The 5th Handshake Conference
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Where Decentralized Visions Take Root
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Take the black pill:
Decentralize your digital identity

At HandyCon 2025, we’re giving you the black pill — a clear look at the internet’s centralized flaws and how Handshake (HNS) offers the decentralized solution.

Discover the freedom, security, and innovation of HNS, and leave ready to help build a truly decentralized web.

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March 5-7,
2025

This Event is Sponsored by:

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Speakers

Dive into the cosmos of wisdom with our interstellar speakers, creating an unforgettable experience beyond conventional learning.

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Sessions

Explore cutting-edge insights in our meticulously curated sessions, propelling you light-years ahead of the curve.

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The Speakers:

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Andrew Lee

Co-founder, Handshake

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Chjango Unchained

Cosmos/Shaker

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Alex Neto

Product Design, Namebase

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Alex Migliarini

Owner, NFTs Are Stupid

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Santiago

Decentralizers, HNS Canada

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Scott Florsk

.wallet

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Handshake Jesse

Handshake Enthusiast
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Mike Michelini

Founder, SkyInclude

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Jehan Chu

Co-Founder, Kenetic

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Rithvik Vibhu

Bob Wallet, Kyokan

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Nathan Woodburn

Founder, Handshake AU

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Brian Buckles

Professor of Money & Banking, UTA

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John Mc Keown

Owner, 9ja Cosmos

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Alani Kuye

Advisor & Early Stage Investor

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Kauri Hero

Project Lead & Co-Founder, MASQ

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Beau Troxclair

CTO, Hamza

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Todd Ryan

ABC Productions

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Chad Folkening

Leader, RealtyDAO

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Paul Singh

e.link

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Sajan Nair

Founder, Agaamin Technologies

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Marcus Andrews

Founder at I❤️Domains

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Yos Riady

Founder, Formo

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Cymon

HNS Explorer Creator
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Tom Barrett

President, EnCirca
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Peter Farbey

Web3Privacy Now Academy Lead
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Alexander Shevtsov

Developer, Stateless DANE TLS scheme for Handshake
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Jammy Creamer

Founder of Yelonft
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Arrene Ng

Cofounder, Augury/

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Vetta Ridgeway

Lead Technocrat, CultureTech.io
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Maurice Stolk

Gh0stt_dev, Findwaldo, RSVR.XYZ
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Dan /

Ecosystem Lead at Fuzzland
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Nam Le Tuan

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Nguyen Truong

Meadowilla

    We Empower Change Through Cryptography and Privacy

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    one

    13:00 - 13:20 PST

    Welcome

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

    Mike Michelini

    Jehan Chu

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    13:20 - 13:40 PST

    Handshake - The Year That Was

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Arrene Ng

    Nam Le Tuan

    Nguyen Truong

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    13:40 - 14:00 PST

    Panel: Essential Tools for HNS Domains and Discovery

    Cymon

    Maurice Stolk

    Hnswhois

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    14:00 - 14:30 PST

    Panel: Applying for the gTLD .hns in ICANN's next round

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Todd Ryan

    Chad Folkening

    Paul Singh

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    14:30 - 15:00 PST

    Web3 Growth Execution Strategies

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Alani Kuye

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    15:15 - 15:35 PST

    The Upgrade Trap: How to Stay Ahead of Risky Contract Changes

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Margie Feng

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    15:35 - 16:00 PST

    Investing in Web3 Domains – Value, Vision, and the Privacy-Security Edge

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Marcus Andrews

    Vetta Ridgeway

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    16:00 - 16:30 PST

    .wallet AMA and simple login with Handshake SLD tokens

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Scott Florsck

    Tom Barrett

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    16:30 - 17:00 PST

    Firewallet Updates & How to Resolve HNS Sites

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Nathan Woodburn

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    day
    two

    12:00 - 12:10 PST

    Welcome

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Migs Machine

    Santiago

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    12:10 - 12:35 PST

    HNS Explorer

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Cymon

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    12:35 - 13:00 PST

    SANE deep dive

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Alexander Shevtsov

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    13:00 - 13:30 PST

    Web3Privacy Academy

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Peter Farbey

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    13:30 - 14:00 PST

    Hamza Market

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Beau Troxclair

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    14:10 - 14:35 PST

    Masq Privacy Browser

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Kauri Hero

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    14:35 - 15:00 PST

    Dprofile. Censorship resistant self sovereign ID

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Santiago

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    15:00 - 15:30 PST

    3 Project Updates

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Sajan Nair

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    15:30 - 15:55 PST

    Formo: Product Analytics for Decentralized Apps

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Yos Riady

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    15:55 - 16:15 PST

    Building the Future of Handshake: Advancing Wallets & Ecosystem Development

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Rithvik Vibhu

    Nathan Woodburn

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    16:15 - 16:35 PST

    Naming and Development in the Age of AI

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Mike Michelini

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    day
    three

    12:15 - 12:25 PST

    Welcome

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Mike Michelini

    Migs Machine

    Santiago

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    12:25 - 12:45 PST

    PylarAI

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Miguel Gargallo

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    12:45 - 13:10 PST

    '9jacosmos' '.det0x' Web3 names and 'Det0xant' tokenized artworks (NFTs)

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    John McKeown

    13:10 - 13:40 PST

    Naming infra applications in the Advent of AI

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Chjango

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    13:40 - 14:10 PST

    ALT: Attention Liquidity and Tech

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Andrew Lee

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    14:10 - 14:40 PST

    Namebase Presentation

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Alex Neto

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    14:40 - 15:20 PST

    Handshake’s Future – Navigating Fork Proposals and Next Steps

    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Handshake Jesse

    Brian Buckles

    Andrew Lee

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    15:30 - 17:00 PST

    Flamingo Handshake Auction 28

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    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Marcus Andrews

    17:00 - 17:10  PST

    Closing

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    HNSAU was has established in 2022 to assist and help create awareness of the Handshake protocol in the Australasian region. We feel a localised presence is needed to assist the younger generation in adapting to web3 and help create awareness of decentralised naming.

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    Scott Florsck

    Tom Barrett

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