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Post-event summaries, takeaways, and coverage from Web3 conferences, hackathons, and meetups.

INPUT Global's The (un)Banked conference gathered banking, payments and VC leaders in Amsterdam as onchain rails reshape global finance.

ETHConf 2026 recap: BlackRock, DTCC, and the SEC took the main stage as allocators, not tourists. The pitch phase is done.
The MDBA Youth Blockchain Hackathon invites high school students (grades 10–12) to build blockchain and AI prototypes online, with mentorship and a $50,000.
ETHMilan 2026 Recap: Philosophy lectures next to DeFi summits at Milan’s historic science museum. How the event is positioning the city as Southern Europe’s crypto hub, and why the move to three tracks in 2027 might change its unique character.

First-hand impressions from Paris Blockchain Week 2026: the dramatic crowd shift toward institutional finance, why side events barely registered, how Start in Block raised the bar.