We said we'd take 2026 differently. No main conference, no hackathon. Just deliberate, smaller steps toward something more sustainable. This newsletter is one of those steps.

We're keeping this first issue short and focused. There are two events coming up that are genuinely worth your time and money, one of which has free tickets available through us.

Read on

ETH Cluj is now the closest thing Romania has to a proper home-grown Ethereum conference, and the 2026 edition is shaping up to be their strongest yet.

The theme — Ethereum for Everyone — is a deliberate signal: this isn't a conference for people who already know everything. It's for the developer who's been watching from the sidelines, the student who's curious but hasn't found a way in, and the builder who wants to connect with others doing serious work in the region.

The confirmed speaker lineup already includes Milos Stankovic from the Ethereum Foundation, Andrei Duma from LI.FI, Sinkas from ArbitrumDAO, and Roxana Nasoi from Logos Network. More will be announced before May.

If you're a student, pay attention to this.

ETH Cluj is offering free conference tickets to students curious about blockchain. You get full access — talks, hands-on workshops, and time to meet people actually building in the space. Applications are reviewed on motivation, not credentials or prior knowledge. The deadline is April 30, and spots are limited.

→ Discounted General tickets (ONLY 60 EUR for 2 days of conference)

→ Student free ticket application

→ More info: ethcluj.org

Paris Blockchain Week is a different kind of event.

Where ETH Cluj is about community and builders, PBW is about where capital, regulation, and infrastructure converge. Over 10,000 attendees, 300+ speakers, and a room that includes senior figures from BlackRock, J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Circle, Ripple, and EU regulatory bodies. It's the event where the institutional side of the industry sets its agenda for the year.

This year is particularly relevant. With MiCA now fully in force across Europe, and with serious institutional capital finally moving into digital assets, the conversations at PBW will directly shape what gets funded and built over the next two years. For a Romanian Web3 professional or founder, being in that room is not a small thing.

We have a limited number of free community passes.

As a community partner, ETH Bucharest has access to a small number of complimentary tickets to PBW 2026. These are for active builders: developers, founders, and contributors who are already working in the space. They are not for spectators.

If that's you, reply to this email with one sentence on what you're currently building or working on. We'll follow up directly. First come, first served.

SEE YOU NEXT MONTH

That's all for this first issue — short by design.

Until then — build something worth talking about.

— The ETH Bucharest team

We said we'd take 2026 differently. No main conference, no hackathon. Just deliberate, smaller steps toward something more sustainable. This newsletter is one of those steps.

We're keeping this first issue short and focused. There are two events coming up that are genuinely worth your time and money, one of which has free tickets available through us.

Read on

ETH Cluj is now the closest thing Romania has to a proper home-grown Ethereum conference, and the 2026 edition is shaping up to be their strongest yet.

The theme — Ethereum for Everyone — is a deliberate signal: this isn't a conference for people who already know everything. It's for the developer who's been watching from the sidelines, the student who's curious but hasn't found a way in, and the builder who wants to connect with others doing serious work in the region.

The confirmed speaker lineup already includes Milos Stankovic from the Ethereum Foundation, Andrei Duma from LI.FI, Sinkas from ArbitrumDAO, and Roxana Nasoi from Logos Network. More will be announced before May.

If you're a student, pay attention to this.

ETH Cluj is offering free conference tickets to students curious about blockchain. You get full access — talks, hands-on workshops, and time to meet people actually building in the space. Applications are reviewed on motivation, not credentials or prior knowledge. The deadline is April 30, and spots are limited.

→ Discounted General tickets (ONLY 60 EUR for 2 days of conference)

→ Student free ticket application

→ More info: ethcluj.org

Paris Blockchain Week is a different kind of event.

Where ETH Cluj is about community and builders, PBW is about where capital, regulation, and infrastructure converge. Over 10,000 attendees, 300+ speakers, and a room that includes senior figures from BlackRock, J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Circle, Ripple, and EU regulatory bodies. It's the event where the institutional side of the industry sets its agenda for the year.

This year is particularly relevant. With MiCA now fully in force across Europe, and with serious institutional capital finally moving into digital assets, the conversations at PBW will directly shape what gets funded and built over the next two years. For a Romanian Web3 professional or founder, being in that room is not a small thing.

We have a limited number of free community passes.

As a community partner, ETH Bucharest has access to a small number of complimentary tickets to PBW 2026. These are for active builders: developers, founders, and contributors who are already working in the space. They are not for spectators.

If that's you, reply to this email with one sentence on what you're currently building or working on. We'll follow up directly. First come, first served.

SEE YOU NEXT MONTH

That's all for this first issue — short by design.

Until then — build something worth talking about.

— The ETH Bucharest team