For years, blockchain conferences have been dominated by crypto-native talk. Protocols talk to protocols and builders talk to builders. Paris Blockchain Week 2026 takes a different approach.
Paris Blockchain Week, to be held in Paris on April 15-16, will focus on global financial, regulatory and digital asset infrastructure. The focus is no longer speculative. Discussions will center around adoption, market structure, custody, compliance, and the role blockchain is beginning to play within large financial institutions.
Paris Blockchain Week 2026 will be held at the Carrousel du Louvre, with an invitation-only gathering at the Château de Versailles, bringing together a senior audience of decision-makers responsible for capital allocation, regulatory oversight, and financial market infrastructure. Rather than treating blockchain as a parallel ecosystem, this event places digital assets within the existing financial system and the constraints that govern it.
System-first agenda
This year’s agenda is clear. It is a fusion of traditional finance and digital assets.
Banks, asset managers, regulators, infrastructure providers, payment networks and market data companies are now directly involved in how digital assets operate within their regulatory environments. Organizers say increased institutional demands for regulatory clarity and operational standards are at the heart of this year’s agenda.
Confirmed participants and partners include S&P Global, Fidelity Investments, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Invesco, European Commission, Circle, Ripple, Cardano, and Bybit. Together, these organizations span the entire organization. From regulation and risk assessment to liquidity, custody and on-chain infrastructure.
Their presence highlights broader changes. Digital assets are increasingly being discussed alongside traditional financial instruments, market data, and capital market infrastructure, rather than as a separate asset class.
Speaker lineup based on market reality
The PBW 2026 program brings together senior leaders from finance, public policy, and Web3 for discussions grounded in operational and regulatory reality, not theory.
Speakers include Dr. Nouriel Roubini (New York University), Natasha Kaznabe (ESMA), Chuck Mounts (S&P Global), Nikhil Sharma (BlackRock), Martha Reyes (Fidelity), Sabi Behzad (Deutsche Bank), Kathleen Lin (Invesco), Kara Kennedy (JP Morgan), as well as representatives from Morgan Stanley, Citi; BNY, London Stock Exchange, Amundi, Coinbase, and major blockchain foundations.
Topics include regulatory frameworks, tokenization, custody models, stablecoins, market data, and enterprise-grade blockchain infrastructure. These areas will increasingly influence institutional participation and capital allocation.
Why Paris, why now?
Paris has become a key hub for financial and regulatory dialogue in Europe, particularly as frameworks such as MiCA define the region’s approach to digital assets. Against this backdrop, Paris Blockchain Week serves as a neutral forum for policymakers, financial institutions, and blockchain-native organizations to address common challenges.
PBW 2026 is not about short-term market stories or year-to-year trends. Instead, it focuses on governance, standards, and the practical integration of digital assets into existing financial systems.
For institutions approaching digital assets with long-term intentions and Web3 companies adapting to regulations and corporate expectations, Paris Blockchain Week has become a reference point on the global calendar.
