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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.

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.

Self-custody in the increasingly restrictive (and sometimes even hostile) world of traditional finance has opened the doors to a parallel system of finance for me.

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.

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

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.

Ethereum has reduce poverty on average Nigeria youth. Young guys and ladies either trade or writing codes. This has help to reduce unemployment in my community.

I'm Cuban. I live in Serbia. From Cuba, opening a bank account was almost impossible. Paying online… even more difficult. When I arrived in Serbia, I thought everything would be easier. But in 2021, something happened to me that I'll never forget. A client asked me for a website. He paid me via PayPal. And PayPal… blocked my money. Just when I needed it most. That same day, I started looking for solutions. And I found Ethereum. That's when everything changed. Thanks to Ethereum, I was able to receive direct payments. Without banks. Without blocks. Without asking permission. Since then, I fell in love with Ethereum. Because it's not just money. It's freedom. It's being able to work and get paid, no matter where you come from. Every time I have something on another network, I try to move it to Ethereum. Because I believe in its potential. In its ability to give opportunities to people like me. People who come from countries where the system closes its doors to you. For me, Ethereum isn't just technology. It's a tool for living a better life.

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.

I use Ethereum on a daily basis. With my Gnosis Pay card it's very easy to link my wallet to my daily expenses, and the best of it all is that I can leverage DeFi at the same time. That means that even my current account is earning yield, while keeping my funds accessible and easy to spend.