Organizers in Paris have rescheduled a major local blockchain industry event due to the coronavirus outbreak.

According to an proclamation on March 2, the Paris Blockchain Calendar week Summit — initially meant to take place from March 31 to April 1 — is now expected to have place on Dec. nine–10.

The organizers rescheduled the event due to recent guidelines issued past the French regime which prohibit large gatherings that could increase the scope and severity of the coronavirus outbreak.

A major manufacture upshot

The proclamation stated that the conference volition proceed as expected and "the venue, schedule and setup remain the same." Furthermore, the organizers promised that more speakers will join the result'south list.

Speakers expected to participate in the event include Binance cryptocurrency commutation CEO and co-founder Changpeng Zhao, and French Economy, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, Parity Technologies blockchain firm Founder and CEO Jutta Steiner, Coinshares chief investment officer Meltem Demirors, Messari co-founder and CEO Ryan Selkis, and Dauntless Browser chief scientist Ben Livshits.

Coronavirus' bear on on the cryptocurrency industry

The coronavirus outbreak has a major impact on both traditional finance and the cryptocurrency industry. As Cointelegraph reported terminal month, a number of cryptocurrency-related conferences beyond Asia are being delayed in response to the regional spread of the virus. Furthermore, a Chinese cryptocurrency mining subcontract was forced to shut downwards due to the epidemic.

This calendar week, Us-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and blockchain firm Messari recommended their employees to work from home. Coinbase also released a program to react to the coronavirus outbreak.

At the cease of February, gold saw its biggest loss since 2022 when it succumbed to the sell-offs affecting traditional markets due to the ongoing epidemic.

Crypto analyst Naeem Aslam and the CEO of Tokenmetrics, Ian Balina, recently talked with Cointelegraph almost the overall impact of the virus on the cryptocurrency manufacture.