# Local Ethereum #3 - March 2025 Roundup Source: https://localethereum.beehiiv.com/p/local-ethereum-3 Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Local-Ethereum-3-March-2025-Roundup?index=0x67f3b3efdbca7d70528b584be4c00b305f684d0396c5a74c6b6f827ede46d4660cb3d567 Submitted by pedrovilela.eth on 2025-04-07 UTC, 6 upvotes, 0 comments ## Summary Local Ethereum's March 2025 roundup highlights community events and projects across regions, covering Ethereum's geographic spread. Taiwan's ETHGlobal Taipei (4-6 April, 2025) drew 730 attendees from 43 countries, and the ETH Warsaw Spring Hack (21-23 March, 2025) saw 8 teams submit projects. Tim Berners-Lee and Vitalik Buterin are scheduled for a fireside chat at EthPrague (May 27-29, 2025). Brazil's Itaú Unibanco is considering launching its own stablecoin, depending on local regulations and the success of U.S. financial institutions' stablecoin efforts. ## Article 🌍 March 2025 Roundup The story of Ethereum is a story of geography. Ethereum is a global network and a global movement. It is local nodes spread around the world that give rise to the phenomenon that is Ethereum. As such Ethereum is deeply rooted in geography. From local ETH communities and meetups to universities, from developers to startups, from policy to user adoption and more, Local Ethereum is a newsletter to cover the geo-story of Ethereum. Let’s start! Asia 🌊 India Reskill, a hackathon organizer who previously organized the Meta Llama India hackathon, is cooking up an AI Ethereum Agentic hackathon. Stay tuned! Malaysia China Mainland Hong Kong ETHDimsum is organizing a Cross-L2 Interoperability and Programmable Cryptography research house in Hong Kong from April 6-9, 2025. Special community meetup on April 8. Taiwan ETHTaipei (1-2 April, 2025) is more than a conference. Shout out to the core team and the volunteers! ETHGlobal Taipei (4-6 April, 2025) was a big success, drawing 730 attendees from 43 countries! Japan South Korea Singapore Thailand If you are based in Bangkok and are interested in Ethereum core development, check out Unnawut's Beam roadmap summary and grab a coffee with him! Kazakhstan Come for the news, stay for the laughs Morning Brew isn’t just any newsletter—it’s your free shortcut to business news that actually matters. Fast, fun, and—dare we say—enjoyable. No fluff, no jargon, and it takes less time to read than it does to brew your coffee (unless you’ve got a Keurig—then you might get to enjoy your Morning Brew with your actual brew). Join over 4 million professionals who read it daily. Delivered bright and early, it’s news on your time—whether you read it when you wake up, over lunch, or before bed. Europe 🏰 Germany Switzerland Ethereum Foundation forms external council to uphold core blockchain values. Ukraine ETHKyiv Impulse: Farcaster Frames Edition, 05 April. ETHKyiv Impulse is a series of mini-Ethereum-hackathons in Kyiv focusing on real use cases. France Introducing the advanced cryptography startup ZKNox, a new venture founded by three experts in hardware security and cryptography (ECC, ZK, MPC). Italy Czechia Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, and Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Ethereum, will hold a fireside chat at EthPrague (May 27-29, 2025). If you haven’t bought your ticket yet, now’s the perfect time to get one. If you are visiting ETH Prague, you might be interested to know more about The Paralelní Polis project, which combines art, social sciences, and modern technology, and is based on the ideas of freedom, independence, and innovative societal development. Sweden Serbia Poland The intense 3-day ETH Warsaw Spring Hack (21-23 March, 2025) saw 8 teams submit their projects, including AI-driven solutions for DeFi, Web3 onboarding, cybersecurity, and more. Romania Greece Iceland The two-week Impact Evaluator Research Retreat 2025 (July 26 - August 10, 2025, Iceland) is now open for applications. It focuses on the Impact Evaluator framework, evaluation mechanisms, and distributed funding systems. North America 🗽 United States Canada Latam 💃 Argentina Brazil Brazil’s largest bank, Itaú Unibanco, is considering launching its own stablecoin, depending on local regulations and the success of U.S. financial institutions’ stablecoin efforts. Honduras Ethereum Tegucigalpa, Q1 update: meetups, work sessions, a bootcamp, and more. Mexico Africa 🦁 Nigeria For the first time, we might have a client from Africa - Afream, the African-led Beam consensus client initiative focusing on regional blockchain adoption. Oceania 🏄 Australia If you live in Sydney, please check out the monthly technical meetups organized by Ethereum Melbourne. Thanks for reading, and have a nice day! 🌸 Best regards, ❤️❤️❤️ Love Local Ethereum? Share. Have any comments or feedback? DM. Want to advertise on Local Ethereum? DM or Email. 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