Paris Blockchain Week 2023: Latest Updates by Cointelegraph

by Arthur · March 21, 2023

Paris Blockchain Week (PBW) is about to enter its fourth year as one of the world’s largest conferences covering all things blockchain, crypto and Web3. The event has over 10,000 participants and was sold out last year.

The Cointelegraph team is stationed in Paris to bring readers the latest from the ground.

With metaverse in focus, Neal Stephenson, an American author and founder of the metaverse project Lamina1, together with Paris Blockchain Week chairman Michael Amar, discussed the concept of interoperability in metaverse gaming below.

Stephenson said the idea of interoperability is vexing for some game developers as many of these games have focused on building their own ecosystem for years, be it Fortnite or Minecraft, he explained:

“I don’t think that interoperability can really complain in the sense of just dropping, dragging and dropping assets from one game to another.”

The CT team started the second day of Paris Blockchain Week 2023 started with a reflection of cultural and historical depth of the venue:

The main agenda for March 21 revolves around the scope of Web3 in today’s world. The one-day event called Web3XP will be focused on how brands and creators can generate value in the metaverse and how Web2 companies can transition to Web3. The event will see the participation of business professionals in consumer brands, gaming, collectibles, art and fashion in one place.

On Monday, there was a relatively crowded talent fair tailored for the crypto and blockchain industry. Credit: Cointelegraph

A talent fair was among the events before the summit at PBW 2023.

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Cointelegraph editor-in-chief Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr, video director Jackson DuMont and reporter Joseph Hall are deployed on the ground in Paris all week to deliver the latest developments from the conference.

Jackson DuMont, Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr and Joseph Hall (from left to right). Source: Cointelegraph

Investors Day kicked off the week of March 20, bringing together investors interested in Web3, nonfungible tokens (NFTs), metaverse and blockchain applications.

Stay tuned for continuous updates from PWB, including key takeaways, highlights and behind-the-scenes footage.

The 2023 edition of PBW features speakers from some of the industry’s biggest players, such as ConsenSys, Ledger, Animoca Brands, Algorand, Reddit and more. Consisting of the main summit and the Web3-focused Web3XP, the main topics include public policy, enterprise blockchain, open finance, Web3 art, and investment in Web3 culture and entertainment, among others.

PBW also has a dedicated event for investors, a competition for startups, a hackathon and several side events.

Last year’s event saw around 3,000 summit attendees and featured keynotes and fireside chats from some of the most prominent figures in the industry, such as Binance’s Changpeng Zhao and Tether’s Paolo Ardoino, among many others.