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Innovate, Build, and Shape the Future of Web3

Join co-hosts Lightshift Capital and Encode Club in Lisbon in May 2025 for an unforgettable event that merges innovation, collaboration, and cutting-edge research in the world of Web3. ETHLisbon 2025 features dynamic hackathon designed for developers, researchers, and Web3 enthusiasts:

Hackathon: Build impactful projects, collaborate with top talent, and bring your ideas to life in a high-energy, overnight-access environment.

📅 Dates: 9th–11th May 2025
📍 Venue: AIhub by Unicorn Factory

What to Expect:

  • Hands-on opportunities: 3 days of hacking, technical workshops, and collaboration.

  • Real-world insights: Talks from leading researchers and Web3 innovators.

  • Community vibes: Join 500–1,000 participants in shaping the next big ideas in decentralisation.

Whether you’re here to build, learn, or connect, ETHLisbon is your chance to immerse yourself in the forefront of Web3 innovation.

Ready to make your mark? Join us in Lisbon this May!

​Interested in joining as a speaker, sponsor, or mentor? Apply here!

Find the side event calendar here.

Partners

Community Partners

Bounties

Olas: $15,000
Kusama: $15,000
Rootstock: $5,000
Gnosis Chain: $6,500

Speakers

Here are our fabulous speakers!

Judges and Mentors

Meet the ETHLisbon 2025 judges and mentors! From OG builders to top VCs, they know what it takes to make something great.

Schedule:

🛠️ Day 1 (May 9th) – Hackathon Kickoff & Technical Workshops

  • 10:00am: Doors Open

  • 11:00am: Team Formation

  • 11:45am: Launch Event!

  • 1:00pm: Lunch

  • 1:00pm: From Gas to Speed: Building Faster, Cheaper Smart Contracts on Kusama - Utkarsh Bhardwaj (Engineer, Parity)

  • 1:45pm: Extropy Workshop - Laurence Kirk (CEO, Extropy)

  • 2:00pm: Gnosis Workshop - Julian Nesk (Head of Ecosystem Growth, Gnosis Chain)

  • 2:30pm: Wormhole Workshop - Ossie Amir (Core Contributor, Wormhole Foundation)

  • 3:00pm: Build different: 3 ways to build actually user-owned agents with Olas - Adamantios Zaras (Senior Python Engineer, Olas)

  • 3:15pm: Building on Bitcoin with Rootstock - Sebastian Guaqueta (Senior Software Engineer, Rootstock)

  • 4:30pm: JAM: The Architecture Web3 Was Meant to Have - Daniel Cukier (Core Developer, JAM)

  • 7:30pm: Pizza

  • Overnight: Non-stop hacking!

📣 Day 2 (May 10th) – Hacking & Mentorship

  • 24hr: Doors open

  • 9:00am: Nibbles

  • 1:00pm: Lunch

  • 7:30pm: Pizza

  • All day and overnight: Non-stop hacking!

🏆 Day 3 (May 11th) – Final Submissions & Winner Announcements

  • 24hr: Doors open

  • 9:00am: Nibbles

  • 11:00am: Submissions due

  • 1:00pm: Lunch

  • 12:00pm: Judging period

  • 4:00pm: Hackathon Finale!

  • 5:00pm: Doors close

ETHLisbon, 2023

📍 Location: Patio de Gale
💰 Prize Pool: $100,000
🛠️  Partners: Chronicle, Polygon, Near and more!

ETHLisbon, 2022

📍 Location: Academia das Ciências de Lisbon
💰 Prize Pool: $149,000
🛠️  Partners- Wallet Connect, Euler, Fuel and more!


Curious to see other Encode Events?

Encode London Hackathon and Research Conference, 2024
📍 Location: Shoreditch Exchange
❇️ Website: Here
🤖 Summary: Here

Bangkok Bitcoin Hackathon, 2024
📍 Location: Glowfish Workplace
❇️ Luma: Here
🤖 Summary: Here

For upcoming Encode programmes, check out our website!

Location
AIhub by Unicorn Factory Lisboa
R. João Saraiva 38, 1700-051 Lisboa, Portugal
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