EthCC [8] Cannes: Behind-the-Scenes Crypto Royalty Gathering – Official Media Partner Reveals All

Cannes turned into a crypto capital this week as EthCC [8] drew blockchain's brightest minds—and a few hedge fund tourists pretending to 'get it.' Here's what you missed.

The Main Stage: Where Code Meets Couture

Vitalik dropped more knowledge bombs than a DeFi exploit. Meanwhile, suits scrambled to take notes—most still think 'gas fees' refer to petroleum.

After-Hours Alpha

The real deals happened at yacht parties where VCs competed to overpay for wallet addresses scribbled on napkins. (Pro tip: When the champagne flows, the term sheets go.)

The Bottom Line

While TradFi dinosaurs debated 'regulation,' builders shipped. Ethereum's ecosystem keeps evolving—whether Wall Street's ready or not.

On-Ground Leadership & Exclusive Interviews

Aligned with our commitment to high editorial standards, our Global Head of News, Brian McGleenon, moderated multiple panels and conducted exclusive interviews with leading builders shaping the ethereum ecosystem, including: 

• Johann Kerbrat, Senior Vice President & General Manager at Robinhood Crypto. Check out the exclusive interview with Johann here. 
• Sandy Carter, COO from Unstoppable Domains. Check out the exclusive interview with Sandy here. 
• Rand Hindi, CEO of Zama. Check out the interview with Rand here. 
• Sebastien Gilquin, Head of Business Development and Partnerships at Trezor. Check out the interview with Sebastien here. 
• Adam Levine, CEO of Fireblocks
• Helena Wang, Co-founder of Verisense Network

Media Partnership Across Premier Side Events

BeInCrypto also activated several EthCC Week side events, from beach meet-ups to invite-only dinners around Cannes, ensuring comprehensive coverage of networking moments, developer summits, and sponsor activations. 

• Based Rollup Summit by Taiko – Following the successful edition in San Francisco,  BeInCrypto once again joined as the official media partner with our Global Head of News, Brian McGleenon, moderating ‘The Race to Real-Time: How to Ensure ZK Proofs Keep Up’ panel, discussing the convergence of Ethereum scaling, zero-knowledge development, and the growing role of AI in the decentralized stack.
• PayFi Rising: Building the Rails – The PayFi power night, blending networking with Bitget Wallet Card launch party all in one, hosted in partnership with Bitget Wallet and MasterCard.
• L2CON Cannes – The largest EthCC[8] conference focused on the future of the scaling ecosystem, General-Purpose Chains and App-Chains, development of dApps, and the path to mass adoption.
• C’est la Z, Riviera Social – A curated networking soirée produced with Flight3 and Zebu Live.
• Rooftop Sunset by Team1 Connect – An exclusive network gathering introducing the Avalanche ecosystem more closely; held in partnership with Benqi, Folks Finance, Koroshi, Kite AI, and Kryptosphere.

Impactful News Coverage & Ecosystem Networking

As an official media partner, BeInCrypto achieved significant media traction and network expansion:

• Exclusive coverage – including live coverage of Vitalik Buterin’s keynote.
• We broke the news on Robinhood’s unveiling of tokenized stocks, ETH/SOL staking, and their forthcoming Layer‑2 rollout (Robinhood Chain).
• Meaningful conversations with Coinbase executives, including Ross O’Leary (Head of Comms) and Tom Vieira (Head of Product, Base). 
• Opened new institutional/traditional finance dialogues, including Standard Chartered, Sygnum, and legal/tax leadership from Paul Weiss.

Thank you to Ethereum France and the broader Ethereum community for making EthCC [8] an unforgettable week of collaboration, innovation, and growth. We would also like to thank YAP Global for elevating the EthCC conference to global visibility as their official PR partner for the sixth consecutive year. 

Stay tuned for our upcoming in-depth coverage – technical analysis, trend forecasting, and behind-the-scenes storytelling from Cannes and beyond.
Contact our team for partnership inquiries here.