HackenProof

Wow, what an intense 7 days in Mumbai! 🇮🇳🔥 - The week started with DeFi Security Summit @summit_defi, and what a great way to kick things off! So many security researchers, important discussions, and a really engaged audience. Huge thanks to @SagivMooly 🤝 and everyone who joined my talk. I really enjoyed the interaction! - Then came @EFDevcon 8, which was definitely my most active Devcon ever! - I spent two days as an Emcee, gave a talk on the Lightning Stage, and participated in the Legal Hub. And I absolutely loved every minute of it. This is my element! - What I especially appreciate about Devcon is that people don't come here to sell or buy things. They come to share knowledge, challenge ideas, and learn from each other. And you can feel it everywhere. The rooms were packed! - My personal discovery of the week was Ross @_rossstephenson, our MC Lead! I think I received more messages from Ross this week than from my entire family combined 😅! Ross, fantastic job! - Being an MC also gave me the chance to get to know and work with 30+ incredible people on the MC team. And here's what made that experience special: nobody cares whether you're a Dev, CTO, Founder, or anything else. We all have one mission — to help speakers and audiences connect and make every session a great experience. I loved being part of this team! - A big thank you to the Meerkat team for the support! Already looking forward to seeing what new features you'll bring to the app next year. -And of course, it was wonderful to meet so many people from the @HackenProof security community. We talked, took photos, shared stories, and simply enjoyed seeing each other in person. These moments mean a lot! A few topics that really caught my attention this week: ▪︎ Formal verification is going to be a major topic in 2027. I expect we'll see many new projects in this space. ▪︎ AI agent identity, policies, and agent-to-agent interactions are becoming incredibly interesting areas. There's huge potential, but also a lot of work ahead. ▪︎ Post-quantum cryptography received less attention than I expected, but the interesting part is that people no longer treat it as a distant problem. ▪︎ Security Hub by @thedaofund had some excellent talks, and the room seemed to be packed all the time! ▪︎ Ethereum Improvement Proposals brought some interesting discussions, especially around EIP-7906. ▪︎ AI-powered security report validation is gaining momentum. I even met students working on their theses in this area! ▪︎ And one big question that still doesn't have a clear answer for many teams: How do we fix vulnerabilities faster when the pipeline of security findings keeps growing? Finally, a few words about Mumbai. It's a city full of contrasts, energy, diversity, and constant development. A huge thank you to everyone in India who welcomed us so warmly, supported us throughout the week, and even saw us off at the airport. ❤️ And one last thing... I'm not going to brag, but I actually guessed where the next Devcon would be! 😎 See you at Devcon IX in Lisbon! 🇵🇹

How’s your @EFDevcon going so far ?) The closing ceremony is coming up soon! Everyone's trying to guess where the next Devcon will be hosted.