Department of Decentralization

Department of Decentralization is a Berlin-based collective of blockchain and open-source contributors, organizing Ethereum and decentralized-technology events since 2018 -- including the ETHBerlin hackathon series (most recently ETHBerlin04, May 2024) and the Protocol Berg conference. The community promotes open-source collaboration, practical education, and decentralized infrastructure.

Events

• Protocol Berg 2025 (Berlin, Germany)
• ETHBerlin04 (Berlin, Germany)
• Protocol Berg 2023 (Berlin, Germany)
• ETHBerlin 2022 (Berlin, Germany)

176 talks

• Emerging interfaces for building web3 applications
• Indexing Ethereum Mainnet for Near-Zero Cost
• Real web3 messaging must be encrypted, decentralized, and interoperable! Utilizing dm3 protocol as layer 0 of messaging.
• The Holešky Testnet Launch Hangout
• idk what x is and at this point i'm afraid to ask
• The Anoma Protocol and its Design Process
• Essential Maths for Zero Knowledge Proofs
• Testnet or Not, Here We Come: A deep dive into running test networks
• beyond indexers: trustless application data snapshots
• The problem of historical data availability in EVM chains
• Peer-to-peer code collaboration with Radicle
• Recursive SNARKs for Efficiency, Scalability, and Privacy