Save the Date: TezDev 2026 Returns to Cannes

TezDev 2026 is set for March 30, 2026, returning to the sun-soaked coast of Cannes, France.

Last year’s TezDev brought builders, creators, and community members together at the Hôtel Martinez for a day that captured everything Tezos stands for: substance over flash, collaboration over hype. The event featured insightful keynotes, hands-on showcases, and the kind of hallway conversations that spark new ideas long after the lights dim.

Arthur Breitman delivered a standout keynote on Tezos X and the future of modular design, followed by a fireside chat with Camila Russo of The Defiant that unpacked the evolution of rollups and developer tooling. Etherlink took center stage with sessions from Beata Lipska, Thomas Letan, and David Relkin exploring the expanding landscape of L2-native DeFi.

The day also delivered one of the most memorable reveals in TezDev history: Reaper Actual, a massive open-world shooter from veteran game designer John Smedley, built on Etherlink. The announcement underscored how far Tezos has come as a home for real applications, from art to gaming to finance.

TezDev 2025 closed on a high note with the Art on Tezos: Past, Present, Future showcase, curated by Objkt and Cyberforms, reminding everyone that creativity remains at the core of the ecosystem.

Now, with TezDev 2026 on the horizon, the stage is set for the next wave of conversations, collaborations, and ideas that will shape the coming year.

Stay tuned for registration details and program announcements in the weeks ahead.

Arthur Breitman on the Yellow Media Podcast

With TezDev 2026 now on the calendar, it’s only fitting that we also hear from the person who helped set the direction that events like it celebrate every year.

Arthur Breitman, co-founder of Tezos, joined the latest episode of the Yellow Media Podcast for a candid discussion on how Tezos continues to evolve, from the practical realities of on-chain governance, to the long-term vision for sustainable scaling and decentralization.

Arthur reflects on how Tezos’ ability to upgrade itself has shaped the network’s resilience and adaptability over the years, while also sharing thoughts on what it means to keep decentralization meaningful in an era of rapid scaling.

It’s a grounded conversation that highlights the balance between progress and principle, reminding listeners why Tezos remains one of the most enduring experiments in self-governance in the space.

You can listen to the full episode here.

This Week in the Tezos Ecosystem

The Future of Real-World Assets: Ben Elvidge on Uranium.io and Tezos

Following Arthur Breitman’s conversation on Tezos’ evolution, another voice from the ecosystem is exploring how that evolution is playing out in practice. Ben Elvidge, Head of Commercial Applications at Trilitech and Product Lead for Uranium.io, sat down with mPost to discuss how Tezos and Etherlink are reshaping access to real-world assets.

Uranium.io, built on Etherlink, is the world’s first platform to make physical uranium trading accessible to everyone. Traditionally, uranium traded over-the-counter in multi-million-dollar lots, with limited transparency and almost no retail access. Through tokenization, Uranium.io reduces that barrier from millions to just a few dollars, while bringing on-chain governance and real-time price discovery to a market that has long operated behind closed doors.

With Etherlink’s low latency and sub-second block times, xU3O8, Uranium.io’s tokenized uranium, offers fast, efficient transactions and reliable price feeds. The project’s structure also bridges traditional commodity markets with the benefits of decentralized systems, ensuring compliance and transparency without compromising accessibility.

Ben believes this is only the beginning. The model built for uranium can apply to other critical materials like lithium and cobalt, both of which face similar supply, cost, and liquidity challenges. Each represents another step toward a more open and inclusive financial system where tokenization solves real problems rather than existing for its own sake.

You can read the full interview here.

Tezos Community Events

The Tezos Spooktacular Challenge 👻

It’s Halloween season, and the Tezos community is bringing the creativity. The Tezos Spooktacular Challenge invites artists, creators, and AI enthusiasts to make a Tezos or Etherlink–themed Halloween video, using tools like Veo3, Sora2, or any AI video generator of their choice.

The rules are simple: follow @Tezos and @etherlink, tag both in your post, add the hashtag #GMIfYouDare, and reply with your entry. The ten best submissions will each take home 250 tez, for a total prize pool of 2,500 tez.

If you need a little inspiration, here are a few ideas to get your imagination going:

• A mysterious knock at the door followed by a voice saying “Trick or tez.”

• A haunted wallet that suddenly fixes itself with perfect opsec.

• Etherlink as a glowing portal opening on Halloween night.

All entries must be original, PG-13, and free of third-party IP. The contest runs until November 4 at 19:00 CET, so get your prompts ready and summon your creativity.

The scariest, funniest, or most clever submissions will take the spotlight.

Arthur Breitman to Speak at SALT London

As conversations around Tezos’ role in real-world applications continue to grow, the discussion now moves to one of finance’s biggest global stages. Arthur Breitman, co-founder of Tezos, will be speaking at SALT London on November 5–6, joining a lineup of leaders from across investment, technology, and policy.

Arthur brings a background in mathematics and computer science, along with his experience as a member of the Tezos Foundation Council and director at Trilitech, the London-based team driving adoption and ecosystem growth.

His participation comes at a time when Tezos is seeing increased interest from institutions exploring on-chain finance, digital assets, and sustainable scaling through Etherlink. The conversation at SALT will be another opportunity to show how Tezos’ governance-first design continues to set it apart in a rapidly changing landscape.

You can learn more about the event here and register to attend via Luma.

Art on Tezos: Berlin | Full Agenda

Happening November 6–9, Art on Tezos: Berlin is set to bring together over 200 artists, curators, galleries, and platforms for a multi-day celebration of digital creativity, collaboration, and community. It’s the first time so many contributors from the Tezos art ecosystem will gather under one roof and the result promises to be a rich, diverse portrait of the culture that’s been growing since 2021.

With participants like objkt, bitforms, Galerie Met, Office Impart, and The Second-Guess, the event features everything from interactive installations and live performances to film screenings and special curatorial projects. Highlights include:

• A performance by Berlin-based artist allapopp

• TeleNFT’s newest showcase is turning live teletext into on-chain artworks

• Immersive exhibitions and guided tours across the venue

Art on Tezos continues to evolve, and this Berlin event captures the heart of that movement. Make sure you RSVP to attend before space fills up!

Here’s the full schedule:

Thursday, November 6 — Opening Night Party (6–10 PM)

Art on Tezos: Berlin opens with a burst of energy — a night of live performances, poetry, tarot readings, and interactive works that set the tone for the days ahead.

Highlights:

• Community Curation Screening (6–10 PM)

• AUTO Berlin, a networked performance by Lauren Lee McCarthy (6:15–6:30 PM)

• Dear Guests, performance by OONA (Shows at 6:45 PM & 8:45 PM)

• The Post-Human Artist Is Present, performance by SOFF (7–10 PM)

• Cyborggeoisie Tarot Reading by allapopp (7–10 PM)

• The Poet as a Cyborg: Breathing Code and Pulsing Prompt, performance by Franziska Ostermann (7:30–7:45 PM)

• Inflationary Pressures, curated by Sabato (8–8:30 PM)

• e/pi:/dermis, performance by P1xelfool (9–9:30 PM)

• #PERMISSIONLESSBERLIN, presented by V Ruins (7–10 PM)

Friday, November 7 — Talks, AI, and Art After Dark

The second day dives deep into conversation and experimentation — from AI and authorship to glitch, code, and the art of taste.

Highlights:

• Collector Curation Screening (10 AM–6 PM)

• Simulating Nature, Shaping Reality — Spøgelsesmaskinen in conversation with Aleksandra Art (Trilitech) (11–11:30 AM)

• Roundtable: The Art of Developing Taste — with Danielle King, RCS, and Giannis Sourdis, moderated by Fanny Lakoubay (12–12:45 PM)

• Weaving Code, Weaving Glitch — Chepertom x Kika Nicolela (2–2:30 PM)

• The Bigger Your Pool — Mario Klingemann, Kevin Abosch, and Terence Broad on AI and collaboration (3–3:45 PM)

• Inflationary Pressures, curated by Sabato (4–4:30 PM)

• On Prompting, Jess Tucker in conversation with Boris Eldagsen (5–5:30 PM)

• Art After Dark at SOMA (7–11 PM)

Saturday, November 8 — From Breakfast to Browser Views

A full day of dialogue, performances, and collector-led curation that stretches from morning to midnight.

Highlights:

• Collector Breakfast with 100 Collectors x ArtVerse (10 AM–12 PM)
  – Featuring a networked performance by Lauren Lee McCarthy and a Tarot Reading by allapopp

• Viral Images: Circulation and Power — Lorna Mills, OONA, Mika Ben Amar, moderated by Anika Meier (1–1:30 PM)

• Technomasochisms — P1xelfool x Kika Nicolela (2–2:30 PM)

• Soft Error, Danielle King in conversation with objektpermanenz, moderated by Unknown Collector (3–3:30 PM)

• Synthetic Nostalgia, Deltasauce x Kika Nicolela (4–4:30 PM)

• #reMERZ: The Poet is Absent, lecture-performance by Merzmensch (5–5:30 PM)

• Side Events:
  – Browser Views: Exhibitions in an Internet Café (Kottbusser Damm 81) (6–8 PM)
  – Hello Berlin by qubibi (Mariannenstraße 33) (8:30–10 PM)

Sunday, November 9 — Open All Day (10 AM–6 PM)

The final day invites visitors to slow down and take in the full body of work created and exhibited throughout the week.

Highlights:

• Community Curation Screening (10 AM–6 PM)

• Open doors all day for reflection, exploration, and connection.

🔴 Now Streaming: The Road to Tallinn and Tezos X with Yann

This week on TezTalks Live, Stu from Tezos Commons sits down with Yann Regis-Gianas, Head of Engineering at Nomadic Labs, for his third appearance on the show. From a sneak peek at the Tallinn protocol proposal to the evolving roadmap of Tezos X, Yann shares what’s next for the protocol that was built to upgrade itself and what two decades of on-chain governance has taught the Tezos ecosystem.

Our guest is Yann Regis-Gianas, guiding the future of Tezos upgrades and engineering excellence at Nomadic Labs.

In this episode, we’ll explore:

Inside the Tallinn Proposal: How faster block times, lower storage fees, and more predictable rewards aim to make Tezos leaner and more efficient for builders.

Listening to the Community: What the removal of the 4-hour lens cycle reveals about Tezos’ governance model and how proposals evolve with public input.

Protocol 20 and Beyond: What two dozen upgrades tell us about Tezos’ ability to scale, iterate, and stay ahead without breaking things.

The State of Tezos X: Where the roadmap stands today, how Etherlink is reshaping what’s possible, and why 2026 will be a turning point for developer and user adoption.

Watch the full episode on YouTube.