Opening Ceremony (Full Version)

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About 300 people from 20+ countries gather for a weekend hackathon with workshops, mentors and a noon fireside featuring Vitalik and Joe; prizes total about £30,000. The ecosystem update highlights TVL > $1B in DeFi (Feb 7), practical tools like Aave flash loans and the Aztec launch of confidential transactions on mainnet (Jan 31), plus an Ethereum Foundation ecosystem support wishlist and guidance to present progress even if projects aren’t polished.

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1. 0:00Welcome to hackathon
2. 1:48Event details
3. 5:00Hackathon purpose
4. 7:50Yeren theorem showcase
5. 14:31Sponsor presentations
6. 18:49Aztec protocol privacy
7. 22:11Ethereum keynote
8. 55:01Logistics and safety
9. 1:01:28Prizes and closing

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