ETHShanghai 2025: Discussing the Future of Ethereum

ETHShanghai 2025: Discussing the Future of Ethereum

The theme of this conference is "Expanding Ethereum, Shaping an Open Future". It is co-hosted by the Chinese-speaking blockchain builder community ETHPanda, Wanxiang Blockchain Labs, PANews and TinTinLand.

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Xiao Feng's ETHShanghai 2025 talk: prediction markets, AI, and ZK ID
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Xiao Feng summarized three major topics in the crypto industry at the ETH Summit: using algorithms to predict the market and approach the truth, the combination of AI and blockchain requires security and compliance, ZK ID becomes the key infrastructure for digital identity and DeFi, and balances understanding customers and protecting privacy.
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Vitalik: AI should not replace humans, but become a tool for humans. Security remains a key issue in the development of AI agents.
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Vitalik pointed out at the ETHShanghai 2025 Summit that the combination of AI and blockchain can expand the boundaries of decentralization, but security is a core challenge. AI should be used as a tool to enhance human capabilities, and the key lies in redefining trust and security.
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Vitalik: ZK will become the core of the future of digital identity
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At the ETHShanghai 2025 Summit, Vitalik pointed out that AI and centralized databases threaten personal privacy, and that centralized storage is dangerous and vulnerable. He emphasized that ZK is a key solution, enabling fast mobile phone verification and helping to build a trusted digital identity system.
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Vitalik: Prediction markets are the “third information system” after media and social networks
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Vitalik said at the ETHShanghai 2025 Summit: The prediction market is not only an investment tool, but also a "third media" that can filter out the bias of traditional media and make prices a real signal. In the future, it will expand to micro-interactions.
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ETHShanghai 2025 concluded successfully, with Vitalik, Xiao Feng, and other experts discussing the future of Ethereum
ETHShanghai 2025 concluded successfully in Shanghai. Vitalik Buterin emphasized that prediction markets are becoming a new type of information medium, and AI agent security is key. Xiao Feng stated that Ethereum, due to its first-mover advantage, is difficult to replace. Other industry leaders also shared insights and held in-depth discussions on core topics such as Ethereum's scaling, modular ecosystem, developer growth, and long-term security.
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Audrey Tang: Infrastructure has been gradually improved, and Ethereum should focus on application implementation in the next ten years
Audrey Tang, founder of the Ethereum Application Alliance (in preparation)/Shanhaiwu, stated at the ETHShanghai 2025 main forum that the Ethereum ecosystem's infrastructure has been gradually improving, and the focus over the next decade should be on application deployment and sustainable community development. She explained that Shanhaiwu's goal is to create a cross-disciplinary community of builders, bringing together technical developers, AI researchers, and governance practitioners to promote Ethereum innovation through resource connectivity and ecosystem collaboration. Furthermore, Tang noted that the Ethereum Application Alliance, as a non-profit organization, will support the development of public goods, open source tools, and application experiments through structured financing and a global membership system, helping startups move from ideation to market implementation. She emphasized the need for the Ethereum ecosystem to accelerate its transition from infrastructure development to application prosperity, promoting the practical application and implementation of blockchain technology in the real world.
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ETHShanghai 2025 Hackathon Main Track Winners Announced
The winners of the ETHShanghai 2025 Hackathon have been announced: Yeild Market won first prize, VRF using EIP 2537 and Wandfi won second prize, and Ponymarket and Foxhole won third prize, showcasing innovative achievements in DeFi, AI and other fields.
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Professor Li Guoquan: Ethereum is a must-have for enterprises facing the global market
Li Guoquan, Chairman of the Global Fintech Academy and Professor of Fintech and Blockchain at the Singapore University of Social Sciences, stated at the ETHShanghai 2025 main forum that Ethereum is a leader in financial and government applications, and is used in Singapore for diploma authentication and international trade. Its decentralized nature ensures transparency and compliance, facilitating cross-border business operations. For Chinese companies expanding into international markets, Ethereum is a must-have, with significant potential in areas such as green finance.
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Tomasz Stanczak, Co-Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation: ERC-8004 and EIP-2 are key cornerstones of the Ethereum AI agent economy
Tomasz Stanczak of the Ethereum Foundation revealed that AI agents will build a permissionless economic ecosystem in the future, significantly reducing reliance on traditional finance. The ERC-8004 and EIP-2 standards are gaining traction, supporting agent deployment and payments, and more infrastructure solutions will emerge in the next two years.
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Hsiao-Wei Wang, Co-Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation: Large-scale adoption of Ethereum requires overcoming three major gaps: scalability, user experience, and trust.
Hsiao-Wei Wang of the Ethereum Foundation pointed out at ETHShanghai 2025 that large-scale adoption of Ethereum requires autonomous control, global settlement, and daily utility, and faces challenges in scalability, user experience, and trust. Technologies such as L2 Rollups and account abstraction will make Ethereum as ubiquitous as the Internet.
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Xiao Feng: Ethereum is still the core of applications and is difficult to replace due to its first-mover advantage and continuous optimization
Xiao Feng stated at ETHShanghai 2025: Blockchains are divided into two categories: Bitcoin (digital gold) and Ethereum (application-focused, accounting for 60%-70% of the market). The likelihood of challenging Ethereum is low, and other projects must provide differentiated value. DeFi must also address KYC and anti-money laundering, using ZK ID to achieve secure global transactions.
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Vitalik: Prediction markets are becoming a new type of information medium, but security remains a key issue in the development of AI agents
Vitalik said in the ETHShanghai dialogue: The prediction market is becoming a new information medium, and the combination of AI will make it smarter; blockchain defines the rules, AI can participate in the ecosystem but should not replace humans; ZK ID can prevent AI abuse, protect privacy and support the development of DeFi.
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ETHShanghai 2025 Golden Autumn Conference is about to begin. Here’s a sneak peek at the important speakers and exciting agenda!
In the golden autumn of October, ETHShanghai 2025 will be held in Shanghai from October 18th to 22nd, 2025. The event, centered around a five-day hackathon and summit, will bring together the most active developers and researchers in the Asia-Pacific region to bring innovations from code to user experience.
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ETHShanghai 2025 Hackathon will officially launch on October 18th
ETHShanghai 2025 Hackathon will officially launch on October 18th
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"Youth Voyage" gathers in Shanghai on October 18th! The countdown to ETHShanghai 2025 begins
With the theme of "Expanding Ethereum, Shaping an Open Future", this conference is led by the Chinese builder community ETHPanda and co-organized by Wanxiang Blockchain Lab, PANews and TinTinLand. It will be held in the same city and at the same time as the Wanxiang Blockchain Global Summit, aiming to create a global innovation feast.
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One week left | ETHShanghai 2025 is about to begin! We're waiting for you in Shanghai
Only 7 days left until ETHShanghai 2025, Asia’s top Ethereum event!
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See you in Shanghai in October: ETHShanghai 2025's first sponsors announced, hackathon registration now open
The fourth annual ETHShanghai conference will be held in Shanghai from October 18th to 22nd. Sponsored by ESP, BitSeek, GCC, and HashKey Chain, the hackathon will focus on three key areas: AI × ETH, DeFi × Infrastructure, and public goods, bringing together developers from around the world to drive innovation and expansion within the Ethereum ecosystem.
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ETHShanghai 2025 Returns to Shanghai in October! Hackathon and Summit Ignite an Open Future
From October 18th to 21st, a total prize pool of $15,000 invites you to create with developers around the world!
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ETHShanghai 2025 Launches in October: Expanding Ethereum and Shaping an Open Future
The fourth ETHShanghai will be held in Shanghai from October 18 to 22, 2025, with the new theme of "Scaling Ethereum, Shaping the Open Future". It will be a five-day event of in-depth sharing, technical exchanges and ecological connections.
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