Paris Blockchain Week 2026 brought together hundreds under one roof at the Carrousel du Louvre. Walking the floor across two days meant hundreds of conversations, handshakes, and a couple business cards. Some of those stuck.

Below are ten projects that caught our attention. Whether it was the technological promise, the clarity of the vision, or simply the quality of the people running them, here are our favourites from the event.

A few of these will be getting their own dedicated articles in the coming week, so keep your eyes peeled.

1. Ever Value

Ever Value had one of the most visually striking booths at the entire event. The space was perpetually lit up with a large team working the space, and golden commemorative coins handed out to visitors, Bitcoin logo on one face and the Ever Value brand on the other.

The project itself is interesting: EVA is a Bitcoin-backed token on Arbitrum with a guaranteed BTC floor price that rises daily. The mechanism is built around a “Burn Vault” which is an immutable, audited smart contract that stores wBTC from the project’s own mining operations. When users want to redeem BTC, they burn EVA tokens, reducing supply and raising the minimum BTC value for every remaining token. Audited by both Hacken and CertiK, with operations running out of Paraguay, it’s gained particular traction in South America. A genuinely interesting take on the “Bitcoin-backed asset” category.

2. Sodax

We met Elaine from Sodax. The conversation flowed easily about the ambitious project.

Sodax is building what it describes as "infrastructure for modern money" which is an interoperability hub that lets users swap assets across 15+ blockchains, with all the technical complexity (bridges, network fees, routing) handled automatically. The goal: have the entire crypto ecosystem starts to feel like one seamless unified network. There’s also an SDK for developers looking to integrate cross-chain functionality into their own apps. We will go more in depth on that with our full write-up on Sodax separately.

3. Aleph Cloud

We met Gan at the Aleph Cloud booth, located in the busy three-way desk section of the venue. Fifteen minutes of conversation and it was clear this is one of the most ambitious projects on the floor.

Aleph is tackling one of Web3’s biggest structural weaknesses: its reliance on centralised giants like AWS and Google Cloud. Aleph Cloud is a fully decentralised cloud platform offering compute, confidential VMs, storage, serverless functions, GPU resources, and Web3 hosting. All without the single points of failure that plague traditional cloud infrastructure. They claim GPU costs up to 80% cheaper than centralised alternatives, and their customer list already includes names like Ubisoft.

For anyone serious about censorship resistance, this is the kind of infrastructure that makes it actually possible. Keep an eye out for these guys.

Will go into more detail in our full feature article soon.

4. Allfeat

We met Joris from Allfeat in a meeting at the event. It was a great conversation and the start of what turned into one of the most interesting threads from the whole week. We’ll go into detail in the dedicated article, but here’s the project itself:

Allfeat is building the first Layer 1 blockchain built specifically for the music industry. The problem it solves is huge and largely invisible to outsiders: the global music industry loses over $2.5 billion in undistributed royalties every year because the metadata infrastructure is broken. A single artist can have six different IDs (ISRC, ISWC, IPI, IPN, ISNI, UPC) scattered across non-interoperable databases. Allfeat maps all of them into one place. A decentralised, scientifically-governed registry that functions as a source of truth for the entire industry.

Founded as a non-profit foundation, open-source, and already backed by 400+ artists and 9 labels. Big vision, serious execution.

Full article on these guys soon.

5. Mostro

Mostro is a fan-powered music platform where independent artists can launch tokens that unlock perks, such as music drops, concert tickets, livestreams, merchandise, VIP experiences, and on-chain voting. It operates as both a label and an artist tokenisation platform, giving independent musicians direct tools to build a sustainable economy around their work without giving up ownership.

The focus is on the project itself, which we think is exactly the right emphasis for a music-first platform.

This will be the final project in the list that will get their own dedicated article.

6. Chainwire

Chainwire was present across the event’s media layer, and for a good reason. It’s the leading crypto PR distribution platform, connecting Web3 projects to 100+ leading crypto and blockchain publications with guaranteed coverage. Over 2,000 companies use it, 9,500+ press releases distributed, and they were recently named “Best Crypto NewsWire” at the 2026 ADVFN International Financial Awards.

If you’re running a crypto project and struggling to get coverage, Chainwire is the infrastructure most serious brands are already using.

7. Boosty Labs

We met the Boosty Labs team in the hall for a brief conversation, but enough to understand why they’re worth watching. Boosty Labs is a Web3 development studio with 150+ developers, operating since 2017, with client names like ConsenSys, McKinsey, Ledger, 1inch, Storj, and Coinbase on the roster. 500+ companies served, 300+ successful projects delivered.

Their offering spans blockchain development, smart contracts, AI/ML, fintech, and cloud. They’re essentially a one stop shop for projects that need serious engineering muscle without building an in-house team. For early stage Web3 founders who need a technical partner that already has the experience and shipped at scale, Boosty Labs is a strong contender to have on the list.

8. Magnetto

We met Anton from Magnetto several times across the event after reaching out to learn more about their Telegram advertising solutions. Consistently sharp, consistently helpful.

Magnetto is the largest direct Telegram Ads seller and an official Telegram partner, running digital marketing campaigns across Telegram Ads, mini apps, influencer marketing, bot development, and the usual Google/Meta/TikTok/X stack. They’ve run 10,000+ campaigns for 3,000+ clients including Notcoin, OKX, TON, Grindery, and Portal. For crypto projects specifically, Telegram remains one of the most cost-effective acquisition channels available, and Magnetto has the infrastructure and Telegram relationships to make it work at scale. Definitely worth checking out if you need a project promoted.

9. Januar

We met Marcus Mølleskov from Januar in the networking area very early in the day. It was a brief but memorable conversation that captured exactly the problem they’re solving.

Januar is a licensed European Payment Institute building the banking infrastructure crypto companies actually need. If you’ve ever tried to open a business account for a crypto company, you know the problem. Traditional banks treat crypto companies as risks rather than clients. Januar changes that. They offer crypto-friendly IBAN accounts with fast onboarding, built-in crypto trade and custody, Lightning Network BTC transactions, and a full API for embedded accounts. All which are fully compliant. Licensed by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority and operating across the entire EEA. Exactly the kind of regulated infrastructure that makes the “institutional shift” at PBW 2026 actually possible.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

10. Zpoken

We met Anton from Zpoken briefly at a booth during one of the busier moments on the floor. It was a short conversation, but the project credentials speak for themselves.

Zpoken is a full-stack Web3 development organisation with deep expertise in applied cryptography. Boasting zero-knowledge proofs, rollup development, Layer 2 solutions, smart contracts, dApps, NFTs, wallets, and decentralised identity. They’ve delivered 50+ blockchain projects, contributed to protocols including Wormhole, Polygon, Near, StarkWare, zkSync, and Avalanche, and shipped $1.5B in TVL across their work. For projects that need engineering depth specifically on the cryptographic and core infrastructure side, Zpoken is one of the more respected names in the space.

Bonus: Manako (Bitsensor)

Manako Labs builds vision AI agents. Instead of adding hardware or writing code, teams can deploy AI-powered agents across any site, with alerts routed directly to Slack, WhatsApp, Telegram, or email. It runs on Bittensor, the decentralised AI blockchain, putting it squarely at the crypto × AI intersection. The project recently announced an alliance with PwC France and Maghreb, which is a strong institutional signal on top of their PBW award. Definitely one to watch.

Honourable Mentions

Beyond the projects above, we also had the chance to meet teams from Coinzilla, Bybit, BitPanda, and Texture Capital, as well as a number of people in the industry and long-term investors who made the event what it was.

A special mention too for Guillaume Grallet, the French writer and author of "Pionniers: Voyage aux frontières de l’intelligence artificielle" who was the winner of the 2025 Economics Book Award, who we had the pleasure of meeting at the event.

All in all some really fantastic initiatives and great people. Looking forward to seeing what these projects can accomplish. Stay tuned for dedicated deeper dives on Sodax, Aleph Cloud, Allfeat, and Mostro in the near future.