ETHPondy 2025 takes place from August 15–17, 2025, at the Sangamitra Convention Center in Puducherry, India. This intense 36-hour Ethereum hackathon invites ~500 developers to build innovative dApps, explore DeFi use cases, and compete for a prize pool of over $25,000 in bounties sponsored by StarkWare, EigenLayer, UniChain, Reclaim Protocol, and more.
As the first Ethereum-focused event “from the shores of Pondicherry,” the hackathon blends deep-learning workshops, real-time mentoring, networking mixers, and product pitches. Student-led and community-powered, ETHPondy is a fast-track breeding ground for new web3 talent, offering hands-on experience, exposure to top mentors, and a platform to launch your ideas into the global Ethereum ecosystem.