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Global Ledger at EthCC 2025: Event Insights

A quick recap of the key insights from Global Ledger at the Ethereum Community Conference 2025.

Earlier this July, the Global Ledger team joined DeFi builders, researchers, and crypto ecosystem participants at the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC), Europe’s largest Ethereum gathering, held in Cannes.

At EthCC, our team connected with Web3 builders to share a clear message: DeFi can stay open and fast without sacrificing safety or compliance.

EthCC event
EthCC event

What is EthCC?

Ethereum Community Conference is a community-driven gathering focused on conversations, collaboration, and practical progress across the Ethereum ecosystem.

Every year, it brings together protocol developers, researchers, security experts, and founders for four days of keynotes, technical talks, and spontaneous hallway debates.

In 2025, EthCC topics ranged from layer-2 innovation and zero-knowledge proofs to DeFi compliance, governance, and cross-chain security — a reminder that Ethereum is not just code, but people building it together.

Global Ledger CEO & Co-founder Lex Fisun and Head of Sales Paul Densley at EthCC Global Ledger CEO & Co-founder Lex Fisun and Head of Sales Paul Densley at EthCC
The Global Ledger Team at EthCC The Global Ledger Team at EthCC

A look back at the Ethereum Community Conference 2025

This year’s Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) brought together developers, protocol teams, crypto enthusiasts for four days of deep discussion on the future of decentralized finance, privacy, and compliance.

One key theme stood out: DeFi is maturing and so are the expectations around risk, transparency, and resilience. Besides, across the event, it was clear that more teams are actively looking for ways to meet evolving compliance demands without giving up the principles of open, permissionless innovation.

Here are some of the ideas and thoughts that sparked the most interest in conversations with DeFi builders:

  • More teams are considering risk monitoring not as a constraint, but as a layer of visibility. Builders want to understand what’s flowing through their protocols, without freezing assets or changing how users interact with contracts.

  • Attendees were interested in solutions that observe and inform, rather than enforce or restrict, especially those that work passively in the background without requiring significant infrastructure changes.

  • Many teams asked how to assess risk at the contract level — quickly and clearly. The ability to generate insights just by inputting a smart contract address (e.g. source of funds, exposure to mixers or sanctions) was seen as a major step toward operational readiness.

  • Real-time monitoring is becoming a priority as protocols scale. DeFi builders want to track and receive alerts on suspicious or high-risk activity, as well as stay informed as liquidity pools evolve and grow.

Final thoughts or why this matters

As DeFi grows, so does the spotlight. Regulators, users, and institutions are watching more closely, and projects that act early can turn compliance into a strength.

With Global Ledger’s solutions, DeFi teams can:

  • Detect exposure to illicit funds, ransomware, or terrorism financing early.

  • Share clear, auditable risk insights with partners, investors, or regulators.

  • React fast in the face of hacks to ensure nothing goes unnoticed.

Our Global Ledger KYT Toolset for DeFi allows you to monitor, analyze, and grow your project safely with real-time AML insights — all to keep your project fully compliant, even as regulations evolve.

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