Introducing the next iteration of Ethereum's premiere summit: Pragma New York.
We'll get into sharp questions and dialogue with 16 influential crypto founders in New York, Aug 14 🗽
@tkstanczak helped build Ethereum’s core (he founded the Nethermind client). Now as the Ethereum Foundation co-director, he’s plotting a path to thousands of txns / second and even running Ethereum nodes on phones. All without compromising decentralization or neutrality.
@phildaian is making Ethereum block building credibly neutral. With Flashbots, he’s pioneering ways to tame MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) in the open, so no one can censor transactions or hog the profits.
@TrustlessState has spent years telling Ethereum’s story to the masses via Bankless. He’s an optimistic storyteller turning complex ideas (like Ethereum’s “ultrasound money”) into memes and narratives, inspiring everyone to imagine a decentralized future.
@chriseyin is on a mission to put real-world assets on Ethereum. Plume Network’s new Layer 2 lets people tokenize everything from mineral rights to invoices on-chain, broadening Ethereum’s impact beyond crypto.
@sgoldfed is steering Ethereum’s scaling future through 2025. He’s steadfast that Arbitrum won’t pivot toward “based” or “native” rollups, choosing design pragmatism over hype. He’s spearheading adoption in blockchain gaming, working with Robinhood for tokenized stocks onchain, and is pushing cryptographic frontiers with FHE.
@VivekVentures is Ethereum’s ambassador on Wall Street. With @Etherealize_io, he’s bridging traditional finance and Ethereum. He's educating bankers, testifying in DC, and positioning ETH as the decentralized backbone of the upgraded financial system.
@turbahn is redefining crypto UX with @dynamic_xyz. He’s embedding smart wallets and simplifying auth flows so that signing into an Ethereum app feels as seamless as a web2 experience. No browser extensions or seed phrases required.
@1HowardWu has been building private-by-default systems since before it was cool. With @AleoHQ and @ProvableHQ, he’s helping Ethereum-compatible apps offer real privacy without breaking compliance or composability.
@henri_stern is making crypto onboarding feel web2-simple with Privy. He’s letting users sign into Ethereum apps with just an email or phone — spinning up a self-custodial wallet behind the scenes — so UX improves without sacrificing decentralization.
@thePalenimbus is building the highways connecting Ethereum to the rest of crypto. At Hyperlane, he’s enabling apps to communicate across chains without trusted middlemen, turning the multi-chain dream into a trust-minimized reality.
@SergeyNazarov keeps expanding what’s possible with @Chainlink. From decentralized oracles to cross-chain protocols, he’s connecting Ethereum to everything (banks, other blockchains, you name it) via trust-minimized infra.
@haydenzadams invented Uniswap and popularized automated market makers on Ethereum. Now he’s making decentralized trading feel seamless in a cross-chain world, ensuring Ethereum’s DeFi remains accessible, efficient, and true to its trustless ethos.
@dete73 helped kick off the NFT revolution with CryptoKitties (and by co-authoring Ethereum’s ERC-721 standard). He’s still chasing the same north star: make blockchain fun, useful, and invisible. Now, as Flow’s chief architect, he’s all about UX and mainstream delight.
@lisacuesta is bringing privacy to Ethereum. As @aztecnetwork’s COO, she’s building a zk-powered Layer 2 where transactions are encrypted by default letting you use Ethereum with full confidentiality.
@dazuck is building the foundation for the Internet of Agents with @recalllabs_. As AI agents start coordinating value, services, and decisions, Recall brings reputation to Ethereum via AgentRank, AI competitions, and curation markets so the best agents earn trust through proof. Not hype.
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