As one of a number of Cointelegraph representatives attending the Paris Blockchain Week Summit (PBWS) at the historic Palais Brongniart — a neoclassical building previously serving as the headquarters for the Parisian stock exchange from 1826 to 1987 — European news reporter, Joe Hall sat down for an in-depth interview with the Chief technology officer of Bitfinex and , Paolo Ardoino.

Previously ranked 88th in Cointelegraph’s prestigious The Top 100 in 2021Ardoino is known for his influence on the expansion of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and spoke extensively on a range of topics, such as Tether’s adoption as legal tender in Lugano, Switzerland. He also discussed the scaling issues of blockchain networks.