Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA Chaired and Hosted the Blockchain Associations Forum #BAF 5th Annual Summit, held on 15 October 2025. The BAF is a BBA initiative established in 2020 on the principle of "Nations' Collective Wisdom", bringing together Blockchain and Digital Asset associations from 51 countries on a joint platform. #BAF #Blockchain #Crypto #Web3

Jorge Garcia Travesi representing Mexico's blockchain and digital assets ecosystem at Blockchain Associations Forum #BAF 5th Annual Summit, held on 15 October 2025. The BAF is a BBA initiative established in 2020 on the principle of "Nations' Collective Wisdom", bringing together Blockchain and Digital Asset associations from 51 countries on a joint platform. Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA is the founder and Chair of BAF. #Mexico #BAF #Blockchain Mexican Association of Tokenization and Blockchain (AMTB)

Joshua Ashley Klayman Kuzar sharing blockchain and digital assets updates from the USA, at the Blockchain Associations Forum #BAF 5th Annual Summit, held on 15 October 2025. The BAF is a BBA initiative established in 2020 on the principle of "Nations' Collective Wisdom", bringing together Blockchain and Digital Asset associations from 51 countries on a joint platform. Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA is the founder and Chair of BAF. #USA #BAF #Blockchain

Targ Patience representing Gibraltar's blockchain and digital assets ecosystem at Blockchain Associations Forum #BAF 5th Annual Summit, held on 15 October 2025. The BAF is a BBA initiative established in 2020 on the principle of "Nations' Collective Wisdom", bringing together Blockchain and Digital Asset associations from 51 countries on a joint platform. Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA is the founder and Chair of BAF. #Gibraltar #BAF #Blockchain Gibraltar Association for New Technologies @Xapo Bank @Joey Garcia

Maha Al-Saadi representing Qatar's blockchain and digital assets ecosystem at Blockchain Associations Forum #BAF 5th Annual Summit, held on 15 October 2025. The BAF is a BBA initiative established in 2020 on the principle of "Nations' Collective Wisdom", bringing together Blockchain and Digital Asset associations from 51 countries on a joint platform. Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA is the founder and Chair of BAF. #Qatar #BAF #Blockchain Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority

Tasos Oureilidis representing Greece's blockchain and digital assets ecosystem at Blockchain Associations Forum #BAF 5th Annual Summit, held on 15 October 2025. The BAF is a BBA initiative established in 2020 on the principle of "Nations' Collective Wisdom", bringing together Blockchain and Digital Asset associations from 51 countries on a joint platform. Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA is the founder and Chair of BAF. #GREECE #BAF #Blockchain Xenios Blockchain Group

Juan Jiménez Zaballos representing Spain's blockchain and digital assets ecosystem at Blockchain Associations Forum #BAF 5th Annual Summit, held on 15 October 2025. The BAF is a BBA initiative established in 2020 on the principle of "Nations' Collective Wisdom", bringing together Blockchain and Digital Asset associations from 51 countries on a joint platform. Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA is the founder and Chair of BAF. #Spain #BAF #Blockchain Alastria Blockchain Ecosystem | Daniela Corredor

Prof Sandeep Shukla representing India's blockchain and digital assets ecosystem at Blockchain Associations Forum #BAF 5th Annual Summit, held on 15 October 2025. The BAF is a BBA initiative established in 2020 on the principle of "Nations' Collective Wisdom", bringing together Blockchain and Digital Asset associations from 51 countries on a joint platform. Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA is the founder and Chair of BAF. #India #BAF #Blockchain

Amy-Rose Goodey, representing Australia's blockchain and digital assets ecosystem at Blockchain Associations Forum #BAF 5th Annual Summit, held on 15 October 2025. The BAF is a BBA initiative established in 2020 on the principle of "Nations' Collective Wisdom", bringing together Blockchain and Digital Asset associations from 51 countries. Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA is the founder and Chair of BAF. Digital Economy Council of Australia (DECA) #Australia

🌐 Public companies holding #Bitcoin increased nearly 40% in Q3 2025, with 172 firms now holding 1.02M $BTC worth $117B.

🇧🇹 Bhutan has launched its National Digital ID on Ethereum. In 2021, UK National Blockchain Roadmap proposed a Blockchain infrastructure for public services and digital ID.

🇬🇧 The Financial Conduct Authority has set out plans to support tokenisation, to drive innovation and growth in asset management. ✅ The plans include guidance to provide firms with additional clarity to aid adoption of this new technology. 📍The UK is a leading asset management hub, with around 2,600 firms managing £14 trillion of assets for UK and global clients. The FCA is committed to supporting innovation to help the sector continue to grow, as set out in its strategy. ------- The BBA is the world's leading industry body advancing evidence-based adoption of Blockchain and Digital Assets technologies. The BBA is also the Secretariat of APPG on Blockchain Technologies.

🎤 Our President, Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA, will be delivering a KEYNOTE address at the London Blockchain Conference on National Blockchain Strategies & Roadmaps. He will also Chair a session on Blockchain for Public Services. ➡️ Register to attend:

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🌐 When building blockchain-driven economies of scale, innovation must align with societal needs, policy goals, regulatory clarity, and sustainable impact. 🎤 Our President, Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA, delivered an insightful KEYNOTE speech at the #UAE's Future Blockchain Summit on the theme of Evidence-Based Blockchain — its practical applications for policymakers and industry leaders, and its vital role in digital transformation. 🙌🏼 Thanks to the organisers for an inspiring event that brought together participants from around the globe. 📍Dubai World Trade Centre | GITEX GLOBAL Largest Tech & Startup Show in the World | Expand North Star | Vishnu Gopaldas #Blockchain #Crypto #BBA #EvidenceBasedBlockchain

🇬🇧 🤝 🇨🇭: UK - Switzerland on Digital Assets 🎤 The Switzerland–UK Financial Dialogue took place in Berne on 9 October 2025. This is the second financial dialogue to take place since the negotiations of the Berne Financial Services Agreement (BFSA) concluded in December 2023. Officials from HM Treasury and the State Secretariat for International Finance were joined by representatives from the respective supervisory authorities, including the Bank of England (BoE), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Swiss National Bank (SNB), and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA (FINMA). ➡️ Participants also exchanged views on regulatory developments including capital market reforms, senior management regimes, and the regulatory treatment of #tokenised assets, #stablecoins and other #crypto-assets. On innovation, participants shared information on respective work to advance digital asset innovation, including in capital markets and payments. ----- 📍BBA is the Secretariat of the APPG on Blockchain Technologies and the industry body advancing evidence-based adoption of Cryptoassets and Blockchain technologies since 2017.

🌐 The BBA Ecosystem continues to create impact stories across the globe. 🏛️ From Parliamentary Roundtables and Government Consultations on Cryptoassets, to Global Conferences, Member Forums, and Web3 Field Visits — our Community is driving change across industries and continents. 📩 info@britishblockchainassociation.org Read more: https://media.licdn.com/dms/document/media/v2/D4E1FAQENZ02xLpJNdQ/feedshare-document-url-metadata-scrapper-pdf/B4EZnO8So1JgA0-/0/1760113592450?e=1760788800&v=beta&t=k0YpUPJZujlp3bopzCnfN188Vx_6cQ7wmXupyINTcAk #Blockchain #Crypto #BBA

🇪🇸 SPAIN will join 51 Member Nations to participate in the Blockchain Associations Forum's *5th* Annual Summit, to be held on 15 October. 🎤 Alastria Blockchain Ecosystem, led by their Chairman Juan Jiménez Zaballos and President Miguel Angel Domínguez Castellano, will represent SPAIN at BAF. ➡️ Established in 2020, Blockchain Associations Forum (BAF) is a BBA initiative bringing together Digital Asset and Blockchain Think-Tanks from 51 countries on a joint platform to debate some of the most pressing #Web3 policy issues affecting the global #economy. To find out more about Alastria Blockchain Group, visit:

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Alastria - Where Blockchain Happens

Alastria - Where Blockchain Happens. The public-private blockchain platform for developing use cases for real world problems.

To learn more about its ecosystem, contact its COO, Daniela Corredor. Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA is the Founding Chair of BAF. ✅ More on Blockchain Associations Forum (BAF) and previous BAF Summits 2020 -2025:

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The Blockchain Associations Forum (BAF).

🏛️ This is a *Member only* Summit. The proceedings of the Summit will be published in the JBBA November issue, and distributed worldwide to #policymakers, industry think-tanks and #regulators. #SPAIN #Hellenic #BAF #BBA #Policy #Web3 #Blockchain #Crypto #Regulation #DeFi

🇬🇷 GREECE will join 51 Member Nations to participate in the Blockchain Associations Forum's *5th* Annual Summit, to be held on 15 October. 🎤 Mr Tasos Oureilidis, CEO of Xenios Blockchain Group, will represent Greece at the Summit. ➡️ Xenios Blockchain Group S.A. is on a mission to revolutionize the financial landscape by #tokenizing real‑world assets through its proprietary green hybrid #blockchain. It empowers businesses with sustainable, efficient, and transparent blockchain solutions, driven innovation and #regulatory compliance. As Greece’s leading blockchain think‑tank and an advisor to #regulators, they are shaping #EU policy and pioneering the digital #finance frontier. ➡️ Established in 2020, Blockchain Associations Forum (BAF) is a BBA initiative bringing together Digital Asset and Blockchain Think-Tanks from 51 countries on a joint platform to debate some of the most pressing #Web3 policy issues effecting the global #economy. To find out more about Xenios Blockchain Group, visit:

Xenios Blockchain Group

✅ More on Blockchain Associations Forum (BAF) and previous BAF Summits 2020 -2025:

BBA

Blockchain Associations Forum - BBA

The Blockchain Associations Forum (BAF).

🏛️ This is a *Member only* Summit. Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA is the Founding Chair of BAF. The proceedings of the Summit will be published in the JBBA November issue, and distributed worldwide to #policymakers, industry think-tanks and #regulators. #GREECE #Hellenic #BAF #BBA #Policy #Web3 #Blockchain #Crypto #Regulation #DeFi

🌍 Only a small fraction of tech start-ups ever create a global impact. Impact is what you need to focus on, and measure. @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE

🌐 New JBBA citation from Auhui Audit College, China. 🇨🇳 ➡️ Original JBBA paper cited here: 'Blockchain and Privacy Protection in the Case of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): A Delphi Study' (2018):

Blockchain and Privacy Protection in the Case of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): A Delphi Study | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association

By Simon Schwerin. This research evaluates how blockchain technology can address and comply with the new GDPR regulations and proposes a framework ...

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