Paris Blockchain Week 2023: The Summit’s Second Day Begins

Paris blockchain week 2023: the summit's second day begins to look at the insights of it

Following an eventful first day that covered the impact of Web3 and its growing adoption, Cointelegraph is ready to bring you key updates from the second day of the Paris Blockchain Summit. In this article, we have explained the insights on Paris blockchain week 2023 where the summit's second day begins. Read to know more about Paris Blockchain Summit's Second Day.

Paris Blockchain Week Summit 2023: Day 2

3:00 p.m.: Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire spoke about the future of money in a fireside chat. "What's happening in the United States is extraordinarily disappointing," Allaire said of digital asset regulation. "The United States Congress is failing to do its job."

The main event of the week, the summit, continues with its second day on March 23 after two days packed with hackathons, talent fairs, and investor demos.

2:00 p.m.: Cointelegraph's Joseph Hall spoke with Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier about the current banking crisis in the United States and what it means for the crypto world in another exclusive interview. He stated that the failure of major banks emphasizes the significance of Bitcoin and self-custody.

1:00 p.m.: Cointelegraph journalist Joseph Hall sat down with 1-inch co-founder Sergej Kunz to discuss the crypto ecosystem's present and future. Kunz discussed a variety of topics, including the limitations of investing for ordinary people, what mass adoption looks like, and big companies entering the Web3 space.

12:00 p.m.: The next panel discussion, moderated by Michael Amar, chairman of Paris Blockchain Week, focused on the impact of Web3 on startups and investors. Igneus Terrenus, BitDAO's head of partner relations, joined the panel along with Laurenz Apiarius, founder of Blockwall Digital, Dan Tapiero, founder of 10T Holdings, Amos Meiri, founding partner at Node Capital, and Eden Shochat, equal partner at Aleph. The panel discussion focused on the role of investors in the context of the increasing importance of governance and decentralized autonomous organizations.

The experts discussed the ongoing debate over whether crypto tokens are securities and how the Web3 ecosystem is addressing the financial aspect of the innovation. Apiarius discussed the impact of bad actors in a new economic sector such as Web3, as well as the role of investors.

11:30 a.m.: Moojan Asghari, the co-founder of Thousand Faces, moderated a panel discussion titled "The Ethics of Web3," which focused on public policy. Oscar Wendel, senior manager at Dubai World Trade Centre; Margaux Frisque, co-founder of D&A Partners; and Loic Brotons, CEO of Galeon comprised the panel.

The panel's industry experts shed light on the role of ethics in fast-paced revolutionary technologies such as blockchain and Web3. Asghari observed that ethical frameworks or standards are always behind technological advancement.

The panelists emphasized that in most cases, innovation comes before any ethical standard is implemented.

11:20 am: The failure of major centralized finance (CeFi) players in 2022 cast a negative light on the crypto industry and reignited debates about the importance of decentralization. Panelists from GBBC Digital Finance, BitGo, Shift Markets, Woorton, Messari, and Finoa discussed the balance and tensions between traditional finance and DeFi in a panel discussion titled "How to Do CeFi Right."

11:00 a.m.: The following keynote speech focused on smart contracts, a critical building tool in the decentralized and blockchain space. Tomer Weller, vice president of Stellar Development Foundation, discussed the difficulty and complexity of smart contract development. He stated:

"Smart contracts are not easy and only as smart as the coders that build them, and we need to hold them to a higher standard."

10:30 a.m.: Alexandre Dreyfus, founder, and CEO of Chiliz, delivered the next keynote address, which focused on the integration of blockchain and gaming tokens in mainstream sports. He discussed how decentralized technology in mainstream sports is making the fan experience more immersive.

10:00 a.m.: Cinderella Amar, the co-founder of Glass Slipper Ventures, moderated the first panel of the day, "The Need for Yield," which included Maxime Boonen, founder of B2C2 and PV01; Tim Grant, head of Europe, Middle East, and North Africa at Galaxy; Yoann Caujolle, co-founder of Rockby; and Charlie Meraud, CEO of Wootton.

The panel discussion focused on the concept of yield farming in cryptocurrency and how it has changed over time. The panelists shed light on the legality and regulatory aspects of yield farming today, as well as the viability of the business model.

9:30 a.m.: Jeff Hasselman, the head of Web3 at Amazon Web Services, delivered the first keynote speech of the day. When discussing the interest of enterprises such as Amazon in the Web3 ecosystem, Hasselman stated that the Bitcoin white paper had a significant influence on him. He elaborated:

8:30 am: The following keynote address was delivered by Henri Arslanian, co-founder of investment banking firm Nine Blocks Capital Management, and focused on the most recent global crypto trends, including Bitcoin, central bank digital currencies, and nonfungible tokens.

8:00 a.m: The summit began with a keynote address from Zahreddine Touag, co-founder of Paris Blockchain Week. During his keynote, he emphasized the importance of events like PBW in building business relationships and connecting with new people.