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ETHSOFIA 2025

ETHSOFIA 2025

ETHSOFIA 2025

empowering WEB3 SUPERHEROES 

empowering WEB3 SUPERHEROES 

Conference

24-25 September

Hackathon

23-25 September

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ETHSOFIA 2025

empowering WEB3 SUPERHEROES 

Conference

24-25 September

Hackathon

23-25 September

  • SUPER EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE

why should you join?

why should you join?

why should you join?

ETHSofia is set to unite builders, founders, researchers, investors, and crypto enthusiasts in the vibrant city of Sofia to collaboratively shape the future of Web3.

ETHSofia is set to unite builders, founders, researchers, investors, and crypto enthusiasts in the vibrant city of Sofia to collaboratively shape the future of Web3.

ETHSofia is set to unite builders, founders, researchers, investors, and crypto enthusiasts in the vibrant city of Sofia to collaboratively shape the future of Web3.

Focused on:

Focused on:

Focused on:

Scaling blockchains

Scaling blockchains

Scaling blockchains

CEFI

CEFI

CEFI

AI x Web3

AI x Web3

AI x Web3

DEFI

DEFI

DEFI

crypto dapps

crypto dapps

crypto dapps

RWAS

RWAS

RWAS

TRADFI

TRADFI

TRADFI

Web3 marketing

Web3 marketing

Web3 marketing

Designed for those pushing the boundaries of decentralized technology.

Designed for those pushing the boundaries of decentralized technology.

Designed for those pushing the boundaries of decentralized technology.

Designed for those pushing the boundaries of decentralized technology.

HODL

or else

HODL

or else

HODL

or else

HODL

or else

Why sofia

Why sofia

Why sofia

80+

Registered crypto companies

80+

Registered crypto companies

80+

Registered crypto companies

80+

Registered crypto companies

Bulgaria ranks in the

Top 10

in the EU for IT competitiveness and blockchain innovation crypto companies

Bulgaria ranks in the

Top 10

in the EU for IT competitiveness and blockchain innovation crypto companies

Bulgaria ranks in the

Top 10

in the EU for IT competitiveness and blockchain innovation crypto companies

Bulgaria ranks in the

Top 10

in the EU for IT competitiveness and blockchain innovation crypto companies

6.1%

of Bulgarians own crypto, among the highest adoption rates in Eastern Europe

6.1%

of Bulgarians own crypto, among the highest adoption rates in Eastern Europe

6.1%

of Bulgarians own crypto, among the highest adoption rates in Eastern Europe

6.1%

of Bulgarians own crypto, among the highest adoption rates in Eastern Europe

One of the

Oldest

crypto meetups in the Balkans, est. 2016, fostering a strong community

One of the

Oldest

crypto meetups in the Balkans, est. 2016, fostering a strong community

One of the

Oldest

crypto meetups in the Balkans, est. 2016, fostering a strong community

One of the

Oldest

crypto meetups in the Balkans, est. 2016, fostering a strong community

Flat

10%

corporate tax - one of the lowest in the EU, plus affordable tech talent

Flat

10%

corporate tax - one of the lowest in the EU, plus affordable tech talent

Flat

10%

corporate tax - one of the lowest in the EU, plus affordable tech talent

Flat

10%

corporate tax - one of the lowest in the EU, plus affordable tech talent

100K+

software engineers, ranking Bulgaria among the top 5 globally per capita in IT talent

100K+

software engineers, ranking Bulgaria among the top 5 globally per capita in IT talent

100K+

software engineers, ranking Bulgaria among the top 5 globally per capita in IT talent

100K+

software engineers, ranking Bulgaria among the top 5 globally per capita in IT talent

Not a bad view either!

Not a bad view either!

Not a bad view either!

Not a bad view either!

Get involved

Get involved

Get involved

Speakers

Join a global lineup of innovators shaping the Web3 ecosystems.

Join a global lineup of innovators shaping the Web3 ecosystems.

Speakers

Join a global lineup of innovators shaping the Web3 ecosystems.

Partners

Gain exposure, amplify your brand, and expand your talent pool.

Gain exposure, amplify your brand, and expand your talent pool.

Partners

Gain exposure, amplify your brand, and expand your talent pool.

Hackers

Discover Web3, solve real-world challenges, and win exciting prizes.

Discover Web3, solve real-world challenges, and win exciting prizes.

Hackers

Discover Web3, solve real-world challenges, and win exciting prizes.

Speakers

Speakers

Speakers

Nicolas is a co-founder of Ledger (https://www.ledger.com) and researcher at ZKnox (https://www.zknox.com) - interested in making hardware security open, understandable and affordable to all, currently exploring the frontier between TEEs and ZKPs and how to make AI more decentralized with crypto.

Nicolas
Bacca

Co-Founder

Ledger, ZKNox

Nicolas is a co-founder of Ledger (https://www.ledger.com) and researcher at ZKnox (https://www.zknox.com) - interested in making hardware security open, understandable and affordable to all, currently exploring the frontier between TEEs and ZKPs and how to make AI more decentralized with crypto.

Nicolas
Bacca

Co-Founder

Ledger, ZKNox

Nicolas is a co-founder of Ledger (https://www.ledger.com) and researcher at ZKnox (https://www.zknox.com) - interested in making hardware security open, understandable and affordable to all, currently exploring the frontier between TEEs and ZKPs and how to make AI more decentralized with crypto.

Nicolas
Bacca

Co-Founder

Ledger, ZKNox

Nicolas is a co-founder of Ledger (https://www.ledger.com) and researcher at ZKnox (https://www.zknox.com) - interested in making hardware security open, understandable and affordable to all, currently exploring the frontier between TEEs and ZKPs and how to make AI more decentralized with crypto.

Nicolas
Bacca

Co-Founder

Ledger, ZKNox

With a background in tech and blockchain, Claire led marketing at O(1) Labs for Mina Protocol and founded a team at SoFi. She excels in community engagement and innovative marketing, with past roles at Ripple and RISC Zero.

Claire
Kart

CMO

Aztec Protocol

With a background in tech and blockchain, Claire led marketing at O(1) Labs for Mina Protocol and founded a team at SoFi. She excels in community engagement and innovative marketing, with past roles at Ripple and RISC Zero.

Claire
Kart

CMO

Aztec Protocol

With a background in tech and blockchain, Claire led marketing at O(1) Labs for Mina Protocol and founded a team at SoFi. She excels in community engagement and innovative marketing, with past roles at Ripple and RISC Zero.

Claire
Kart

CMO

Aztec Protocol

With a background in tech and blockchain, Claire led marketing at O(1) Labs for Mina Protocol and founded a team at SoFi. She excels in community engagement and innovative marketing, with past roles at Ripple and RISC Zero.

Claire
Kart

CMO

Aztec Protocol

Ex-banking lawyer and co-founder of Paladin/ Rings, a utility sink for stablecoins and savings account on Sonic.

Romain
Figuereo

Founder

Rings Protocol

Ex-banking lawyer and co-founder of Paladin/ Rings, a utility sink for stablecoins and savings account on Sonic.

Romain
Figuereo

Founder

Rings Protocol

Ex-banking lawyer and co-founder of Paladin/ Rings, a utility sink for stablecoins and savings account on Sonic.

Romain
Figuereo

Founder

Rings Protocol

Ex-banking lawyer and co-founder of Paladin/ Rings, a utility sink for stablecoins and savings account on Sonic.

Romain
Figuereo

Founder

Rings Protocol

Pascal, a former Forex trader and DeFi power user since 2019, earns a living from his crypto portfolio. A renowned speaker, consultant, and teacher at Alyra, he co-authored France’s first certified DeFi course. He co-founded Jarvis Network, a stablecoin protocol enabling on-chain FX.

Pascal
Tallarida

Founder

Jarvis Network

Pascal, a former Forex trader and DeFi power user since 2019, earns a living from his crypto portfolio. A renowned speaker, consultant, and teacher at Alyra, he co-authored France’s first certified DeFi course. He co-founded Jarvis Network, a stablecoin protocol enabling on-chain FX.

Pascal
Tallarida

Founder

Jarvis Network

Pascal, a former Forex trader and DeFi power user since 2019, earns a living from his crypto portfolio. A renowned speaker, consultant, and teacher at Alyra, he co-authored France’s first certified DeFi course. He co-founded Jarvis Network, a stablecoin protocol enabling on-chain FX.

Pascal
Tallarida

Founder

Jarvis Network

Pascal, a former Forex trader and DeFi power user since 2019, earns a living from his crypto portfolio. A renowned speaker, consultant, and teacher at Alyra, he co-authored France’s first certified DeFi course. He co-founded Jarvis Network, a stablecoin protocol enabling on-chain FX.

Pascal
Tallarida

Founder

Jarvis Network

Krum, or as people know him "pashov" has done, led and been part of over 100 smart contract security audits. This has resulted in billions of dollars of user funds protected and secured. His team has audited protocols like 1inch, Ethena, LayerZero and more. His mission is simple - prevent as many hacks as possible, before the vulnerabilities even reach production environment.

Krum
Pashov

Founder

Pashov Audit Group

Krum, or as people know him "pashov" has done, led and been part of over 100 smart contract security audits. This has resulted in billions of dollars of user funds protected and secured. His team has audited protocols like 1inch, Ethena, LayerZero and more. His mission is simple - prevent as many hacks as possible, before the vulnerabilities even reach production environment.

Krum
Pashov

Founder

Pashov Audit Group

Krum, or as people know him "pashov" has done, led and been part of over 100 smart contract security audits. This has resulted in billions of dollars of user funds protected and secured. His team has audited protocols like 1inch, Ethena, LayerZero and more. His mission is simple - prevent as many hacks as possible, before the vulnerabilities even reach production environment.

Krum
Pashov

Founder

Pashov Audit Group

Krum, or as people know him "pashov" has done, led and been part of over 100 smart contract security audits. This has resulted in billions of dollars of user funds protected and secured. His team has audited protocols like 1inch, Ethena, LayerZero and more. His mission is simple - prevent as many hacks as possible, before the vulnerabilities even reach production environment.

Krum
Pashov

Founder

Pashov Audit Group

Ivan has been building tokenomics and governance systems with Aragon since 2021, helping DAOs create and accrue value for tokenholoders. Previously he has helped DAOs deploy capital onchain with karpatkey and led OTC lending & prop trading at Nexo before DeFi was cool. Ivan is always up to talk about incentive alignment and value capture/accrual models in crypto.

Ivan
Fartunov

DeFi

Aragon

Ivan has been building tokenomics and governance systems with Aragon since 2021, helping DAOs create and accrue value for tokenholoders. Previously he has helped DAOs deploy capital onchain with karpatkey and led OTC lending & prop trading at Nexo before DeFi was cool. Ivan is always up to talk about incentive alignment and value capture/accrual models in crypto.

Ivan
Fartunov

DeFi

Aragon

Ivan has been building tokenomics and governance systems with Aragon since 2021, helping DAOs create and accrue value for tokenholoders. Previously he has helped DAOs deploy capital onchain with karpatkey and led OTC lending & prop trading at Nexo before DeFi was cool. Ivan is always up to talk about incentive alignment and value capture/accrual models in crypto.

Ivan
Fartunov

DeFi

Aragon

Ivan has been building tokenomics and governance systems with Aragon since 2021, helping DAOs create and accrue value for tokenholoders. Previously he has helped DAOs deploy capital onchain with karpatkey and led OTC lending & prop trading at Nexo before DeFi was cool. Ivan is always up to talk about incentive alignment and value capture/accrual models in crypto.

Ivan
Fartunov

DeFi

Aragon

Our partners

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Media Partners

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Media Partners

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Community Partners

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Hackathon Partner

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The venue

The venue

The venue

As part of Bulgaria's first science and technology park, the John Atanasoff Forum is surrounded by a vibrant ecosystem of over 48 companies, ranging from startups to established enterprises and investment funds.

The park also houses a cutting-edge laboratory complex, the Discoverer Petascale Supercomputer, and various amenities like the Tech Sport complex and a hostel, all contributing to a dynamic environment for innovation and growth.

2024 recap

ETHSofia 2024 was a resounding success, united global innovators, sparked new ideas, and solidified Bulgaria's emergence as a rising force in the Web3 landscape.

The Conference

500+

Attendees

60+

Speakers

2-day

Event

40

Sessions

2

Stages

The Hackathon

$30K+

Prize Pool

100+

Hackers

3-day

Event

22

Sessions

20

Projects

2024 recap

ETHSofia 2024 was a resounding success, united global innovators, sparked new ideas, and solidified Bulgaria's emergence as a rising force in the Web3 landscape.

The Conference

500+

Attendees

60+

Speakers

2-day

Event

40

Sessions

2

Stages

The Hackathon

$30K+

Prize Pool

100+

Hackers

3-day

Event

22

Sessions

20

Projects

2024 recap

ETHSofia 2024 was a resounding success, united global innovators, sparked new ideas, and solidified Bulgaria's emergence as a rising force in the Web3 landscape.

The Conference

500+

Attendees

60+

Speakers

2-day

Event

40

Sessions

2

Stages

The Hackathon

$30K+

Prize Pool

100+

Hackers

3-day

Event

22

Sessions

20

Projects

2024 recap

ETHSofia 2024 was a resounding success, united global innovators, sparked new ideas, and solidified Bulgaria's emergence as a rising force in the Web3 landscape.

The Conference

500+

Attendees

60+

Speakers

2-day

Event

40

Sessions

2

Stages

The Hackathon

$30K+

Prize Pool

100+

Hackers

3-day

Event

22

Sessions

20

Projects

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Meet the team

Meet the team

Meet the team

The real superheroes

The real superheroes

The real superheroes

Albena
Kostova-Nikolova

Minister of Propaganda & Public Affairs

Albena
Kostova-Nikolova

Minister of Propaganda & Public Affairs

Albena
Kostova-Nikolova

Minister of Propaganda & Public Affairs

Albena
Kostova-Nikolova

Minister of Propaganda & Public Affairs

Vlad
Dramaliev

Central Committee Overseer

Vlad
Dramaliev

Central Committee Overseer

Vlad
Dramaliev

Central Committee Overseer

Vlad
Dramaliev

Central Committee Overseer

Nikolina
Petkova - Tina

Commander of Chaos

Nikolina
Petkova - Tina

Commander of Chaos

Nikolina
Petkova - Tina

Commander of Chaos

Nikolina
Petkova - Tina

Commander of Chaos

Ellie
Angelova

Eternal Watcher of Public Sentiment

Ellie
Angelova

Eternal Watcher of Public Sentiment

Ellie
Angelova

Eternal Watcher of Public Sentiment

Ellie
Angelova

Eternal Watcher of Public Sentiment

Martina
Gazenova

People's Digital Voice

Martina
Gazenova

People's Digital Voice

Martina
Gazenova

People's Digital Voice

Martina
Gazenova

People's Digital Voice

Sally
Meouche-Ghrawi

Arbiter of Economic Alliances

Sally
Meouche-Ghrawi

Arbiter of Economic Alliances

Sally
Meouche-Ghrawi

Arbiter of Economic Alliances

Sally
Meouche-Ghrawi

Arbiter of Economic Alliances

Stefani
Todorova

Guardian of the Sponsorship Pact

Stefani
Todorova

Guardian of the Sponsorship Pact

Stefani
Todorova

Guardian of the Sponsorship Pact

Stefani
Todorova

Guardian of the Sponsorship Pact

Ognyan
Genev

Grand Master of Judges

Ognyan
Genev

Grand Master of Judges

Ognyan
Genev

Grand Master of Judges

Ognyan
Genev

Grand Master of Judges

Alina
Latinina

Architect of Code & Collaboration

Alina
Latinina

Architect of Code & Collaboration

Alina
Latinina

Architect of Code & Collaboration

Alina
Latinina

Architect of Code & Collaboration

Ivana
Andersson

The People's Artist

Ivana
Andersson

The People's Artist

Ivana
Andersson

The People's Artist

Ivana
Andersson

The People's Artist

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