# Ethereum's Growth and Key Themes from Devcon SEA

DevFeed: [Ethereum's Growth and Key Themes from Devcon SEA](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-latest-chapter-for-ethereum-highlights-from-devcon-sea-17126.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2024/12/04/devcon-sea-wrap>)

Author: Devcon

Published: 2024-12-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [zero-knowledge](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/zero-knowledge.md>), [FHE](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/fhe.md>), [Cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cryptography.md>), [User experience (UX)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ux.md>)

Tags: [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [devcon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devcon.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [event](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/event.md>), [events](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/events.md>), [fhe](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fhe.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>), [ux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ux.md>), [zero-knowledge](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zero-knowledge.md>)

## AI overview

This article reflects on Ethereum's development from Devcon VI in 2022 to Devcon SEA. It discusses progress in Layer 1 and Layer 2 development, user experience, Account Abstraction, zero-knowledge proofs, and newer cryptographic primitives such as FHE, while identifying remaining challenges and ways to contribute.

## Source excerpt

Devcon has always been a living reflection of Ethereum's growth, challenges, and community ambitions. It showcases the most pressing topics, the newest innovations, and the people building the future of decentralized technology. As Ethereum grows, so too does Devcon. Two years ago, right before Devcon VI in Bogotá, the...