ETHSydney Meetup - The Next Era of Ethereum

Something's shifting in Ethereum land. Vitalik recently said the original L2 roadmap "no longer makes sense." L1 is scaling faster than anyone expected. Glamsterdam is on the horizon. And the whole conversation around what Ethereum is — and what it should be — is being rewritten in real time. We're getting together to talk through all of it. What does Ethereum look like now that the rollup-centric era is being rethought? Where does L1 end and L2 begin? What should builders and the community actually be paying attention to heading into the rest of 2026? Come hang, learn something, and hear from people working at the coalface of this stuff. What's on: 🔐 Kirk Baird — Security Assessments Manager at Sigma Prime, specialising in smart contracts, protocols, and Web3 infrastructure. Sigma Prime are the team behind Lighthouse, one of Ethereum's core consensus clients. 🐻 Rez — Blockchain Engineer at Conduit, where he builds hyper optimised chains from the ground up using Reth. Previously worked on Berachain, Immutable's zkEVM, ASX's Synfini blockchain, and the RedBelly Network. Sydney-based, UNSW alum, and deep in the weeds on execution clients, pre-confirmations, and modular chain architecture. 🐦 surprise seasonal bear market theatrics with the Ethereum rascal cockatoos Sponsors & Partners: Haymarket HQ (HHQ): Innovation hub in the heart of Sydney's Chinatown, helping startups and tech companies expand into global markets. Sigma Prime: Premier blockchain security and research firm. Founders and maintainers of Lighthouse, Ethereum consensus client. Ethereum Foundation: A non-profit organisation supporting Ethereum's ecosystem long-term growth. ETHGlobal: Creating and nurturing communities in Web3. To date, they have hosted 40+ hackathons in 100+ countries, reaching 250,000+ people. Stay tuned 👀 TG: https://t.me/+4jSRKC0_m51lYjc9 X: https://twitter.com/EthereumSydney