With Central Europe’s blockchain scene growing, ETHBratislava was a great opportunity to connect with regional investors, assess market sentiment, and meet teams working on Ethereum infrastructure. Rather than focusing on the hackathon, our time was spent at side events and private discussions with funds, market makers, and institutional players exploring Web3 investments.

• Private networking was the real value – The best conversations and deals happened at side events and exclusive investor gatherings.
• Bratislava is an emerging hub – The local Web3 scene is gaining attention, with more projects choosing the region for development and fundraising
• Ethereum infrastructure remains a focus – Investors are looking at Layer 2 scalability, modular execution models, and institutional DeFi solutions.
• Regulation and compliance discussions were key – The evolving European regulatory landscape was a major talking point among investors.

Ethereum is still the foundation of Web3, but the focus has shifted toward infrastructure, compliance, and real institutional adoption. Investors are backing teams solving real challenges in scaling and security, rather than speculative projects. Moonhill Capital is keeping a close watch on founders executing in these areas.

ETHBratislava 2024 showed that Central Europe is becoming a serious player in the Web3 space. The best opportunities aren’t always in the biggest markets—sometimes, regional ecosystems like this one create strong investment potential.