The Web3 ecosystem reunited at Paris Blockchain Week 2025, unveiling Akis by Lumisection innovation
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Lately, the Paris Blockchain Week 2025, held from April 8th to 10th at the prestigious Carrousel du Louvre, once again confirmed its position as a must-attend event for Web3 and blockchain players, in Europe. Bringing together more than 9,000 participants from 95 countries, the majority of whom were senior executives, this sixth edition successfully combined expertise, innovation, and ambition in a setting as prestigious as it was symbolic. By AL & ST
Over three days, more than 500 speakers took to the stage. Among them, major industry figures, such as Charles Hoskinson (IOHK), Monica Long (Ripple), Adam Back (Blockstream), and Clara Chappaz, better known as French Minister for AI and Digital Affairs, highlighted the growing importance of decentralized technologies in redefining financial and digital systems. One of the highlights of the week took place at the Parc des Princes, with the announcement of the Joint Innovation Studio, between Paris Saint-Germain and Matchain, dedicated to exploring new forms of fan engagement and decentralized identity in the world of sports. This strategic partnership illustrates the growing openness of Web3 to new areas of application (photo credits: Daniel Vegel).
Discussions largely focused on regulatory issues, particularly around the European MiCA framework, seen as a step towards greater legal clarity. At the same time, the tokenization of real assets emerged as a rising trend, attracting the attention of traditional financial institutions, eager to position themselves in this new arena. Then, meme coins, despite their unusual image, also sparked lively debate, while utility tokens are making a tentative comeback, hampered by their difficulty in generating solid user bases. On the technological front, security and scalability remain the central challenges for developers. On the investment front, the Start in Block competition saw more than 1,000 startups present their pitches to a jury of 400 investors, with €10 million in funding.
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By the way, at a side event, during Paris Blockchain Week, the young European company, named Lumisection, presented Akis, a connected object with a sleek design, that could appeal to both cryptocurrency and technology enthusiasts. Akis, which means eye in Lithuanian, is a Wi-Fi-connected LED lamp, able of displaying the crypto market trends in real time, through a green or red light. Thus, this device uses the movements of an asset, such as Bitcoin or Ether over the past five minutes to visually signal a rise or fall in their price. Designed as an emotional barometer of the markets, this Akis project seems to be born from a joke, frequently heard in the crypto world: “If only I had a crystal ball…” Lacking one, Mantas, founder of Lumisection, preferred to create a related tangible object, both functional and poetic. Easy to install, notably by using an Android application or a local web interface, we learned that Akis discreetly fits into any workspace or home. For instance, its acrylic frame can be personalized with a logo or a token sticker, and can be interchanged as desired (photo credits: Lumisection).
Beyond the gadget concept, this object reflects a broader vision, to materialize a certain digital abstraction. A goal that echoes the company’s name, inspired by those lumisections, as units of time, highly used in data collection at CERN, where the founder previously worked. Therefore, with Akis, the Lumisection company aims to either combine aesthetics, technology, and real-time data. This approach meets a real need in a world, where screens are omnipresent, but where information can also be read through light and a surrounding atmosphere. Already available in various platforms, Akis should soon evolve, with notably the addition of a small LCD screen, along an integration of new indicators, such as volume or RSI, and even an opening to community designs.
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