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🎤 “Can you help me convert my research into an easy-to-understand infographic?”, Vasily asked. “Sure,” we said. And our team at the Centre for Evidence-Based Blockchain (#CEBB) got straight to work. NOW LIVE: ✍🏽 Vasily Sumanov’s latest peer-reviewed paper in the Journal of the British Blockchain Association (#JBBA) on #Token Taxonomy and #Frameworks — transformed into a visually stunning, easy-to-digest infographic. 🌐 Because great research deserves to be seen, understood, and shared. 🔊 Open Access. High Impact. Evidence-Based. 📽️ Explore it. Cite it. Use it in your presentations and Share it. 🏛️ The JBBA is the world's first and the only Blockchain research journal that helps authors convert their research into infographics. ➡️ Full JBBA Paper here:

Token Classification Framework: Considering the Origins of Value and their Mechanisms of Manifestation | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association

By Vasily Sumanov, Jean-Luc Desmarais. This article presents the original Token Classification Framework for digital assets (tokens), focusing on t...

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📍Financial Conduct Authority is seeking input into how the unique aspects of cryptoassets should be considered in the UK's future regulatory regime. This includes discussion on the features of the future regime, with this latest Discussion Paper (DP) seeking views on how UK regulates trading platforms, intermediaries, staking, lending and borrowing, and decentralised finance. FCA is also seeking feedback on the use of credit to purchase cryptoassets. These proposals have been informed by extensive engagement with the cryptoasset industry, consumers, traditional finance participants, other regulatory regimes and input from policy roundtables held in April and May 2024. These proposals also reflect feedback from the 2023 Treasury Consultation. We encourage our members and partners to contribute to these discussions. Nick Smith #BBA #UK #Crypto #Policy #Regulation

Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society, launched in 1665, was the first recorded peer-reviewed journal in modern history. In Democracy, Voting is a form of Peer Review. Peer review improves research quality — even if the paper gets rejected. Authors revise and resubmit with stronger arguments and cleaner data. Peer-reviewed studies are 4x more likely to be cited than non-reviewed preprints or reports. Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA #PeerReview #Blockchain #Web3

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🇬🇧 Andrew Rosindell M.P. Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that the UK is competitive with overseas jurisdictions in relation to (a) crypto and (b) digital asset regulation. 🎤 Economic Secretary to the HM Treasury Emma Reynolds MP responded that HM Treasury is proceeding with plans to deliver a new financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets as soon as practicable this year. This will support UK growth by giving cryptoasset firms the regulatory certainty needed to invest here, and drive innovation in our financial services sector. In developing the regime, the Government has sought to strike the right balance between attracting business to the UK while facilitating the UK’s access to global markets. HM Treasury will publish full impact assessments alongside its final legislation. The BBA is the UK's industry body advancing evidence-based adoption of #Blockchain and #Cryptoasset Technologies. BBA is the Secretariat of the APPG on Blockchain Technologies. #BBA #Blockchain #Crypto #UK

🏛️ BBA will be at the Financial Times Digital Asset Summit in London on 6 May! 🎤 Our president Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA will be speaking on this panel, alongside Daniela Barbosa (LF Decentralized Trust), Arthur Breitman (Tezos), Frederik Gregaard of Cardano. ➡️ BBA Members will Save 20% with code BBA: bit.ly/4h4ywVa @Financial Times :press: #FTLive #FTDigitalAssets

📍Yesterday, HM Treasury published the draft statutory instrument (SI) and policy note for the new regulated activities regime for cryptoassets, towards bringing cryptoassets within the UK’s financial regulatory perimeter. In October 2023, HM Treasury published detailed proposals for creating a UK financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets, including stablecoin. On 21 November 2024, the government confirmed that it will proceed with introducing this regime, broadly in line with the previously published proposals. This will see the creation of new regulated activities such as operating a cryptoasset trading exchange and stablecoin issuance, as well as market abuse and admissions and disclosures regimes. The government is now publishing draft statutory provisions associated with the new regulated activities for cryptoassets, accompanied by an explanatory policy note. The government will publish statutory provisions for the market abuse and admissions and disclosures regimes in due course.

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Regulatory regime for cryptoassets (regulated activities) – Draft SI and Policy Note

A draft of statutory provisions to create new regulated activities for cryptoassets, and an explainer document detailing the intended policy outcom...

🌐 At least three 3 more countries are currently drafting their National Blockchain Roadmaps (NBR). If countries get it wrong, they risk a decade of missed opportunities, regulatory chaos, and losing the global innovation race. ➡️ In this video, BBA President Prof. Dr. @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE breaks down: ✅ Why a National Blockchain Roadmap matters ✅ How to structure it effectively ✅ Key ingredients governments must include ✅ Lessons from global leaders #NBR #Blockchain #Crypto #Web3 #Policy #Regulation #Framework

📍Our President Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA has been named in the Top 100 most influential voices in the UK Fintech by Favikon.

📍Financial Conduct Authority's Jessica Rusu: "UK is a “Trusted Hub” for Digital Asset Innovation" 🎤 Jessica Rusu, Chief Data, Information and Intelligence Officer at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), used her keynote at TheCityUK International Conference 2025 last week to position the UK as a global leader for digital asset regulation and innovation. 📍Rusu highlighted that, even amid global uncertainty, the UK offers “clarity, stability, and proportionate regulation” – providing the conditions firms need to “start up and scale up with confidence.” She stressed that the FCA is backing growth by streamlining regulatory processes, cutting burdens, and adopting a more dynamic approach to supervision and authorisation. ➡️ Signalling a strong response to recent government pressure on regulators to fuel economic growth, Rusu pointed to initiatives like regulatory sandboxes, an AI lab, and partnerships with government and industry to drive open finance as evidence of the FCA’s proactive role. ➡️ Turning to crypto, Rusu described it as an “inherently global sector” and underlined the FCA’s efforts to keep the UK competitive internationally. She said the FCA is actively shaping global standards through key roles in international bodies including IOSCO, the FSB, and FATF. “Our domestic regulation must stay competitive while contributing to international standards for digital assets across the world,” Rusu said.

🏛️ House of Commons UK Parliament is currently debating how Football ⚽️ should be governed and managed in the UK: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3832?__cf_chl_f_tk=mB9mV6GC72GOh2aoht09YTI1vC_PpNSM.ho9WlIP77w-1745398994-1.0.1.1-V.ORbb0uw_2Ums.4RBgwmnRg4H7_Hl5n8PA47TATA2g ⛓️‍💥 Blockchains can streamline the governance and management of Football via DAOs (Decentralised Autonomous Organisations), according to the research from the BBA (November 2024):

Decentralised Governance in Football: Feasibility of DAO Implementation | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association

By Jean-Michel Germing, Marco Henriques Pereira & 1 more. This study explores the benefits and challenges of DAO adoption in football clubs, and hi...

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📍BBA is delighted to support the Financial Times Digital Assets Summit as an Event Partner! 🎤 Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from and connect with some of the most respected names in the industry as they tackle the key challenges and opportunities shaping the sector. #FTDigitalAssets ➡️ BBA President Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA will be speaking at the Summit. Will you be joining them? Save 20% with code BBA:

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🏠🏯The global Blockchain-based Tokenized Real Estate market could surge to $4 Trillion by 2035. Reach out to our members Priscilla Sinder of Property Conveyancing Consultancy and Xapo Bank to learn more about Bitcoin, and Tokenised Real Estate: #Blockchain #RealEstate #Crypto #Tokenisation #Web3

📍"...Will Web3’s maturation herald a true democratisation of power, or will it inadvertently spawn new forms of digital oligarchy, where influence consolidates among the tech-savvy few? The stakes could not be higher, and the answers lie in the choices we make today...." "..As we stand at this crossroads, the evolution of Web3 demands more than technical prowess—it requires ethical foresight and a commitment to inclusivity. The promise of decentralisation is not guaranteed; it must be nurtured through deliberate design and critical reflection..." ✍🏽 Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA writes the Editorial of the 15th issue of The #JBBA... #Blockchain #Crypto #Editorial #BBA #EvidenceBasedBlockchain

🚨 Hot Off the Press: The *15th* issue of The Journal of The British Blockchain Association (#JBBA) is here! 🚀 🔊We’re thrilled to announce the publication of the *15th* issue of JBBA. The print copies of the journal are now being distributed to: 🏛️ Policymakers and regulators, including members of the House of Commons and UK House of Lords, FCA, HM Treasury, Department of Business & Trade, DSIT, The Commonwealth, and British Councils and Embassies around the globe 🌐 Blockchain thought-leaders and crypto asset experts in 100+ countries 🎓 Deans, Vice-Chancellors, and BBA’s academic network spanning over 900+ leading #universities across six continents 🏢 Centres of Excellence, #financial institutions, #fintechs, and digital asset firms 🏛️ #Policymakers and Regulators at #EU, US #SEC, and all leading Web3 Hubs, as well as World Bank, WEF, WTO, UN, OECD, and more. ⬇️ Inside this issue: 🚀Cutting-edge research, expert editorials, infographics, and thought leadership on: #Blockchain | #TokenFrameworks | #CryptoAssets | #DeFi | #DAOs | #Tokenomics | #Web3 | #SupplyChains | and more! 🎤 Special feature: #Proceedings from the 7th Blockchain International Scientific Conference (#ISC2025) held at UCL London earlier this month — a gathering of the brightest minds in the field! 👏 A massive congratulations to all contributing authors — your groundbreaking work continues to shape the future of blockchain and bring pride to your institutions. 🙏🏽 A heartfelt thank you to our editors and peer reviewers for curating another stellar edition of JBBA — your rigour and dedication uphold the journal’s global prestige. ➡️ Next up: Issue 16 will be published in October 2025. Submissions are open until 15 June 2025 — we look forward to your contributions! #JBBA #Blockchain #Web3 #DeFi #DAOs #Tokenisation #FinTech #OpenAccess #PeerReview #EvidenceBasedBlockchain #CEBB #DLT #UK #Crypto #BBA

💷 In the Labour Market, how much can you earn working for a #DAO? 🌐 What does data from 🇬🇧UK (PSID), 🇦🇺Australia (HILDA), 🇩🇪Germany (GSOEP), and Bankless and Gitcoin tells us about #Labour Economics of #DAOs? 📍Can you live solely on your DAO income? 🚺 Only 11% of DAO workers are women. ✍🏽 Research from BBA's Centre for Evidence Based Blockchain member Dr Nataliya Ilyushina. 🏛️ Published open access in The #JBBA:

Decentralised Autonomous Organisations: A New Research Agenda for Labour Economics | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association

By Nataliya Ilyushina, Trent Macdonald. The essay suggests a need for new theoretical frameworks to analyse the new forms of DAO employment, as wel...

🌐 Editor in Chief: Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA #DAO #Blockchain #Web3 #Economy #Crypto #Labour #Market