Argentina has always been defined by its talent. From engineers and entrepreneurs to artists and creators, the country is known for resilience, creativity, and bold ideas. This spirit has long shaped global industries — and today, it’s defining the frontier of Web3, AI, and emerging technologies.
It’s no coincidence that Argentina has produced unicorns, world-class infrastructure teams, and founders who are now shaping the protocols of the future. This isn’t luck — it’s the expression of a culture that thrives on reinvention, collaboration, and the courage to build against the odds.
At the same time, crypto adoption here is among the highest in the world. High inflation and economic volatility led millions to search for new ways to save and transact. Crypto became a natural solution: nearly one in four Argentinians already uses it in daily life — as a store of value, a tool for resilience, and a foundation for innovation.
Together, these forces — talent, innovation, and mass adoption — have created an eye of the tiger, a rare moment where opportunity and capability align. It’s a convergence of energy, necessity, and vision. Argentina can develop concrete products and solutions that respond to real needs across LatAm — but beyond that, it has a unique opportunity to bet on innovation itself as a driver of long-term economic development.
But transformation only happens within an environment ready to innovate— and that’s why Crecimiento exists.
In 2024, spontaneous conversations among founders, builders, and policymakers converged around one idea: What if Argentina became the world’s first crypto nation? That spark gave birth to Crecimiento — not a company, but a movement powered by community.
From that moment on, we set out an ambitious long-term plan, to bring 5 to 10 million people on-chain, to give startups 20 years of regulatory stability, and to make Argentina’s tech ecosystem ten times larger and stronger.
What followed was nothing short of a phenomenon.
In less than a year, that spark became a movement with real momentum. Thousands joined through pop-up cities, accelerators tracks, hackathons, and hubs — turning Argentina into a showcase of what community-driven innovation can achieve.
Aleph Ciudad de Crecimiento, the first Pop-Up City in August 2024, gathered 3,000 people and hosted the first Regulation Day, where builders, regulators, and policymakers came together to shape crypto’s future in Argentina. By December, Aleph de Verano brought 1,500 participants, 100+ global speakers, and even Vitalik Buterin himself.
Crecimiento also bridged Argentina’s talent with the world. Global players like Protocol Labs, zkSync, Solana, Avalanche, and Worldcoin joined forces with local champions such as Lemon, Ripio, Belo, QuarkID, and OpenZeppelin. Together, they proved Argentina has the conditions to become a true hub for Web3 and frontier technologies.
The world has noticed. Argentina is now on the map of global innovation — with global protocols, investors, and the entire ecosystem gathering here around historic milestones like Devconnect in Buenos Aires. Crecimiento opened that door, placing Argentina and Latin America’s builders at the center of the global stage.
The message is clear: the future of crypto and frontier technologies isn’t just happening elsewhere. It’s happening here.