ETH Bucharest 2025
One of Eastern Europe's key Web3 conferences & hackathons brought builders, hackers, and devs together in ETH Bucharest, Romania. Thrilld Labs proudly powered the official networking for the event.
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One of Eastern Europe's key Web3 conferences & hackathons brought builders, hackers, and devs together in ETH Bucharest, Romania. Thrilld Labs proudly powered the official networking for the event.
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In April 2025, brought together builders and blockchain enthusiasts in Romania’s capital. Why? Simply to help shape the future of Ethereum through a high-energy hackathon and a casual yet clever two-day conference.
Set against the beautiful backdrop of a city fondly known as “Little Paris”, offered a great opportunity for builders to connect, collaborate, and construct the very future of Ethereum, thanks to a dual approach.
Indeed, attendees "minted" the best of both worlds :
A hackathon, where teams tackled real-life utility challenges.
Followed by a two-day conference with eight specialized tracks including Finance, UX & Design, and Regulation & Compliance.
Building on the success of its 2024 edition, which welcomed over 1K attendees and 80+ speakers, raised the bar with new prizes, bounties, and wider participation across Europe’s Ethereum ecosystem.
Recognizing the event's growth and impact, Thrilld Labs partnered with the organizers to power the official networking experience. To that end, our team flew to Romania in April 2025.
Meaningful networking in a diverse ETH community
Attendees could:
Connect early by creating profiles, browsing other participants, and book meetings even before arriving in Bucharest.
Access the full event agenda, discover side events, and receive real-time updates directly in the app.
Thrilld’s matchmaking algorithms allowed attendees to find the right people to collaborate with.
Free premium features for ETH Bucharest participants upon request.
On-site, and thanks to a kind invite of the ETH Bucharest team, part of the Thrilld team was present to guide users, troubleshoot (and that was needed!), and encourage the use of the networking platform throughout the event days.
A stronger Ethereum community networked through Thrilld
ETH Bucharest 2025 successfully demonstrated the power of the crypto space in Romania. We observed that the combination of hackathon & conference provided good opportunities for builders to exchange ideas, think about business, and spark future collaborations.
" Partnering with ETH Bucharest was a highlight for us. The passion and talent of the builders here is lovely, and we’re proud to contribute to the connections that power the Ethereum ecosystem. I am also very thankful for the opportunity to do a keynote and much thank our partners for the opportunity to collaborate. "
However, there were a few challenges. To be transparent, some attendees encountered an onboarding bug with Apple Auth (for dev/service providers) in version 2.1.2. We’ve since fixed that matter, and the current versions (2.1.3 and higher) includes improvements and a fresh look for events based on user feedback.
Additionally, not everyone was aware that Thrilld was the official app, which highlighted the need for more information to ensure attendees know what to expect.
ETH Bucharest 2025 may have wrapped up, but the connections continue to grow.
With Thrilld, participants can stay in touch, find new projects to join, and prepare for future Ethereum events across Europe and beyond.
"Experiencing Romania and collaborating with the ETH Bucharest organizers has been inspiring. We look forward to building even stronger bridges across Eastern Europe in the future. We will be partnering with ETH Cluj, happening in Romania and the next ETH event using the app will be Napul.ETH in Italy in July!"
With a wide range of attendees including developers, founders, investors, and newcomers, the challenge was clear: How to create a meaningful network amidst the intense schedules of hacking, panels, and side events? needed a solution that allowed participants - that wanted that - to connect before, during, and after the event.
delivered the official networking experience for ETH Bucharest 2025 through its event app features.
Additionally, offered special incentives:
As , CEO and Founder of , noted:
The event went well overall, with several highlights. There was, indeed, a great collaboration with an excellent and professional team, and it marked the first ETH event to officially adopt the Thrilld app. The venue (National Library of Romania) itself provided a fantastic environment, and attendees gave positive feedback about the app. As a speaker, , CEO and Founder of , was able to talk about Thrilld Labs' 3.0 roadmap and defended the thesis that social science networking theories apply in Web3 business.
As , CEO and Founder of , noted:
is excited to continue empowering blockchain communities worldwide, one connection at a time.
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