Simon Polrot

crypto, law / public policy, philosophy, video games
vp @Ethereum_France, board @EuCInitiative

[Josef Jelacic @JosefJ_]

HIRING: a research associate to help us advocate for Ethereum & DeFi in Europe:

TLDR:
- Data reports on:
- - Decentralization & DeFi taxonomy
- - Tokenization & Stablecoins
- - European Ethereum ecosystem
- Ideally an enrolled student
- Part-time under @EuEthInstitute
👇

[Adan @adan_asso]

🔹 L'Adan dévoile son 5e Baromètre annuel sur l'adoption des crypto-actifs en France et en Europe.

Un événement au ministère de l’Économie et des Finances, en présence de @Amiel_David_, Bertrand Dumont, et des principaux représentants du secteur pour analyser ces résultats.

[Simon Polrot @simonpolrot]

@PhiMarHal You can actually trick the French tax authorities with semantics, tax law is to be applied literally. In this case, the whole discussion would be on the definition of "portefeuille" (i.e. does it mean a wallet or the whole portfolio, this is the same word in French).

[EthCC - Ethereum Community Conference @EthCC]

DeFi meets TradFi, but make it legal ⚖️

This afternoon's workshop dives deep into governance, compliance and privacy where decentralized and traditional finance converge.

MiCA, Recital 22, stablecoin regulation, AML frameworks, all of it.

In collaboration with Christina Frankopan, @MarinaMarkezic & Adriana Ennab (@standwithcrypto)

📍 Vision Room | 14:00 - 17:00

https://t.co/adt477bUBL

[Simon Polrot @simonpolrot]

16:25 today, Kelly Stage 👀

[EthCC - Ethereum Community Conference @EthCC]

Announcing: "It Is Time for Ethereum in Europe: Launch of the European Ethereum Institute" with Josef Jelacic at the Regulation & Compliance track.

This marks a pivotal moment for establishing clear regulatory frameworks that could unlock Ethereum's full potential across European markets.

[EthCC - Ethereum Community Conference @EthCC]

Cannes has always been the home of big ideas and creative stages. 🎬

Now, it's where the future of Ethereum is being built.

From 6,500 attendees at EthCC[8] to looking ahead to 2026.

The mission remains the same: Build what's next. ☀️🇫🇷

Here's what's coming at EthCC[9] 👇

📌 Mon, March 30: RWA Tokenisation, Stablecoins & Global Payments, DeFi, Regulation & Compliance
📌 Tue, March 31: Ethereum Demos, Product & Marketers, Cypherpunk & Privacy, L2s, TERSE Symposium
📌 Wed, April 1: Applied Crypto, AI Agents & Automation, Core Protocol, Wild Cards & Blockfighters
📌 Thu, April 2: Research, Security, ZK Tech & TEE

Full speaker lineup and session times available at the full agenda
🔗 https://t.co/HBmRADIygb

🎟️ Get your day tickets and full passes here: https://t.co/WX0gaLYGwF

📍 See you soon

[Simon Polrot @simonpolrot]

@benjaminion_xyz @ethereumfndn Congratulations Ben! Glad to have you back working on Ethereum 🎉

[Simon Polrot @simonpolrot]

@c_spelliscy Congratulations Connor!

[Simon Polrot @simonpolrot]

Congratulations @c_spelliscy! 🎉

The job openings are huge opportunities for fellow policy geeks. Very interesting to see global policy efforts taking shape at the EF and what this could unlock regionally.

[Connor Spelliscy @c_spelliscy]

I’m excited to announce that I’ve joined the Ethereum Foundation to build and lead the Global Policy Strategy team, and we’re hiring!

Our team will proactively identify, track, and engage on key global policy developments that create risks or opportunities for Ethereum’s long-term growth and impact.

We’re currently looking to add three new team members:

→ APAC Policy Manager

→ Associate (2 roles)

We’re seeking a Policy Manager in APAC with deep experience in advocacy and a strong track record of coordinating across key crypto and policy stakeholders in the region.

We’re also hiring Associates who are talented generalists; who can move seamlessly between advocacy, grants management, coordination, and research, and who thrive in a fast-moving, global policy environment.

Apply 👇

[Simon Polrot @simonpolrot]

@seb3point0 Good advice. You can also answer selectively and see if they push for the missing parts. Often they’re satisfied with what you’ve already provided.

[EthCC - Ethereum Community Conference @EthCC]

You’ve been heads down, building. Now it’s time to share.

🎙 EthCC is where your work meets the people who care.

🌍 6,000+ builders, researchers & founders

💡 Your insights can inspire & move Ethereum forward.
We’re listening. Take the mic.

Apply to speak! 💙❤️🩵 (link in comment)

[Simon Polrot @simonpolrot]

@koeppelmann Never use the "For You" tab, it's terrible. Install SocialFocus and disable almost everything. Never use the app.

[Simon Polrot @simonpolrot]

@mteamisloading Yes 🙏

[Simon Polrot @simonpolrot]

@faufleuret Toutes mes félicitations Faustine ! 🎉

[nethan.eth 🧉 @nethan_eth]

The Apps of Ethereum ✨

https://t.co/A1pouThpBZ

[Simon Polrot @simonpolrot]

https://t.co/lzdBUBZ2ih

[Simon Polrot @simonpolrot]

Joyeux anniversETH 🎉🎂

10 ans que l’ordinateur mondial #Ethereum tourne sans discontinuer, sans cesser de s’améliorer et sans oublier ses racines cypherpunk : ouverture, résistance à la censure, décentralisation.

[Simon Polrot @simonpolrot]

Pour moi, Ethereum a été la découverte d’un nouveau monde idéal, que j’ai tenté de contribuer à construire par tous les moyens : @Ethereum_France, @Consensys, @adan_asso, @EuCInitiative…

Hâte de voir ce que les 10 années suivantes nous réservent 🙂

[binji @binji_x]

ethereum has been online ten years straight with zero pauses and zero maintenance windows.

in that time:

- facebook went down for 14 hours
- aws kinesis froze for 17
- cloudflare dropped 19 datacenters
- alt L1s…well, you know.

every centralised giant blinks, they rely on on-call humans and scheduled downtime.

but ethereum never stops, not through forks, crashes, bubbles, lawsuits, hacks, wars, and every kind of drama the internet can throw at it.

and it’s not thanks to a CEO or a hotline.
it’s not because someone saved it.

it’s because we all did.

devs, stakers, researchers, users,
millions of us, scattered across the world, choosing to show up, block after block, year after year.

while banks fail, clouds go dark and servers get patched, ethereum keeps going.

we keep going.

ten years online.
forever to go.