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.
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.
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:
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:
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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