Ethereum’s flagship developer conference, Devcon 8 , is set to take place in Mumbai in the fourth quarter of 2026, according to the Ethereum Foundation and multiple reports.

The move brings one of the protocol’s biggest in-person gatherings to India , a country that, based on reports, added the most new crypto developers worldwide in 2024.

Organizers say the choice reflects where builders are growing , not only where markets trade.

India’s Ethereum & Developer Boom

Local groups and startups are named among the reasons for the pick. Based on reports, initiatives such as ETHMumbai and homegrown projects — including well-known layer-two teams that started in India — helped push the region into the spotlight.

ETHMumbai is already scheduled as a four-day conference and hackathon fr

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