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Official Nostr account of the BBA. Advancing evidence-based adoption of Blockchain. Authored UK's National Blockchain Roadmap. Est. in 2017. #BritishBlockchain #BBA
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The BBA 3 weeks ago
🇵🇱 Congratulations to Wiktor Gawłowicz of Uniwersytet VIZJA, Poland, on the acceptance of his blockchain research abstract for presentation at #ISC2026. 🏛️ BBA’s Annual Blockchain International Scientific Conference #ISC2026 will take place in #LONDON on Friday, 27 March 2026. 🌐 ISC2026 will see participants from around the globe attending the conference. 🚨Register to participate: 🏛️ Conference Chair: Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA #Blockchain #JBBA #Crypto #EvidenceBasedBlockchain image
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The BBA 3 weeks ago
🇺🇸 Congratulations to Dr Sean Manion FBBA PhD of Duquesne University, USA, on the acceptance of his blockchain research abstract for presentation at #ISC2026. 🏛️ BBA’s Annual Blockchain International Scientific Conference #ISC2026 will take place in #LONDON on Friday, 27 March 2026. 🚨Spaces are limited and tickets are selling fast! ➡️ Register now to attend ISC2026: 🏛️ Conference Chair: Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA #Blockchain #JBBA #Crypto #EvidenceBasedBlockchain image
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The BBA 3 weeks ago
📍On 3 December, BBA hosted a Parliamentary International Roundtable to discuss the next steps towards building a Blockchain infrastructure for the UK. 🎥 Watch the highlight video below ⬇️ #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #Policy #APPG #BBA
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The BBA 3 weeks ago
🇮🇹Congratulations to Dr Lorenzo Schönleber of Collegio Carlo Alberto on the acceptance of his blockchain research abstract for presentation at #ISC2026. 🏛️ BBA’s Annual Blockchain International Scientific Conference #ISC2026 will take place in #LONDON on Friday, 27 March 2026. 🚨Spaces are limited and tickets are selling fast! ➡️ Register now to attend ISC2026: 🏛️ Conference Chair: Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA #Blockchain #JBBA #Crypto #EvidenceBasedBlockchain image
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The BBA 3 weeks ago
🚨 Bitcoin is much more than just a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. ⛓️‍💥 Ordinals have quietly turned Bitcoin into a data + token layer Blockchain. 💥📣 NEW JBBA RESEARCH ALERT: ✅ Bitcoin is more than money: Ordinals inscriptions let users store text, images, code and tokens directly on the base layer – not just move BTC around. ✅ 1 in 3 transactions are inscriptions: Inscriptions now account for about a third of all Bitcoin transactions. Crucially, “normal” payments didn’t collapse – they stayed broadly stable while total on-chain activity grew. ✅ BRC-20 has taken over: Roughly 4 out of 5 inscriptions are BRC-20-style fungible tokens, with text and images making up most of the rest. ✅ Ordinals are driving Taproot adoption: There’s a tight link between inscription activity and Taproot usage – suggesting Ordinals are one of the main real-world drivers of this upgrade. ✅ Blockspace is busier than ever: Inscriptions used around a quarter of total blockspace in the sample and contributed to the longest sustained period of “full blocks” in Bitcoin’s history, pushing average block size up by almost 50% vs. the pre-Ordinals era. ✅ Fees and miner revenue are up: Even though inscriptions pay slightly lower fees per byte on average, they still contributed about a fifth of all fees – and their demand for blockspace pushed fees for “normal” transactions higher too. That matters for Bitcoin’s long-term security budget. ✅ It’s not just about the BTC price: Short-term price moves explain little of inscription activity. Waves of new inscriptions line up more with technical innovation (e.g. BRC-20) than with classic bull/bear cycles. 🚀 This ground-breaking research from Alexander Wiedenmann and Andre Guettler of Ulm University and IWH – Halle Institute for Economic Research – Member of the Leibniz Association explores Bitcoin’s Ordinals and Inscriptions, and BTC's evolving Network state. 📖 Full paper has been published Open Access in The Journal of the British Blockchain Association (#JBBA): 🔗 Read the paper here: ✅ Indexed in DOAJ and Web of Science | Read by >2.7 million readers monthly: This paper will be featured in the April 2026 print Issue of The JBBA. JBBA Editor in Chief: Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA #Bitcoin #Blockchain #Network image
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The BBA 3 weeks ago
APPG on Blockchain Technologies Member Lord Taylor of Warwick, APPG Working Group on Healthcare Member Dr Burhan Ahmed, and Professor Joyce O'Connor, at the Parliamentary Blockchain International Roundtable, held on 3 December at the Palace of Wesminster, Houses of Parliament. #APPG #Blockchain #BBA #UK image
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The BBA 3 weeks ago
BBA's Head of Partnerships Deborah Cleary, Dr Sepideh Mollajafari, PhD, Amanda Wick, and Rachel Fung at the Parliamentary Blockchain International Roundtable, held on 3 December at the Palace of Wesminster, Houses of Parliament. #APPG #Blockchain #BBA #UK image
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The BBA 3 weeks ago
BBA Fellow and former Blockchain APPG Chair (2023-24), Natalie Elphicke Ross OBE FBBA at the APPG on Blockchain Technologies Parliamentary Blockchain International Roundtable, held on 3 December at the Palace of Wesminster, Houses of Parliament. #APPG #Blockchain #BBA #UK image
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The BBA 3 weeks ago
On Wednesday 3 December, the BBA, in its role as the Secretariat of the APPG on Blockchain Technologies, hosted a high-level Parliamentary International Roundtable on Blockchain & Digital Assets. We would like to thank all parliamentarian APPG Members from the House of Commons and the UK House of Lords, APPG Working Group members, supporter (BlockMed Pro), industry stakeholders, academics, and public service representatives for their contributions to the Roundtable. More photos here: #APPG #Blockchain #UK #BBA
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The BBA 0 months ago
🇬🇧 Digital Assets officially an Act of Parliament. UK has come a long way in recognizing Digital Assets, as it introduces a distinct category of personal property: digital assets, including cryptocurrencies and stablecoins etc. This Act is intended to give digital assets a clearer legal status and also help the UK attract more investment and strengthen its position as a global hub for #Blockchain-based finance. Excellent work by all involved, including several members of House of Lords, BBA Fellow Lord Holmes, Law Commission, Sarah Green MCIArb, and many other associations and think-tank bodies.
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The BBA 0 months ago
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The BBA 1 month ago
🚨OK - Since you’ve now dipped your toes into "post-quantum blockchains", it’s time for the next level in your knowledge upgrade: 📍 What are the different TYPES of post-quantum algorithms used in Blockchain? ⛓️‍💥 Broadly, you can start by understanding three main families – each with its own trade-offs for: ➡️ security ➡️ performance, and ➡️ implementation This infographic gives you the big picture. 📖 For a deeper dive, see this 2022 paper by B. Yokubov, member of the BBA’s Centre for Evidence-Based Blockchain (#CEBB), where these are unpacked in much more detail. (link in comments). ➡️ Scroll, study, then read the paper. Your future self will thank you 😊 #PostQuantum #Blockchain #JBBA #BBA image
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The BBA 1 month ago
🇿🇦 New JBBA citation from North-West University / Noordwes-Universiteit, South Africa. ➡️ Original JBBA paper cited here: "Assessing the Readiness of the South African Public Sector to Embrace Blockchain Technology: Factors for Successful Adoption" by CEBB Member, Dr Beatah Sibanda (PhD), et al: #JBBA #citation #Blockchain image
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The BBA 1 month ago
👏 Congratulations to Professor Dr Oleksandr Letychevskyi of Heriot-Watt University #Scotland on the acceptance of his blockchain research abstract for presentation at #ISC2026. 🏛️ The BBA’s Annual Blockchain International Scientific Conference #ISC2026 will take place in #London on Friday, 27 March 2026. 🎤🌐 Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to present at the conference and will be #featured in the Special Conference Edition of the JBBA (April 2026). 🚨 Abstract Submission Deadline: This Sunday - 30 November 2025! ➡️ Submit your abstract: 🎤 Conference Proceedings of previous ISCs: 2018 - 2025: 🏛️ Conference Chair: Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA #Blockchain #Crypto #Research #BBA image
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The BBA 1 month ago
👏 Congratulations to İrem Akıncı of MoneyPay and Bahcesehir University Turkey on the acceptance of her blockchain research abstract for presentation at #ISC2026. 🏛️ The BBA’s Annual Blockchain International Scientific Conference #ISC2026 will take place in #London on Friday, 27 March 2026. 🎤🌐 Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to present at the conference and will be #featured in the Special Conference Edition of the JBBA (April 2026). 🚨 Abstract Submission Deadline: This Sunday - 30 November 2025! ➡️ Submit your abstract: 🎤 Conference Proceedings of previous ISCs: 2018 - 2025: 🏛️ Conference Chair: Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA #Blockchain #JBBA #Crypto #EvidenceBasedBlockchain image
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The BBA 1 month ago
New JBBA citation from Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. ➡️ Original JBBA paper cited here: "Unlocking Blockchain: Embracing New Technologies to drive Efficiency and Empower the Citizen" by Eddie Hughes et al: #JBBA #citation #Blockchain #metaverse image
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The BBA 1 month ago
📍Crypto Crimes & UK strategy 🎤 Andrew Snowden MP asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of police and enforcement capacity to investigate cryptocurrency-related crimes, including scams, ransomware payments, and illicit trading platforms. 🎤 In response, Dan Jarvis MP responded that the UK government has strengthened UK policing capabilities to tackle cryptocurrency-related crime effectively. The Government will also soon publish a new fraud strategy designed to tackle all types of scams, including those involving cryptocurrencies. ----- ✍🏽 In 2018, BBA published one of the world's first papers on investigating #Crypto crimes, authored by BBA Fellow Prof Bill Buchanan and BBA Editor, Simon Dyson: 🏛️ The BBA is the Secretariat of the APPG on Blockchain Technologies and UK's industry body advancing evidence-based adoption of Blockchain and Cryptoassets. #Blockchain #Crypto #Crime image
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The BBA 1 month ago
📍FCA launches Stablecoin Sandbox Financial Conduct Authority has launched a special cohort within its Regulatory Sandbox for firms issuing stablecoins. This is a unique chance for innovative companies to test their stablecoin products and services under the UK's evolving regulatory regime. This cohort is part of FCA's commitment to supporting growth and innovation in UK financial services. It complements broader innovation initiatives such as the Digital Securities Sandbox. 📍Who should apply: ➡️ Firms planning to issue a stablecoin in the UK under the upcoming regime. ➡️ Companies ready to test their stablecoin and help shape our policy. ----- 🇬🇧 Earlier this year, #BBA submitted its detailed response to FCA's Stablecoin #Consultation: image