Cosmos and Interop Ventures to Kickstart EthCC with Sovereign EVM Day in Cannes

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June 27, 2025

Cosmos and Interop Ventures are set to kick off EthCC with Sovereign EVM Day, a half-day summit taking place in Cannes on June 30th from 12 – 5 PM. The event will spotlight the rise of sovereign EVM chains, Ethereum-compatible chains with fully customized environments and built-in interoperability powered by Cosmos’s IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication) Protocol.

Sovereign EVM Day is part of the new Sovereign Series, a curated set of events championing modular innovation and sovereign ecosystems that come together to combine their technologies. This inaugural event will bring together leading builders, developers, investors, and ecosystem contributors exploring the next evolution of the EVM smart contract platform, where Ethereum tooling meets modular, sovereign blockchain architecture. The event showcases projects built on the Cosmos stack that work across various ecosystems, including Cosmos, Ethereum, L2s, Telegram’s TON, Ripple, and Bitcoin.

The day at Sovereign EVM features a lineup of visionary speakers from across blockchain. Interchain Labs’ co-CEOs, Barry Blunkett and Maghnus Mareneck, will explore why Cosmos is the best tech stack to build an EVM-compatible chain and share news about the Cosmos Stack’s EVM evolution. Marco Monaco, founder of TAC, will also share fresh perspectives on the rise of sovereign EVM chains such as his own, bringing Telegram’s 1 billion users on-chain. Luke Judges, Director at Ripple, will discuss cross-chain possibilities and real-world applications enabled by XRPL, Ripple’s Cosmos-powered EVM Side-chain. XRPL will bring DeFi to XRP’s $100 billion market.

Throughout the day, discussions will weave through interoperability, highlighting contributions like the Stride DEX’s role in liquid staking and bold visions for taking Bitcoin everywhere. Expect a dynamic blend of technical depth, visionary ideas and community-driven stories that highlight the vibrant future of Sovereign EVM.

For Whom

This event is for anyone building or investing at the frontier of modular blockchain infrastructure: developers, smart contract engineers, protocol designers, VCs, infrastructure providers, Ethereum and Cosmos community members, and ecosystem founders.

Featured Participants Include:

• Ripple/Peersyst – on launching an XRPL sidechain using Cosmos EVM
• TAC – on building their chain for Telegram developers using Cosmos EVM
• Cosmos and Interchain Labs – on extending the Cosmos Stack and IBC to EVM chains
• Stride – on unveiling a new IBC-powered multichain DEX
• Babylon – on bringing Bitcoin staking to EVM chains (~$5B in BTC)
• Artificial Superintelligence Alliance – on debuting the first LLM-native EVM chain
• Nolus – on releasing v2 with cross-chain margin trading
• Warden – on building a crypto copilot for secure on-chain execution
• Starknet – on exploring interoperability across Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Cosmos
• Initia – on creating a new rollup economy and interwoven infrastructure model.

Where

Hotel Belle Plage Rooftop, Cannes, France

(Just minutes from the EthCC venue)

When

June 30, 2025
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM CET
(During EthCC week)

REGISTER HERE: https://lu.ma/doy1koxi

LINKS:
Cosmos Network
Interop Ventures

About Cosmos

Cosmos is the internet of blockchains, an ecosystem of sovereign, interoperable networks built using the Cosmos SDK and connected via IBC. Cosmos enables developers to launch scalable, modular appchains that can interoperate across the broader Web3 ecosystem. For more, visit cosmos.network and follow @cosmos.

About Interop Ventures

Interop Ventures is a thesis-driven investment firm backing early-stage teams building the Interchain economy. Focused on modular infrastructure and sovereign blockchain innovation, Interop supports projects that advance the principles of decentralization, scalability, and composability. Learn more at interop.ventures and @interopvc.