The following document presents ideas for talks and workshops at Devcon.
If you are well-suited for any of these topics, we strongly encourage you to apply.
These are merely suggestions and not exhaustive, so feel free to propose your unique ideas. Applying to a suggestion does not guarantee the selection by our committee of reviewers.
Interesting topics to cover in each track:
Researchers and developers, for over 10 years, have worked on building and improving Ethereum to be as decentralized, resilient, and secure of a protocol as possible. What are the latest research findings, EIPs slated for implementation, and suggestions for the roadmap?
Tags: Core Protocol, Layer 1, Architecture, ACD, Consensus, Ethereum Roadmap, Staking, Validator Experience, Home staking, Distributed validator technology, Pooling, Decentralization Improvements, Protocol Design, Consensus mechanisms, EIP4844, Blobs, Ossiffication, Verkle trees, Single-slot Finality, In-protocol Account Abstraction, PBS, Danksharding, Gas, EVM
Tags: Layer 2s, Layer 3s, Rollups, Data Availability, DAS, Scalability, RaaS, Appchains, Fragmentation, Validiums, Optimistic rollups, Zk Rollups, ZK-EVMs, Cross-L2, Token bridging, Portal network, Light Clients, Finality, Permissionless, EVM-equivalent, Blobspace, Challenge period
Ethereum is scaling into a fast-paced rollup-centric ecosystem ready to onboard billions. Since blobs arrived in March of this year, what is left to do to scale Ethereum to the billions?
Tags: Developer Infrastructure, Tooling, DevEx, Languages, Libraries, Frameworks, Best practices, DevRel, Live Coding, Deploy, 10x
Developing on Ethereum is easier than ever; what are the latest tools and best practices for developers? How do we make it even better?
Tags: Coordination, DAO, Governance, Political systems, Futarchy, Sufficient decentralization, Taxes, RPGF, Quadratic Voting, Collective Intelligence, Conviction, Effective Altruism, Consensus Mechanisms, Politics, Civil Resistance, Network State, Consensus
How can we use Ethereum to improve how we coordinate on the Internet?
Tags: Vision, Values, Privacy, Anonymity, Identity, Free Speech, Censorship Resistance, Libre, Open Source Software, FOSS, Digital Sovereignty, Federation, Decentralization
What are the values that make Ethereum special, why are they important for society, and how are we making it Cypherpunk again?
Tags: ZKP, Zero-Knowledge, Cryptography, MPC, Homomorphic Encryption, Use cases of cryptography, Anonymity, Mixers, Signatures, Quantum resistance, Bulletproofs, Commitment Scheme, Fiat-Shamir heuristic, SNARK, STARK
Cryptography is the backbone of crypto, and primitives such as ZKP, MPC/FHE, and more are advancing rapidly — how can we apply these primitives to achieve real-world use cases that were previously not possible?
Tags: Security, Best Practices, Hacks, Key Management, Hardware wallets, 2FA, Fuzzing, Formal Verification, Auditing, Bug, Reversing, Custody, Testing, Bounties, Recovery, Emergency Plan, Event monitoring, Reentrancy, Manipulation
Our ecosystem has become much better at preventing hacks and attacks, but there is room to improve. What are the latest security best practices, recommendations, and tools to make Ethereum applications even more secure?
Tags: Use Cases, Not financial, Payment, Remittance, DePIN, RWA, Gaming, Autonomous World, P2P finance, Identity, Regulation, DeSci, Sustainability, Solarpunk, Regenerative Ethereum, Ethereum for Good, Social, Public good, Sustainability, Micro-lending, Environment, Climate, Local Impact, SEA, ReFi, Regenerative Applications, e/acc, Product-market fit, Marketing
Ethereum reached a level of maturity that allows us to build concrete applications that can achieve long-term positive impact — what types of applications can we build using Ethereum and what are tips on building them?
Tags: User Experience, Interface, Design, Visual, UI/UX, Account Abstraction, Desktop, Mobile, Accessibility, Zero-fee, Paymaster, Social Recovery, User Research, Design Thinking, UX award, Art, Mockup
Mass adoption will not happen without good UX. How are we improving the UX of Ethereum, L2s and applications?
Tags: Mechanism Design, Game Theory, Macro, Micro, Economics, Tokenomics, MEV, Intent, AMM, Transaction, Fees, Mechanism, Restaking, LST
Cryptoeconomics is a nascent field that allows us to build robust decentralized networks with strong incentives for participants, in complex environments. What are the latest research findings and best practices in this field?
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