# \[Event Recap\] ETH Pura Vida 2025 - Costa Rica **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Grants\ **Created:** [December 4, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.scroll.io/t/event-recap-eth-pura-vida-2025-costa-rica/1329 "2025-12-04T18:09:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![0xDmrk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/53a042/32.png) [@0xDmrk](https://forum.scroll.io/u/0xDmrk)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.scroll.io/t/event-recap-eth-pura-vida-2025-costa-rica/1329/1 "2025-12-04T18:09:24Z")
**Event Name:** Ethereum Pura Vida 2025 **Event Date:** November 1, 2025 **Location:** Universidad Fidélitas, San Pedro, San José, Costa Rica **Website / Socials /Media:** - Website: [ethereum.cr](https://ethereum.cr/) - Event page for students (Luma): [ETH Pura Vida 2025](https://luma.com/aqia70er) - Ticketing: [Hallos event page](https://www.hallos.io/event/ethereum-pura-vida-2025) - X: [@EthereumCR](https://x.com/EthereumCR) - Instagram: [@ethereumcr](https://www.instagram.com/ethereumcr) - Media: [photos and videos](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18CqOBwsUZgt1pkddTPp80a3OCLKqBhgF?usp=sharing%20%20%E2%80%8B) **Grant / Sponsorship:** $3000 **Budget Allocation:** - **Pre-event activation (30%)** – Key visuals, social templates, speaker one-pagers, press kit, digital ad campaigns, and RSVP tooling. - **On-site preparation (50%)** – AV tests, registration desk, stage flows, speaker prep, volunteers, furniture, banners, credentials/lanyards, and snacks. - **Post-event (20%)** – Metrics, content uploads, insights for future editions, post-event celebration to retain and reward the community team. ## Event Description Ethereum Pura Vida 2025 is the **third edition** of Costa Rica’s flagship Ethereum community event, hosted by Ethereum Costa Rica and Diego Guzman. The one-day conference brought together builders, students, professionals, and Web3-curious attendees to explore: - Blockchain and Ethereum fundamentals - DeFi and trustless financial tools - Digital identity and zk-proofs - Developer onboarding and UX for dApps - Live demos, on-chain games, and networking spaces ## Key Metrics & Impact - 135 in-person attendees - 70 active participants in live Q&A sessions - 60 additional virtual attendees - Audience profile included: To build momentum before the main conference, the team organized **two side events** : - **“Road to ETHPV”** – a warm-up meetup introducing the event themes and ecosystem partners. - **“Road to Kuala Lumpur (Vibe Coding)”** – a hands-on, AI-assisted building session that showed how to go from idea to MVP on Scroll, and positioned ETH Pura Vida as a natural next step. ### Scroll-Specific Metrics - **2 X posts about Scroll** were published from the official @EthereumCR account during the campaign - Ethereum Pura Vida activated **135 in-person attendees** , **70 Q&A participants** , and **60 virtual participants** , many of whom were exposed to Scroll for the first time through the [Ether.fi](http://Ether.fi) onboarding. - Campaign content distributed via X and Instagram, from accounts with several hundred followers, extended reach beyond the venue: ## Resources & Support Impact Scroll’s Community Grants support directly enabled: - Quality **on-site production** (audio, staging, signage, lanyards, and logistics) that matched the standard expected from an official Ethereum ecosystem event. - A structured **post-event reporting process** , including metrics, photos/videos, and insights to iterate for future editions. - A **volunteer appreciation dinner** , strengthening the core community team and helping retain organizers for 2026 and beyond. We’re grateful for Scroll’s trust and support in making Ethereum Pura Vida 2025 a reality, and we’re excited to keep using this event as a launchpad for more Scroll native builders, content, and collaborations across Costa Rica and Latin America. ---
**Author:** ![Carla](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.scroll.io/carla/32/642_2.png) [@Carla](https://forum.scroll.io/u/Carla)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.scroll.io/t/event-recap-eth-pura-vida-2025-costa-rica/1329/2 "2025-12-09T23:53:55Z")
Congratulations to the ETH Pura Vida team for the results of this event. On our side, the livestream where @Juansito participated highlighted [Ether.Fi](http://Ether.Fi) as a product and Open Economy for builders. It’s always a pleasure to support established partners like the ETH Pura Vida team, as well as new ones partners through the Community Grants Support Program. ---
**Author:** ![404Gov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.scroll.io/404gov/32/81_2.png) [@404Gov](https://forum.scroll.io/u/404Gov)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.scroll.io/t/event-recap-eth-pura-vida-2025-costa-rica/1329/3 "2025-12-12T19:11:41Z")
Thank you for providing this update! Sounds like the event was successful. Are you continuing to move attendees through the conversion funnel? For example, attendees could receive email updates about the Scroll ecosystem, invitations to future events, as well as contribution opportunities.