What Was ETHGlobal Paris 2023?
ETHGlobal Paris landed in Paris, France, from 21 to 23 July 2023 as a marquee stop on ETHGlobal's 2023 Ethereum hackathon circuit. Over a single weekend, coders formed teams, picked sponsor tracks, and raced to ship working prototypes, backed by mentors and a prize pool. The schedule lived on the ETHGlobal site. With Paris rising fast as a European fintech capital, the room was packed with serious talent.
Think of it as a build sprint rather than a panel-and-booth conference. Teams arrived from across the continent. Our crypto hackathons list and the crypto events calendar keep tabs on events like it.
Key Themes and Hackathon Highlights
Sponsor tracks pointed builders at a few hot areas:
- Scaling Ethereum through Layer 2 rollups and better tooling.
- On-chain finance and DeFi primitives shaped by EU rules.
- Digital ownership and NFTs, which you can follow on our NFT events hub.
- Workshops and office hours pairing newcomers with mentors.
By Sunday, a wall of demos showed what small teams can ship in 48 hours. Plenty of attendees were also scanning wider Web3 tech events through CoinGabbar.
How Crypto Is Growing in France
France moved early to court the crypto industry. Its 2019 PACTE Act set up the PSAN regime, requiring crypto firms to register with the markets regulator, the AMF, and that homegrown model went on to shape the EU's MiCA rulebook. Ownership is now common, with adoption sitting near 24% of the population, and Paris has produced Web3 unicorns Ledger and Sorare while hosting deep DeFi talent such as Morpho, Angle, and ParaSwap.
Under MiCA, in force across the EU since December 2024, France folded its old PSAN rules into the new system via a 2024 order and a 2025 decree, handing existing firms an 18-month runway to secure a CASP licence by 1 July 2026. The AMF has been one of MiCA's toughest enforcers, pushing for tighter EU-wide oversight. On tax, occasional investors face a flat 30% only when they cash out to euros, while swapping one token for another triggers nothing. Backed by state funds investing in the sector, France stays a heavyweight in European crypto. Browse more on CoinGabbar's crypto conferences page.
Impact of the Event on France's Web3 Scene
Hosting a flagship ETHGlobal stop pays dividends for France. It draws international coders into a rising hub, links Paris students with the protocols they admire, and signals that hard Ethereum engineering happens here, in a market with clear rules and homegrown unicorns. Every edition refreshes the local talent pool.
Why Sponsors, Exhibitors and Projects Should Join
Hackathons put your tech directly in front of the people who build with it. Good matches include:
- Rollups and infra teams: get European devs building on you first.
- DeFi and MiCA-ready protocols: recruit EU-focused builders.
- NFT and ownership platforms: tap France's creative talent.
- Wallets and dev-tools: convert newcomers at office hours.
- VCs and angels: scout teams before demo day ends.
Eyeing a later edition? You can list a crypto event or reach the CoinGabbar team.
Why KOLs, Media and Influencers Attend
A Paris hackathon mixes fresh builds with a photogenic city. Creators and reporters get first looks at new projects and a high-energy demo day. Stories can ride the crypto press release network.
Why Builders and Participants Join
Coders show up to ship and to win. In one weekend you prototype, get mentor feedback, and pitch a panel of judges. You also meet European founders and the funds that back them. More than a few Paris builds outlived the event and grew into funded teams.
Tickets and PR Offers With CoinGabbar
Heading to an Ethereum hackathon? CoinGabbar runs ticket discounts at partner events and free or discounted press release publishing for projects that book through us. For sponsorship, partnerships, or to add your event to our blockchain events list, email event@coingabbar.io.
How the Event Concluded and What Came Next
The weekend closed on a long demo session and fresh links between European coders, sponsor protocols, and investors. Several builds carried on past the deadline. By staging a flagship Ethereum hackathon in Paris, the event lifted France's standing in global Web3 and drew new local talent into building, in a market with settled rules and real unicorns. It also set up more French and EU events to follow. See what came next on the crypto events calendar and our crypto hackathons page.
Glossary of Key Terms
- Hackathon: a timed sprint where teams build a working project fast.
- Rollup: a Layer 2 that bundles transactions to scale Ethereum cheaply.
- PACTE Act: France's 2019 law that created its early crypto framework.
- AMF: France's financial regulator, which licenses crypto firms.
- MiCA: the EU's single rulebook for crypto-asset markets.
Disclaimer
This page is for general information only. It is not financial, legal, or tax advice. France's crypto rules are evolving under MiCA; always check current law. The event described here was held in July 2023; future dates and details may differ. Please confirm with the official source and do your own research. Crypto assets are volatile and can lose value.
