A Builder Event Focused on the Future of Tech
Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv
March 27th, 2025
800+ Builders, Devs, and tech professionals
Building on the success of Building Blocks^23, the 2025 edition will be bigger and better.


Agenda
Mainnet
X
9:15 am
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9:25 am
Opening Remarks
9:15 am
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9:25 am
Opening Remarks
X
9:25 am
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10:05 am
Network States and the New Geopolitical Reality
We are on the verge of fundamental geopolitical shifts, and there are two countries – Israel and India – and two technologies – Crypto and AI – which will have a outsized impact on this era of new digital/physical sovereignty.
9:25 am
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10:05 am
Talk
Network States and the New Geopolitical Reality
X
10:05 am
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10:45 am
Stablecoins: The Emperor's New Clothes?
Are stablecoins financial innovation, regulatory arbitrage built on shaky foundations, or the dystopian nightmare that is CBDCs?
10:05 am
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10:45 am
Panel
Stablecoins: The Emperor's New Clothes?
X
10:45 am
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11:05 am
Starknet: Bitcoin x Ethereum, Supercharged by zkSTARKs
10:45 am
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11:05 am
Talk
Starknet: Bitcoin x Ethereum, Supercharged by zkSTARKs
X
11:05 am
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11:15 am
Break
11:05 am
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11:15 am
Break
X
11:15 am
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11:35 am
Your Product Doesn’t Matter
Soon™
11:15 am
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11:35 am
Talk
Your Product Doesn’t Matter
X
11:35 am
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12:00 pm
Fireside with a Mystery guest
11:35 am
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12:00 pm
Fireside
Fireside with a Mystery guest
X
12:00 pm
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12:40 pm
Where did Ethereum go wrong
A no-holds-barred critique of Ethereum's evolution from cypherpunk dream to corporate bureaucracy. Industry veterans dissect how consensus-seeking culture, architectural overengineering, L2 cannibalization, developer insularity, and glacial execution have impacted Ethereum's promise and market position.
12:00 pm
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12:40 pm
Panel
Where did Ethereum go wrong
X
12:40 pm
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1:25 pm
Lunch
Lunch
12:40 pm
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1:25 pm
Lunch
X
1:25 pm
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2:05 pm
Building in the Trenches
Veteran builders will share unfiltered insights from the front lines of web3 development and go to market, revealing the unexpected challenges, brick walls they've met along the way, and practical solutions that have defined them as succesfull founders
1:25 pm
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2:05 pm
Panel
Building in the Trenches
X
2:05 pm
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2:45 pm
WTF happened to Bybit
Security and custody experts will dissect the Bybit security incident, exploring systemic vulnerabilities, countermeasures that could have prevented it, and the future of institutional-grade security infrastructure for digital assets.
2:05 pm
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2:45 pm
Panel
WTF happened to Bybit
X
2:45 pm
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3:25 pm
Time is flat circle
Industry veterans Matt Kumell, Lou Kerner, and Adam Benayoun examine the striking parallels between previous technological cycles and the current web3 landscape, offering crucial historical lessons for builders and investors navigating today's market cycles.
2:45 pm
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3:25 pm
Panel
Time is flat circle
X
3:25 pm
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3:30 pm
Blank
3:25 pm
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3:30 pm
Blank
X
3:30 pm
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3:50 pm
Staking 2.0 - Making Ethereum Competitive Again
Staking 2.0 is the next evolution of staking, empowering validators to enhance security and functionality for any application, driving Ethereum’s competitiveness and decentralization.
3:30 pm
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3:50 pm
Talk
Staking 2.0 - Making Ethereum Competitive Again
X
3:50 pm
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4:10 pm
Fhenix Co-Processor
A look at CoFHE, Fhenix’s co-processor, and how the FHE coprocessor addresses the transparency challenges on blockchains.
3:50 pm
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4:10 pm
Talk
Fhenix Co-Processor
X
4:10 pm
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4:35 pm
Fireside with Mike Silagadze Founder & CEO @ EtherFi
4:10 pm
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4:35 pm
Fireside
Fireside with Mike Silagadze Founder & CEO @ EtherFi
X
4:35 pm
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5:00 pm
Fireside chat with Idan Ofrat, Co-Founder & CPO @ Fireblocks
4:35 pm
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5:00 pm
Fireside
Fireside chat with Idan Ofrat, Co-Founder & CPO @ Fireblocks
Mass Adoption
X
9:15 am
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9:30 am
Blank
9:15 am
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9:30 am
Blank
X
9:30 am
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9:45 am
Blank
9:30 am
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9:45 am
Blank
X
9:45 am
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10:25 am
Regulation with Shmuel Abramzon, Chief Economist at Ministry of Finance
9:45 am
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10:25 am
Panel
Regulation with Shmuel Abramzon, Chief Economist at Ministry of Finance
X
10:25 am
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11:05 am
Dubai: The gateway to the East
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10:25 am
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11:05 am
Panel
Dubai: The gateway to the East
X
11:05 am
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11:45 am
VC: We're so back or It's all over
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11:05 am
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11:45 am
Panel
VC: We're so back or It's all over
X
11:45 am
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12:25 pm
How to Launch a Token and Not Get Rekt
A tactical discussion with industry veterans who've successfully navigated token launches. Market makers, founders, and legal experts share practical strategies for executing a successful token generation event (TGE) while avoiding the financial and regulatory pitfalls that can sink projects.
11:45 am
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12:25 pm
Panel
How to Launch a Token and Not Get Rekt
X
12:25 pm
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1:25 pm
Lunch
Opening Remarks
12:25 pm
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1:25 pm
Lunch
X
1:25 pm
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2:05 pm
Panel
TBD
1:25 pm
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2:05 pm
Panel
Panel
X
2:05 pm
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2:45 pm
Web3 Marketing Exposed: The Good, The Bad, and The Degen.
Marketing veterans pull no punches in this unfiltered discussion about web3 marketing practices, exposing the effective strategies, dubious tactics, and why web2 marketers need unthink most of what they know — from genuine community building to manufactured hype.
2:05 pm
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2:45 pm
Panel
Web3 Marketing Exposed: The Good, The Bad, and The Degen.
X
2:45 pm
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3:25 pm
RWA: Crypto's GPT moment or another fad?
Industry experts debate whether real-world asset tokenization represents crypto's breakthrough use case—akin to ChatGPT's impact on AI adoption—or if it's merely the latest overhyped trend destined to underdeliver on its promises.
2:45 pm
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3:25 pm
Panel
RWA: Crypto's GPT moment or another fad?
X
3:25 pm
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4:05 pm
Bitcoin Renaissance
Leading Bitcoin developers and ecosystem builders explore the unexpected revival of Bitcoin as an application platform, examining how recent technical innovations like Taproot, Ordinals, BRC-20, and maybe OP_CAT and are creating entirely new possibilities for Bitcoin.
3:25 pm
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4:05 pm
Panel
Bitcoin Renaissance
X
4:05 pm
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4:45 pm
AI Agents
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4:05 pm
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4:45 pm
Panel
AI Agents
X
4:45 pm
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5:45 pm
Startup Pitches: Five Promising Early Stage Startups Will Pitch In Front of Top VCs, Investors, and Industry leaders.
Five early-stage Web3 startups will take over the stage to pitch in front of top VCs, investors, and industry leaders. Selected startups will receive mentorship, pitch preparation, and the opportunity to engage in a live Q&A session with key investors.
4:45 pm
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5:45 pm
Fireside
Startup Pitches: Five Promising Early Stage Startups Will Pitch In Front of Top VCs, Investors, and Industry leaders.
Builder Hub
X
9:15 am
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9:45 am
Blank
9:15 am
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9:45 am
Blank
X
9:45 am
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10:00 am
Blank
9:45 am
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10:00 am
Blank
X
9:50 am
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10:00 am
Blank
9:50 am
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10:00 am
Blank
X
10:00 am
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10:20 am
Navigating the Multichain
DeFi is rapidly transitioning to a multichain ecosystem, with many leading projects now integrated across major L1 and L2 chains. However, this shift introduces significant challenges for developers, such as RPC solutions, smart contracts deployments, wallet management, gas estimations, and more. In this talk we'll dive into the technical challenges of navigating the multichain landscape and explore various solutions to streamline development and improve cross-chain functionality.
10:00 am
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10:20 am
Workshop
Navigating the Multichain
X
10:20 am
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10:50 am
4337 wallets
TBD
10:20 am
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10:50 am
Workshop
4337 wallets
X
10:50 am
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11:10 am
The Solver Landscape
The solver landscape is evolving quickly, and it’s hard for companies to keep track of the key players and mechanics. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for any business looking to integrate DeFi solutions or expand support for their product/token.
10:50 am
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11:10 am
Workshop
The Solver Landscape
X
11:10 am
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11:30 am
Web3 Thinking for Web2 Developers
This session bridges the gap between traditional web development and blockchain development, focusing specifically on the mental models and paradigm shifts required for web2 developers to become effective web3 engineers. Rather than a basic syntax tutorial, this talk dives into the fundamental differences in architecture, security considerations, and execution environments that make smart contract development a unique discipline.
11:10 am
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11:30 am
Workshop
Web3 Thinking for Web2 Developers
X
11:30 am
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11:50 am
Crypto Marketing: Best Practices & Essential Tools for Success
In the fast-paced world of crypto, effective marketing is the key to standing out. This workshop will explore the best practices for crypto marketing, why it’s crucial for project success, and how to leverage tools like newswires such as Chainwire.org to maximize visibility. Whether you're launching a new project or scaling an existing one, this talk will provide actionable insights to enhance your marketing strategy in the blockchain space.
11:30 am
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11:50 am
Workshop
Crypto Marketing: Best Practices & Essential Tools for Success
X
11:50 am
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12:30 pm
Panel
11:50 am
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12:30 pm
Panel
Panel
X
12:30 pm
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1:30 pm
Lunch
12:30 pm
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1:30 pm
Lunch
X
1:30 pm
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1:50 pm
Intro to Trusted Execution Environment (TEE)
1:30 pm
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1:50 pm
Talk
Intro to Trusted Execution Environment (TEE)
X
2:10 pm
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2:30 pm
Intro to Fully Homomorphic Encryption (F/HE)
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2:10 pm
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2:30 pm
Talk
Intro to Fully Homomorphic Encryption (F/HE)
X
2:50 pm
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3:10 pm
Intro to Multi-Party Computation (MPC)
2:50 pm
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3:10 pm
Talk
Intro to Multi-Party Computation (MPC)
X
3:10 pm
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3:30 pm
Intro to Zero Knowledge Proofs (ZK)
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3:10 pm
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3:30 pm
Talk
Intro to Zero Knowledge Proofs (ZK)
X
3:30 pm
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4:10 pm
Cryptography's Leap: ZK, FHE, MPC and Beyond
Leading cryptographers and researchers explore the transformative frontier technologies reshaping privacy, security, and computation—examining how ZK proofs, FHE, MPC, ZKTLS, and TEEs are converging to create entirely new application paradigms.
3:30 pm
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4:10 pm
Panel
Cryptography's Leap: ZK, FHE, MPC and Beyond

Nadav Dakner

Guy Zyskind

Danielle Tichner

Avishay Yanai

Lisa Akselrod

Guy Zyskind

Idan Atar

Bram van den Berg

AdiMilstein

Eylon Aviv

Ben Samocha

Roy Sheinfeld

Tomer Sharoni

Leon Stern

Kimberly Adams

Ziv Keinan

Shauli Rejwan

Henri Binsztok

Jonathan Schemoul

Shmuel Abramzon

Nir Hirschmann Rub

Dr Ilan Alon

Roei Levav

Alain Kunz

Anne Grace Kleczewski

Yotam Bar-On

Gordon Einstein

Anna Zeitlin

Vineet Budki

Matan Sitbon

Mike Silagadze

Ran (Goldi) Goldshtein

Idan Ofrat

Yonatan Erez

Alon Muroch

Odelia Torteman

Lou Kerner

Matt Kummell
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Shahar Madar

Josh Schwartz

Haim Krasniker

Yoav Weiss

Jonah Burian

Yarden Shechter

CJ Hetherington

Raz Friedman

Eric Siu

Ameen Solimani

Eva Beylin

Eli Ben Sasson

Paul Faecks

Johannes Kern

Tomer Weller

Omer Paz
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Balaji Srinivasan


Audience and Content:
A day to talk, share, and discuss:
800+ developers and tech professionals, from crypto veterans to Web3 newcomers.
Our mission is to mobilize Israel's elite tech talent into crypto, powered by Mamram's extensive network*.
Speakers
Every founder and builder will share their own angles, experiences, and perspective.
Successes and failures, ups and downs, and what made their journey unique during their time building in web3 through talks, fireside chats, and practical workshops.
Eric Weinstein
Mathematician, Physicist, Economist, Venture Capitalist, & Podcaster

Mike Silagadze
Co-Founder and CEO
EtherFi
Eva Beylin
Foundation Director
The Graph

Balaji Srinivasan
Author
The Network State

Eli Ben Sasson
Co-Founder & CEO
Starkware
Ameen Solimani
Strategic Advisor
0xBow

Yoav Weiss
Hacker & Security Researcher
Etherum foundation

Matt Kummell
Senior Vice President, Strategy
Digital Currency Group
Eric Siu
Ecodev coordinators
Ethereum Foundation

Lisa Akselrod
Research / Technical writing
Aztec Labs
Tarik Erk
GM Middle East & Africa
Crypto.com
Anna Zeitlin
Partner
Addleshaw Goddard
Paul Faecks
Co-Founder
Plasma

Dao Sasha
Partnerships & BD
1inch

CJ Hetherington
Co Founder & CEO
Limitless
Alon Muroch
Founder
SSV Labs

Itai Elizur
COO
MarketAcross
Yotam Bar-On
DeFi Research
Perpetual Active

AdiMilstein
Team Lead
Othentic
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Shahaf Bar Geffen
Co Founder & CEO
Coti

James Bernard
Founder
DMCC Crypto Centre

Omer Paz
Head of BILS - The First ILS Stablecoin
Bits of Gold

Roy Sheinfeld
CEO
Breez
Leon Stern
CMO
Polygon
Jonathan Schemoul
Co-Founder & CEO
Aleph Cloud
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Nir Hirschmann Rub
Chief Executive Officer
The Israeli Crypto, Blockchain and Web 3.0 Companies Forum

Shmuel Abramzon
Chief Economist
Israel Ministry of Finance

Ziv Keinan
Founder and Member
STG-3/XDC Network
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Dr Ilan Alon
Professor of business and economics
Ariel University

Nadav Dakner
Founder & CEO
ChainWire

Anne Grace Kleczewski
Associate
MME legal

Alain Kunz
Head of Business Development
GSR

Kimberly Adams
Investment Research Associate
Bankless VC

Tomer Sharoni
CEO and Co-Founder
Addressable

Yonatan Erez
Head of Product
Fhenix

Roei Levav
Co Founder
Efficient Frontier

Ran (Goldi) Goldshtein
SVP Payments & Network
Fireblocks

Shahar Madar
VP, Security & Trust Products
Fireblocks

Idan Ofrat
Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder
Fireblocks

Danielle Tichner
CEO and GP
W-SOURCE /FuturaeX

Ofir Eliasi
Founder
Borsa

Odelia Torteman
Director of Corporate Adoption
XRPL Commons

Tomer Weller
Chief Product Officer
Stellar Development Foundation

Avishay Yanai
Co-Founder & CEO
Soda Labs

Omer Greisman
VP of Security at Tenderly
Tenderly
Haim Krasniker
CISO
Starkware

Josh Schwartz
CEO and co-founder
Fordefi

Idan Atar
lead backend developer
Orbs

Henri Binsztok
Co-founder
OKcontract

Oliver Busolini
Group Head of Information Security
Mashreq

Gordon Einstein
Co-Founder
Tech Tuesdays

Vineet Budki
CEO and Managing Partner
Sigma Capital

Raz Friedman
Co-Founder & CPO
UNKJD

Lou Kerner
Founder
CryptoMondays

Matan Sitbon
Co-Founder & CEO
Lightblocks

Ben Samocha
Co-Founder & CEO
CryptoJungle

Johannes Kern
Managing Director
Frankencoin Association

Bram van den Berg
Solver Wizard
Cowswap

Guy Zyskind
Co-Founder
Fhenix

Yarden Shechter
Co-Founder & CEO
Othentic
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Eylon Aviv
Partner
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