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"Proof of AI" at Devconnect Argentina has successfully concluded. 🇦🇷 Thank you to every developer and community member who joined us. Together, we witnessed the future of AI agents transacting and collaborating freely on-chain, and took another solid step toward the Agentic Internet. #ProofofAI #Devconnect

@0xLaughing Really nice connecting bro! 🇦🇷 🚀

来🇦🇷阿根廷参加 #Devconnect 待了快两周了，阿根廷是离中国最远的国家，这次来跑会的人也比较少，反而几乎全都是开发者和builder，希望这篇能帮助大家抹平一些信息差。 先讲讲观察到这边的几个反直觉现象： 🔵阿根廷是全球稳定币采用率最高的国家，在整个西半球Crypto 渗透率也是最高的 🔵大城市里几乎所有店（餐馆、咖啡店、超市、出租车）都能扫Mercado Pago二维码用USDC付款 🔵街头有6000多家地下OTC店经营换U业务，营收比银行还高 🔵阿根廷隐藏的Web3超级大国：2025年贡献了以太坊GitHub代码量的4-6%（非英语国家第一），全球以太坊生态中，约1/4的核心基础设施带有阿根廷基因 —————————— 下面详聊一下⬇️ 1️⃣Crypto在阿根廷已经从「投机」变成「日常基础设施」 阿根廷已成为全球加密货币采用的教科书级案例，与亚洲和欧美市场由投机驱动不同，这里的驱动力是实用主义。 开头提到了，阿根廷拥有西半球最高的加密货币渗透率（约22.8%），稳定币采用率更是高达61.8%（全球最高）。 约500万人在日常生活中使用加密资产，这一比例在18-35岁的年轻群体中更是高达25-30%，对于很多00后而言，加密钱包才是他们的「主银行账户」，而非传统的银行。 Crypto 支付在阿根廷已经实现了无缝落地，在大城市，几乎所有的线下消费都支持二维码支付。 并非商家直接接收U，而是利用了 Mercado Pago（可以理解为阿根廷支付宝）的互操作性标准： 用户使用Lemon、Belo等加密钱包扫描商家的法币二维码，后台自动完成「链上 USDC → 桥接本地支付网关 → 兑换为比索 → 商家收款」的过程。 这种 Off-ramp 体验极其丝滑且完全合规。 2️⃣最赚钱的 Crypto 生意是街头「出入金」的洞洞店 布宜诺斯艾利斯街头随处可见「Compro USDT pago efectivo」的小店（俗称cuevas），统计数据说2025年全城大约 4000-6000 家。 高峰期单店日流水 1-2 万美元，利润率 5-8%，不少店一年净利超过传统银行分行。 它们本质上是线下 P2P 中介，帮普通人绕开每月 200 美元官方限额和 60% 的税，成了阿根廷加密生态最顽强、最赚钱的环节。 3️⃣阿根廷才是隐藏的 Web3 超级大国 🔹以太坊生态里最硬的基础设施（OpenZeppelin、Hardhat、Decentraland、POAP等）一大半出自阿根廷人之手 🔹2025年贡献了以太坊 GitHub 代码量的4-6%（非英语国家第一）。 🔹全国15万开发者中约2-3万人专注 Web3（拉美第一），Lido、Uniswap、Aave、Chainlink 等顶级协议里都有阿根廷核心贡献者。 🔹Vitalik在 Devconnect 期间接受 Infobae 专访时说：「从2021年起我几乎每年都来阿根廷，这里是我见过全球最大、最活跃的加密社区之一。」 🔹阿根廷还是全球最大的远程工作者输出国之一（Upwork/Fiverr常年前三），开发者薪资只要美国1/3，但质量顶尖、英语好、时区友好。 ❓阿根廷人为什么这么爱 crypto？ 在 Milei 上台之后，通胀已经从 211% 压到 31.3%，为什么阿根廷人用 Crypto 的热情反而更高涨了？ 站在本地人的视角： 🔸30% 年通胀放在世界任何地方都是灾难级别； 🔸比索依然在持续贬值，「一天一个价」的体感没有消失； 🔸资本管制只是在某些维度放松，但远没到自由兑换的程度。 所以，对他们来说： Crypto 早就不是「我要不要投资」的问题，而是「我要用什么方式把吃饭的钱锁在一个不会凭空蒸发的东西里」的问题。 💶最后总结一句话： 在阿根廷，Crypto 和稳定币不是什么「科技叙事」，而是千千万万普通人赖以生存的金融基础设施。 很开心在这边见到很多老朋友和认识一些新朋友 @buidloor @timtimtim_eth @nina_rong @conycointalks @jackzhang_0527 @yuxin_pig @suji_yan @sanzhichazi1 @0xHY2049 @0xTron_ @Odyssey_Leexixi @sunbh_eth @no89thkey @0xqiuqiuu @imxy007 @yoyocao_eth @santouriang @1dot2 （许愿没把谁落下）

Amazing night and great connections

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us last night at Proof of AI - Devconnect Argentina🇦🇷! We’re deeply grateful to all partners and speakers for the incredible insights and energy you brought to the Kite AI community. It’s always magical to connect with the @GoKiteAI community. Looking forward to building the Agentic Internet future together. Buenos Aires, see you next time!🙌

@brevis_zk trusted us with their Builders event at Devconnect 🇦🇷⚡️ Intention tags, smart interactions, and data that actually helped people connect. Proud of this night!

#ZKONNECT was a massive success—and it’s all thanks to you! 🎉With over 1,500+ registrations and 550+ people dropping by—you all proved once again that #ZK is not tomorrow’s tech—it’s being built right now, together. Thank you to every speaker, attendee, and partner who made the day unforgettable! ❤️And huge appreciation to our co-hosts @HouseofZK, special speaker @eth_proofs, & partners: @MetaMask @Consensys @Nethermind @LineaBuild @CryptoAlgebra @alignedlayer @alt_layer @eigencloud @ezklxyz @fhenix @hyli_org @GoKiteAI @class_lambda @PancakeSwap @primus_labs @SuccinctLabs @Scroll_ZKP @taikoxyz @therollupco @Uniswap @QuickswapDEX @usualmoney @VeridiseInc @ProjectZKM @ZKVProtocol and @0G_labs We're also incredibly grateful for the community support from @invisiblgarden @OpenBuildxyz @shanhaiwoo @themu_xyz Until next time.⚡

#ZKONNECT → great people, real talks, fresh ideas. Stoked to support @brevis_zk and help bring the whole event to life. 🔥⚡️

Big shoutout to @ethereumfoundation builders event! stoked to plug into the setup and keep things flowing. Our intention-badges did the rest: helping people find their tribe in seconds. ⚡️🔥 @oel4all @adrianmcli 🙏 @santouriang

⏳🐾Less than 24 hours until #ZKONNECT! ZKAT is waiting to meet you at ZKONNECT! We’ll have some super-adorable, limited-edition merch—just 100 ZKATs in the whole world. Doors open 1 PM. Come say hi and take a ZKAT home! 🎟️Sign up here: luma.com/jix04ltq

Buenos Aires, night one 🇦🇷 15.11.25 #OASISLIVE25

Day 1, Supersonic

Great talk during EBC days in Barcelona and big thanks @PauluzRFRM for sharing our vision 🚀

🎮 ¿Sos gamer? Este evento es para vos El 6/11 en @frbautn: debate con 9z, Globant, Collider y más 🔥 Charlas + simuladores + networking 💥 🎟️ Entrada libre y gratuita 🗣 Con la presencia de: @LuisMariaDumont @santouriang @mariano_stoll @juanesdiez #Esports #Gaming #Videojuegos

We couldn’t go unnoticed at @ns Forest City You don’t show up in @nasdaily videos every day 🥷 (0:22) cc @juankurtzemann @santouriang

Excited to see @brevis_zk's Pico Prism entering the ZK-EVM proving arena! An important step forward in ZK-EVM proving speed and diversity.

This week it’s all about @TOKEN2049 in Singapore 🌍⚡️ Who else is here? Let’s meet.

Invited by Armenia’s Ministry of High-Tech 🚀🇦🇲 to join Neruzh6.0. 1 week of acceleration, +32 global founders, big learnings. Next stop: #TOKEN2049 in Singapore 🌍✨ @Hti_Armenia

@brevis_zk @KaitoAI 🔥🔥🔥

The Brevis Yapper Leaderboard is LIVE on @KaitoAI! This isn't your typical "post about us, get tokens" setup. You get that too, but it's more! Let's take a look at how Brevis just innovated the world of InfoFi.