Closing Ceremony & Finalist Demos of ETHGlobal Cannes 2026 I Kartik Talwar

Sat, May 2, 2026, 12:00 AM

In this closing ceremony, Kartik Talwar wraps up ETH Global Cannes 2026 with a recap video, event stats, all 10 finalist demos, and the full prize announcements. The hackathon drew 810 attendees from 59 countries who submitted 266 projects — the most popular themes being AI/agentic and DeFi, with TypeScript, Python, and Solidity as the top languages. World, ENS, and Arc were the most integrated SDKs, while Ethereum mainnet, Base, and Arc were the most deployed-to chains. The 10 finalist teams demo live on stage: Défi (1v1 trading duels), ALMA (automated Uniswap LP rebalancing via EIP-7702), VEIL VPN (crypto-native VPN with TEE, X2X micropayments, and World ID), maki (secure terminal DeFi agent with Ledger/Apple Secure signing), EVM PORST (post-quantum signature verification on EVM), ENShell (on-chain firewall for AI agents using Chainlink CRE and ENS), DIVE (decentralized AI oracle for prediction markets), npmguard (agentic npm package security auditing), Corpus (AI agent corporation for go-to-market automation), and PaintGlobal (NFC-powered painting gallery with NFT minting and auctions). Kartik then announces all partner prize winners across 12 sponsors totaling $150,000 and previews upcoming events including the Open Agents async hackathon and ETHCom in New York. 00:00 Pre-Show 15:01 Hackathon Recap Video 16:08 Welcome and Event Overview 17:26 On-Chain Stats: Wristbands, Meals, and Workshops 18:10 Thank You to Partners 19:44 Hackathon by the Numbers: 266 Projects Submitted 20:43 Most Popular Languages, Themes, and Chains 22:07 Thank You to Judges 22:51 Introducing the 10 Finalists 24:10 Finalist Demo: Défi (1v1 Trading Duels) 27:22 Finalist Demo: ALMA (Automated LP Rebalancing) 30:43 Finalist Demo: VEIL VPN (Crypto-Native VPN) 35:43 Finalist Demo: maki (Secure Terminal DeFi Agent) 39:38 Finalist Demo: EVM PORST (Post-Quantum Signatures) 44:58 Finalist Demo: ENShell (On-Chain AI Agent Firewall) 49:17 Finalist Demo: DIVE (Decentralized AI Oracle) 55:01 Finalist Demo: npmguard (Package Security Auditing) 1:00:32 Finalist Demo: Corpus (AI GTM Agent Corporation) 1:07:02 Finalist Demo: PaintGlobal (NFC Painting Gallery) 1:14:03 Finalist Pack Prizes and Perks 1:15:06 Hacker Packs and ETH Global Plus 1:16:30 Partner Prize Announcements Begin 1:18:18 World Prize Winners 1:19:14 ZeroG Prize Winners 1:20:14 Arc Prize Winners 1:21:13 ENS Prize Winners 1:21:40 Hedera Prize Winners 1:22:55 Ledger Prize Winners 1:23:16 Uniswap Prize Winners 1:23:52 Chainlink Prize Winners 1:24:19 Flare Prize Winners 1:26:01 Dynamic Prize Winners 1:26:42 Unlink and Wallet Connect Prize Winners 1:27:03 Prize Verification Timeline and Next Steps 1:28:18 ETHCom Preview and Discount Code 1:29:24 Final Thank Yous 1:30:24 Upcoming Events and Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHGlobal Cannes 2026* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal Cannes 2026, a 3-day hackathon held April 3-5 at the Palace of Festivals and Congresses of Cannes, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full ETHGlobal Cannes 2026 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5YrcvSj6KSTztLMy58d7d4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _