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Conference General Chair Mariana Raykova kicks it off with some stats. The biggest RWC yet!

For a live summary in bite-size pieces, follow our unofficial scribe in bsky, Deirdre Connolly. #realworldcrypto bsky.app/profile/durumc…

Great first talk by Théophile Wallez on his deep analysis of the MLS messaging protocol. #realworldcrypto

Tushar Jois on mesh messaging for communication during protests. Good call-out to #realworldcrypto vs #idealworldcrypto

Akshaya Kumar (Akshaya Kumar) going into detail on chat encryption exploring attacks by insiders in your chat group (like accidentally invited journalists).

Congratulations to the legendary Adi Shamir on his Levchin Prize win! Dr. Shamir donated the $10K prize money to students sponsorships.

The second Levchin Prize goes to the CADO-NFS team: Emmanuel Thomé, Pierrick Gaudry, and Paul Zimmerman! Congratulations! #realworldcrypto

It wouldn’t be right to host RWC in Bulgaria without some dancing!

For those following at home, here’s the livestream for day 2: youtube.com/live/gnB76DQI1… #realworldcryptp

Join us back in the auditorium for Josh Aas's (Josh Aas) invited talk followed by a session all about Open Source. #realworldcrypto

The last session of the day includes 6(!) talks about side-channels. Physical attacks galore, you can’t get more real world than this.

It’s the last day of the symposium—don’t miss the final sessions in a few! If you can’t join us in person, be sure to tune in to the livestream here: youtube.com/live/6FQX2otSb… #realworldcrypto

Kazue Sako demonstrates a physical zero knowledge proof of a sukodu puzzle 🤯

Xiang Xie wasn’t able to make it in person this time, so we’re getting his talk on TLS Oracles from a pre-recording. We’re with you in spirit, Xiang!

RWC 2026 in Taipei!

Big announcement: RWC 2027 in Seattle! April 5-7 subject to board approval.

That’s a wrap for #realworldcrypto 2025! Thank you to everyone who made this year’s symposium unforgettable. Get ready for Real World Crypto 2026 (rwc.iacr.org/2026) and we’re honored to annouce The Association of Hackers in Taiwan as our first sponsor. Stay tuned!