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Paris, France / April 14, 2025 / Paris Blockchain Week, Europe's premier blockchain and Web3 event, wrapped up its sixth edition at the iconic Carrousel du Louvre, setting a new standard for industry gatherings.

Paris, April 7, 2025 – Paris Blockchain Week, Europe’s leading blockchain event, has officially announced the winners of its Onsite Hackathon, held over the weekend at VO2 in central Paris. The competition brought together some of the most promising blockchain developers and innovators from across the globe for a high-energy, two-day sprint to build the next generation of Web3 solutions.

This year, PBW has partnered with BizThon to introduce a new hybrid format, combining online challenges and workshops with an onsite hackathon.

Joined by Coty de Monteverde, Santander's Head of the Crypto & Blockchain Center of Excellence, we discussed the latest developments in digital assets, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), and the challenges of scaling Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT).

Chris Donovan, COO of NEAR Foundation, spoke at Paris Blockchain Week about the challenges of aligning decentralised blockchain systems with traditional regulations. He stressed the need for clear regulatory frameworks to support innovation and discussed NEAR’s technological advancements like Stateless Validation.

Insights From Paris Blockchain. Week Regulation and institutional attention drive investment, plus profiles of the top 10 startups from the Start in Block competition

In cloud storage, decentralized networks have several advantages over traditional data centers. Transparently replicating data across zones increases data availability and, potentially, performance if pieces can be retrieved closer to their access points.

This white paper gives you an overview of Tech Builders and their Impact on Technology Landscape. From holistic strategies to approaches to achieve interoperability in technology systems. You'll get key insights with future recommendations for Tech Builders.

For the EU crypto industry, the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation or short MiCA, represents a true game changer. Up until now, crypto companies in the EU had to knock at every single national regulator’s door if they wanted to serve the entire EU market.

This white paper aims to dig on a journey of exploration and discovery on the intricate terrain where blockchain technology intersects with public policy, illuminating the evolving dynamics shaping the future of governance. In the digital age, we are experiencing a profound transformation driven by relentless technological progress.

The World is forever changing and more so in Technological advancements. Whilst the individual technologies such as Blockchain, AI, IoT, 5G & Cloud are incredibly powerful and offer so much individually. But how about simultaneously?

Let’s take a look at how Blockchain and Direct Acyclic Graph are arguably critical to each other and the progress of how everything can and will be done moving forward in our World.

A Bitcoin ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund) is a type of exchange-traded fund that tracks the price of Bitcoin, the world’s most well-known cryptocurrency. Unlike buying Bitcoin directly through a cryptocurrency exchange or wallet, investors can buy shares of a Bitcoin ETF on traditional stock exchanges.

The use case for Web3 implementation in business is still not understood by many. This white paper will help you build an understanding of the evolution of digital economies and the emergence of Web3 dynamics. Gain that competitive advantage and explore the Impact of Web3 on contemporary corporate landscapes.

Unlock the potential of Open Finance at Paris Blockchain Week 2024. Our dedicated track delves deep into the core of decentralised finance, addressing challenges, exploring cutting-edge trends, and spotlighting investment opportunities. Join thought leaders, including speakers from eToro, Algorand, Tether, and more. From custody solutions to the rise of DeFi protocols, we're paving the way for a more inclusive and transparent financial future. Be part of the conversation, gain actionable insights, and stay ahead in the Open Finance revolution.

One of the main challenges with the current NFT landscape is the limited liquidity of the market and the challenge of finding buyers. In less than 1 year, a new breed of platforms has emerged: NFT lending platforms. Who are the current actors, what are the mechanisms behind lending, and what does it mean for the long term for both the DeFi ecosystem and the NFT ecosystem?

Ticketing is a $72 billion dollar industry that has digitised like no other. But with that digitalisation has come centralization, touts, fake tickets, bots and fan exploitation. 12% of ticket buyers get scammed on a regular basis, dynamic pricing has pushed prices beyond the reach of regular fans and new musicians and small clubs scramble for the pocket change that’s leftover. As the demand for events - both virtual and IRL - grows, can event organisers use NFTs to solve the challenges facing the industry and create a smoother, safer, cheaper and more entertaining ticketing experience?

Built on Stellar, Stellar Aid Assist enables aid organizations to deliver cash assistance to vulnerable populations quickly, affordably, and transparently. It is powered by a new back-end bulk disbursement system called the Stellar Disbursement Platform, or SDP for short. With the SDP, humanitarian aid organizations can pay thousands of people as easily as one person, even for small amounts typically too expensive to be cost-efficient in the legacy system.

In this article, learn all about Blockchain NFT startups, largely contributing to this new ecosystem.

Our new administration in France has chosen to tax capital gains uniformly, ensuring that everyone pays the same rate regardless of their income throughout the fiscal year.

Some Individuals and corporations can be reluctant to use the blockchain technology for ecological reasons. This point is reasonable, noting a high amount of energy needed to process transactions on the blockchain.

Berlin-based company Lunu Solutions is dedicated to closing the gap between cryptocurrencies and the real world. It’s also passionate about social responsibility and the transformative power of technology, art and science – particularly when it comes to helping the environment.

Blockchain is a practical technology intended to solve real-world problems. In this new article, learn all about practical uses for blockchain across many different industries!

Together, digital freight matching companies can solve the challenge of Phantom Data. Here's how.

A DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) is a computer-controlled organization that offers a community with automatic governance rules. A DAO is built on computer code, and its working principles are open to the public. It is not governed by any government.

Over the previous several months, firms like WonderFi Technologies, have solidified their place in the growing decentralized financial industry.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) frequently issued warnings to people against virtual financial transactions in recent years.

Smart contracts can be used to transfer goods and assets, The blockchain initiates transfers based on criterias established by the Blockchain. A smart contract is a computer software executing contractual agreements between two parties in an irreversible manner.

4k is a blockchain-based marketplace focused on luxury goods. The company is looking to solve issues related to the authenticity of physical goods.