth and Ecosystem Support 09:01 Measuring Developer Success & Impact 11:17 The Role and Value of Hackathons 13:43 From Hackathons to Companies and Careers 15:23 Staying Curious & Embracing Challenges 16:26 Simplification, Composability, and Hackathon Strategy 18:31 Open Source Contributions and Long-Term Impact 19:51 Advice for Developers: Building, Pivoting, and Persistence 21:50 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 Austin Griffith X: https://x.com/austingriffith ✅ Follow 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Sandeep Nailwal

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Sandeep Nailwal, Co-founder of Polygon Labs, joins Kartik Talwar at Pragma Singapore 2024 to discuss the future of the AggLayer, Polygon’s bold thesis for a unified, scalable multichain future. In this engaging fireside chat, Sandeep unpacks the recent transition from MATIC to POL, challenges with exchanges, the vision behind AggLayer, and how Ethereum can evolve into the best possible settlement layer. He critiques the current Ethereum ecosystem’s focus on token price over infrastructure, explains why decentralization and censorship resistance are critical, and makes a compelling case for infinite scalability through interconnected chains. Learn how AggLayer enables seamless value movement, unified liquidity, canonical tokens, and composable apps across thousands of chains, and why it might be the Solana-like UX Ethereum has needed. 00:00 Intro: Fireside Format with Sandeep Nailwal 01:18 Polygon’s MATIC to POL Token Transition Recap 03:00 Why Exchanges Delayed the POL Migration 04:24 Lessons from the Token Migration Process 05:23 Ethereum Community FUD and Token Upgrade Challenges 06:24 Concerns with Ethereum’s Shift in Priorities 08:01 What Makes a Great Settlement Layer? 08:56 Ethereum’s Decentralization, Censorship Resistance 09:56 Other Key Metrics for Settlement Layer Quality 11:00 Precompiles and ZK for Efficient Settlement 12:08 Should L1 Do More or Enable L2s? 13:07 Cycles of Sentiment and Solana’s Rise 14:37 Long-Term Community Retention is the Real Test 15:33 AggLayer Thesis: Fixing Liquidity Fragmentation 16:11 Seamless Interoperability in Web3 17:13 Infinite Scalability via Appchains and L2s 18:43 Appchains Need Custom UX and Gas Models 19:18 AggLayer = Unified Liquidity, Shared Token Mapping 20:20 One Address Across All Chains: Solana-Like UX 21:17 AggLayer as Web3’s Endgame Architecture 21:41 How to Foster L2 Collaboration and Interoperability 22:46 Narrative & Business Model Compatibility for L2s 23:16 Final Thoughts: Collaboration Over Competition _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇸🇬 *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 Sandeep Nailwal* X: https://x.com/sandeepnailwal ✅ *Follow Polygon Labs* 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Timour Kosters

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Discover how developers and innovators are experimenting with pop-up cities, network states, and IRL gatherings in this enlightening conversation with Timour Kosters, co-founder of Edge City. Learn how multidisciplinary communities (spanning crypto, AI, biotech, governance, and more) come together to build new societal prototypes, test frontier technologies, and spark collaborative innovation. Timour explains the logistics behind popup villages, the benefits for founders and builders, and why these experimental city-building events could shape the future of urban living and community design. Key topics include: • How Edge City brings 500–1,000 people together for a month-long pop-up city • The impact of IRL experimentation on Ethereum, ZK tech, and decentralized identity • Multidisciplinary approach: bridging AI, biotech, crypto, and public governance • Residencies for teams (e.g., ZK email, DeSoc, etc.) to test products in a live environment • Lessons learned from Zuzalu, Edge City Denver, Esmeralda, and Lana • Future plans for global pop-up cities in California, Bhutan, and beyond Don’t miss Timour’s insights on how these gatherings accelerate frontier innovation, community building, and the evolution of modern cities. 00:00 Intro & Timour Kosters Welcome 00:48 Defining Pop-Up Cities & Network States 01:22 Edge City Lana Success & Community Impact 02:25 Experimenting with IRL Prototypes 03:33 From Zuzalu to Edge City: Early Inspiration 04:07 Vitalik, AI Tracks & Burning Man Moments 05:17 Evolution of Edge City Events 05:49 Esmeralda & Accelerating New Town Projects 07:30 Pop-Up Cities in Chiang Mai & Argentina 08:44 How the Logistics of Pop-Up Villages Work 09:19 Transforming Existing Towns into Live Labs 09:55 High-Agency Builders & Community Vibes 11:01 Workshop & Residency Structure 12:13 Community-Created Programming & Tracks 12:51 Post-Pop-Up City Impact & Returns 14:30 Bridging Crypto, AI, & Biotech Innovators 15:06 Real-Time Product Testing & ZK Tech 16:43 Deep Work Residencies & Demo Nights 17:17 Building a Bridge to Frontier Industries 17:53 What’s Next: California & Bhutan Plans 19:33 A New Environment for Societal Ideas _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎤 *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 Timour Kosters X: https://x.com/timourxyz ✅ Follow Edge City X: https://x.com/joinedgecity Website: https://www.edgecity.live/lanna ✅ 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Emile Baizel

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Dive into Generative AI development on AWS with Emile Baizel, a Blockchain Solutions Architect at AWS. Learn how to leverage Amazon Bedrock for LLM inference, build Bedrock Agents for complex tasks (like multi-agent orchestration and retrieval-augmented generation), and explore how to integrate private or on-chain datasets into your AI-powered applications. Discover the latest capabilities of Amazon Nova, Anthropic Claude, and third-party foundation models for text, image, or video generation. Whether you’re creating blockchain analytics agents or advanced multimodal solutions, Emile shows you how to harness AWS’s fully managed AI services, robust data pipelines, and multi-agent tools to accelerate your GenAI development. 00:00 Introduction & Background 00:07 AWS & Generative AI Focus 01:18 Amazon Bedrock Overview 02:29 Anthropic Claude & Amazon Titan 03:48 Amazon Nova Foundation Models 05:06 Multi-Agent Collaboration 06:20 Setting Up Bedrock Agents 07:33 Knowledge Bases & Rag 09:26 Data Ingestion & Vector Stores 10:35 Public Blockchain Dataset on AWS 11:52 Integrating Bedrock with Eliza OS 13:04 Getting Started & Further Resources _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🤖 *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 Emile Baizel* X: https://x.com/emilebaizel ✅ *Follow AWS* X: https://x.com/AWS ✅ *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

Yaniv Tal, founder of The Graph, discusses building consumer apps for a user-owned, privacy-first Web3. He highlights the dominance of Web2 apps, emphasizing the need for user freedom and data ownership in Web3. Yaniv introduces knowledge graphs as a core primitive for interoperable, composable data across applications, crucial for both public and private data. He unveils GRC20, a new standard for interoperable knowledge graphs, and Hyperraph, a local-first framework enabling real-time, privacy-preserving, and interoperable Web3 consumer apps. Hyperraph leverages CRDTs and end-to-end encryption for private data, and GRC20/IPFS for public data, allowing developers to build open, interconnected apps on Ethereum. Yaniv demonstrates building a fashion app using these tools, showcasing rapid development and collaboration. He encourages developers to join the ETHGlobal hackathon, aiming to expand Ethereum’s ecosystem beyond DeFi to diverse, user-empowering applications. 00:00 Introduction 00:33 Yaniv Tal’s Background & Motivation 01:19 Web2 vs Web3 Consumer Apps 02:13 The Value of User Freedom & Data Ownership 03:14 Introduction to Knowledge Graphs 04:13 Open, Interconnected Knowledge Graphs 05:12 Privacy, Permissions, and Interoperability 06:05 GRC20: Standard for Knowledge Graphs 06:43 The Role of Frameworks in App Growth 07:47 Announcing Hyperraph: Local-First Web3 Framework 08:39 Privacy, Real-Time Sync, and Data Interoperability 09:03 Building Apps with Hyperraph (Demo) 11:00 Organizing Public Knowledge & Data Sets 11:34 Private Data Spaces & Collaboration 12:47 Expanding App Possibilities on Ethereum 13:15 Hyperraph Team & Hackathon Invitation 13:59 Call to Action & 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 Yaniv Tal X: https://x.com/yanivgraph ✅ 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kevin Jones

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Kevin Jones, Developer Relations Engineer at Edge & Node, presents an overview and live demo of building on Hypergraph, a new framework from The Graph Protocol for developing knowledge graph-based Web3 applications. He covers The Graph’s decentralized data indexing network, subgraphs, Token API, substreams, Firehose, and MCP servers for AI integration. Hypergraph introduces a knowledge graph model with entities, types, properties, and spaces, enabling optimized, structured data storage and curation. It supports both public and private data via a local-first sync server, with selective publishing to IPFS and blockchain. The framework is type-first (TypeScript), AI-friendly, and supports real-time collaboration and governance. Kevin demonstrates creating an academic app using Hypergraph CLI, defining schemas, managing private/public spaces, and publishing data on-chain. He highlights available bounties, resources, and starter templates for hackathon participants, encouraging developers to leverage Hypergraph for innovative Web3 and AI-powered applications. 00:00 Introduction 00:17 About Kevin Jones & The Graph Protocol 00:36 Overview of The Graph: Subgraphs, Token API, Substreams 03:04 MCP Servers & AI Integration 03:53 Developer Resources & Example Repos 04:33 Introduction to Hypergraph 05:15 Knowledge Graphs & Data Modeling 06:26 Spaces, Entities, and Relations 08:01 Public vs Private Data & Sync Server 08:54 Application Architecture & Governance 09:23 TypeScript, AI, and Data Querying 11:06 Publishing Data: Private & Public 12:08 Prizes & Bounties 13:29 Project Ideas & Documentation 14:12 Hypergraph Demo Introduction 14:37 Quickstart & App Templates 15:21 Schema Definition & App Generation 18:40 App Structure & Code Walkthrough 19:40 Running the App & Authentication 21:06 Creating and Publishing Data 21:59 Conclusion & Q&A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *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 Kevin Jones* X: https://x.com/cryptomastery_ ✅ *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

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

Jan Gorzny

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Jan Gorzny, co-founder and technical lead at Zircuit, introduces building on Zircuit for hackathon participants. He emphasizes that winning hackathon projects solve real problems, address untapped markets, or demonstrate technical innovation, and advises against overengineering or using buzzwords without purpose. Zircuit is a fast, cheap, EVM-compatible blockchain with unique AI-based security in its sequencer to prevent hacks. Jan outlines Zircuit’s developer resources, including documentation, testnet (Garfield), mainnet, custom block explorer, and bridging tools. He details prize categories: Best Project ($3,500), Best Use of Account Abstraction (EIP-7702, $2,000), and Best App Idea ($1,500 each for top three). Submissions should include a GitHub repo, documentation, and optionally, demos or mockups. Jan encourages focusing on impactful, memorable solutions, leveraging Zircuit’s features, and engaging with the community for support. He answers questions on judging criteria, technical depth vs. idea impact, ZK-EVM (Halo 2), and the AI security system. 00:00 Introduction 00:10 About Jan Gorzny and Zircuit 00:44 What Makes a Great Hackathon Project 03:01 Motivations for Participating in a Hackathon 04:31 Building Memorable and Impactful Projects 05:20 Avoiding Overengineering and Buzzwords 06:34 Listening to Feedback and Collaborating 07:26 Focusing on a Single Use Case 07:56 Why Build on Zircuit? Features and Advantages 08:54 Getting Started: Documentation and Quick Start 10:36 Block Explorer and Bridging Assets 11:23 Faucets and Getting Testnet/Mainnet ETH 12:01 Prize Categories and Submission Requirements 13:39 Best Project Prize 14:24 Best Use of Account Abstraction (EIP-7702) 15:36 Best App Idea Prize 16:54 Future Grants and Community Support 17:10 Q&A: Submission Materials and Judging Criteria 18:52 Q&A: Technical Complexity vs. Idea Impact 20:08 Q&A: ZK-EVM and AI Security System 21:44 Q&A: AI Filter and Security Testing 22:13 Closing Remarks and Booth Information _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *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 Zircuit* X: https://x.com/ZircuitL2 ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Danny Zuckerman

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Danny Zuckerman, COO of Recall, discusses the intersection of AI, crypto, and Web3, emphasizing the early stage of AI adoption and the challenges of trust, transparency, and evaluation. He critiques current AI benchmarks, highlighting issues like test set leakage and real-world underperformance. Recall aims to solve this by creating a decentralized, onchain AI reputation and discovery layer, where community-driven challenges and competitions evaluate AI agents’ real-world performance and alignment. Crypto is used to provide economic incentives and verifiable, tamper-proof records, enabling trust through staking and reputation. Recall’s products, such as live trading competitions and Recall Predict, leverage community participation to generate ungameable benchmarks and fine-grained rankings across domains. The goal is to prevent AI power concentration, foster open, transparent, and aligned AI, and create an infinite, evolving ecosystem governed by the community, not opaque black boxes. 00:00 Introduction 00:33 AI Adoption Cycle & Web3 Context 02:15 Early Stage of AI & Historical Parallels 03:36 The Infinite Game of AI 04:01 Trust, Fatigue, and Benchmark Limitations 06:02 Real-World Performance vs. Benchmarks 07:23 Need for New Evaluation Methods 08:11 Recall: AI Reputation & Discovery Layer 09:53 Live Trading Competitions & Community Engagement 11:01 Recall Predict & Community Evals 13:02 Expanding to Multiple Domains & Onchain Records 13:36 Crypto’s Role: Economic Skin in the Game 15:40 Economic Markets for AI Trust 16:10 Leaderboards, Search, and Multi-Agent Systems 17:22 Open, Transparent AI vs. Black Box Concentration 18:19 Call to Action & Community Involvement 18:58 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 Recall X: https://x.com/recallnet ✅ 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Jack Butcher, Jesse Pollak

Base House · Dec 9, 2023

No description In this video, Jesse, the creator of BASE, engages in a discussion with Jack Butcher, the mind behind several creative projects including Visualize Value and Opepn. They delve into Jack's transition from traditional commercial design to embracing the crypto and NFT space. He shares his journey of creating digital art and how his work evolved from service-based to product-based businesses, highlighting the importance of building a recognizable style that attracts clients. Jack also discusses his early engagement with NFTs and how his platform allowed him to shift from a service-focused approach to one where his art could represent his ideas and values independently of time spent on projects. He reflects on creating community-driven art collections and the impact of technology in enabling new forms of collaboration and creativity. The conversation touches on the significance of transparency in building networks and communities around art projects. They explore how blockchain technology has facilitated new ways for artists to express themselves, build brands, and support causes through their work. Lastly, they discuss recent collaborations like Opepn Oviators – sunglasses designed in collaboration with Salvino – as an example of organic, composable creativity enabled by blockchain technology. The video ends with a Q&A session where Jack addresses questions about the themes in his art and how it resonates with communities online.

Jesse Pollak, Maryam Mazrei, Ryan Hamilton

Base House · Dec 8, 2023

Crypto is defining new categories within the consumer market. Joined by Crowdmuse a platform for multiplayer collaboration on fashion drops and digital IP rights and Slow Rodeo a new type of consumer brand, revealing an exclusive drop in collaboration with Base as a case study to demonstrate onchain revenue mechanisms, supply chain transparency and creator IP attribution. The drop will be available to mint on crowdmuse.xyz on Base network. The video features a discussion on the integration of consumer goods with blockchain technology, featuring speakers Jesse (creator of Bass), Maz from Crowd Muse, and Hamilton from Slow Rodeo. They discuss the potential for collaborative creation in the fashion industry through blockchain protocols and marketplaces that ensure transparency and fair revenue distribution among creators. They highlight the shift from traditional direct-to-consumer models to community-centric approaches where consumers can become collectors and have ownership stakes in brands. The conversation also touches on the challenges of scaling while maintaining a sense of community and involvement among early supporters. A live demonstration showcases how an NFT can be purchased and redeemed for a physical sweater, emphasizing the ease and potential of on-chain transactions for consumer products. The video concludes with thoughts on the future of consumer crypto and its impact on traditional retail models.

Aqeel Mohammad

Conflux - Web3 UX Unconference · Nov 16, 2023

No description The video features an opening speech from a conference in Istanbul addressing the UX community. Despite regional challenges and the absence of some colleagues, the speaker appreciates attendees' presence at DevConnect and encourages them to enjoy the additional activities available, including Turkish ice cream and coffee. The speech explains that the UXLand conference is an "un-conference," where participants create the event by discussing topics of interest to them. The conference has no sponsors or volunteers but is supported by the Ethereum Foundation and DevConnect. The speaker emphasizes that the success of the event depends on attendee participation and stresses that it's a collaborative environment rather than a platform for promoting individual projects. Attendees represent various professional backgrounds, with product development, engineering, and design being prominent. Key topics for discussion include account extraction, user onboarding, Web3 design principles, and general adoption within the ecosystem. Working groups will form to delve deeper into these areas in a collaborative setting with provided tools like FigJam for documentation. The speaker also mentions a goal of creating memorable ways (memes) to communicate complex UX concepts outside of the conference to foster broader understanding and excitement. An example given is "4337," which has gained attention despite many not fully understanding it. The video outlines rules for speakers, including strict time limits,

Jan Gorzny

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

At Pragma Paris 2023, Martin Derka and Jan Gorzny from Quantstamp unveil new Ethereum Foundation-funded initiatives focused on Layer 2 security and transparency. Martin introduces a proposed open standard for Layer 2 block explorer APIs, aiming to unify data access across diverse L2s like Optimism, Arbitrum, zkSync, and Scroll. By defining modular, extensible APIs and publishing them as open source on GitHub, the Quantstamp team invites developers to build better explorers and support broader interoperability across rollups. Jan follows with a deep dive into Quantstamp’s second grant initiative: a comprehensive security evaluation framework designed to fill gaps in current analysis tools like L2Beat. This framework covers over 130 detailed questions addressing escape hatches, trust assumptions, fraud proofs, hardware dependencies, and other critical security aspects of L2s. The talk outlines how to score rollups based on feasibility and resilience, and calls for community contributions to improve and validate the models. If you're building or auditing rollups—or just care about secure scaling—this is a must-watch. 00:00 Introduction to Quantstamp and L2 security 00:39 Why open standards for L2 block explorers matter 01:47 Landscape of Layer 2s and existing explorer gaps 02:54 Building a modular API standard for L2s 03:59 Defining a bridge between chains and explorer UI 05:13 Methodology: analyzing diverse L2 data models 06:22 Publishing an open source API spec on GitHub 07:31 Invitation to contribute, extend, and build with the API 08:37 Jan introduces L2 security evaluation framework 09:08 Beyond L2Beat: assessing escape hatches and trust 10:05 Scoring rollups on feasibility and resilience 10:32 Research-driven, rollup-specific security analysis 11:24 Open sourcing and community feedback request 11:50 Upcoming presentation at L2Beat Warsaw & closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *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 Jan Gorzny* X: https://x.com/jgorzny ✅ *Follow Quantstamp* X: https://x.com/Quantstamp ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2023

Welcome to our video where we dive into the fascinating world of community innovation festival that foster creativity and idea-sharing. We explore the positive atmosphere that permeates this event, bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds and communities. One key aspect we explore is the involvement of sponsors who play a crucial role in supporting ETHDenver. Their contributions help create an environment conducive to collaboration and innovation. We'll also shed light on how these events serve as a platform for emerging creative projects, providing opportunities for talented individuals to showcase their ideas. What makes these gatherings truly exciting are the unexpected projects that emerge from them. These surprising outcomes highlight the power of collective imagination and reinforce our belief in the limitless potential within each gathering. Throughout this video, we will emphasize our role as stewards of this cause, dedicated to nurturing an inclusive space where ideas can flourish. Join us as we celebrate the spirit of community-driven creativity! #CommunityGatherings #CreativityUnleashed #buidl #buidling TLDR: ETHDenver is a collaborative event where people from all over the world come together to create and innovate, finding their community and engaging in projects that matter to them. 00:00 😊 People from all over the world gather at ETHDenver to collaborate and create, finding their community and engaging in what matters to them. 00:31 👉 Founder John Paller highlights the unique and collaborative nature of the event, emphasizing the emergence of creative projects and the excitement of discovering unexpected innovations each year. 01:04 Regenerative nature of SporkDAO is more than an event. It's how do we support the projects that are coming out of the #BUIDLathon About ETHDenver: ETHDenver is a Community-Owned Innovation Festival. With the genesis of SporkDAO in June of 2021, ETHDenver became the first event DAO in the world. All event proceeds are used to #BUIDL value for our community and to realize the decentralized future. Our goal is empowering the blockchain/Web3 community to shape this new world while cementing the Rocky Mountain region and the state of Colorado as a thriving hub of Ethereum and blockchain innovation. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@ETHDenver Connect with ETHDenver: Website: https://www.ethdenver.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ethereumdenver Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ YouTube:  @ETHDenver ​