Paris Blockchain Week suggested that France intends to design Europe's digital infrastructure

At Paris Blockchain Week 2026, one of the sharpest conversations on stage was about fear, exposure, and the cost of visibility. In the Fireside Chat with Jean-Didier Berger, Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Interior, Paris Blockchain Week Chairman Michael Amar brought the discussion to a point the industry can no longer afford to sidestep: crypto’s risks are no longer merely financial or technological. They are increasingly physical. 

At Paris Blockchain Week, France sent a clear political and economic message: it intends to become one of the leading hubs of the new financial architecture.

A conversation with Michael Amar, Chairman of Paris Blockchain Week

On long-term capital, transition finance, and the strategic choices shaping Europe's Future

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