Devconnect, the week-lengthy gathering of the Ethereum ecosystem and community, concluded its second version in Istanbul. The week noticed over 3,500 members from various backgrounds come collectively from November 13-19 at the Devconnect Cowork in the Istanbul Congress Middle, and many extra be part of the 70+ deep-dive events organized by unbiased groups in the Ethereum community. Occasions happened at varied places throughout the metropolis and past, celebrating the breadth and depth of the Ethereum ecosystem.
Thanks to everybody who was half of Devconnect! We’re so joyful that everybody that was in a position to be part of us for an intense week, brimming with conversations, talks, workshops, and actual-life connections. A huge shoutout is owed to all the unbiased organizers, volunteers, and to all the attendees who participated, mentioned, and contributed.
A week of studying, sharing, and progress
At the coronary heart of Devconnect was its deal with progress for the Ethereum ecosystem. As a gathering constructed by and for the community, many groups in the ecosystem organized unbiased occasions centered on their respective Ethereum experience. Key matters ranged from Layer-2 scaling options and programmable cryptography to actual-world functions, showcasing the versatility inside the Ethereum ecosystem and community. One notable know-how used for Devconnect ticketing was Zupass – an open-supply instrument constructed by builders from the Devconnect and Zuzalu communities. Zupass allows the creation of ZK proofs to, for instance, confirm occasion attendance.
Devconnect IST introduced collectively our world community in a single place, sparking actual-life connections which can be so essential for our decentralized ecosystem. The Cowork attendees’ backgrounds have been various, together with builders (33.7%), founders (19.4%), researchers (11.6%), entrepreneurs (5.8%), designers (2.4%), and extra. This combine of backgrounds and experience fostered a novel atmosphere for collaboration and data sharing.
Native influence and world connections
A distinctive facet of this yr’s Devconnect was the exceptional involvement of the native Turkish Ethereum community. A plurality of all Devconnect Cowork attendees have been locals from Türkiye, making them the largest group with 17.5% of the whole attendees. Occasions like ETHGünü and notDEVCON by ITU Blockchain, the greatest blockchain membership in Istanbul, emphasised the significance of native communities and sparked connections between native and world communities.
Trying Ahead
As we mirror on the success of Devconnect IST 2023, it is clear that this occasion is an element of a bigger evolving development inside our decentralized ecosystem. Devconnect’s distinctive format, much like the format of Zuzalu and Zuconnect (which happened simply earlier than Devconnect in Istanbul), represents a brand new paradigm of our decentralized ecosystem – coming collectively for per week or longer, working collaboratively on the challenges we face, and making tangible progress.
Be part of us subsequent yr
We’re excited that our subsequent occasion will probably be Devcon 7, which is able to happen in Southeast Asia in November 2024. Keep updated with the newest information on the Highway to Devcon by subscribing to our newsletter.
Maintain connecting
- Try extra images from Devconnect IST here
- View Devconnect IST occasions, their recaps, and photograph galleries on their web sites, here on the calendar
- Observe Devconnect and Devcon on X/Twitter for updates: @EFDevconnect, @EFDevcon
- Join with Devconnect attendees in the Community Hub (you’ll must ZK proof that you’ve a ticket to 1 of the ZK ticketed Devconnect occasions)
Yours sincerely
Devconnect staff 🦄
