Devcon 8 speakers to watch: @Zac_Aztec "That can't be faked with an AI agent. It's a foundational expression of human agency, what you spend your resources on." The Aztec co-founder will unpack what programmable privacy demands. See them live in Mumbai, Nov 3–6 @EFDevcon

"If you're using planning mode, commit the plan as part of your code" ETHGlobal's AI rule for hackers: use Codex or Claude Code, but show what the agent did. @kartiktalwar, Welcome and Introduction, @ETHGlobal Tokyo Follow @streamETH for one great Ethereum talk moment a day.

"nobody should be able to tell that I have sent something at all" Even Signal can leak who talks to whom. @vpavlin, Build Like Nobody Can Stop You: YOLO on Logos, @ETHCluj Follow @streamETH for one great Ethereum talk moment a day.

Tarek Mansour (@mansourtarek_), CEO of @Kalshi, says: "It's not a choice of like state versus federal. I think it's a choice of whether prediction markets exist in the US or they go offshore" His case for one set of CFTC rules across all 50 states. At DC Fintech Week 2026

"Base has a very strong DeFi community and a lot of assets as well." Aave's founder on why Aave is launching stock-backed loans on Base. @StaniKulechov, Powered by Base: Aave, @base Follow @streamETH for one great Ethereum talk moment a day.

"It will definitely become a default infrastructure, a core infrastructure." Enterprises don't ask for ZK or MPC, just privacy. @ShirlyValge, Why Privacy Will Become Core Financial Infrastructure, @EBlockchainCon Follow @streamETH for one great Ethereum talk moment a day.

Don't trust an AI that calls you a genius. Make it argue. • @austingriffith: Codex critiques Claude • @Justin_Bons: freedom beats purity • @alxkzmn: ZK apps need quantum upgrades • @lftherios: devs stay for speed Follow @streamETH for one great Ethereum talk moment a day.

Sergey Nazarov (@SergeyNazarov), Chainlink co-founder, says: "with CCIP 2.0 I feel like the institutional response is so massively positive" As rival bridges lose hundreds of millions, he pitches CCIP as the secure layer for moving tokens across chains. @chainlink

"The privacy should be something that's normal. It should not be an exception." Jordi Baylina Our Devcon 8 preview: what nine Mumbai speakers said on other stages this year, and when to catch them. Every quote is checked against the talk transcript. @EFDevcon