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๐ŸšจI've found 10 striking similarities between the ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ U.S. Blockchain Act 2025 and ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK National Blockchain Roadmap 2021: โฌ‡๏ธ 1. ๐Ÿ“ˆ Industry Growth & Workforce Development: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ "Prioritises a future-ready workforce, with an emphasis on blockchain education, training, and publicโ€“private talent pipelines.." ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK NBR 16: "Establish a long-term Roadmap for industry growth and workforce planning" 2. ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Leadership & Governance: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ "Establish new Blockchain & DLT Subcommittee and mandates the creation of a multi-stakeholder National Blockchain Deployment Advisory Committee." ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK NBR 7: "Establish Sub-Speciality Steering Groups (SSGs)." 3. ๐Ÿข Establish Public Sector Use Cases: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ "Encourages blockchain deployment across identity management, procurement, records verification, healthcare, logistics, and more." ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK NBR 11: โ€œBlockchain for Public Servicesโ€ and 2: "Build a public repository of successfully blockchain use cases.." 4. ๐Ÿ“‘Standards & Interoperability: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ "Define technical standards, interoperability protocols, risk frameworks, and secure infrastructure models in coordination with stakeholders." ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK NBR 5: "Agree upon Taxonomy of Evidence, Frameworks and Standards" 5. ๐ŸŒ Global Competitiveness & Cooperation: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ The Act "positions blockchain as strategically vital and supports U.S. participation in international standard-setting and policy harmonisation." ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK NBR 13: " International partnerships: Garner support through collaboration with other countries.." 6. ๐Ÿ“Š Best Practices, Reporting & Oversight: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ "Mandates annual progress reporting to Congress and the publication of guidelines and cost-benefit evaluations to support evidence-based blockchain deployment." ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK NBR 3: "Establish measures to Audit the societal impact of Blockchain applications.." 7. Develop Multi-Stakeholder Implementation Roadmaps: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ "involve academia, SMEs, public agencies, and civil society to shape national blockchain frameworks and ensure diversity of input..." ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK NBR Recommendation 1: "Foster 'Quadruple Helix' blockchain ecosystem (Government - Academia - Industry - Society) 8. Focus on "Public Value": ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ To fund pilots in healthcare, supply chains, digital ID, education, and financial infrastructure to generate measurable public value. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK NBR 11: "Utilise the potential of Blockchain for Government and Public Services" 9. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ "Invest in Capacity Building": ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK NBR 9: "Commit resources to generate and deploy quality evidence and 10: "Direct resources to programmes backed by evidence". 10. Mandate Transparent Progress Reviews: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ "Require annual public reporting on blockchain adoption metrics, risks, use cases, and legislative gaps" ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK NBR 15: "Conducting regular evaluations and audit of blockchain programmes, "and 8: "Foster Evidence-informed policies.." The British Blockchain Association #UK #Blockchain #Roadmap #US #NBR #Crypto #Policy #EvidenceBasedBlockchain image
Nearly 4 years on, and still one of the most insightful speeches in #crypto regulation. Commissioner Hester Peirce's speech at The British Blockchain Association's Conference remains a timeless masterclass on how regulators should approach innovation: โžก๏ธ Evidence-led and Principles-first. A reminder that true leadership isnโ€™t reactive โ€” itโ€™s visionary. #EvidenceBasedPolicy #CryptoRegulation #Web3 #Blockchain #UKBlockchain #BBA #FinancialStability #JBBA #DigitalAssets #CryptoPolicy #FutureOfRegulation #Stablecoins #DeFi #MacroEconomics #Bitcoin #Nostr image
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡น Bhutan has now mined 12,000 Bitcoin since 2020. Now worth $1.3 billion, thatโ€™s almost 40% of the countryโ€™s GDP, making it the 3rd biggest Bitcoin-holding nation. #Bitcoin #Nostr image
Don't force children to take Science if they are interested in Arts. This anatomy sketch says it all. The bones may be labelled but the soul is dancing. Let students follow their passions. Talent thrives where itโ€™s free. image
npub1xqgf...ye7k 10 months ago
To build successful crypto-economies, we must make sure that systems not just talk to each other, but UNDERSTAND each other. SEMANTIC Inter-operability is the elephant ๐Ÿ˜ in the room no one is talking about. We can build superfast chains that can process 10,000 TPS, but if regulators cant trust it and business partners cant harmonise the data, it wont scale. In this video, I shared some examples of failed semantic inter-operability, and what we can learn from these case studies. @The British Blockchain Association #Semantic #Interoperability #Blockchain #Crypto #Economy
npub1xqgf...ye7k 11 months ago
What a click. The photographer who captured this deserves serious recognition. image
npub1xqgf...ye7k 11 months ago
๐Ÿšจ This is NOT an AI-generated receipt. Itโ€™s issued ON the #Blockchain. Good luck faking this one. ๐Ÿงพ Firstly, letโ€™s talk facts: ๐ŸŒ An estimated 250โ€“500 million invoices are issued DAILY across #B2B and #B2C. ๐Ÿ›’ Retail Receipts: Global retail sales top $25 TRILLION annually โ€” thatโ€™s 100M+ receipts per day. ๐Ÿข B2B Invoicing: 300M+ SMEs issue invoices daily. Enterprises like Amazon, Walmart, and Alibaba generate tens of thousands each day. ๐Ÿ’ก E-invoicing: Expected to hit 100 billion annually by 2030 โ€” thatโ€™s 270M PER DAY. ๐Ÿ“Now enter Blockchain-based invoicing: โ›“๏ธ The receipt hash is published on-chain โ€” timestamped and verifiable. Scan the QR code, and verify the transaction. Even if the paper is lost, the metadata lives forever on-chain. โžก๏ธ From business expense claims to paying for invoices, blockchain is reshaping how we transact. The future of commerce is being built on the Blockchain: transparent, tamper-proof, and trustless. @The British Blockchain Association #Blockchain #Web3 #Receipts #Ecommerce #DigitalPayments #BBA #AIneedsBlockchain #Fintech image
npub1xqgf...ye7k 11 months ago
'..From bullion to barrels to Bits: Code is already regulating geo-politics, and Trust is the most precious commodity in a digital economy. It's time to build a world where financial power comes from innovation, openness, ideas and a global skills pool, and not closed systems..." Earlier today, I delivered a keynote at the Bitcoin Events Strategic Reserve Global Summit, sharing insights on: โžก๏ธ The #history of strategic reserves: From grains in ancient Egypt to Gold and Oil and now Bitcoin... โžก๏ธ The #Hash Power Race... โžก๏ธ Philosophy of #Bitcoin: Its neutrality and the promise of #inclusion and socio-economic empowerment... โžก๏ธ How #crypto is creating #jobs and boosting #economies - from IT and Cybersecurity to Renewable #Energy sector.. โžก๏ธ Building #Trusted economies of Scale... And more. Link to full keynote: https://www.youtube.com/live/Zob418SM6sY?feature=shared Thank you to Sonya Kuhnel for the invitation. Also good to hear from @Saifedean Ammous and other speakers. @The British Blockchain Association #Bitcoin #Blockchain #Web3 #Crypto #Nostr
Companies building on the Bitcoin Lightning Network: #Nostr #Lightning #Bitcoin #Zapp image
๐Ÿ“Many people ask: "How can I benefit from the BBA Ecosystem?" In this video, I walk you through the12 global initiatives of @The British Blockchain Association: ๐Ÿ› UK National Blockchain Roadmap (UK NBR) ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ“– The Journal of the BBA (The JBBA) ๐Ÿ”ฌ Centre for Evidence-Based Blockchain (CEBB) ๐ŸŒ Blockchain Associations Forum (BAF) ๐ŸŽ“ Scholars in Blockchain International Symposium (SIBIS) ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽ“ BBA Student Forum ๐Ÿ… BBA Fellowships (FBBA) ๐Ÿ› BBA Policy Domains and Working Groups ๐Ÿ–ฒ๏ธ Metaverse HQ ๐ŸŽค International Scientific Conferences (ISCs) ๐Ÿ“ข Industry Advocacy ๐Ÿ‘ฅ BBA Member Forums #Blockchain #Crypto #Web3 #JBBA #CEBB #BAF #ISC2025 #UKNBR #APPG #FBBA #CEBB #Policy #UK #Bitcoin #Nostr #Naqvi
You win the race to regulate, but you lose the race to build. You win control but you lose the future. You choose to build and you will shape the future. Build first, regulate second. The Internet was built first, regulated second. @The British Blockchain Association #Blockchain #Web3 #Crypto #EvidenceBasedBlockchain
๐Ÿšจ โ€œBlockchain: The Digital Glue Binding the $24 TRILLION Economyโ€ ๐Ÿ“ A New Report from the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) highlights Blockchain as a KEY ENABLER for: โœ… Empowered Communities โœ… Sustainable, Intelligent Ecosystems โœ… A Digital Glue for Inclusion, Trust, and Collaboration @The BBA #Blockchain #Trust #AI #DigitalTransformation #Web3 #Metaverse #Crypto #Bitcoin #Innovation #BBA #Naqvi #Nostr @The British Blockchain Association #Blockchain #Trust #AI #Digital #Innovation #Web3 #Metaverse #Crypto #Bitcoin #Nostr #Naqvi #BBA
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