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Recap · August 9, 2026

Uniswap Foundation Acceleration Season (2026)

Six weeks of online acceleration alongside the Uniswap Foundation: 14 startups from 26 countries, 12 teams shipping on Uniswap rails and a live Demo Day before investors.

Program · August 8, 2026

LATAM Digital Assets Conf: what's coming

On August 20 and 21, Buenos Aires gathers the banks, fintechs, regulators and investors taking the region's finance onchain. Registration is now open.

Recap · August 7, 2026

Halketon: the social impact hackathon (June 2026)

12 hours, more than 90 participants and 18 Argentine NGOs: the first edition of Crecimiento's social impact hackathon, with four winning tools born from real problems.

Program · August 6, 2026

Buenos Aires Ethereum Community Hub

The Aleph Hub was selected to host Latin America's first official Ethereum Community Hub, backed by the Ethereum Foundation's Ethereum Everywhere team.

Program · August 5, 2026

Builder Funnel

The renewed 2026 pathway supporting teams from the earliest idea to global projection: Aleph Hackathon, Acceleration Season and Startup World Cup.

Recap · August 4, 2026

Aleph Hackathon March '26: the fifth edition (March 2026)

More than 800 participants, 142 projects and 12 chapters across five countries, with four verticals for the first time: crypto, artificial intelligence, biotech and robotics.

Recap · August 3, 2026

Aleph March '26: the fifth pop-up city (March 2026)

More than 3,000 people across four thematic weeks looking beyond crypto: artificial intelligence, biotechnology, robotics and quantum, an Institutional Week and the start of a new Builder Funnel.

Editorial · August 2, 2026

Season 5: new frontiers

The season in progress: the method that worked for crypto expands to artificial intelligence, biotech and frontier tech, with Latam's first official Ethereum Community Hub and the launch of the LATAM Digital Assets Conf.

Recap · August 1, 2026

Startup World Cup: first edition (November 2025)

219 startups from more than 40 countries, three competition stages and a Grand Finale on Devconnect's main stage before a jury of 10 global VCs: Peanut, champion.

Editorial · July 31, 2026

Regarding the Recent Accusations

A direct response to a number of false statements mischaracterizing our work: verified facts about the Foundation, the ecosystem and our regulatory proposals.

Editorial · July 30, 2026

Crecimiento & Digital Zones: Key Clarifications

What Digital Special Economic Zones are, how they work, and the facts about the independent company being incubated to build digital infrastructure for them.

Recap · July 29, 2026

Lisk Founders Track: Buildathon Season

16 startups from Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe, five Founders Wednesdays and a residency at Edge City Patagonia: the track co-organized with Lisk within the Buildathon Season.

Recap · July 28, 2026

Uniswap Foundation DeFi Track: Buildathon Season

20 startups, 18 mentoring sessions and a journey that ended on Devconnect's main stage: the track co-created with the Uniswap Foundation within the Buildathon Season.

Program · July 27, 2026

Buildathon Season

Six weeks of founder programs within the Aleph Festival: 36 selected startups, more than 50 hours of content and two flagship tracks alongside Uniswap Foundation and Lisk.

Program · July 26, 2026

Fintech Summit

Traditional finance and the crypto ecosystem in one room: more than 30 specialists debated open finance, stablecoins, cross-border payments, security and artificial intelligence.

Recap · July 25, 2026

Aleph Hackathon 2025: the fourth edition (August 2025)

1,300 builders, 320 projects and 25 simultaneous chapters: the edition that made the Aleph Hackathon the largest in Latin America's history.

Recap · July 24, 2026

Aleph Festival: the fourth pop-up city (August to November 2025)

Three months of pop-up city, from August 25 to November 22, 2025: the frame for Crecimiento's Builder Funnel in the final stretch towards Devconnect Buenos Aires.

Program · July 23, 2026

Privacy Summit

A full day dedicated to the technologies building a more private internet: online technical workshops and talks at the Aleph Hub on privacy in money, identity and governance.

Program · July 22, 2026

Crecimiento Startup Club

The long-term membership for Web3, AI and frontier tech founders: 150 startups, an official directory, mentorship and a place at the Aleph Hub throughout 2025.

Editorial · July 21, 2026

Season 4: Bring Argentina Onchain

From April to December 2025, the run-up to Devconnect: Aleph Festival, Latam's largest hackathon, two summits and one message for the whole ecosystem: this is your opportunity.

Program · July 20, 2026

Rayuela: the startup program of Aleph March '25

Accelerator-level, equity-free mentorship: 49 startups selected from 88 applications, six weeks of programming and a Demo Day with BuFi, Ensuro and Bondi Finance as winners.

Recap · July 19, 2026

Aleph Hackathon March '25: the third edition (March 2025)

More than 260 participants in a hybrid format, 61 projects submitted and over 40 thousand dollars in prizes alongside World, ZKsync, Mantle, Stellar and Polkadot.

Recap · July 18, 2026

Aleph March '25: the third pop-up city (March 2025)

More than 3,000 people and 141 speakers at the Aleph Hub: Rayuela with 49 startups, the first AI Day and the third edition of the Aleph Hackathon.

Editorial · July 17, 2026

Season 3: the test of scale

From January 13 to March 28, 2025: the launch of the Crecimiento Support Program, Founder School's first cohort, and Aleph March '25 with more than 3,000 people.

Program · July 16, 2026

Founder School

The training program founded by Laura González: free, global, and with more than 280 founders trained since 2025.

Program · July 15, 2026

Crypto Capital: Crecimiento's podcast

Three episodes recorded live during Aleph de Verano: Vitalik Buterin, Juan Benet and Eric Hill on the future of the ecosystem.

Recap · July 14, 2026

Aleph Hackathon de Verano: the second edition (December 2024)

280 builders from 30 countries, a hybrid format for the first time, and more than 70 thousand dollars in prizes alongside Optimism, Zama and ZKsync.

Recap · July 13, 2026

Aleph de Verano: the second pop-up city (December 2024)

Two weeks to close the year: more than 1,500 participants, a hybrid hackathon, 100 global speakers and a visit from Vitalik Buterin.

Editorial · July 12, 2026

Season 2: the movement takes root

Founder School, Aleph Hub turned into the crypto heart of Latin America, and a year-end closing with Vitalik Buterin. The season Crecimiento became a structure.

Program · July 12, 2026

Regulation Day

Crecimiento's flagship regulatory conference: five editions and more than 300 speakers building bridges between the public sector and the ecosystem.

Recap · July 11, 2026

Aleph Hackathon: the first edition (August 2024)

More than 300 hackers from 20 countries, nearly 40 hours of development and 55 projects submitted. This was the first Aleph Hackathon.

Recap · July 10, 2026

Aleph, Ciudad de Crecimiento: the first pop-up city (August 2024)

Four weeks, more than 3,000 attendees and 32 startups pitching at the closing Demo Day. This was the country's first pop-up city.

Program · July 9, 2026

Aleph: Crecimiento's pop-up city

One month, one venue, the whole ecosystem living and building together. Five editions and more than 10,000 participants of Crecimiento's flagship event.

Editorial · July 8, 2026

Season 1: Crecimiento is born

From a question between two founders in February 2024 to a 550-person movement with its own pop-up city. This is how Crecimiento began.

Editorial · July 7, 2026

Why Tech

No other activity has generated so much prosperity in so little time. For Argentina, technology is the development strategy.

Editorial · July 6, 2026

Why Argentina

The country that exports talent to the world's best teams is the same one where millions adopted crypto out of necessity. That combination is our thesis.