Paris Blockchain Summit: Third Edition
On July 8, the third edition of the Paris Blockchain Summit took place. An edition entirely dedicated to the mainstream adoption of Blockchain to which our participants and visitors have undoubtedly contributed.
An event on a human scale, for a technology with global impact
Paris Blockchain Summit (PBS) brought together hundreds of blockchain enthusiasts and dozens of blockchain technology experts to build the strong relationships needed to move the industry forward.
True to his DNA, PBS offered attendees an elegant setting to make and create real deals, facilitating the connection between project owners, corporate suppliers, regulators, investors, influencers and curious people in the industry, with recognized experts representing all aspects of the industry. Far from being a mass event, PBS aims to be a confederation event of international dimension with more than twenty nationalities represented.
The industry is becoming more professional every year and is expected to grow by 1000% over next 4 yearsand became the most important technological revolution since the creation of printing by Gutenberg.
A revolution that, beyond changing our daily lives, also disrupts our civilization in perception itself, as explained by one of the most visionary speakers who is Dr. Idriss Aberkane.
610 minutes and 50 experts to explore the Blockchain industry in 360
During a whole day, no less than 50 experts talked about the future of blockchain through keynotestraining workshops and group discussions.
More than 610 minutes to understand with Dr. Idriss Aberkane that noblockchain is not only the future of finance, but much more than that, the future of human civilization: “It’s not just a technology, it’s a game changer for civilization”
Understanding that Metaverse will have a major impact on the way major brands will evolve in the digitization of our society (Artem Sinyakin – Oak Invest, Jorge Sebastião – EcoX, Laurent Carrie – L’Oreal, Claude Li – CEO Versity)years that will be characterized by inflation and against which Bitcoin can be a bulwark (Remy Andre Ozcan, Dr. Idriss Aberkane, Joseph Collement – Bitcoin.com, Yves Choueifaty – Tobam & Pierre Krajewski – Rousseau Institute).
“We live in a period where we printed too much money […] with Bitcoin, no one can control the money supply”
highlighted Dr. Idriss Aberkane.
One of the main challenges of blockchain is also to restore trust thanks to innovative solutions such as Veritise. Warmly welcomed by the audience, Ana Carolina Merighe, CTO, was able to brilliantly transport the audience to find the solution to effectively combat counterfeiting. Guests at the PBS closing party could use it to check the authenticity of their ticket.
Beyond this fight against counterfeiting, the solution also allows you to easily transfer ownership of an asset you own.
An important point which, in addition to raising many questions about the future of Blockchain protocols on confidentiality and security (Christophe André Ozcan – Tozex, David Schmitz – Polkadot, Vijay Krishnan – Consensys) shows a need for regulation.
A need for regulation affecting funding platforms such as Tozexpayment solutions such as Equipmentliquidity-providing solutions such as Hummingbot or crypto exchange platforms such as City bit.
This need is further reinforced by social applications such as e.g Enzymewhere user data is placed at the heart of the process.
Still, how can we envision a calm future in an industry whose regulation of cryptocurrencies with the MICA regulation becomes so restrictive?
Will MICA end the future of crypto in Europe or make it sustainable?
At a time when new asset classes such as NFTs are emerging with the ambition to revolutionize industries such as music (Frédéric Cardot – Fisy Consulting, Kevin Premiciero – Pianity, Jonathan Belolo – Stage 11, Emily Gonneau – Nüagency) or when decentralized finance becomes more democratic (Adam Green Greenberg – Nova Finance)is it normal to ask whether new regulations can exist side by side with innovation.
An important question to which Eva Kaili, Vice-President of the European Parliament, Rémy André Ozcan President of the FFPB, John Ho from Standard Chartered bank, Joana Neto from the European Banking Authority and Dimitrios Psarakis responsible for strategic and economic affairs in the EU have provided elements of response:
“The future of the Blockchain industry will become more professional with MICA”
PBS, more than learning and understanding: practicing
Beyond the many conferences, PBS was the occasion to participate in workshops between two beers offered by Self available and Enzyme.
Workshops on NFT Security given by Vijay Krishnait technical director of Consensys New-Yorkas well as on the basics of technical analysis with experienced Karen Peloille, Ichimoku expert recognized worldwide for his expertise in this field.
With its passionate participants, its experts at the forefront of innovation and its regulators able to exchange with participants and industry about their needs, PBS has, we hope, contributed to this mass adoption which more than ever seems to be evident.
To find all the interventions of our speakers, it is here.
