As the summer tour of European crypto conferences landed in Berlin, one of crypto’s cradles, we couldn’t miss DappCon 25, where we got to sit with Jerome de Tychey, Nixorokish & Joshua Dávila to discuss Ethereum’s restructure and whether its culture is still relevant to the wider crypto community. Join us for a fascinating discussion on the impact of crypto politicization and how Ethereum’s ecosystem evolved amidst a society with ever-changing values.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Jerome, Nixorokish & Josh backgrounds
• Ethereum Foundation restructuring
• Ethereum’s culture & crypto politicization
• DAOs & the evolution of Ethereum’s ecosystem
• Is privacy still a societal value?
• User experience & account abstraction
• Future hopes for Ethereum

Episode links:

• Jerome de Tychey on X
• Nixorokish on X
• Joshua Davila on X
• DappCon on X

Sponsors:

• Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at - gnosis.io
• Chorus One: one of the largest node operators worldwide, trusted by 175,000+ accounts across more than 60 networks, Chorus One combines institutional-grade security with the highest yields at - chorus.one

This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst.