More than 10,000 delegates from around the world will convene at the iconic Carrousel du Louvre from April 8 to 10 for Europe’s premiere crypto event, the Paris Blockchain Week (PBW).
The 6th edition of this high-profile conference will host over 400 senior speaker attendees, with major names like Input Output’s CEO & Founder – Charles Hoskinson, Co-Founder & CEO of Blockstream – Adam Back, Kraken’s Co-CEO – David Ripley, Crypto.com’s President & COO – Eric Anziani, France’s Government Minister Delegate to Artificial Intelligence & Digital Affairs – Clara Chappaz, Global Head of Digital Assets BNY – Caroline Butler, Blockchain’s Founder & Turing Award recipient – Silvio Micali, SkyBridge’s Managing Partner & Founding Partner – Anthony Scaramucci, Ripple’s President – Monica Long, VP Digital Assets at Goldman Sachs – Kristen Nachtman, Bitpanda’s CEO & Co-Founder – Eric Demuth, and Kinexys Liink & Kinexys Digital Payment’s Global Head of Business Development – Zack Chestnut.
One of the standout events during the PBW is the Bitcoin Investors Day, scheduled for 9 April 2025. This event will bring together institutional investors and financial innovators to discuss Bitcoin’s evolving role in global finance.
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Key speakers, including TOBAM’s Yves Choueifaty, Skybridge’s Antony Scaramucci, and CoinShare’s Jean-Mary Mognetti, will be on the panel and will explore topics such as institutional trading strategies, the growing influence of financial instruments such as ETFs and derivatives, and practical examples of Bitcoin’s integration into Europe’s financial landscape.
Also, AgentX, part of the PBW, marks the first major event centered on decentralized AI agents. The daylong event is an immersive deep dive to highlight the transformative impact of autonomous AI agents across industries like finance and logistics, headed by experts including Chris Donovan from the NEAR Foundation, Leslie Chung from Crypto.com, Jan Camenisch from the DFINITY Foundation, and Logan Golema from the Open-Source AI Foundation.
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‘Start in Block’ Competition’s $10 Million Start-up Fund Stands Out at PBW 2025
Organized in collaboration with MYRIAD, one of the main highlights of this edition of the Paris Blockchain Week is the Start in Block competition. Through this competition, the organizers aim to identify and support promising startups in the blockchain sector by providing them a platform to present their products and innovations to a global audience.
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In addition to this, the PBW this time around will also feature a $10 million startup fund. 400+ investors attending the event will have access to 100 pre-screened startup decks featuring Web3 innovations.
For this year’s pitch 12 shortlisted teams will take to the stage as well as receive a booth in the PBW Startup Village. The competition will finally culminate on the last Master Stage, where the judges will award prizes to three winners. Key industry thinkers such as Akshat Vaidya, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of blockchain firm Maelstrom; Nathan Shiron, Head of iExec ecosystem; and Cosmin Staiku, Director of Listings of Bit2Me, will form this competition’s judging panel.
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On-Site Hackathons and Product Launches @ Paris Blockchain Week 2025
The PBW will also bear witness to an on-site hackathon from April 5 to 6, 2025, organized by the layer 1 blockchain platform Bahamut. Developers will be tasked to build decentralized applications (dApps) using Bahamut’s Proof of Stake and Activity (PoSA) consensus mechanism. The hackathon offers a price pool of $10,000 for the best projects that can effectively leverage the platform’s technology to create scalable and efficient blockchain solutions.
Notably, BYDFi, a crypto exchange platform, will celebrate its 5th anniversary by launching MoonX at the Paris Blockchain Week. MoonX is a memecoin trading platform designed for Web3 and is expected to bring new advancements to the blockchain space, aligning with the event’s theme of showing cutting-edge technology.
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Key Takeaways
Start in Block, a $10M startup competition, will support blockchain innovation and emerging ventures.
Bahamut’s on-site hackathon will offer a $10,000 prize pool for blockchain developers.
400+ investors attending the event will have access to 100 pre-screened startup decks featuring Web3 innovations.
