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📍New JBBA citation from Department of International Trade and Finance at Izmir University of Economics, Turkey. ⏩ Original JBBA paper cited here: "The Relation between Tokens and Blockchain Networks: The Case of Medical Tourism in the Republic of Moldova" (The JBBA, 2021) by Marc Pilkington FBBA:

The Relation between Tokens and Blockchain Networks: The Case of Medical Tourism in the Republic of Moldova | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association

By Marc Pilkington. This research explores the relation between blockchain tokens and networks, investigate the intersection between medical touris...

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🇬🇧 Treasury and FCA Give Evidence to Lords Financial Services Committee on UK #Stablecoin Framework 🏛️ On 15 April, the UK House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee heard oral evidence from Lucy Rigby KC MP, Economic Secretary to HM Treasury and David Geale and Matthew Long, both Directors at the Financial Conduct Authority — as part of its ongoing inquiry into the growth and regulation of #stablecoins in the UK. 📍Key themes included the Government’s pro-innovation stance on digital assets, the push to integrate stablecoins into regulated payment chains, the debate around holding limits and financial stability risks, and the case for a GBP-denominated stablecoin. 🏛️ The BBA continues to monitor parliamentary scrutiny of the UK’s digital asset regulatory framework closely. ✍🏽 Attached is a summary of both sessions, produced by the BBA Advisory Board member, Lewis Rogers. 📍Earlier this year, BBA submitted its comprehensive response to Bank of England's Stablecoin Consultation:

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🇬🇧🤝🇪🇺The UK has officially signed up to rejoin the EU’s Erasmus+ scheme from 2027 🎓 Students, apprentices and young people will soon be able to study, research, and work across Europe, as the UK and EU sign the legal text in Brussels today to formally bring the UK into Erasmus+ in 2027. 🌐 Over 100,000 people are expected to benefit in the first year alone, including apprentices on placements in leading European companies, school groups taking part in cultural exchanges, and organisations collaborating on new cross-border initiatives. More here:

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🇬🇧 Yesterday, the BBA delivered an exclusive Blockchain Masterclass for #MPs, #Lords, and members of the APPG on Blockchain Technologies. 🏛️ Most politicians think about the next election. The best think about the next generation. Blockchain and digital assets are the defining technologies of that generation. ➡️ Fewer than 5% of UK parliamentarians have publicly spoken or engaged on blockchain or digital asset technologies in Parliament, according to the latest research conducted by the BBA. 🎤 The workshop was delivered and coordinated by BBA President, @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE. #BBA #JBBA #Blockchain #EvidenceBasedBlockchain #APPG #Policymakers #UK #Economy #Crypto

🌐 Yesterday was #WorldQuantumDay. ⛓️‍💥 While the world is only now waking up to quantum threats and opportunities, the British Blockchain Association has been publishing peer-reviewed research on post-quantum blockchains since 2018. ✍🏽 From research on building quantum-secure blockchains, to educational podcasts, to #policy infographics, The BBA has been one of the world’s first industry bodies to publish post-quantum blockchain case studies and protocols for transitioning to quantum-safe ledgers. Swipe through to see what we’ve been championing long before it became a policy priority. ⬇️ #QuantumComputing #Blockchain #JBBA #BritishBlockchainAssociation #QuantumBlockchain #EvidenceBased

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⚽️ There are 3.5 billion football fans around the world. 💵 Global Football Clubs industry is valued at USD 50 billion. 📍What if Football was governed via a DAO on a #Blockchain? ⚽️ What if Real Madrid became a #DAO? 🏟️ Imagine fans around the world having a direct say in club decisions—transfers, tactics, or even ticket pricing—all powered by #Blockchain and decentralised governance. 🌐 Blockchains will revolutionise Football governance. 🧠 Published in the Journal of The British Blockchain Association (#JBBA), this study pushes the boundaries of how we think about #Web3, #DAO, and the future of sports management. ✍🏽 Research by Centre for Evidence Based Blockchain member, Marco Pereira. Editor in Chief: Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA #DAO #Blockchain #Football #Governance #Web3

📋 The BBA wrote to the Economic Secretary to the Treasury in December 2025 raising evidence-based concerns about a proposed ban on cryptocurrency political donations. On 25 March 2026, the Rycroft Review was published and the Government announced an immediate moratorium on cryptoassets as a form of political financing, to be brought forward as an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill. The BBA respects the government’s obligation to protect democratic integrity. Philip Rycroft himself stopped short of calling for a permanent ban, framing the moratorium as a pause for regulation to catch up with reality. That is an important distinction. We continue to hold the position set out in our December letter: Blockchain ledgers are permanent, immutable and publicly auditable. The evidence consistently shows that illicit activity accounts for well under 1% of on-chain transaction volume. In most respects, cryptocurrency is more traceable than cash, not less. There is also a policy coherence question that has not been sufficiently addressed. The UK is simultaneously progressing stablecoin regulation as a recognised payment method. If regulated #stablecoins are fit for commerce, payroll, and financial services, the case for treating them as uniquely dangerous in political finance requires more rigorous evidential justification than has yet been offered. The BBA’s position remains constructive: strengthen know-your-donor obligations uniformly across all payment methods, mandate on-chain disclosure of political party receiving wallets, and invest in blockchain forensics capability at the Electoral Commission. These are targeted, proportionate measures that address the legitimate concern without a technology-specific prohibition. The Rycroft Review itself indicates that if regulated properly, crypto donation activity could continue under close supervision from the Electoral Commission. That is the outcome the BBA will continue to advocate for. We look forward to engaging with the Representation of the People Bill as it progresses through Parliament. #BBA #Blockchain #Crypto #UKPolicy #EvidenceBasedBlockchain #DigitalAssets #RycroftReview

📍 “The most practical thing we can do is to close the gap between what blockchain can demonstrably do and what decision-makers understand it to do. Policymakers do not need more enthusiasm about blockchain — they need evidence and case studies they can act on. That is what we bring.” — Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA Conference Chair & BBA President 📑 We are delighted to share the Official Conference Proceedings & Summary Report from #ISC2026 — the BBA’s 8th Blockchain International Scientific Conference. 🏛️ A historic first: the first international scientific conference on blockchain and digital assets ever hosted inside the UK parliamentary estate (Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, 27 March 2026). 🌐 ISC2026 brought together researchers, policymakers, regulators and #industry leaders from six continents for peer-reviewed abstract presentations, #keynote addresses, high-level #panels on the future of cryptoassets in the UK, Fellowship awards, and real dialogue between #science and #policy. 📚 The report captures the research, #debates, and cross-cutting themes that will shape blockchain governance for years to come — #AI convergence, #quantum preparedness, regulatory alignment, #governance-first approaches, and evidence-based adoption. ➡️ Some abstracts are already published in the JBBA, with more coming soon. #ISC2026 #BBA #JBBA #Blockchain #EvidenceBasedBlockchain #DigitalAssets #UKParliament #CryptoRegulation #EvidenceBasedPolicy

Behind every line of this document is a story. A story of a member, author, fellow, partner, editor, supporter or a collaborator, who has trusted the BBA to carry their work forward. We exist to give them a platform: in parliamentary roundtables, in Working Groups, in a peer-reviewed research Journal, in global policy forums, at member receptions and field visits, and in the rooms where decisions about the future of blockchain and digital assets are actually made. Since its inception in 2017, the BBA's reach and impact have grown year on year, and 2026 is no exception. From advising #governments, regulators and central banks on digital assets, tokenisation and #blockchain, to contributing to public consultations shaping the UK's #regulatory and innovation landscape and being recognised by the Department for Business & Trade for #outstanding contributions to growing the UK #economy, BBA continues to bring evidence, rigour and independence to the conversations that matter most to the world. From shaping the UK National Blockchain Roadmap (#NBR, Vision 2030), to driving 13 Policy Advocacy Domains aligned with the APPG's 2025–26 work-streams. From appointing new Fellows (#FBBA), to expanding the Centre for Evidence-Based Blockchain (#CEBB) membership to 700+ practitioners as of April 2026. From running the Secretariat of the APPG on Blockchain Technologies, to delivering Blockchain #Masterclasses for Members of the UK House of Lords and the House of Commons. From hosting the #International Scientific Conferences #ISCs on Blockchain to convening the Blockchain Associations Forum #BAF, a global consortium of 51 national blockchain associations across six continents. From publishing ground-breaking research on Post-#Quantum Blockchains to case studies on #AI and blockchain convergence, from #socio-politico-technical research on Web3 to translating data into plain-language #infographics (translated into 7 different #languages) that policymakers, journalists, and #citizens can actually use. From showcasing member innovations at our monthly BBA #Forums to featuring their work in The #JBBA, the world's first peer-reviewed blockchain journal, now reaching 1,100 universities in 117 countries - as well as our monthly #newsletter, and a global #social media presence spanning 13 platforms and tens of thousands of followers. The BBA Ecosystem is our members' ecosystem and it is growing in reach, in rigour, and in real-world impact. Our sincere thanks to everyone who continues to make this ecosystem what it is. See more: https://media.licdn.com/dms/document/media/v2/D4E1FAQHRN9JlWMzFtg/feedshare-document-pdf-analyzed/B4EZ1vJ9w1I0AY-/0/1775686383672?e=1776902400&v=beta&t=srZlv-DdOQwAJ-fxOeje4mOULiaR4rPjnYwoXCMulPY #Blockchain #BBA #Ecosystem #Members #BAF #crypto #EvidenceBasedBlockchain

📸 Blockchain’s future will not be built without women. 🌐 At the BBA’s 8th Annual Blockchain International Scientific Conference #ISC2026, women were not just guests. They were speakers, founders, CEOs, PhD researchers, policymakers, regulators, senior decision-makers, professors, and students, representing the full breadth of the blockchain ecosystem. #ISC2026 #BBA #Blockchain #BBA #JBBA #WomenInBlockchain #EvidenceBasedBlockchain #WomenInTech

📸 Blockchain Beyond Borders: 🇵🇱Poland + 🇹🇷Turkiye + 🇸🇬Singapore + 🇫🇷France + 🇬🇧 UK 🏛️ BBA Fellow Chia Hock Lai FBBA in discussion with BBA Fellow Professor Marc Pilkington FBBA, and Researchers Wiktor Gawłowicz and İrem Akıncı, (with BBA Advisor Larisa Yarovaya also seen in the picture) - At the BBA's 8th Blockchain International Scientific Conference #ISC2026, #London. #Blockchain #JBBA #BBA #Crypto #EvidenceBasedBlockchain

📸 Dino Cataldo Dell'Accio of United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF), Jack Perrott from University of Nicosia, and Kris Rockwell of Praxis Science having a discussion during the Coffee Break at the #ISC2026..... #Blockchain #Crypto #BBA #Research #JBBA #EvidenceBasedBlockchain

🎉 Welcoming Crypto Accountants to The British Blockchain Association! We are delighted to welcome Crypto Accountants, one of the UK's leading specialist firms in crypto tax, on-chain accounting, and digital asset advisory, as the newest member of The BBA. Led by Malik A. (FCCA, MBA, Oxford FinTech Programme), Managing Partner, Crypto Accountants brings deep expertise in crypto tax reporting, digital asset audit, company formation, and CFO-level advisory for Web3 businesses, startups, and investors. Their mission to help clients meet evolving regulatory requirements while operating efficiently aligns directly with the BBA's commitment to evidence-based, responsible adoption of blockchain technologies. 💬 On joining the BBA, Mr Ali said: "Joining the BBA reflects our support for the UK's crypto sector. With rules changing rapidly, crypto investors and Web3 businesses need reliable tax and accounting guidance. We are committed to sharing our practical expertise and working with BBA members to help the crypto industry grow responsibly." 💬 Deborah Cleary, Head of Partnerships, The British Blockchain Association, said: "We're delighted to welcome Crypto Accountants into the BBA community. As the UK's digital asset landscape matures, trusted financial and regulatory expertise is mission-critical. Crypto accountants bring practical, standards-driven leadership our members value, and their work strengthens the bridge between blockchain innovation and digital asset governance." 🌐 Why join the BBA? The BBA is the UK's longest-standing professional body for blockchain, DLT, and Web3, established in 2017. Our members gain access to a trusted platform connecting industry, government, academia and public services. If your organisation is shaping the future of Web3, blockchain, or digital assets, and interested in showcasing your work to the world, reach out to us at: info AT

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📸 A delegate reading The JBBA at the ISC2026.... Some more clicks from BBA's 8th Annual Blockchain International Scientific Conference #ISC2026, held in the Houses of Parliament, London on 27 March, 2026. #Blockchain #Crypto #BBA #Research #JBBA #EvidenceBasedBlockchain

📹 From world-class networking to cutting-edge learning, #ISC2026 brought meaningful dialogue with the academics, policymakers, and industry leaders shaping tomorrow’s agenda. 🌐 The conference created a powerful space for knowledge exchange, quality connections, and bold, forward-thinking ideas. 👏 To every participant who joined us — thank you. Your presence, energy, and expertise made #ISC2026 truly exceptional. ➡️ Catch the highlights below, and we look forward to welcoming you at our next BBA event soon. #ISC2026 #BBA #ProfessionalDevelopment #Leadership #Community

🇨🇳 New JBBA citation from China's Zhejiang University: ➡️ Original JBBA research cited: 'Food Traceability on Blockchain: Walmart’s Pork and Mango Pilots with IBM' (The JBBA, 2018):

Food Traceability on Blockchain: Walmart’s Pork and Mango Pilots with IBM | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association

By Reshma Kamath. This study by the Blockchain Research Institute (BRI) highlights the key challenges of implementing Blockchain technology in the ...

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🏛️ Oxford, Cambridge and King’s College London Universities’ Blockchain Society leads at the #ISC2026. 🌐 The BBA University Network is the world’s largest university blockchain network, with 1,100+ universities where the JBBA is indexed, as of April 2026. ✍🏽 JBBA Editorial Board has Reviewers and Editors from 71 countries. 📚 JBBA has published papers from authors across six continents. University of Oxford University of Cambridge King's College London #JBBA #University #Network #BBA