Qubic ($QUBIC) is preparing to set up shop at the Carrousel du Louvre for Paris Blockchain Week 2026, on April 15 and 16. With a Useful Proof of Work model that directs computing power towards AI training, a record 15.52 million TPS certified by CertiK, and the imminent launch of Dogecoin (DOGE) mining, the project founded by Come-from-Beyond (CfB) arrives in Paris with concrete technical arguments. Complete overview.
Paris Blockchain Week 2026: the institutional meeting of the year
There Paris Blockchain Week (PBW) returns for its 7th edition at the Carrousel du Louvre on April 15 and 16, 2026, with a VIP dinner by invitation at the Château de Versailles from April 14. The event brings together more than 10,000 participants, 300 speakers and 300 sponsors in a format resolutely focused on institutional finance.
The central theme of this edition, “Where Institutions and Digital Assets Finally Meet”, marks a clear shift. Confirmed speakers include senior executives from BlackRock, JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Fidelity, Invesco, Amundi and Société Générale-FORGE. Discussions will focus on real asset tokenization (RWA), post-MiCA regulatory frameworks, institutional custody, stablecoins and market structures.
The context is particularly promising: the MiCA regulation is now fully applicable in the European Union, and Paris is establishing itself as the European regulatory hub for blockchain. Ripple, Circle, Aptos, Bybit EU, Kraken, KuCoin, BitGo and Fireblocks are among the sponsors and partners of PBW 2026.
It is within this institutional framework that Qubic has chosen to position itself, a choice of timing which coincides with several major technical milestones of the protocol, planned between March and April 2026.
Qubic: a Layer 1 designed for decentralized AI
Qubic is a layer 1 blockchain protocol founded by Sergey Ivancheglo, aka Come-from-Beyond (CfB), the inventor of the first Proof of Stake (NXT) and the DAG architecture (IOTA). The project is based on a simple but radical idea: the computing power spent to secure the network must not be wasted.
Qubic uses a mechanism called Useful Proof of Work (UPoW). Instead of solving pointless cryptographic puzzles, miners help train Aigarth, the network's AI research initiative. This work generates billions of artificial neural networks (ANN). The validators, called “Computors” (676 in total), secure the network, execute smart contracts and process transactions.
In terms of performance, Qubic displays a record certified by CertiK in April 2025: 15.52 million transactions per second (TPS) on the mainnet in production, without rollups, without gas costs and without dependence on a Layer 2. The test was carried out on the native “tick-based” architecture of Qubic, where consensus, execution and finality take place in a single synchronized cycle.
Transactions on Qubic are free of charge. The $QUBIC token serves as a unit of computational energy: it is consumed (“burned”) when used to execute smart contracts or access network services. Each new smart contract goes through an IPO via a Dutch auction system, and all of the $QUBIC spent is permanently destroyed. This mechanism creates a deflationary economic model built into the protocol.
The previous Monero: when Qubic took 51% of the hashrate
To understand the Dogecoin integration, we must return to the Monero (XMR) episode. From May 2025, Qubic began mining Monero alongside its AI training tasks, first via Nanopool, then solo mining. In just a few weeks, the share of the network controlled by Qubic increased from less than 2% to more than 25% of Monero's overall hashrate.
The model was as follows: mined XMR rewards were converted to USDT, then used to buy back and burn $QUBIC tokens on the market. In August 2025, Qubic claimed to have crossed the threshold of 51% of Monero's hashrate, causing a reorganization of the blockchain across several blocks.
The event provoked strong reactions. Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet called the situation a “51% attack in progress.” Qubic, for its part, presented the operation as a technical demonstration of its UPoW model, without declared malicious intent. Regardless, the episode proved that Qubic has real and significant computing power and demonstrated the viability of the “Outsourced Computations” model.
Dogecoin mining on Qubic: operation and technical architecture
Building on this precedent, Qubic is now extending its model to Dogecoin (DOGE) mining. The architecture was finalized and testing began in March 2026, with a goal of mainnet launch on April 1, 2026 and full production by April 30.
The major difference with the Monero model: Dogecoin mining works in parallel of AI training, and not in alternation. Dogecoin uses the Scrypt algorithm, which requires ASIC hardware. Aigarth's training runs on CPU and GPU. These two tasks use different hardware components and therefore do not compete for the same resources.
The architecture is based on four main components, detailed during the AMA on February 19, 2026:
- Miners — ASICs connect via the Stratum protocol (TCP) to the Pool Server.
- PoolServer — distributes tasks, defines difficulty and verifies submissions.
- Dispatcher — a tailor-made bridge between the Qubic network and the Dogecoin network. It translates Doge Pool Server tasks for Qubic miners.
- Oracle Machines — the key element. Rather than entrusting share validation to a single pool operator, the network subjects each share to decentralized verification via Oracle Machines. Up to 13 commits can be grouped into a single transaction.
Oracle Machines have been in production on the mainnet since February 11, 2026. According to the team, more than 11,000 oracle requests had already been successfully processed as of the last AMA, with no unresolved requests. Dogecoin mining constitutes the first external use case deployed on this infrastructure.
What this changes for ASIC miners
A concrete aspect of this integration concerns obsolete Scrypt ASICs. Machines like the Antminer L3+, which have become unprofitable on classic Dogecoin pools, could regain economic interest via $QUBIC incentives. The ASIC layer is fully additive: it generates new revenue without reducing the rewards of existing CPU/GPU miners.
The exact economic model, revenue distribution between ASIC and network miners, is currently being defined by a dedicated community group. Technical documentation for Computors wishing to participate in Dogecoin mining was planned for April 2026.
Qubic 2026 roadmap: milestones to watch out for
The first quarter of 2026 concentrates several key milestones for the protocol. The governance and financing framework was approved by vote of Computors at Epoch 200 (February 14, 2026), with 614 votes in favor and zero opposition. The Computors also validated the first halving of the token, an additional deflationary mechanism.
Among the announced developments: Neuraxon, Qubic's scalable AI system, is expected to be integrated into the network by spring 2026. Unlike static language models, Neuraxon is designed as a system that evolves over time by relying on the computing power of the network. A bridge to Solana, developed by the Avicenna studio after a call for tenders, is expected in 2026.
On the infrastructure side, network updates will move to a “seamless” model (without interruption of service), an important prerequisite for partnerships with exchanges. The network will also migrate AVX2 instructions to AVX1212 by the end of the year. The Qubic Network Guardians program has just been launched to encourage the execution of light nodes via a gamification system.
Why Qubic’s presence at PBW 2026 matters
Qubic's participation in Paris Blockchain Week comes at a pivotal moment. The launch of Dogecoin mining is planned for the same period (April 1, 2026 for the mainnet). If the schedule is respected, the team will be able to present a system in production, not a simple proof of concept.
In a context where PBW 2026 emphasizes institutional quality blockchain infrastructures, a protocol combining useful computing (AI), multi-chain mining (Monero, Dogecoin), zero-fee transactions and certified record speed has arguments to make to a more demanding audience than just the crypto-native community.
For developers, miners and investors, the event will be an opportunity to judge on the evidence: the technical solidity of the protocol, the economic viability of the UPoW model, and the team's ability to meet its roadmap commitments.
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Qubic is a Layer 1 blockchain protocol founded by Come-from-Beyond (creator of NXT and co-founder of IOTA). It uses a Useful Proof of Work (UPoW) mechanism that directs computing power to AI training rather than standard hashing. The network boasts 15.52 million CertiK-certified TPS, fee-free transactions, and a deflationary business model.
Scrypt ASICs mine Dogecoin in parallel with AI training (CPU/GPU). The validation of shares goes through Qubic's decentralized Oracle Machines, via a Dispatcher which links the Doge pools and the Qubic network. The mainnet launch is scheduled for April 1, 2026.
Yes. Qubic has confirmed its presence at PBW 2026, which takes place on April 15 and 16 at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. The timing coincides with the launch of Dogecoin mining and several other roadmap milestones.
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