ETHChiangmai Future Summit｜ Ongoing in Chiang Mai, Showcasing Two Months of City-Scale Ethereum Practice
The ETHChiangmai Future Summit is currently underway in Chiang Mai, marking a key moment in its two-month-long "city-scale" Ethereum practice initiative that began on December 8, 2025. Prior to the summit, a five-day hackathon attracted over 120 developers, resulting in 44 projects and $11,500 USDT in prizes. Project themes included DeFi, privacy and ZK technology, decentralized identity (ZK Card), public goods, local collaboration, and art and cultural experiments, showcasing diverse technical and social explorations within the Ethereum ecosystem.
ETHChiangmai adopts a collaborative approach—living, learning, and building together—integrating hackathons, unconferences, reading groups, and ongoing community activities to explore how Web3 can operate long-term within a real urban and local context. The Future Summit serves as a reflective pause in this continuous experiment, rather than a conventional conference. Morning sessions focused on "Zuzalu as a method" and "Cypherpunk as a practical survival skill," discussing future societal structures and the real-world implications of "permissionless." Afternoon discussions delved into Cosmolocalism (local construction × global collaboration), education, governance, and featured hackathon project demonstrations, examining Ethereum’s evolving role in coordinating individuals, organizations, and communities.
ETHChiangmai aims to present an alternative to short-term events by treating Ethereum as an ongoing social practice—where technology is applied, tested, and shaped collectively within a local context.
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