ETHis
Core question
What is Ethereum for?
TRUST, COORDINATION, OWNERSHIP, VERIFICATION, AND SETTLEMENT FOR REAL-WORLD SYSTEMS.
ETHIS GATHERS BUILDERS, MAKERS, INSTITUTIONS, AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS WORKING AT THE EDGE OF BITS AND ATOMS.
High-quality talks, high-signal networking, and conversations that continue into the beer garden.
Venue
At the Deutsches Museum.
ETHis takes place inside the world's largest science and technology museum. A different setting to THE USUAL CRYPTO CONFERENCE CIRCUIT: SCIENCE, INDUSTRY, PUBLIC CONTEXT, AND REAL-WORLD SYSTEMS.
Museum Island
A central Munich location next to the Isar.
Public technology
Engineering, science, computation, mobility, and energy are part of the surroundings.
High signal conversations
The beer garden gives builders, institutions, partners, and Festival guests time to actually talk.
Venue
Deutsches Museum
Dates
2-3 July 2026
Format
In-person and virtual
Access
ETHis + Festival der Zukunft
Festival context
Beyond the conference circuit.
Festival der Zukunft connects ETHis to a wider science, technology, and culture audience.
Beer garden
The best of Munich, built in.
ETHis brings the summit outside: a beer garden by the Isar, summer in Munich, and the conversations that continue after the talks.
THE
THEMES.
Six domains where Ethereum is becoming useful infrastructure. Select a theme to explore.
RWAs
Real World Productive Assets
Productive assets, credit, and infrastructure are moving on-chain as programmable ownership and settlement rails.
$20B+
Already on-chain
Before you get to Munich.
Talks that shaped the questions behind ETHis: d/acc, DePIN, productive assets, and the next phase of Ethereum.
Defensive acceleration and regulating AI - Vitalik Buterin
Watch
Go deeper.
A short reading list for the themes shaping ETHis.
RWA tokenization: how to read the market
d/acc: one year later
State of DePIN 2025
Speakers
Mark Ballandies
CO-FOUNDER
WIHI
Felix Fritsch
CO-FOUNDER
COMMONS HUB AUSTRIA
Sebastian Becker
MANAGING DIRECTOR
BLOCKCHAIN BUNDESVERBAND
Mark Conway-Greenslade
HEAD OF TECHNICAL STRATEGY
INVERSED TECH
Simon Brown
COFOUNDER & CEO
SHODAI NETWORK
Theo Beutel
ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
ETHEREUM FOUNDATION
Mely A
PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
ENS
Marcel Uhlmann
CIO & MANAGING DIRECTOR
TRADEVEST
Dr. Eric Falk
CEO & FOUNDER
FILEDGR
Donny Lewis
ED STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
VIRIDIS
Sagar Barvaliya
GENERAL PARTNER
BLOCKCHAIN FOUNDERS CAPITAL
Nikoline Arns
CO-CREATOR
HUBS NETWORK
Jan Constantin Roehl
COFOUNDER
IMPOSSIBLE CLOUD NETWORK
Matteo Tambussi
COFOUNDER
SPAGHETTI ETH
Johannes Kern
MANAGING DIRECTOR
FRANKENCOIN
David Dao
ECONOMIES & GOVERNANCE CO-LEAD
PROTOCOL LABS / GAINFOREST
Professor Isabell Welpe
PROFESSOR
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH
Joshua Bate
COFOUNDER
BONFIRES.AI
Daniel Ammann
CEO & COFOUNDER
ONOCOY
Mark Ballandies
CO-FOUNDER
WIHI
Felix Fritsch
CO-FOUNDER
COMMONS HUB AUSTRIA
Sebastian Becker
MANAGING DIRECTOR
BLOCKCHAIN BUNDESVERBAND
Mark Conway-Greenslade
HEAD OF TECHNICAL STRATEGY
INVERSED TECH
Simon Brown
COFOUNDER & CEO
SHODAI NETWORK
Theo Beutel
ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
ETHEREUM FOUNDATION
Mely A
PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
ENS
Marcel Uhlmann
CIO & MANAGING DIRECTOR
TRADEVEST
Dr. Eric Falk
CEO & FOUNDER
FILEDGR
Donny Lewis
ED STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
VIRIDIS
Sagar Barvaliya
GENERAL PARTNER
BLOCKCHAIN FOUNDERS CAPITAL
Nikoline Arns
CO-CREATOR
HUBS NETWORK
Jan Constantin Roehl
COFOUNDER
IMPOSSIBLE CLOUD NETWORK
Matteo Tambussi
COFOUNDER
SPAGHETTI ETH
Johannes Kern
MANAGING DIRECTOR
FRANKENCOIN
David Dao
ECONOMIES & GOVERNANCE CO-LEAD
PROTOCOL LABS / GAINFOREST
Professor Isabell Welpe
PROFESSOR
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH
Joshua Bate
COFOUNDER
BONFIRES.AI
Daniel Ammann
CEO & COFOUNDER
ONOCOY
Bernard Schmid
COFOUNDER
ARETA
Alexander Gretz
TECH AMBASSADOR
ONOCOY
Robert Koschig
HEAD OF ECONOMICS
1KX
Mihai Grigore
BUILDER & INVESTOR
TECH METRICS
Marko Stokic
HEAD OF AI
OASIS
Alessandro Malventano
HEAD OF PARTNERSHIPS
EUROPEAN DECENTRALISATION INSTITUTE
Vikram Seth
FOUNDER & CEO
V38
Bryn Bennett
CYBERSECURITY EXPERT
HACKEN
Akin Båmstedt
FOUNDER
1B INSURANCE
Luis Bezzenberger
THRESHOLD ENCRYPTION / PRIVACY INFRASTRUCTURE
SHUTTER
Jonathan Bloch
DEPIN INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDER
BLCK IOT
Dominik Schmid
COFOUNDER
MIDEN
Malek Malyen
GROWTH OPERATOR
INDEPENDENT
Rick Chen
CORE DEV / SECURITY AUDITOR
USD8 / OPENZEPPELIN
Ashton Keys
FOUNDER
SOCIETY PROTOCOL
Sebastian Burkhard
FOUNDER
YODL PAY
Alex Krug
SALES MANAGER
BITCOIN SUISSE
Tobias Werner
ECONOMIC ENGINEER
FR. JACOB SÖHNE GMBH & CO. KG
Bianca Buzea
DEVELOPER RELATIONS LEAD
CHRONICLE
Bernard Schmid
COFOUNDER
ARETA
Alexander Gretz
TECH AMBASSADOR
ONOCOY
Robert Koschig
HEAD OF ECONOMICS
1KX
Mihai Grigore
BUILDER & INVESTOR
TECH METRICS
Marko Stokic
HEAD OF AI
OASIS
Alessandro Malventano
HEAD OF PARTNERSHIPS
EUROPEAN DECENTRALISATION INSTITUTE
Vikram Seth
FOUNDER & CEO
V38
Bryn Bennett
CYBERSECURITY EXPERT
HACKEN
Akin Båmstedt
FOUNDER
1B INSURANCE
Luis Bezzenberger
THRESHOLD ENCRYPTION / PRIVACY INFRASTRUCTURE
SHUTTER
Jonathan Bloch
DEPIN INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDER
BLCK IOT
Dominik Schmid
COFOUNDER
MIDEN
Malek Malyen
GROWTH OPERATOR
INDEPENDENT
Rick Chen
CORE DEV / SECURITY AUDITOR
USD8 / OPENZEPPELIN
Ashton Keys
FOUNDER
SOCIETY PROTOCOL
Sebastian Burkhard
FOUNDER
YODL PAY
Alex Krug
SALES MANAGER
BITCOIN SUISSE
Tobias Werner
ECONOMIC ENGINEER
FR. JACOB SÖHNE GMBH & CO. KG
Bianca Buzea
DEVELOPER RELATIONS LEAD
CHRONICLE
Partners
FAQS
ETHis asks what Ethereum is for by bringing builders, institutions, and industry partners together at the Deutsches Museum in Munich.
ETHis takes place on 2-3 July 2026 at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, alongside Festival der Zukunft.
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