ETHSofia
ETHSofia
Conference and Hackathon
Conference and Hackathon
17-19th October 2024
17-19th October 2024
ETHSofia | Conference and Hackathon | 17-19 Oct 2024 |
ETHSofia MANIFESTO
Crafted as the brainchild of devoted blockchain professionals and enthusiasts, ETHSofia is on a mission to unify Bulgaria's Ethereum ecosystem.
Inspired by Vitalik's vision of a cypherpunk future, ETHSofia welcomes a vanguard of thought leaders and builders innovating in ZK proofs, account abstraction, AI, L2s, security, and decentralized infrastructure.
The goal? Design a global, scalable free-market built on open-source blockchain technology.
This October, become part of the first conference dedicated to cutting-edge EVM-centric innovation in Bulgaria and discover Sofia's Ethereum stack.
ETHSofia MANIFESTO
Crafted as the brainchild of devoted blockchain professionals and enthusiasts, ETHSofia is on a mission to unify Bulgaria's Ethereum ecosystem.
Inspired by Vitalik's vision of a cypherpunk future, ETHSofia welcomes a vanguard of thought leaders and builders innovating in ZK proofs, account abstraction, AI, L2s, security, and decentralized infrastructure.
The goal? Design a global, scalable free-market built on open-source blockchain technology.
This October, become part of the first conference dedicated to cutting-edge EVM-centric innovation in Bulgaria and discover Sofia's Ethereum stack.
ETHSofia | Conference and Hackathon | 17-19 Oct 2024 |
ETHSofia MANIFESTO
Crafted as the brainchild of devoted blockchain professionals and enthusiasts, ETHSofia is on a mission to unify Bulgaria's Ethereum ecosystem.
Inspired by Vitalik's vision of a cypherpunk future, ETHSofia welcomes a vanguard of thought leaders and builders innovating in ZK proofs, account abstraction, AI, L2s, security, and decentralized infrastructure.
The goal? Design a global, scalable free-market built on open-source blockchain technology.
This October, become part of the first conference dedicated to cutting-edge EVM-centric innovation in Bulgaria and discover Sofia's Ethereum stack.
SPEAKERS
Mikael is an inventor and co-founder of Gearbox Protocol and SPB Blockchain Community, dedicated to open-source development and actively engaged in the blockchain community. He won hackathons like EthGlobal, NuCypher, Cosmos & Tendermint. For the past 3 years, he has been building Gearbox Protocol and developing innovative blockchain-based solutions for DeFi.
Darren CAMAS
A ZK cryptography researcher at OpenZeppelin, performing ZK research and audits. Before OZ he was a cryptography engineer at two Web3 start-ups and a lecturer in security and privacy at the University of Edinburgh. Vesselin holds a PhD in cryptography and is a co-designer of the ZK-friendly hash function Anemoi.
Darren CAMAS
After a decade in capital markets and e-commerce, Noelle discovered Bitcoin in 2014 and hasn’t looked back since. She has led CoinDesk's research division and served as Head of Market Insights at Genesis Trading. Currently, she focuses on her research project, "Crypto is Macro Now," exploring crypto's integration with traditional markets.
Darren CAMAS
Andrei leads DeFi at LI.FI, an innovative transaction router API enabling seamless DeFi asset exchange across all chains. Proficient in DEX aggregation, bridges, and solvers, he drives sales efforts for enhanced swap functionalities and collaboration. Top wallets like MetaMask and Phantom trust LI.FI for multi-ecosystem asset bridging.
Darren CAMAS
Vyara is a web3 & human rights lawyer based in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is a Senior Policy Expert with the European Crypto Initiative (EUCI) - a Brussels-based non-profit that aims to shape EU regulation to favour open, permissionless, decentralised applications leveraging blockchain technology and a PhD candidate focusing on legal automation through the use of smart contracts.
Darren CAMAS
An ex-regulator at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority and ex-advisor to UK Parliament, Diana built global compliance programs at top-tier crypto exchanges Crypto.com and Bitget. Diana is now Head of Compliance at NexeraID. She has PhD in Economics and have authored many policy papers and research articles.
DIANA Tlupova
Svetlin has an M.A. in Law and is a Certified AML Specialist. He specializes in cryptocurrency law, focusing on company formation and payment rails. He has also worked on an investigative team combating financial fraud and scams.
Previously, he led the onboarding and compliance team at a major payment service provider and headed the legal division of a fintech company. He is currently a legal counsel and regulatory expert for Llama Risk.
Darren CAMAS
Head of DeFi Strategy
TOKENBRICE
Darren has been a blockchain entrepreneur since 2011 across exchanges, payments, protocol, and investment in Latin America, Asia, and Europe. He was formerly Sr. Advisor for the Cardano blockchain venture wing Emurgo, and led business development for one of the world's first multi-currency crypto exchanges TradeHill in 2011. He is also an active advisor and angel investor.
Darren CAMAS
Alumni of the Warsaw University of Technology, Pawel has over twenty years of experience as a software engineer and has been developing Oracles for MakerDAO & Chronicle since 2020. Pawel is a core proponent of the global Ethereum community, the Co-Founder of ETH Warsaw, a regular speaker at Web3 events, and a three-times prize winner of the ETH Global Hackathon.
Darren CAMAS
Krum, or as people know him "pashov" has done, led or been part of over 100 smart contract security audits. This has resulted in billions of dollars of user funds protected and secured. His team has audited protocols like 1inch, Ethena and LayerZero. His mission is simple - prevent as many hacks as possible, before the vulnerabilities can even reach production environment.
Darren CAMAS
Stilyan Mitrev began his career in corporate environments while exploring Web3 as a hobby. In 2021, he transitioned into the space professionally by joining a metaverse-focused DAO. Today, he serves as a Product Manager for VillageDAO at Consensys, leveraging his expertise to drive innovation in decentralized communities.
Darren CAMAS
Elena Tzvetinova is the COO of Eunice, a London-based tech company revolutionizing crypto risk management. Elena has over two decades of experience in financial services and regulation, spanning banking, markets and fintech. Prior to joining Eunice, she worked at one of the world’s largest financial institutions for over a decade and led some of their most significant innovation and regulatory change initiatives.
Darren CAMAS
A ZK cryptography researcher at OpenZeppelin, performing ZK research and audits. Before OZ he was a cryptography engineer at two Web3 start-ups and a lecturer in security and privacy at the University of Edinburgh. Vesselin holds a PhD in cryptography and is a co-designer of the ZK-friendly hash function Anemoi.
Darren CAMAS
Mikael is an inventor and co-founder of Gearbox Protocol and SPB Blockchain Community, dedicated to open-source development and actively engaged in the blockchain community. He won hackathons like EthGlobal, NuCypher, Cosmos & Tendermint. For the past 3 years, he has been building Gearbox Protocol and developing innovative blockchain-based solutions for DeFi.
Darren CAMAS
After a decade in capital markets and e-commerce, Noelle discovered Bitcoin in 2014 and hasn’t looked back since. She has led CoinDesk's research division and served as Head of Market Insights at Genesis Trading. Currently, she focuses on her research project, "Crypto is Macro Now," exploring crypto's integration with traditional markets.
Darren CAMAS
After a decade in capital markets and e-commerce, Noelle discovered Bitcoin in 2014 and hasn’t looked back since. She has led CoinDesk's research division and served as Head of Market Insights at Genesis Trading. Currently, she focuses on her research project, "Crypto is Macro Now," exploring crypto's integration with traditional markets.
Darren CAMAS
Andrei leads DeFi at LI.FI, an innovative transaction router API enabling seamless DeFi asset exchange across all chains. Proficient in DEX aggregation, bridges, and solvers, he drives sales efforts for enhanced swap functionalities and collaboration. Top wallets like MetaMask and Phantom trust LI.FI for multi-ecosystem asset bridging.
Darren CAMAS
Andrei leads DeFi at LI.FI, an innovative transaction router API enabling seamless DeFi asset exchange across all chains. Proficient in DEX aggregation, bridges, and solvers, he drives sales efforts for enhanced swap functionalities and collaboration. Top wallets like MetaMask and Phantom trust LI.FI for multi-ecosystem asset bridging.
Darren CAMAS
After a decade in capital markets and e-commerce, Noelle discovered Bitcoin in 2014 and hasn’t looked back since. She has led CoinDesk's research division and served as Head of Market Insights at Genesis Trading. Currently, she focuses on her research project, "Crypto is Macro Now," exploring crypto's integration with traditional markets.
Darren CAMAS
Andrei leads DeFi at LI.FI, an innovative transaction router API enabling seamless DeFi asset exchange across all chains. Proficient in DEX aggregation, bridges, and solvers, he drives sales efforts for enhanced swap functionalities and collaboration. Top wallets like MetaMask and Phantom trust LI.FI for multi-ecosystem asset bridging.
Darren CAMAS
Head of DeFi Strategy
TOKENBRICE
Stilyan Mitrev began his career in corporate environments while exploring Web3 as a hobby. In 2021, he transitioned into the space professionally by joining a metaverse-focused DAO. Today, he serves as a Product Manager for VillageDAO at Consensys, leveraging his expertise to drive innovation in decentralized communities.
Darren CAMAS
Elena Tzvetinova is the COO of Eunice, a London-based tech company revolutionizing crypto risk management. Elena has over two decades of experience in financial services and regulation, spanning banking, markets and fintech. Prior to joining Eunice, she worked at one of the world’s largest financial institutions for over a decade and led some of their most significant innovation and regulatory change initiatives.
Darren CAMAS
Darren has been a blockchain entrepreneur since 2011 across exchanges, payments, protocol, and investment in Latin America, Asia, and Europe. He was formerly Sr. Advisor for the Cardano blockchain venture wing Emurgo, and led business development for one of the world's first multi-currency crypto exchanges TradeHill in 2011. He is also an active advisor and angel investor.
Darren CAMAS
Alumni of the Warsaw University of Technology, Pawel has over twenty years of experience as a software engineer and has been developing Oracles for MakerDAO & Chronicle since 2020. Pawel is a core proponent of the global Ethereum community, the Co-Founder of ETH Warsaw, a regular speaker at Web3 events, and a three-times prize winner of the ETH Global Hackathon.
Darren CAMAS
Alumni of the Warsaw University of Technology, Pawel has over twenty years of experience as a software engineer and has been developing Oracles for MakerDAO & Chronicle since 2020. Pawel is a core proponent of the global Ethereum community, the Co-Founder of ETH Warsaw, a regular speaker at Web3 events, and a three-times prize winner of the ETH Global Hackathon.
Darren CAMAS
Alumni of the Warsaw University of Technology, Pawel has over twenty years of experience as a software engineer and has been developing Oracles for MakerDAO & Chronicle since 2020. Pawel is a core proponent of the global Ethereum community, the Co-Founder of ETH Warsaw, a regular speaker at Web3 events, and a three-times prize winner of the ETH Global Hackathon.
Darren CAMAS
Krum, or as people know him "pashov" has done, led or been part of over 100 smart contract security audits. This has resulted in billions of dollars of user funds protected and secured. His team has audited protocols like 1inch, Ethena and LayerZero. His mission is simple - prevent as many hacks as possible, before the vulnerabilities can even reach production environment.
Darren CAMAS
Vyara is a web3 & human rights lawyer based in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is a Senior Policy Expert with the European Crypto Initiative (EUCI) - a Brussels-based non-profit that aims to shape EU regulation to favour open, permissionless, decentralised applications leveraging blockchain technology and a PhD candidate focusing on legal automation through the use of smart contracts.
Darren CAMAS
An ex-regulator at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority and ex-advisor to UK Parliament, Diana built global compliance programs at top-tier crypto exchanges Crypto.com and Bitget. Diana is now Head of Compliance at NexeraID. She has PhD in Economics and have authored many policy papers and research articles.
DIANA Tlupova
Svetlin has an M.A. in Law and is a Certified AML Specialist. He specializes in cryptocurrency law, focusing on company formation and payment rails. He has also worked on an investigative team combating financial fraud and scams.
Previously, he led the onboarding and compliance team at a major payment service provider and headed the legal division of a fintech company. He is currently a legal counsel and regulatory expert for Llama Risk.
Darren CAMAS
Svetlin has an M.A. in Law and is a Certified AML Specialist. He specializes in cryptocurrency law, focusing on company formation and payment rails. He has also worked on an investigative team combating financial fraud and scams.
Previously, he led the onboarding and compliance team at a major payment service provider and headed the legal division of a fintech company. He is currently a legal counsel and regulatory expert for Llama Risk.
Darren CAMAS
Svetlin has an M.A. in Law and is a Certified AML Specialist. He specializes in cryptocurrency law, focusing on company formation and payment rails. He has also worked on an investigative team combating financial fraud and scams.
Previously, he led the onboarding and compliance team at a major payment service provider and headed the legal division of a fintech company. He is currently a legal counsel and regulatory expert for Llama Risk.
Darren CAMAS
Darren has been a blockchain entrepreneur since 2011 across exchanges, payments, protocol, and investment in Latin America, Asia, and Europe. He was formerly Sr. Advisor for the Cardano blockchain venture wing Emurgo, and led business development for one of the world's first multi-currency crypto exchanges TradeHill in 2011. He is also an active advisor and angel investor.
Darren CAMAS
Darren has been a blockchain entrepreneur since 2011 across exchanges, payments, protocol, and investment in Latin America, Asia, and Europe. He was formerly Sr. Advisor for the Cardano blockchain venture wing Emurgo, and led business development for one of the world's first multi-currency crypto exchanges TradeHill in 2011. He is also an active advisor and angel investor.
Darren CAMAS
Vyara is a web3 & human rights lawyer based in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is a Senior Policy Expert with the European Crypto Initiative (EUCI) - a Brussels-based non-profit that aims to shape EU regulation to favour open, permissionless, decentralised applications leveraging blockchain technology and a PhD candidate focusing on legal automation through the use of smart contracts.
Darren CAMAS
Vyara is a web3 & human rights lawyer based in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is a Senior Policy Expert with the European Crypto Initiative (EUCI) - a Brussels-based non-profit that aims to shape EU regulation to favour open, permissionless, decentralised applications leveraging blockchain technology and a PhD candidate focusing on legal automation through the use of smart contracts.
Darren CAMAS
Mikael is an inventor and co-founder of Gearbox Protocol and SPB Blockchain Community, dedicated to open-source development and actively engaged in the blockchain community. He won hackathons like EthGlobal, NuCypher, Cosmos & Tendermint. For the past 3 years, he has been building Gearbox Protocol and developing innovative blockchain-based solutions for DeFi.
Darren CAMAS
Mikael is an inventor and co-founder of Gearbox Protocol and SPB Blockchain Community, dedicated to open-source development and actively engaged in the blockchain community. He won hackathons like EthGlobal, NuCypher, Cosmos & Tendermint. For the past 3 years, he has been building Gearbox Protocol and developing innovative blockchain-based solutions for DeFi.
Darren CAMAS
A ZK cryptography researcher at OpenZeppelin, performing ZK research and audits. Before OZ he was a cryptography engineer at two Web3 start-ups and a lecturer in security and privacy at the University of Edinburgh. Vesselin holds a PhD in cryptography and is a co-designer of the ZK-friendly hash function Anemoi.
Darren CAMAS
A ZK cryptography researcher at OpenZeppelin, performing ZK research and audits. Before OZ he was a cryptography engineer at two Web3 start-ups and a lecturer in security and privacy at the University of Edinburgh. Vesselin holds a PhD in cryptography and is a co-designer of the ZK-friendly hash function Anemoi.
Darren CAMAS
An ex-regulator at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority and ex-advisor to UK Parliament, Diana built global compliance programs at top-tier crypto exchanges Crypto.com and Bitget. Diana is now Head of Compliance at NexeraID. She has PhD in Economics and have authored many policy papers and research articles.
DIANA Tlupova
An ex-regulator at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority and ex-advisor to UK Parliament, Diana built global compliance programs at top-tier crypto exchanges Crypto.com and Bitget. Diana is now Head of Compliance at NexeraID. She has PhD in Economics and have authored many policy papers and research articles.
DIANA Tlupova
Andrei leads DeFi at LI.FI, an innovative transaction router API enabling seamless DeFi asset exchange across all chains. Proficient in DEX aggregation, bridges, and solvers, he drives sales efforts for enhanced swap functionalities and collaboration. Top wallets like MetaMask and Phantom trust LI.FI for multi-ecosystem asset bridging.
Darren CAMAS
Andrei leads DeFi at LI.FI, an innovative transaction router API enabling seamless DeFi asset exchange across all chains. Proficient in DEX aggregation, bridges, and solvers, he drives sales efforts for enhanced swap functionalities and collaboration. Top wallets like MetaMask and Phantom trust LI.FI for multi-ecosystem asset bridging.
Darren CAMAS
Head of DeFi Strategy
TOKENBRICE
Head of DeFi Strategy
TOKENBRICE
After a decade in capital markets and e-commerce, Noelle discovered Bitcoin in 2014 and hasn’t looked back since. She has led CoinDesk's research division and served as Head of Market Insights at Genesis Trading. Currently, she focuses on her research project, "Crypto is Macro Now," exploring crypto's integration with traditional markets.
Darren CAMAS
After a decade in capital markets and e-commerce, Noelle discovered Bitcoin in 2014 and hasn’t looked back since. She has led CoinDesk's research division and served as Head of Market Insights at Genesis Trading. Currently, she focuses on her research project, "Crypto is Macro Now," exploring crypto's integration with traditional markets.
Darren CAMAS
Alumni of the Warsaw University of Technology, Pawel has over twenty years of experience as a software engineer and has been developing Oracles for MakerDAO & Chronicle since 2020. Pawel is a core proponent of the global Ethereum community, the Co-Founder of ETH Warsaw, a regular speaker at Web3 events, and a three-times prize winner of the ETH Global Hackathon.
Darren CAMAS
Alumni of the Warsaw University of Technology, Pawel has over twenty years of experience as a software engineer and has been developing Oracles for MakerDAO & Chronicle since 2020. Pawel is a core proponent of the global Ethereum community, the Co-Founder of ETH Warsaw, a regular speaker at Web3 events, and a three-times prize winner of the ETH Global Hackathon.
Darren CAMAS
Krum, or as people know him "pashov" has done, led or been part of over 100 smart contract security audits. This has resulted in billions of dollars of user funds protected and secured. His team has audited protocols like 1inch, Ethena and LayerZero. His mission is simple - prevent as many hacks as possible, before the vulnerabilities can even reach production environment.
Darren CAMAS
Krum, or as people know him "pashov" has done, led or been part of over 100 smart contract security audits. This has resulted in billions of dollars of user funds protected and secured. His team has audited protocols like 1inch, Ethena and LayerZero. His mission is simple - prevent as many hacks as possible, before the vulnerabilities can even reach production environment.
Darren CAMAS
Stilyan Mitrev began his career in corporate environments while exploring Web3 as a hobby. In 2021, he transitioned into the space professionally by joining a metaverse-focused DAO. Today, he serves as a Product Manager for VillageDAO at Consensys, leveraging his expertise to drive innovation in decentralized communities.
Darren CAMAS
Stilyan Mitrev began his career in corporate environments while exploring Web3 as a hobby. In 2021, he transitioned into the space professionally by joining a metaverse-focused DAO. Today, he serves as a Product Manager for VillageDAO at Consensys, leveraging his expertise to drive innovation in decentralized communities.
Darren CAMAS
Elena Tzvetinova is the COO of Eunice, a London-based tech company revolutionizing crypto risk management. Elena has over two decades of experience in financial services and regulation, spanning banking, markets and fintech. Prior to joining Eunice, she worked at one of the world’s largest financial institutions for over a decade and led some of their most significant innovation and regulatory change initiatives.
Darren CAMAS
Elena Tzvetinova is the COO of Eunice, a London-based tech company revolutionizing crypto risk management. Elena has over two decades of experience in financial services and regulation, spanning banking, markets and fintech. Prior to joining Eunice, she worked at one of the world’s largest financial institutions for over a decade and led some of their most significant innovation and regulatory change initiatives.
Darren CAMAS
Svetlin has an M.A. in Law and is a Certified AML Specialist. He specializes in cryptocurrency law, focusing on company formation and payment rails. He has also worked on an investigative team combating financial fraud and scams.
Previously, he led the onboarding and compliance team at a major payment service provider and headed the legal division of a fintech company. He is currently a legal counsel and regulatory expert for Llama Risk.
Darren CAMAS
Svetlin has an M.A. in Law and is a Certified AML Specialist. He specializes in cryptocurrency law, focusing on company formation and payment rails. He has also worked on an investigative team combating financial fraud and scams.
Previously, he led the onboarding and compliance team at a major payment service provider and headed the legal division of a fintech company. He is currently a legal counsel and regulatory expert for Llama Risk.
Darren CAMAS
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