Vitalik Buterin Lands for Devcon Mumbai

Vitalik Buterin has announced his arrival in Mumbai ahead of Devcon 8 India, the Ethereum Foundation’s gathering scheduled for 3rd to 6th November 2026. The official ticket shop lists the venue as Jio World Centre in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai.

In his 31st October post, Buterin said he was looking forward to meeting people working on Ethereum and open, secure, private and decentralised technology. In a follow-up reply, he pointed to India’s developers working on Ethereum and privacy technology. “I'm excited to engage with the community here,” he wrote.

The Devcon team’s December 2025 announcement said India was chosen for its growing developer ecosystem and grassroots Ethereum communities. That local emphasis also appears in ETHIndia’s plans for a one-day conference inside Devcon on 4th November.

Speakers and sessions

The organisers’ highlighted speaker list includes Buterin, Taiwan’s Cyber Ambassador-at-Large Audrey Tang, researcher Justin Drake, Balaji Srinivasan, Roger Dingledine, Sandeep Nailwal, Friederike Ernst and Zachary Williamson. Nethermind founder Tomasz Stanczak is also listed; his company has published its own Devcon participation page.

The opening-day programme lists Buterin and Drake among the opening ceremony participants. Buterin is also scheduled for a panel on securing Ethereum in the age of artificial intelligence, followed by a discussion with Tang about trust and safety for agents, software that can carry out tasks for users.

The programme extends beyond those headline names. Nine main tracks cover Core Protocol, Privacy & Consent, Security, Applied Cryptography, Permissionless Networks, Open & Verifiable Stack, Rights, Freedoms & Governance, Futures Worth Building, and Users, Builders & Agents. These span the network’s underlying rules, privacy tools, security and the applications people build on top.

What attendees can expect

Devcon combines stage sessions with practical work. Its programme catalogue includes talks, workshops, demonstrations, roundtables and community-run spaces. Privacy, Security, India, Open Source and Agentic Hubs are among the listed areas.

On the first day, the EIP Hub workshop introduces routes into Ethereum improvement proposals, the open proposals used to discuss changes to the network. Other scheduled activities include an English and Hindi introduction to building AI agents, a workshop on decentralised systems’ correctness, and making an LED badge in the Open Hardware Zone. The range gives attendees options beyond sitting through technical presentations.

The Foundation describes the event’s audience as including engineers, designers, researchers, infrastructure operators, educators, community organisers and artists. Students and newcomers are included too: the current programme labels sessions by the prior knowledge expected, from none to deep familiarity. Readers new to the network can start with our guide to Ethereum and how it works.

From Devcon SEA 2024

These archive photographs come from the Ethereum Foundation’s Devcon SEA recap, covering the Bangkok event in November 2024.

Tickets and eligibility

The official ticket shop, read on 1st November, lists general admission at US$499, including 18% GST, with entry, catering and event merchandise for all four days. The organisers’ ticket comparison distinguishes payment methods: US$499 when paying with ETH, Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency, and US$999 with conventional currency. Listed prices are subject to the selected payment route and remaining availability.

The shop also lists an Indian resident ticket at US$149, requiring residency verification and identification at entry. Its listed student prices are US$25 for Indian students and US$49 for international students. Student places are limited and require an application and voucher; their listing does not guarantee approval or availability. Discounted tickets are not transferable. The Devcon app carries the programme for planning sessions.