Qubic at Paris Blockchain Week 2026: Decentralized AI, Dogecoin Mining and 15.5 Million TPS

Qubic ($QUBIC) is about to set up 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 toward AI training, a record of 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. A comprehensive overview.

Paris Blockchain Week 2026: The Institutional Event of the Year

The 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 starting 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. Among the confirmed speakers are executives from BlackRock, J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Fidelity, Invesco, Amundi, and Société Générale-FORGE. Discussions will focus on the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA), post-MiCA regulatory frameworks, institutional custody, stablecoins, and market structures.

The context is particularly favorable: 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 timing choice that coincides with several major technical milestones of the protocol scheduled between March and April 2026.

Qubic: A Layer 1 Designed for Decentralized AI

Qubic is a Layer 1 blockchain protocol founded by Sergey Ivancheglo, alias 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 useless cryptographic puzzles, miners contribute to the training of 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 set a record certified by CertiK in April 2025: 15.52 million transactions per second (TPS) on the mainnet in production, without rollups, gas fees, or dependence on a Layer 2. The test was conducted on Qubic’s native “tick-based” architecture, where consensus, execution, and finality happen in a single synchronized cycle.

Transactions on Qubic are fee-free. 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 $QUBIC spent is permanently destroyed. This mechanism creates a built-in deflationary economic model within the protocol.

The Monero Precedent: When Qubic Took 51% of the Hashrate

To understand the Dogecoin integration, we must look back at the Monero episode (XMR). Starting in May 2025, Qubic began mining Monero alongside its AI training tasks, first via Nanopool, then solo mining. In a few weeks, Qubic’s share of the network rose from less than 2% to over 25% of Monero’s total hashrate.

The model was as follows: the mined XMR rewards were converted into USDT, then used to buy back and burn $QUBIC tokens on the market. In August 2025, Qubic claimed to have crossed the 51% Monero hashrate threshold, causing a blockchain reorganization over several blocks.

The event sparked strong reactions. Ledger’s CTO, Charles Guillemet, described the situation as an “ongoing 51% attack.” Qubic presented the operation as a technical demonstration of its UPoW model, without declared malicious intent. In any case, the episode proved that Qubic possesses 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 tests started in March 2026, with a mainnet launch goal of April 1, 2026, and full production by April 30.

The major difference versus the Monero model: Dogecoin mining operates in parallel with AI training, not alternately. 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.
• Pool Server — distributes tasks, sets difficulty, and verifies submissions.
• Dispatcher — a custom 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 submits each share to decentralized verification through Oracle Machines. Up to 13 validations can be grouped in a single transaction.

The Oracle Machines have been running on mainnet since February 11, 2026. According to the team, more than 11,000 oracle requests had already been successfully processed by the date of the last AMA, with no unresolved requests. Dogecoin mining is the first external use case deployed on this infrastructure.

What This Means 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 through $QUBIC incentives. The ASIC layer is fully additive: it generates new revenue without reducing existing CPU/GPU miner rewards.

The exact economic model, revenue split between ASIC miners and the network, 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

The first quarter of 2026 concentrates several key steps for the protocol. The governance and funding framework was approved by Computors vote at Epoch 200 (February 14, 2026), with 614 votes in favor and zero opposition. Computors also validated the token’s first halving, an additional deflationary mechanism.

Among the announced developments: Neuraxon, Qubic’s evolving AI system, should be integrated into the network by spring 2026. Unlike static language models, Neuraxon is designed as a system that evolves over time, relying on the network’s computing power. A bridge to Solana, developed by the Avicenne studio after a call for tenders, is expected in 2026.

On the infrastructure side, network updates will move to a “seamless” model (without service interruption), an important prerequisite for partnerships with exchanges. The network will also migrate instructions from AVX2 to AVX1212 by year’s end. The Qubic Network Guardians program has just been launched to incentivize light node execution via a gamification system.

Why Qubic’s Presence at PBW 2026 Matters

Qubic’s participation at Paris Blockchain Week comes at a pivotal moment. The launch of Dogecoin mining is scheduled for the same period (April 1, 2026 for mainnet). If the schedule is respected, the team will present a system in production, not just a proof of concept.

In a context where PBW 2026 emphasizes institutional-quality blockchain infrastructure, a protocol combining useful computing (AI), multi-chain mining (Monero, Dogecoin), zero-fee transactions, and a certified record speed has strong arguments to deliver to an audience more demanding than just the crypto-native community.

For developers, miners, and investors, the event will be the opportunity to judge firsthand: the technical soundness of the protocol, the economic viability of the UPoW model, and the team’s ability to meet roadmap commitments.

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