ETHTaipei 2025: Vitalik attends the conference to explore the frontiers of Ethereum technology and ecological innovation

ETHTaipei 2025 will take place at Taipei Nangang Bottle Cap Factory from April 1-6, 2025, featuring a technology summit and hackathon in collaboration with ETHGlobal.
Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder, will attend to share insights on Ethereum's sustainability, scalability, and quantum-resistant encryption, alongside hosting a technical Q&A with developers.
Technical Summit Highlights:
- Two tracks: DeFi (decentralized finance, security) and Protocols (clients, ZK proofs, Layer 2).
- Topics include AI-blockchain fusion (zkML, on-chain AI for DeFi), public goods funding, and ZK-proof applications (privacy, Rollup optimizations).
- Guest speakers from Ethereum Foundation, Polygon, Hyperlane, and other top projects.
ETHTaipei Hackathon:
- 48-hour event (April 4-6) for 500+ developers, with judging based on innovation, code quality, and real-world applicability.
- Winning teams may secure funding from Ethereum Foundation and VCs.
Global and Local Collaboration:
- Showcases Taiwan’s leadership in Layer 2 and DeFi while fostering cross-border partnerships via ETHGlobal.
Focus on practical solutions, like ZK-STARKs optimization and calldata compression, bridging theory and implementation.

ETHTaipei 2025 will be held at the Taipei Nangang Bottle Cap Factory from April 1 to 6, 2025. As an annual event for the Ethereum ecosystem in the Asia-Pacific region, this event is led by ETHTaipei and will be the first collaboration with ETHGlobal, integrating the technology summit and hackathon, aiming to explore the latest breakthroughs in Ethereum technology and accelerate collaborative innovation in the global developer ecosystem. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin will come again to share his research and interact deeply with developers.

Core of the event: technical insights and practical frontiers

1. Technical Summit: Deconstructing the Future Blueprint of Ethereum

The ETHTaipei conference is a two-day event offering two different tracks: DeFi and Protocols. The DeFi track delves into decentralized finance and security topics, while the Protocol track explores a variety of topics including clients, ZK proofs, and Layer 2.
DeFi and Protocol Topics

DeFi:

DeFi is a core application area of the Ethereum ecosystem. Possible discussion topics include the dynamic fee structure and risk management tools of Ethereum DeFi 2.0, such as how the hook mechanism of Uniswap V4 improves liquidity efficiency, or how cross-chain DeFi protocols cope with asset management challenges.

The fusion of AI and blockchain is opening up new possibilities for decentralized applications:

Possible discussion topics include how AI can verify model integrity on-chain through zkML, or explore how on-chain AI reasoning can optimize DeFi strategies.

Analyze the potential impact of public goods on the Ethereum ecosystem:

Public goods are the cornerstone of the sustainable development of the Ethereum ecosystem, such as open source tools and infrastructure financing

Demonstrate the dual application of zero-knowledge proof (ZK) in privacy computing and capacity expansion:

Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) provide security for off-chain computing and are suitable for areas such as Oracle and cross-chain bridges. The conference may discuss how Intel SGX or ARM TrustZone can achieve trust minimization.
Possibly discuss the latest optimizations of ZK-Rollups and the application of ZK-SNARKs in cross-chain bridges and anonymous transactions
Privacy protection and security are the key to the popularization of blockchain applications. Possible sharing directions include Tornado Cash's privacy model, or how CertiK and OpenZeppelin's audit tools can improve code security.

The guest lineup includes core contributors from projects such as the Ethereum Foundation, Polygon, Hyperlane, Nethermind, Zircuit and CoW Swap, who will share their technology and provide case studies.

2. Vitalik Buterin’s unique perspective

Although the topic of Vitalik's speech has not yet been announced, judging from his recent research direction, the sharing may revolve around "the sustainability and scalability of Ethereum", such as in-depth explanations of how Blob transactions can reduce the data cost of Layer 2, and the significance of quantum-resistant encryption to the future security of blockchains.
Technical Q&A He will host an open Q&A to discuss complex topics such as Ethereum Rollup centralization risks and staking economic models with developers, and provide first-hand authoritative answers.

3. ETHGlobal Taipei Hackathon: A stage for creation and verification

Event Overview

Time: April 4-6, 48 hours of non-stop development;
Scale: Expected to attract 500 international developers, forming more than 100 teams;

4. Ecological connection: a bridge between Taiwan and the world

Local highlights Taiwanese developers will showcase their achievements in Layer 2 deployment and DeFi protocol optimization, highlighting their technological leadership in the Asia-Pacific blockchain ecosystem.
Global Network Through cooperation with ETHGlobal, ETHTaipei 2025 will build a cross-border collaboration platform to promote project incubation, technology migration and investment matching.

The embodiment of professionalism and technology-driven

The summit is not limited to theoretical discussions, but focuses on operability. For example, how to use ZK-STARKs to optimize proof generation time, or improve transaction throughput through calldata compression.
In addition to Vitalik, the top expert lineup includes guests such as Ethereum researcher Hsiao-Wei Wang, Nethermind scientist Jules Doumèche, and Hyperlane's Kunal Arora, who will share their experiences in scientific research and actual development from the perspectives of judges, speakers, and mentors.
The high-standard project evaluation of the hackathon will be based on code auditability, innovation, and user scenario implementation. The winning teams will have the opportunity to receive follow-up funding from the Ethereum Foundation and VCs.

ETHTaipei 2025 will be technology-focused and will inspire innovation. From Vitalik’s forward-looking insights to the practical results of hackathons, this is a feast of knowledge and your annual opportunity to connect with global Ethereum leaders, top projects, and developer communities—all at ETHTaipei.