Devconnect Buenos Aires wrapped up as the biggest Ethereum Basis occasion but, bringing collectively a worldwide mixture of builders, founders, creators, and curious newcomers.
Key numbers from the week
- 14,000+ attendees
- from 130+ nations
- 45% from Argentina
- 53% first-time EF occasion attendees
- 1,000+ visas issued in collaboration with Argentina’s Nationwide Migration Directorate
- 80+ utility exhibitors
- 40+ deep-dive occasions
- 15 Neighborhood Hubs
- 200 volunteers
- 500+ community-run aspect occasions throughout the town
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🎡 A World’s Honest for Ethereum with La Rural because the Schellingpoint
For the primary time, Devconnect launched a World’s Honest-style expertise, anchored solely inside La Rural, certainly one of Buenos Aires’ most iconic venues, the place all the things was introduced collectively right into a single, immersive surroundings.
Inside La Rural, attendees might discover:
- 8 themed districts: DeFi, Privateness, L2s, Decentralized Social, {Hardware} & Wallets, AI, Gaming, and Artwork
- 80+ exhibiting groups exhibiting actual, working Ethereum functions
- 15 Neighborhood Hubs organized by ecosystem teams
- 40 occasions run by impartial groups
- Dialogue corners, coworking zones, and bookable assembly rooms
- Onboarding stations for newcomers
- Meals vans accepting crypto funds
- Stay music, a cinema, and a soccer pitch with tournaments
It turned Ethereum into one thing you would stroll by. Folks examined functions, performed onchain video games, tried new wallets, paid with crypto for meals and drinks, explored AI workflows, and met the groups constructing on Ethereum right now.
📲 The Devconnect App: the information to the World’s Honest
All the expertise was supported by the Devconnect App, which helped attendees navigate the large venue, view programming, construct private schedules, pay with crypto through the built-in pockets or add their very own, full quests, uncover new functions, and accumulate POAPs on the way in which. We collaborated with a number of web3 initiatives built-in into the app: ToSimpleFi, POAP, WalletConnect, Base, Zapper, Zupass, AT Protocol, Peanut, and ENS.
App stats
- 9,000+ logged-in customers
- 16,000 POAPs minted
- 14,000 World’s Honest quests accomplished
- Crypto fee exercise by SimpleFi
📣 Ecosystem bulletins and speak highlights
Devconnect featured main updates from throughout the ecosystem, with many groups selecting this time of the 12 months because the place to announce new initiatives.
Key bulletins
- Yoav Weiss (EF Account Abstraction) launched the Ethereum Interop Layer (EIL)designed to make Ethereum really feel like one chain once more with out compromising decentralization.
- Vitalik and EF groups introduced Kohakuthe brand new security- and privacy-focused pockets stack.
- Aave launched the brand new Aave Appa refreshed and unified interface for the protocol.
- Gnosis introduced the brand new Gnosis App.
- wARSa brand new Argentine peso–pegged stablecoin, launched on Ethereum, Base, and World Chain.
- 1inch Aqua launched, introducing a product to defragment liquidity for market makers.
- Devcon 8 location introduced: Mumbai, IndiaThis autumn 2026.
- And lots of extra…
Notable audio system and talks to (re)watch
And lots of extra throughout the Neighborhood Hubs, the 40 occasions inside La Rural, and a number of aspect occasions. 👉 Examine again often on the Ethereum Basis YouTube account for extra speak recordings.
🇦🇷 Native power and affect
Many guests fell in love with Buenos Aires, with the spring vibe and vigorous streetsthe mate tradition, roasted and steak, ice creamthe soccer power, road artworkand the surrounding nature. Some even stayed properly past Devconnect.
Buenos Aires was the right location for the primary Ethereum World’s Honest, with Argentina being some of the energetic crypto markets on the earth, with about 20% proudly owning crypto, utilizing it for financial savings, hedging towards inflation, entry to lending, and stability. Throughout the town, many distributors settle for crypto for funds, and this familiarity made Devconnect really feel on the proper place on the proper time.
Devconnect itself was additionally formed by the contributions of the native and regional Ethereum communities:
☀️ ETHCon Buenos Aires
ETHCon was one of many main Devconnect occasions and was organized by the native communities SEED Latam, Crecimiento, Ethereum Argentina, ETH Kipu, Mujeres en Cripto, and a number of regional companions.
- 4,000+ attendees
- 60+ audio system, together with Vitalik, Santiago Palladino, metropolis and Ministry of Training representatives, and main firms like Mercado Libre, YPF, and Fiserv
- Talks and panels exploring Ethereum’s affect throughout finance, gaming, AI, artwork, training, and public infrastructure
🦙 Destino Devconnect
Starting in April 2025, we supported native initiatives by Destino Devconnect, a grants spherical designed to speed up regional adoption forward of Devconnect.
Outcomes:
- 100+ supported occasions
- 14 taking part nations throughout LATAM
🎓 Universities and college students
Devconnect included one of many largest pupil and educational elements in EF occasion historical past.
- 3,000+ native faculty college students attended through a partnership with the Ministry of Training
- 45+ universities have been concerned
- 8 university-led periods occurred all through the week at La Rural
Devconnect is constructed on group contributions:
- 200 volunteers helped make the complete week doable, coming from 40 nations, with 30% becoming a member of us from African areas together with Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana.
- 15 Neighborhood Hubs created thematic dwelling bases for various teams
- DIP contributors created a various vary of activations for the occasion
- Ecosystem groups hosted 40 occasions inside La Rural and 500+ aspect occasions throughout Buenos Aires: hackathons, workshops, meetups, hacker homes, events, and extra
🙏 Thanks to our Supporters
The Ethereum World’s Honest wouldn’t have been doable with out the groups who contributed sources, experience, and help:
Arbitrum, Base, World, 1inch, Celo, Espresso, Aztec, Gnosis, Aave, Ambire, Bitget, Fx Protocol, Gensyn, RISE, Standing, Barter, Cowswap, Eliza, ENS, Kleros, Ledger, Lemon, Nethermind, Obol, Octant, Offramp, Unforgettable, Starkware, Tally, Uphold, Ethereum Observe Protocol, Wonderland, Morpho, Belo, Mimic, DeFi Saver, Exa App, Gitcoin, The Graph, Pond, Ronin/Axie Infinity, ZYFAI, Oxbow, Beam, Boulder, Burner, chro. ar, Daimo Pay, Dappnode, DiPe, Farcaster, Fileverse, Fluidly, Franklin, Freedom Manufacturing unit (ethOS), Gainforest, Hats Protocol, Human.tech, IDRISS, Noice, Nouns, Peanut, Pistachio, Precog Market, R3alblocks, Radicle/DRIP, Railgun, Replicats, Ripio, Rotki, Santiment, Seer, Virtuals, XMTP, ZK Passport, ZKEmail, ZKP2P.
🇮🇳 What’s subsequent: Devcon 8
With Devconnect Buenos Aires wrapped, the following main group occasion organized by the Ethereum Basis is Devcon 8happening in Mumbai, Indiain This autumn 2026.
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