United States

New York City

Pragma New York, happening on September 21, is an excursion into **DeFi, Scaling & Mainstream Adoption**. We are joined by some of the most notable actors in the space, including **Cami Russo, Joe Lubin and Kain Warwick**.Decentralised Finance is an integral part of our industry, a popular center of attention, offering countless access points for new talent, who might not have exposed themselves to the different layers of web3 otherwise.Scaling solutions, namely **the rise of L2s**, have become our great hope to onboard the masses. But simultaneously, these are also the biggest challenges we as a community must tackle: from education to managing responsibilities and expectations to transparency.**What does the future hold for us?** Apply now to explore this with a carefully curated community at Pragma New York!


Pragma New York

ETHGlobal New York

America/New_York

Chelsea Square (Hoffman Hall)

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Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal

Co-founder

Denis Nazarov

Mirror

Harry Kalodner

Offchain Labs

Steven Goldfeder

Ed Felten

Christine Kim

Galaxy 

Kain Warwick

Synthetix

Joe Lubin

Consensys

Camila Russo

The Defiant

Ayush Ranjan

Huddle01

Tarun Chitra

Gauntlet

Robert Leshner

Superstate

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Welcome & Introduction

An interview with the Founder of [mirror.xyz](mirror.xyz) — a web3-enabled publishing platform

Onchain Storytelling

A conversation with the co-founders of [Offchain Labs](https://offchainlabs.com/)  — building Arbitrum, next-generation Layer 2 technologies for Ethereum dApp development 

The Next Step in Scaling Ethereum

Featuring the VP of [Galaxy Digital](https://www.galaxy.com/) — a holistic financial platform spanning three complementary operating businesses: Global Markets, Asset Management, and Digital Infrastructure Solutions

The Ethereum Governance Process in a Nutshell

Featuring the Founder of [Synthetix](https://synthetix.io/) — a derivatives liquidity protocol providing the backbone for derivatives trading in DeFi


Future of DeFi

Break

An interview with the Founder of [Consensys](https://consensys.io/) — a suite of Ethereum blockchain infrastructure and applications for new economic systems that are more open, efficient, and secure

Fireside chat with Joe Lubin

An interview with one of the most prolific and dedicated cryptocurrency journalists at [The Defiant](https://thedefiant.io/) — a news platform at the intersection of tech and finance

Unmasking the Decentralization Theater

Featuring the Founder of [Huddle01](https://www.huddle01.com/) — a decentralized real-time communication network

DePIN Evolution: Huddle

**Tarun Chitra** - \*Founder of \*[*Gauntlet*](https://www.gauntlet.xyz/) — a DeFi protocol providing blockchain-based simulation and analysis for optimizing risk management and capital efficiency in decentralized financial applications

**Robert Leshner** - \*Founder of \*[*Compound*](https://compound.finance/) — an Ethereum-based algorithmic, autonomous interest rate protocol built for developers


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