Europe shapes AI + blockchain rules

Paris Blockchain Week 2026 is scheduled for April 15–16 at the Carrousel du Louvre and the organizers say the summit will convene more than 10,000 decision‑makers. (parisblockchainweek.com)) Bybit EU is listed as a lead sponsor for the 2026 edition, and confirmed participants and speakers on the program include Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, Ripple President Monica Long and Kraken Co‑CEO David Ripley. (finbold.com)) The European Commission has flagged Paris Blockchain Week as a forum for regulatory dialogue and the 2026 agenda explicitly lists MiCA compliance, cross‑border settlement and custody standards as focal topics. (ec.europa.eu)) Qubic says CertiK verified a peak throughput of 15.52 million transactions‑per‑second on its mainnet in April 2025, a figure the project is using when briefing partners ahead of PBW. (einnews.com)) The Qubic team has publicly teased an April 1, 2026 announcement that will detail a Dogecoin mining integration built on its Useful Proof‑of‑Work (uPOW) model and has published architecture notes showing ASIC‑based mining running alongside AI training work. (qubic.org)) Qubic and related press coverage cite an earlier episode in which the network’s uPOW infrastructure accounted for over 51% of Monero hashrate at one point, a statistic the project highlights when discussing miner incentives and security trade‑offs. (coinprwire.com)) The EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act entered into force on August 1, 2024, with compliance provisions phasing in between 2025 and 2027, a timetable regulators and firms at PBW will be referencing for AI‑linked blockchain projects. (lawandmore.eu))