Shinchan’s key takeaways from ETHCC this year🇫🇷 > Infra + restaking as a fading spotlight this year, notably in the reduction of side events focusing on relevant topics while @VitalikButerin in his speaker session cautioned against centralization risks in L2 solutions which indirectly critiques infrastructure-heavy models for potential vulnerabilities. > Stockfi vanguard with @RobinhoodApp. With its announcement of tokenized stocks, a proprietary Arbitrum-based Layer 2, and EU stretch, it enabled private equity access unavailable in the usa due to accredited investor rules. $HOOD turning a finance super app👀 > Strong focus rests with user-oriented applications and design for democratizing access. There are main event talks that focus on prioritising intuitive interfaces during the conferences, specifically that of @base with its senior product manager presenting on perfect UX when balancing decentralization and viral loops. > DeFi + stablecoin seasons are back with @aave V4 announcement by @StaniKulechov. Unlike V3 isolated markets, V4 liquidity hub will unify assets across chains to resolve capital fragmentation + optimize rates. ETHCC this year masked a brittle reality with a more institutional + tradfi ambition. Shinchan feels there’s an absence of a unifying narrative unlike the restaking / btcfi mania last year, but its general consensus that we are moving towards for mass adoption :)