NEW on the Agenda: How Institutions Actually Access Tokenised Assets. Fabian Dori (CIO, @sygnumofficial), Julian Sawyer @julian_sawyer (CEO, @ZodiaCustody), Matthew Pace @mfelicepace (CEO, @SpectrumNodes), and Moritz Platt @moritzplatt (Capital Markets Technology Manager, @Google) take the stage at the Louvre for a conversation moderated by Xavier Gomez @Xbond49 (COO, @Vancelian_app). Most of the public conversation around tokenisation focuses on the issuers and the assets themselves. The harder problem sits one layer deeper, in the infrastructure that lets a regulated institution buy, custody, settle, and report on a tokenised position the same way it would handle any other asset. You'll be hearing an answer to the challenging question: What needs to be true on both legs of the trade before tokenised assets stop being isolated experiments and become markets institutions can actually use at scale? 10 days to go, less than 100 seats left. tickets.proofoftalk.io/passe…

Panel: "Testnet Lies: Why Everything Changes on Mainnet" 📅 April 1 | 12:10–12:50 | Hack Seasons Conference Cannes What survives the move from testnet to mainnet — and what doesn't? Web3-native vs enterprise infrastructure, and whether we're building something genuinely new. Full Agenda & Registration 👉 luma.com/mixer_cannes Moderator: Seung Hyun Lee (@seungjaden), Founder, @CoinEasy Speakers: Matthew Felice Pace (@mfelicepace), CEO, @SpectrumNodes Clarisse Hagege (@clarisse_hagege), Founder, @dfnsHQ Sebastien Borget (@borgetsebastien), Co-Founder & Ambassador, @TheSandboxGame Gwen Martin (@Gwenole_M), DevRel Lead, @BNBCHAIN Leo Fan (@leofanxiong), Founder & CEO, @cysic_xyz

The #StartinBlock Top 12 reveals continue. 👀 Track two is here: the DeFAI Track, led by @SpectrumNodes, with startups building the infrastructure that makes autonomous financial systems possible. Here are the 4 that earned their place on the #StartinBlock stage 👇 🏆Neuron (@Neuron_World): Real-time data from physical devices into autonomous systems and defence, no cloud required. 🏆 Deploi: Orderbook-based secondary market for real-time pricing and liquidity in private credit. 🏆The Risk Protocol (@TheRiskProtocol): Institutional-grade risk infrastructure on-chain, filling a critical gap in digital asset markets. 🏆 Coinbax (@CoinbaxHQ): Programmable escrow with built-in compliance and reversibility for stablecoin payments. 4 more finalists still to come. Watch this space. 👀

We are pleased to welcome Matthew Felice Pace (@mfelicepace), CEO of @SpectrumNodes, as a jury member for #StartInBlock, the $10M Startup Competition. Spectrum Nodes provides reliable RPC infrastructure and node-as-a-service solutions for developers and businesses deploying blockchain applications at scale. As CEO, Matthew understands what it takes to build decentralized infrastructure that's production-ready, reliable, scalable architecture, and systems that institutions and real users can depend on. Matthew brings the founder's perspective to the jury: his focus on blockchain and digital assets is backed by hands-on experience delivering at scale. At #ParisBlockchainWeek, Start in Block winners will pitch Matthew Felice Pace and a jury of leaders who've built, scaled, and deployed infrastructure that institutions trust. If your startup has what it takes, this is your chance to pitch at the Louvre and compete for $10M in prizes. Apply Now: parisblockchainweek.com/star…

SPONSOR ALERT. Big news for DeFAI founders. We're excited to announce @SpectrumNodes as the official Track Sponsor for #StartInBlock, leading the DeFAI Track for Start in Block 2026. For startups bridging the gap between decentralized finance and artificial intelligence, this is your track. Spectrum Nodes provides reliable RPC infrastructure and node-as-a-service solutions for developers and businesses deploying blockchain applications at scale. They understand what it takes to build decentralized infrastructure that delivers production-ready reliability, scalable architecture, and systems institutions can depend on. This track will spotlight the startups building at the cutting edge of DeFAI, the builders tackling how AI agents interact with DeFi protocols, how to automate on-chain financial decisions with artificial intelligence, and how to build AI-powered financial systems that institutions can actually trust and deploy. This track offers €100K worth of prizes for founders serious about shipping. 🥇 1st Place: 1 Year Spectrum Business Plan 🥈 2nd Place: 6 Months Spectrum Business Plan 🏅 All Finalists: 3 Months Spectrum Business Plan The Spectrum Business Plan provides production-ready, private, dedicated infrastructure, with up to 200 requests per second throughput, 900M compute units per month, multi-region failover reliability, priority technical support, and capacity built for live applications and real users. With Spectrum Nodes leading this track, the focus is clear: AI systems that leverage decentralized infrastructure, real-world deployment, and solutions designed to scale beyond the proof-of-concept stage. If you're building where AI and Web3 meet, this is the room you want to be in. Apply to #StartInBlock DeFAI Track: parisblockchainweek.com/star… More details coming soon!