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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.

I had a transaction with a friend who was overseas, and I was surprised that sending and receiving money through Ethereum was much faster and easier than I thought. It's much more transparent than the existing banking system, and there are no complicated procedures in the middle.

Growing up in Argentina, I experienced how economic instability, inflation, and a lack of trust in institutions can deeply affect daily life. These challenges pushed me to explore alternative systems that don’t rely on centralized authorities or intermediaries. That’s how I found Ethereum, and it’s made a profound difference in how I view the future. Ethereum offered me and my community a new way to think about trust, identity, and value. It’s not just a technology; it’s a tool for empowerment. With this public good, financial inclusion becomes real. People who were previously shut out of traditional systems now have access to decentralized finance, secure transactions, and even new forms of income and expression through NFTs, DAOs, and other innovations.

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.

In March 2020, toward the end of the COVID pandemic, I simply decided to try buying crypto. I bought Bitcoin and Ethereum without really understanding the difference between them at the time. Now, I’m an ETH maxi. As a citizen of my country, I’ve always been interested in one question: why can laws be so easily ignored? How can we make contracts enforceable and finally make the law work? Today, after five years on my crypto journey, I have the answer. And that answer is Ethereum — a tool for autonomous individuals. I believe in a bright future for humanity. I believe in a bright future for Ethereum. Thanks to every builder for making this future real.

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

Ethereum has helped our community overcome several significant challenges, particularly around transparency, trust, and efficient resource allocation. By leveraging smart contracts, we have been able to automate and secure the distribution of funding for social impact projects, ensuring that resources are used for their intended purposes and that all transactions are transparent and publicly auditable. This has greatly reduced the risk of mismanagement and fostered greater trust among stakeholders.

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.

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.

I started as a local group in my city Warri south of Nigeria, two years ago, has metamorphosed into a vibrant community of over 400 people with some already developing smart contracts and getting immersed in Ethereum. One of the most significant differences Ethereum made in my community - the web3 Warri - was bringing together individuals with no background in blockchain and transforming them into smart contracts developers. Ethereum has helped my community - the web3 Warri - overcome some of these challenges 1. Centralization: Members of my community now understand that they have control over how they use the internet and their data 2. Seamless and cross-border payments: Most members of my community work as freelancers and remote workers. And receiving their payments have already been a challenger but with Ethereum, they have been able to receive their payments via stable coins and in almost an instance. 3. They also don't need to provide numerous documents to support their identity in making and receiving payments.