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1/4 Ethereum doesn't just live online. It lives in cities, in communities of people building together where they are. But finding your people, value-aligned builders working on problems that actually matter to you, has always been harder than it should be. Today, we’re making it easier to find where you belong. 🎯 Introducing ETHStars Communities: a living globe of where Ethereum is happening, worldwide. 🌐 ethstars.xyz/communities

@Brighton_Crypto This should be fixed ! Let us know. Thank you

@geodelabs I would love to submit Brighton Blockchain! I'm currently getting an error "Could not find the 'owner_id' column of 'organizations' in the schema cache" - any suggestions on how to fix this?

1/4 Ethereum doesn't just live online. It lives in cities, in communities of people building together where they are. But finding your people, value-aligned builders working on problems that actually matter to you, has always been harder than it should be. Today, we’re making it easier to find where you belong. 🎯 Introducing ETHStars Communities: a living globe of where Ethereum is happening, worldwide. 🌐 ethstars.xyz/communities

4/4 Every community on this map was added by someone who cared enough to put it there. That's how Ethereum has always worked, made by people who showed up, for those who will. What's coming next: → more diverse global online communities, not just offline → tags and categories so you can filter → event ↔ community linking Ethereum gets stronger every time someone finds their people. Tell us what's missing, what's broken, what would help. Reply or DM - we're here building this with you. ethstars.xyz

3/4 Joining your community is one of the highest-leverage things you can do in Ethereum. The right one can mean: → Hundreds of connections with people who share your values → Access to grants, jobs, hackathons, and events you'd never find alone → Knowledge that would take years to accumulate solo → Working on problems too big to solve by yourself Being part of something bigger isn't just motivating, it exponentially multiplies what you can build. Many of these communities are putting on Ethereum's biggest events this month. A few not to miss: @ethereum_mexico 🇲🇽 @EthPrague 🇨🇿 @themu_xyz 🇨🇳 @ETHCluj 🇷🇴 @eth_milano 🇮🇹 @ETH_Bratislava 🇸🇰 @EdgeEsmeralda 🌲 Find more: ethstars.xyz/events

Deep engineering roots. Quiet builders. A ecosystem ready to grow. @geodelabs mapped Romania's Ethereum story.

Dear friends, This year has been tough across the board for major crypto events, and community-driven events have been hit especially hard. ETHPrague is no exception. We made a deliberate investment in improving the venue based on last year’s feedback. At the same time, we have to be realistic about what we can sustainably deliver. To protect the core of the event - great talks, smooth hackathon experience and high signal networking - we are scaling back some non-essential extras. Here’s what is changing: No swag. We have already been moving in this direction to reduce waste, and this year we are cutting merchandise entirely. 🔹 No livestream. ETHPrague will remain a primarily in-person event. Talks will still be professionally recorded and published afterward, but we are optimizing for the on-site experience. 🔹Cutting core bounties to $2,500 each. The final price pool stays at $40,697. This was a tough one, but under current conditions it was necessary. 🔹No live plants. We cannot justify the cost of renting or buying new plants this year, though we will reuse decor elements we have built over time. 🔹Very limited catering. Only snacks, water & filtered coffee will provided free of charge (primarily to hackers). An affordable restaurant quality catering will be available directly on-site. 🔹Cutting one stage - but not really.  One stage is gonna be taken over by our friends at ETHRes. 🔹We'll only record 2 stages. Some talks will have to be unrecorded at the workshop stage. What this means for ticket holders: If you purchased a full-price ticket, you will keep all promised perks - in fact, you are a superhero to us. You are helping make ETHPrague possible, and we want to treat you that way. You'll keep the same perks as hackers + you will receive an invitation to a special networking gathering which is usually only dedicated to speakers. General attendee and student tickets are be reduced to 40EUR and will not include any extra perks. The Superhero ticket will remain available with its full set of perks + Trezor T for if more superheroes show up. 👉 Our goal is still the same: to create an event that inspires ambitious ideas, meaningful conversations, and a new generation of builders turning bold visions into reality. While we won't be able to feed your stomachs we are certain that we'll feed your brains! Thanks for understanding, and thank you to everyone helping keep ETHPrague strong. We are still incredibly excited to see you in Prague. Cheers, The ETHPrague team  ✌️

Thank you @geodelabs for sharing such a holistic view of the Romanian ecosystem, beautifully tracing its evolution from roots to growth and now into bloom. Special thanks goes out to all the people in the community that make our ecosystem what it is today.

Bookmark this article if you want to have a look at prospects & possibilities in building something in the Romanian ecosystem. Special thanks to @RielyChen for pulling everything together 🫶

Romania Builds Quietly: The Ethereum Ecosystem in Eastern Europe's Hidden Engineering Powerhouse. 🇷🇴 -> From @peter_szilagyi & @MihaiAlisie to teams like Bware Labs, QED & Ocean Protocol, hundreds of builders are building the future of infra & DeFi. -> Nodes: @ETHBucharest_ & @ETHCluj 📍 Next stop: ETHCluj; May 13-14; Cluj Arena 📰 Read the full piece... localethereum.substack.com/p/romania-ethe…

📢📢Announcing Pop-X Berlin: Ethereum & The CROPS Frontiers Ethereum builds on top of the open and free internet and pushes the boundaries of censorship-resistance, privacy, open source, etc. But is this freedom and openness by default? If it bothers you too, join us👇

Excited to team up with the @EFDevcon team on the Road to Devcon India program! 🇮🇳 If you're building in Ethereum, contributing to open source, or part of academia, hacker spaces, or developer communities, this is for you. Come join us! esp.ethereum.foundation/applicants/rfp…

Road to Devcon keeps growing 🌏 We’re glad to have @GeodeLabs joining as a co-host on this journey. Helping us connect builders, ideas, and communities on the path to Devcon.

Special news for academics in India 🇮🇳 The Road to Devcon 8 Academic Program is live! We're inviting students, professors, and university communities across India to host Ethereum-focused events on their campuses. Want to bring Ethereum to your university? Keep reading 👇

Learn more: x.com/0xboo/status/2…

2/ The Ethereum Audit Subsidy Program is a $1M initiative that makes world-class security accessible to all Ethereum mainnet projects: ⭐ Expert Committee of the leading minds from @ethereumfndn, @chainlinklabs, @Nethermind and @areta_io 🔐 20+ vetted participating audit providers 💰 $1M in audit subsidies, covering up to 30% off the audit cost 📅 Monthly cohorts Apply. Get reviewed. Receive your subsidy.

Ethereum should be accessible. The Ethereum Security Subsidy Program is exactly what the open internet needs 👇

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5. 🇵🇱 In 2016, Golem (founded in Warsaw) raised 820,000 ETH in a groundbreaking 20-minute ICO.

5 things about the global Ethereum ecosystem you probably didn't know (but should) 👇