Adrian Li leads the Founder Success Team at the Ethereum Foundation. Since discovering Ethereum in 2014, he’s worked in the industry professionally since 2017. Based in Tokyo, Adrian is a TechStars alum, has worked with Y-Combinator startups, founded two DeFi companies, and contributed to open-source blockchain tools at Truffle/ConsenSys.

Co-founder of Mycel - a distributed authentication exchange protocol that enables users to privately exchange authentication data generated through distributed key generation, ensuring security and privacy without centralized authorities. Specializes in distributed systems architecture. Open-source advocate researching the intersection of cryptography and distributed computing, with emphasis on creating accessible, decentralized solutions that empower individuals.

Alan Scott is a leading crypto privacy advocate and is co-founding contributor to the RAILGUN Privacy Project.

Representative Partner of Fenubushi Japan
Co-founder of EthFans, China's first and largest Ethereum community at the time. Early member of HashKey Group with over 10 years of experience in the blockchain industry, he began his career as a software engineer at Sony Group (Tokyo).
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Jilin University (China).

Head of Stablecoins & RWA, The Ethereum Foundation.
Drawn by behavioral economics and markets, Ash works to ensures everyday people get to access the advantages of institutional finance. He co-founded Pier Two in 2017, a non-custodial Ethereum staking network, and has worked with the EF on the Lean Consensus roadmap & Pectra staking upgradability under multiple grants. Joining EF in 2025, he focuses on Ethereum as financial-markets infrastructure, advancing stablecoins, tokenized assets, and pa

President, The Ethereum Foundation
Aya was originally drawn to the blockchain space for its potential to advance financial inclusion in emerging economies. In 2013, she joined Kraken and helped educate the public, regulators, investors, and media as Managing Director of Japan. Driven by a passion for creating lasting impact, she joined the Ethereum Foundation as Executive Director in 2018. There, she led efforts to support the Ethereum ecosystem through core research and development activities,

Co founder at Stormbit, previously built Ethereum staking and DeFi infrastructure.

Charles Lu is co-founder and COO of Espresso Systems. Prior to Espresso's founding in 2020, Charles worked on various roles in the blockchain ecosystem, including Binance Labs, and conducted research as a PhD student in Dan Boneh's cryptography group at Stanford University. Charles holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Stanford in computer science.

Public Goods Steward of ENS DAO
Facilitating Public Goods grants from ENS that improve the Ethereum and Web3 ecosystems.

Lead (@Solo Stakers Guild Japan)
He has been building Ethereum Home Staking communities in Asia. Lido CSM node operator.

David Casey is the director of Funding the Commons, a global initiative initially incubated from within Protocol Labs, that convenes builders, funders, and researchers to accelerate public goods funding infrastructure and mechanisms. It does this through conferences, builder residencies, and hackathons.

I’m building MCPChain, a modular blockchain layer designed to bring verifiability to the way AI agents interact with external tools and environments. I also co founded TubeDAO (https://x.com/tubedatadao), a pioneering DataDAO that transforms YouTube engagement data into an asset, communities can own and earn from, creating new models for creator economies. In addition, I architected pilot of ChaosChain, an AI native blockchain where agents act as validators and collectively shape consensus.

Founder / CEO of Common.xyz
Helping 60k crypto communities at Common, backed by Spark Capital and Polychain, formerly UPenn.

Funding Coordinator @Ethereum Foundation
Eliza is a team member in the Funding Coordination team in the Ethereum Foundation. Her is to support non-commercial initiatives to simplify, coordinate and accelerate access to capital. Before the EF, Eliza had large experience working in Governance design, Data and Tooling in big organizations, such as MakerDAO/Sky, Hats Protocol, Obol Collective and SEEDs Latam.

Francesco Andreoli is the Director of Developer Relations at Consensys and MetaMask, leading global strategy to connect builders with cutting-edge Web3 tools across MetaMask, Linea, and Infura. He drives adoption through content, hackathons, and community programs, and has moderated panels with founders of Polygon, Starkware, Lido, and Scroll. Francesco is also a Founding Venture Partner at Oui Capital, backing early-stage startups in emerging markets.

Gordon Kwok is the Co-Founder of BitSeek, a decentralized AI infrastructure project. An MIT graduate with a background in blockchain innovation and finance, he offers a unique perspective on how distributed networks can redefine the future of computation.

DevRel of Consensys
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Founder(DeSci Tokyo) & Research Team Lead (Araya Inc.)
Founder of DeSci Tokyo/Research Team Leader at Araya. Ph.D. He found DeSci Tokyo as an international hub based in Tokyo. In 2024, he co-organized Funding the Commons Tokyo, which pursues a new vision of decentralized society in Japan. He is also principal Investigator for Moonshot R&D Program (Goal 9) “Realizing a Society Where People Can Live Positively Even in Adversity” (Yamada PM Group), engaged in modeling positive states with AIs. His

Leading the development of MynaWallet, a crypto wallet leveraging Japan’s national ID card (My Number Card), preparing for launch.

• Started exploring Ethereum around 2017, joining international hackathons and developer conferences, and winning several awards.
• Strong expertise in zero-knowledge proofs and account abstraction.
• Selected as a finalist at ETH Global Tokyo 2023.
• Spoke at Devcon 2024, the world’s largest Ethereum developer conference.

Ingi Kim is the Founder & CEO of Narrative and Code States. Code States, Korea’s leading AI education platform backed by Hashed, has trained 10,000+ developers and partnered with 1,000+ companies. Through Narrative, he accelerates human growth across assessment, education, and hiring, serving nearly 1M users and 25,000+ companies. He is also an investor in 20+ startups, including Story, Syndicate, and Reclaim Protocol, and an active supporter of EtherFi Ventures.

Isla Munro is the founder of Zuitzerland, a prototype permanent hub for decentralized acceleration (d/acc) and open-source builders in Switzerland. Zuitzerland combines cooperative traditions, Ethereum’s ethos of credible neutrality, and accelerator dynamics to experiment with new forms of capital formation and legitimacy in Web3.

She has previously worked in early-stage VC and grants, backing technology companies and advising on governance and funding models for DAOs and web3 foundations.

Ivo is COO at Molecule.xyz and a Entrepreneur, Software Engineer and Lawyer with a history in PeopleTech, EduTech and Web3. Besides having shared the office building with Ethereum in Berlin and seeing the first DAO crisis unfold, he joined web3 professionally building Yours, decentralised social network before joining Lukso.io a layer 1 for the creative economies. Since 2025 Ivo is the COO of Molecule.xyz an early contributor to the #DeSci community.

Jack is the co-founder of Shinsei Galverse, one of Japan’s most successful NFT projects, and the executive producer of the Galverse anime, released in June 2025. He advises MIRAI, the crypto- and AI-driven influencer from Japan’s Aww Inc. whose token presale set records in the industry, contributes to the Threshold Network, and consults with some of the world’s leading AI companies. He goes by Wailoaloa online.

Jack Saracco is a seasoned professional in the fintech industry, particularly recognized for his work in Latin America. As a co-founder and COO of Ping, Jack has been pivotal in creating solutions that allow remote workers to collect fees and convert them into cryptocurrencies and local currencies, facilitating seamless financial transactions in the digital age.

Jack also co-founded and served as COO of Latamex, the largest fiat gateway in Latin America for buying and selling cryptocurrency wit

Jeff Wentworth is a Co-founder of Curvegrid, a blockchain software company founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2017. Curvegrid's MultiBaas blockchain development platform makes it easy and cost effective to build on blockchain. Jeff is also Chief Architect of Japan Smart Chain, a sovereign, public, Ethereum-equivalent Layer 1 blockchain. Previously, Jeff worked in financial services and enterprise data storage.

Jirachi is the Head of Ecosystem at Drosera, an EVM security automation network, and the founder of Liquidity Engineering, a Web3 product studio. He focuses on business development and designing ecosystems that spark user excitement, drive organic growth, and sustain engaged communities. His work spans DeFi, infrastructure, and product strategy, helping teams turn ideas into thriving networks.

Josh has championed blockchain since 2010, contributing to early Web3 projects and advising global banks on risk at Moody’s. He has since built digital asset brokerage, neobanking-payments, and naming solutions, addressing the transaction and identity layers of Web3. Now, as founder of Moosh Network, he works to unite blockchains, people, and machines through DePIN and decentralized governance to realize a true, open Web3.

Engineer at Nethermind and Flashbots working on Ethereum L1/L2, block building and MEV. My main focus is pushing Ethereum forward while keeping decentralization and resilience at the core. Contributed to core infrastructure, zero-knowledge tooling, and open-source projects.

Japan Smart Chain is a Japan-born, fully Ethereum-compatible Layer 1 blockchain. It is validated by leaders of Japanese industry within Japan and is optimized for Japanese regulations and consumer protection.

Have worked in FHE/MPC/ZK for years in multiple ecosystems, recently at Fhenix.io (fhe +evm). Past work in EVM gaming, web2 Quant science and now Im working on integrating cryptography + blockchains for defi products. Current research is in Perps

After winning an award at the IPA Security Camp, he became involved in security and privacy from his university days. Since 2018, he has been part of the Plasma research community. Following an Ethereum Foundation Fellowship/Grant, he launched the INTMAX network based on his research achievements and continues to lead it to this day. INTMAX is Ethereum’s payment layer that can offer near-zero gas fees regardless of network congestion, while also providing privacy.

Maika is the CEO of Webacy, the leading risk engine for apps, protocols, and end-users in crypto. DD.xyz protects leading digital asset and crypto companies by preventing malicious transactions, fraud, phishing, scams, and protocol exploits before damage occurs.

Ethereum Ecosystem Builder | Worked with teams across Consensys, Ethereum Foundation, MetaMask, Binance, and Morph.

Partnerships manager at ENS Labs

Mickey Amami is the Founder of TSUNAGU, a consultancy that bridges businesses across borders, and an Advisor to the Blockchain for Good Alliance. With 8 years in Web3, she focuses on connecting technology, people, and purpose for global impact.

SSV Network Core Contributor / Next Finance Tech COO

Anti-surveillance activist. Web3Privacy now collective founder.

Nisita is Head of Developer Relations at Eliza Labs, helping teams bring ambitious AI agent use cases to life. A seasoned leader with deep experience across Web3, telco, asset management and AI, she's built and led teams delivering scalable, first-to-market solutions. Known for navigating complex integrations and driving high-impact outcomes, she now focuses on expanding elizaOS ecosystem with developer-first tools and real-world integrations

Security Researcher & Technical Lead. Fiercely Independent.

Patrick has spent most of his adult life working on cryptocurrencies and his time was split across academic research and industry. Before working at the Arbitrum Foundation, he has worked on transaction delivery, layer-2 protocols, atomic swaps, consensus protocols, and applied cryptography. In a past life, he was an Assistant Professor at King’s College London and an accomplished researcher at UCL, UIUC and NCL.

Audit Engineer @ Quantstamp.
Interested in the Ethereum ecosystem, security and personal privacy.

Dappnode CEO
decentralization and privacy maximalist

Founder of QuarkChain

Dr. Qi Zhou is the founder of QuarkChain and EthStorage. As an active Ethereum ecosystem contributor, he authors/co-authors several EIPs/ERCs including ERC-4804/EIP-7902/etc. His interest is in researching and developing the future Web3 infrastructure, including data availability, layer 2, decentralized storage, and token economics. He has received multiple grants from EF/OP for data availability sampling, proof of L2 storage, and instant fault proofs.

Computer Lover
Centrum / MonoBundle / Base Japan

He is a Research Professor at Georgetown University, specializing in cryptography and security. His work began in 1997 with the Bank of Japan's electronic cash project. He served in the SHA- Competition process and held a world record for solving DLP for elliptic curve cryptography. He was a Project Editor for ISO standards on secret sharing and cryptographic protocol security. As Co-Chair of BGIN, he leads standardization for Blockchain. He is a member of the Cryptoasset Working Group at JFSA.

Sora Suegami is a cryptography researcher and engineer. He began studying blockchain in 2018, and has since focused on researching and developing security technologies centered on cryptography. He co‑founded ZK Email—a project that uses zero‑knowledge proofs to verify contents in emails without revealing them in full—and led the development of several on‑chain protocols built on ZK Email, particularly for email account recovery. Additionally, he has been researching cryptographic theory. In 2025

Suji Yan is the Founder Mask Network and the Bonfire Union fund. He studied computer engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and left university at the age of 20 to launch the Mask Network protocol in 2017. Since then, it has become a key player in the decentralized social ecosystem. A strong advocate for community empowerment and Web3 education, Suji has made substantial contributions to leading universities and institutions in support of Web3 research and journalism.

Founder of Humanity Protocol

Terence Kwok was born in Chicago and raised in Hong Kong. He briefly attended the University of Chicago, aiming to major in philosophy and Arabic, but dropped out to pursue entrepreneurship. At 20, he founded a hospitality tech company that became one of Hong Kong’s first startups valued at over $1 billion. Featured in Forbes 30 Under 30, Terence founded Humanity Protocol in 2023, focusing on blockchain solutions for data and identity.

Validator/Infra Partnership lead at Story
Background in researching IP & Blockchain.

International Expansion Manager @ Trezor

Working at Trezor, the inventor of the first hardware wallet, I drive the global expansion of self-custody solutions. My focus is on growing Trezor’s presence and brand across diverse markets worldwide, making secure self-custody accessible to more people around the globe.

Tomasz K. Stańczak is the Co-Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation and the Founder of Nethermind, an Ethereum core development and infrastructure company.

Tomo, founder of Pheasant Network, previously built and exited PoL, a Learn-to-Earn project. In Q3 2022, Pheasant became the only Layer 2 project worldwide supported by the Ethereum Foundation. Pheasant also received grants from Optimism, Polygon, Scroll, and Taiko, and is now driving enterprise adoption of Ethereum and Layer 2 in Japan.

Toshihiko Kamei is the Co-founder of Fracton Ventures, Japan’s first Ethereum-focused incubator. Since 2021, he has led programs supporting 40+ Ethereum-aligned projects and organized flagship events such as DAO TOKYO and ETH Tokyo. With deep roots in Japan’s startup scene, he bridges local builders with the global Ethereum community, offering unique insights on sustainable blockchain growth in Asia and beyond.

Vaelyn's background spans criminal defence, fund management, and public policy including lobbying against labour exploitation. After building a career outside the industry, she returned to the Ethereum ecosystem with a focus on aligning mission-driven work with decentralized tech. She is a strong advocate for human rights and is passionate about privacy-focused start-ups. She is the Ops Lead at Eth Cat Herders (ECH Institute), a contributor of ETHPanda, and angel investor in the ecosystem.

Victoria is Operations Lead at Zuitzerland, building community-governed environments that protect privacy, uphold autonomy, and enable trust-minimized collaboration. Former Policy Advisor to the Austrian Chancellor, Victoria specializes in bridging policy and technology, with deep expertise in digital transformation and a multigenerational background in tourism and hospitality that informs her human-centered approach to system design.

Vitalik Buterin is the creator of Ethereum. After discovering blockchain technology and exploring its potential in 2011, he co-founded Bitcoin Magazine. In 2013, Vitalik wrote the Ethereum whitepaper, outlining a vision of a generalized framework for hosting decentralized applications and contracts. Today, he serves as a board member and continues his work as a researcher with the Ethereum Foundation.

Member of Stateless Consensus @ Ethereum Foundation

Life Science Ph.D. .After completing graduate studies at Kyoto University, entered the cryptocurrency market in 2016. Currently serving as a Director at Kudasai Co., Ltd., which was established in 2020 and hosts "KudasaiJP," one of Japan's largest cryptocurrency communities. Kudasai Co., Ltd. offers multifaceted and comprehensive growth support solutions. Additionally, its subsidiary, Omakase Co., Ltd., operates blockchain validators and provides related technologies.

Yudai Suzuki began supporting blockchain startups in 2017 through a startup incubator. In 2019, he joined a publicly listed company and financial institution in Japan, where he worked on the acquisition of a crypto asset exchange and developed group-wide strategies.
In 2021, he co-founded Fracton Ventures, Japan’s first crypto-native incubator. Through its incubation programs, Fracton focuses on expanding the Ethereum ecosystem and providing education on the philosophical foundations of decentra

2013年にヤフー株式会社に入社。 メディア・広告の事業開発に従事した後、イスラエル企業と共に事業立ち上げを経験。 2018年、ヤフー傘下でWeb3情報サービスを運営するN.Avenue株式会社を設立し代表取締役社長に就任。その後同社資本を独立させ、世界最大のWeb3メディアCoinDeskの公式日本版や国内最大の法人会員制Web3ビジネスコミュニティN.Avenue clubを運営。
また、一般社団法人ブロックチェーン推進協会（BCCC）の理事、Japan Blockchain Weekのアドバイザーを務める。

Core Developer of ElizaOS
2x exited founder, game dev & music producer

Yuta Kurotaki is a director and developer for Ethereum Japan. He is also a researcher specializing in wearable devices.

Nyx FoundationというEthereumの研究組織で研究しています。

Hacker at Nyx Foundation

Building Automated White-hat hacking AI and found bugs in Geth, Reth, Erigon, Intmax zkRollup, etc.

Formerly:
- built a comprehensive zkVM benchmark framework and presented a paper at ZKProof7 workshop, funded by Fenbushi Capital and Novanet
- co-researched MPC-based Mathematical Optimization Algorithm with Ethereum Foundation

ETHTokyo director
UNCHAIN founder

Ventali Tan is the founder of Lita, where she leads the development of Valida, a high-performance zero-knowledge virtual machine. She studied physics, philosophy, and computer science at Duke University and previously worked in venture capital and AI in San Francisco. Before Lita, she co-founded Delendum, a cryptography research lab. Her current interests include designing systems with zero-knowledge proofs and exploring how AI may extend our understanding of natural sciences.

Nyx Foundation

After founding Titania Research, he co-founded Nyx Foundation. He received an EF Grant for his research on PBS and recently proposed a new RANDAO. He is currently researching about incomplete contract theory.

ビットバンク株式会社 執行役員CBDO
2019年8月にビットバンク株式会社へ入社。新規事業や機関投資家向け営業を担当した後、2020年7月に事業開発部マネージャー、2021年8月に同部部長に就任。新規事業の立ち上げ、アライアンスの推進、新規暗号資産の取扱業務、投資、広報など幅広い領域を担当し、現在は執行役員CBDOとして従事。

東京大学卒業後、創業したTuringumという企業においてプライバシー技術の研究開発やLayer2の設計開発、DeFiのスマートコントラクトの開発などに従事する。
その後、Kushim(東証2345)に買収されCTOに就任したものの、ガバナンスの改善を訴えて同社の株主提案を行い勝利し、KushimのCEOに就任する。
現在、東京証券取引所スタンダード市場およびプライム市場上場会社では最年少のCEO。

株式会社HashHub 法人事業支援部 部長
2021年4月に入社、「HashHub Research」のビジネスプランである「HashHub Research 法人プラン」のセールス業務に従事。