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Talent in India is not limited to metros. I've seen curious and capable developers who just lacked early exposure to protocols, grants and global conversations. Ethereum gives us open access, open source code, open communities, open coordination. That permissionless layer is powerful.

ETHIndia 2022 was a turning point. The energy of hundreds of developers shipping at midnight convinced me this ecosystem was worth committing to. I went from participant to mentor to organizer. Ethereum taught me that communities ship. I saw firsthand how one ecosystem could spawn an entire generation of Indian builders. Ethereum gave that talent a global stage. Developers here aren't just building for India anymore; now they are building for the world.

I discovered Ethereum, and that moment completely redirected my life. It wasn't just a career change, it was a new beginning. Driven by curiosity, I dived headfirst into the Bitcoin whitepaper and the fundamentals of Ethereum. That curiosity soon turned into a passion for building. The thrill of winning a track prize at my first online hackathon was the spark I needed. Since then, I haven't stopped building and shipping.

Sent some money back home to Afghanistan to support my family with stablecoins and turns out exchange centers are willing to pay an extra 10$ on 1000$ because there's more demand to keep their capital in stablecoins than holding US Dollars in fiat. Reasons? 1. Government can't control their money 2. Easier to transfer across the country and outside of the country as well. 3. Banks are very difficult to deal with 4. Since the demand for stables is high, They can transfer it to fiat whenever they want. Some of you may not see it because you're focused on memecoins but people with genuine problems are turning to crypto.

Ethereum has helped Argentinians overcome the limits of a broken financial system. It gave us a way to earn and save (mostly in stablecoins), despite inflation, currency controls, and constant uncertainty.

My family lives in Bolivia, and when my brother went to study abroad it was extremely expensive to send him money. Bank transfers are extremely expensive, and solutions like MoneyGram or Western Union would take huge cuts on the transfer. It was a big relief when we discovered that we could send him money with crypto at a fraction of the cost.

I couldn't withdraw funds on offshore cryptocurrency apps, but Ethereum made it so easy.

We are using Ethereum to create new coordination mechanisms within a DeSciDAO, allowing us to allocate various forms of capital with smart contracts and accelerate research and citizen science in coral reef conservation initiatives and programs in Mesoamerica, with plans to scale these efforts worldwide.

Ethereum helped us break down many barriers we took for granted. Not just technical ones, but also mental ones: believing that technology was foreign, that you had to speak a certain language, live in a certain place, or have a specific profile to access real opportunities. For me and my community, it opened the door to global spaces, where what matters is what you contribute, not where you come from. It allowed us to explore, learn, and build on what we already knew but with a totally new vision. And that also showed us that we can be in both worlds—creative and technological—and add value from there.

what people have used the most are remittances, I believe that’s the most common use and it’s very useful

In emerging regions, instability, distrust, and social inequality are commonplace. Ethereum offers not only a technological alternative, but a philosophical one. It allows us to build systems where transparency is default, trust is programmable, and access is open.

In the past, when the community held some charity events, the fund raising channels were limited and the management transparency was low. With the decentralized nature of Ethereum, we can launch crowdfunding activities worldwide, and all fund flows can be clearly recorded on the blockchain. Community members can check the use of funds at any time, which not only broadens the source of funds, but also improves the transparency and credibility of fund management.