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Let's look back at some of the highlights from Web3 Summit 2025, captured by @samouraicoop✨

Since the first edition at Funkhaus in 2018, Web3 Summit has kept growing📈 And just like the talks, the main stage has evolved too.

Web3 Summit 2018, @gavofyork shared a vision for @Polkadot: scalable and secure multi-chain networks. Fast forward to 2025, and he's back with JAM, proof of personhood, individuality, stablecoins, and privacy.

At the first Web3 Summit in 2018, @trentmc0 shared his vision for a Web3 data ecosystem, highlighting the limits of data and AI-driven opportunities. In 2025, he returned to showcase practical implementations, privacy-preserving computation, data marketplaces, and incentive mechanisms turning vision into tools.

MF from @web3privacy closed the Web3 Summit 2025 with his talk "A New Cypherpunk Generation". He traced privacy from historical surveillance to modern digital rights, highlighting practical tools - encrypted communication, pseudonyms, and censorship-resistant systems. Everyone, from builders to funders, can contribute to a freer, safer digital world. Watch the full talk: youtube.com/watch?v=z2sDsd…

At Web3 Summit, @maxh2onodes from @H2oNodes unpacked how Distributed Validators are improving Ethereum staking - boosting uptime, reducing risk, and strengthening the network. The full talk is available here: youtube.com/watch?v=nSND7X…

At Web3 Summit, @LefterisJP from @rotkiapp explained that most apps today exploit users for venture capitalists (VCs) or advertisers. Introducing apps that are in sync - tools created to assist users, not extract value: community-focused, privacy-protecting, clear, and sustainable. “Alignment is punk. Alignment is rebellion.” Watch the full talk: youtube.com/watch?v=MWfMOY…

At Web3 Summit, @AkiBalogh from @BitSafe_Finance explained the evolution of Bitcoin yield - from risky DeFi and lending platforms to institutional SMAs that let you earn yield while keeping custody of your BTC. Watch the full talk: youtube.com/watch?v=rucjT6…

At Web3 Summit, @sergefdrv from @Replica_IO presented reversible deterministic concurrency - a method for building distributed protocols that makes concurrency explicit, reversible, and composable. Watch the full talk on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=GFYIFL…

“What if you could do the same but with structured data right like you look for all the structured data in the world you track, discover whatever makes sense and get an insight of it.” - @adlrocha from @FinisterraLabs Watch it all here: youtube.com/watch?v=Miwsg_…

At the Web3 Summit, Adán Sánchez de Pedro Crespo from @witnet_io explained how decentralized oracles bridge blockchains and the real world, securing smart contracts and enabling trustless Web3 applications. 🎥 Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=kVgTcX…

At Web3 Summit, @Web3Foundation researchers Bharav and Jeff explored what censorship resistance really means for blockchains — from weak vs. strong censorship, to current mitigation techniques, and how Polkadot’s system parachains aim to improve it at the protocol level. 🎥 Watch the full talk: youtube.com/watch?v=Rp6usu…

At Web3 Summit @rafathebuilder explained how @zksync is rethinking DAOs: no treasury, just on-chain token rights. Using “cap meters," participants can mint and govern tokens autonomously, creating a modular, auditable, and automated system. 🎥 youtube.com/watch?v=Tr-vam…

“Confidentiality absolutely matters… The combination of TE's, open source, and Web3 offers us a solution where we as humans can still fully get all the advantages of this technology without being held hostage.” - @a_d_c_, co-founder of @Acurast Watch it in full here: youtube.com/watch?v=2tw3zJ…

@identityonchain @PluralityWeb3 youtube.com/watch?v=2UIgbx…

At Web3 Summit, @identityonchain from @PluralityWeb3 shared how the next-gen Web3 wallet goes beyond crypto: managing encrypted personal contexts, controlling access, and powering AI agents - becoming the privacy-preserving base layer for digital personas. Watch the full talk here: youtube.com/watch?v=2UIgbx…

“Users have full legal ownership over their data, right? And so in the same way that when you park your car in a parking lot, the parking lot doesn’t own your car.” - @annakaz from @vana The full keynote is available here: youtube.com/watch?v=C8bX7q…

“Liquefaction operates offchain. It doesn't require any onchain changes.” - @AriJuels Professor at Cornell Tech Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=Jb5Gj5…