TezDev 2025: Catalyst – The Annual Blockchain Conference Returns on July 3rd in Cannes to Showcase Momentum in the Tezos Ecosystem
London, England, June 11th, 2025, Chainwire
TezDev, the annual gathering of the Tezos ecosystem, returns on July 3rd at the iconic Hôtel Martinez in Cannes — just a short seaside walk from the Ethereum Community Conference. After three successful editions, the free, one-day event continues to bring together developers, creators, and blockchain enthusiasts from around the world. This year’s agenda features a packed lineup of sessions on gaming, art, DeFi, and more — along with interviews with key figures from the Tezos ecosystem and special guest appearances.
This year, TezDev is built around the theme Catalyst — a nod to the momentum building across the Tezos ecosystem. The program brings together dev talks, first-look demos, and a deep dive into Tezos’ artistic side, showing how teams are making it easier to build and create new kinds of user experiences. Guests can expect a check-in on the progress toward Tezos X, with Tezos co-founder Arthur Breitman’s keynote and sessions digging into technical developments. From Etherlink’s growing DeFi ecosystem to an immersive art showcase celebrating the creative community on Tezos, the schedule reflects the diversity of projects taking shape. TezDev 2025 also marks the launch of the Etherlink hackathon, organized in partnership with Encode Club, inviting developers to bring their ideas to life on the next-gen Layer 2.
As a key moment in the Tezos community calendar, TezDev attendance has grown steadily year over year, with 420 attendees in 2024 — up 55% from 2023, which saw 270 attendees, and more than double the 200 attendees in 2022.
TezDev is a day of exchanges and meetings led by the passionate blockchain and Web3 communities. This event is an opportunity to review the latest technological advances and for project leaders, creators, developers, and innovators shaping Tezos to showcase their achievements within the ecosystem. Over the past year, the Tezos ecosystem has seen major developments — including Uranium.io launching to break down barriers to the uranium market the activation of the Rio and Quebec protocol upgrades; Etherlink’s Dyonisus, Calypso, and Bifröst upgrades; the Apple Farm incentive program; a $1M commitment from Quantix Capital to support Tezos gaming; a partnership with renowned Museum of Moving Images; and the entrance of landmark NFT project World Of Women to the ecosystem.
TezDev 2025 brings together builders, creators, and thought leaders shaping the future of Tezos. This year’s program features keynotes, panels, deep-dive presentations, and immersive sessions highlighting breakthroughs across DeFi, gaming, infrastructure, and digital art.
Highlights of the 2025 edition include:
- A keynote by Arthur Breitman, co-founder of Tezos, presenting “The State of Tezos X: From Roadmap to Reality.” Arthur will outline the next phase in Tezos’ evolution, with a focus on scalability, user experience, and real-world impact. Following his keynote, Arthur will also participate in a fireside chat with a surprise guest interviewer.
- A panel on RWA tokenization, demystifying the buzz and digging into practical use cases, featuring Ben Elvidge (Head of Commercial Applications), Paul-Adrien Hyppolite (Co-Founder & CEO of Spiko), and Dennis Dinkelmeyer (Founder of Midas).
- Presentation “RISC-V and the Future of Offchain Compute” followed by Q&A by Ole Krüger (Tech Lead at Trilitech)
- A hands-on gaming showcase, including a “Game On! on Etherlink” presentation by Efe Kucuk (Head of Gaming at Trilitech) and a very special surprise guest, followed by a live gaming session.
- A deep dive into “Art on Tezos: Past, Present, Future”, with Aleksandra Artamonovskaja (Head of Art at Trilitech) and Ganbrood (artist Bas Uterijk) highlighting curation, collaboration, and innovation.
- A discussion on “Building a DeFi Ecosystem on Etherlink”, moderated by David Relkin (Head of DeFi at Nomadic Labs), and featuring speakers including Pablo Veyrat (Co-Founder & CEO of Merkl), Dmitry Kovalevskiy (Founder at Hanji), and David Ryan (DeFi Growth Hacker at Trilitech).
- Experience Art on Tezos: Discover artworks by over 30 artists in an immersive, 360° exhibition, featuring 5×5: Artists Curating Artists by Cyberforms and a curation of objkt.one releases.
- The Etherlink Hackathon 2025 session will present the first-ever Etherlink hackathon organized in partnership with Encode Club, as well as other ways for developers to start exploring building on Etherlink.
- Evening afterparty to wrap up the day with the community
TezDev is open to everyone interested in discovering the Tezos ecosystem. To register for this free event, click here: https://lu.ma/tezdev2025.
About Tezos
Tezos is an open-source and energy-efficient blockchain designed to empower institutions, developers, and businesses and facilitate value transfer in a digital environment. It is designed for the scalable deployment of decentralized applications. As one of the first Proof of Stake blockchains, Tezos is globally supported and valued for its strong governance, long-term upgradability, and smart contract capabilities. For more information about Tezos, visit http://www.tezos.com.