Paris Blockchain Week Enters Its AI Era Under New Owner

Paris Blockchain Week is entering its next chapter with a new name, broader focus and new owner. Hyve Group acquired Signal Week, formerly Paris Blockchain Week, alongside RAISE Summit and MACHINA Summit. The terms were not disclosed. 

Hyve said the three events will form a new AI-focused division while adding crypto expertise to its fintech portfolio.

Signal Week is now a part of Hyve Group (@hyve_group).There aren't two industries anymore. TradFi and digital assets are one financial system, being rebuilt on shared rails, in real time. Brokers are launching their own chains. Banks are issuing stablecoins. Onchain protocols… pic.twitter.com/IIN4ye7xTr

— Signal Week (formerly Paris Blockchain Week) (@ParisBlockWeek) July 20, 2026

Blockchain Steps Into a Wider Room

Signal Week marks a clear shift in how the Paris event presents itself. Its agenda will cover institutional digital assets, traditional finance, and AI-driven financial infrastructure.

Hyve said the latest Paris Blockchain Week attracted more than 10,000 attendees from over 100 countries, with executives making up 70% of the audience. RAISE brings more than 9,000 AI attendees, while MACHINA focuses on robotics and “physical AI.”

Together, the acquisitions bring crypto, enterprise AI, and robotics under one roof. Signal Week and RAISE will remain separate brands, although their overlap could attract more banks, investors, and policymakers to the same Paris ecosystem.

RAISE Summit is joining @hyve_group.Three years ago, RAISE started with a single conviction: AI deserved one room where its entire value chain comes to do business. Not the biggest room. The one where things get decided.Eric Schmidt called us the fastest-growing AI & Tech… pic.twitter.com/QL2KZ5YS5V

— RAISE Summit (@RaiseSummit) July 20, 2026

Hyve Buys While Being Bought

Hyve plans to add hosted meetings, executive discussions, and stronger matchmaking across the events. It also wants to launch successful brands in new markets and develop year-round content and membership products.

Meanwhile, Hyve is going through an ownership change. Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman agreed in June to acquire it from Providence Equity Partners and Searchlight Capital Partners.

The deal should close before the end of 2026. The Financial Times valued it at about $1.8 billion, while Hyve said its annual EBITDA had risen above $100 million.

That backing gives Hyve more capital to acquire and scale conference brands. It also places Signal Week inside a group built around international expansion.

A New Identity for Crypto’s Paris Stage

Crypto remains central to Signal Week. Its remit now covers the wider infrastructure developing around digital assets, including institutional markets and AI-linked financial systems.

The acquisition changes the event’s ownership and strategic direction. One of Europe’s largest crypto gatherings is being rebuilt as a broader technology and finance platform.