🚨 “Why should we hire you?” is a tough question — especially when you’re asked to summarise years of hard work in 60 seconds. 🏛️ At the 8th Annual Blockchain International Scientific Conference (#ISC2026), we’re running a high-impact student segment: 🎤 “Why should we hire you?” — 60-second live impact statements: A clear, confident case for the unique value you would bring to an organisation. ➡️ If you’re a PhD or MSc student working on #blockchain, DLT, digital assets, #tokenisation, #cryptography, #Web3, or #AI x blockchain — this is your opportunity. 📍 Where: Attlee Suite, Portcullis House (UK Parliament) 📅 When: Friday, 27 March 2026 ⏱️ Format: 60 seconds per student (live) 🎖️➡️ Top 3 impact statements receive: ✅ Honorary Membership of the Centre for Evidence-Based Blockchain (CEBB) ✅ Invitation to establish the BBA Student Forum (BBA-SF) at your university — joining our global university network across 1,100+ universities on six continents 📍 Professors/ lecturers/ programme leads: Please nominate one student from your university. 🔗 Places are limited. To take part, register using the Student Access Pass:

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BBA's 8th Blockchain International Scientific Conference ISC2026, London

BBA's 8th Blockchain International Scientific Conference ISC2026, London.

#Blockchain #PhD #MSc #DigitalAssets #Tokenisation #Web3 #DLT #Careers #Research #BBA

📍How would you Audit a Stablecoin? From JBBA Editor, 📈 Dr Stylianos Kampakis, CStat 📊

📍Are Stablecoins really "stable"? UK Treasury Pressed on Tether Stability 🎤 The Conservative Party MP Charlie Dewhirst MP asked HMT whether the Chancellor would ask the Financial Conduct Authority to assess the security and stability of funds invested in #Tether, a Stablecoin. 🎤 Economic Secretary Lucy Rigby KC MP responded that stablecoins could drive important innovation in payments and settlement but can cause consumer harm if not properly regulated. She said the UK has worked with international partners through the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on global standards, and reiterated that the government is building a comprehensive FCA-led UK regime for cryptoassets, including stablecoin issuance. House of Commons ----- 🏛️ The BBA is the UK's longest standing industry body on Blockchain Technologies, established in 2017. It is also the Secretariat of the APPG on Blockchain Technologies.

Well done, Lloyds Banking Group.

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Lloyds leads UK banking shift to blockchain technology - Cryptopolitan

One of Britain's largest banks, Lloyd, is working with multiple technology companies to eliminate physical paperwork from its processes in fav...

📍TAM - Technology Acceptance Model: Public Sectors are embracing Blockchain because they now have a better understanding of TAM. 🇿🇦 Research from Centre for Evidence Based Blockchain member Dr Beatah Sibanda (PhD) from South Africa. #publicservices #blockchain

🇺🇸 NASA develops blockchain-based system to secure aviation data NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration has developed a blockchain-based system for protecting flight data from being intercepted or manipulated. ✈️ The system can transmit + store critical flight data in real time, with a tamper-evident record of changes on the #Blockchain. ⛓️ NASA is using an open-source blockchain framework aimed at secure data sharing across multiple operators/systems. ➡️ More on the NASA website:

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NASA Develops Blockchain Technology to Enhance Air Travel Safety and Security  - NASA

Through a drone flight test at NASA’s Ames Research Center, researchers tested a blockchain-based system for protecting flight data. The system a...

A Blockchain infrastructure for Transportation (The JBBA, 2019):

A Blockchain Infrastructure for Transportation in Low Income Country Cities, and Beyond | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association

By Simon Herko. This research explores an evidence-based approach to a Blockchain-enabled network for Mobility-as-a-Service, tackling congestion, r...

Proposal: The Commonwealth Stablecoin Corridor for Instant Settlement Stablecoins have the potential to reshape am activity across the Commonwealth — home to one-third of the world’s population. From remittances and trade to cross-border payments and SME financing, stablecoin adoption could unlock faster, cheaper, and more transparent digital transactions. With 60% of Commonwealth citizens under 30, this digitally native generation will demand financial systems that match the speed of the modern world. Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA #Stablecoins #Commonwealth #Blockchain #BBA

📍Nobody wants to hire an average worker. Everybody wants the best and the brightest talent. These are the brilliant minds and skilled teams working quietly on breakthroughs, publishing peer-reviewed research, and building solutions that deliver real-world measurable impact. Want to meet them in person? 🏛️ Be sure to attend #ISC2026 and hear first-hand from the people advancing blockchain and digital assets through knowledge, collaboration, and discovery, sharing with us the results of months, often years, of research projects. 🔗 Register:

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8th Blockchain International Scientific Conference ISC2026, London - BBA

BBA's 8th Blockchain International Scientific Conference ISC2025, London.

#Blockchain #DigitalAssets #EvidenceBasedBlockchain #ISC2026

🇵🇭 National Budgets on the Blockchain: Philippines - Department of Information and Communications Technology ( DICT) has announced the integration of #blockchain technology as part of the government's efforts to ensure transparency and prevent the misuse of public funds. The initiative, known as the Digital Bayanihan Chain, digitises the full budget cycle, including congressional approval, disbursement, expenditure and reporting to create a tamper-proof record of government spending.

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DICT rolls out blockchain-based portal to boost transparency, ensure tamper-proof digital records - Philippine Information Agency

In line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has initiated the ...

🇬🇧 Ministers Confirm Reporting Rules for Crypto Political Donations 🎤 Conservative Party Chair Kevin Hollinrake MP has raised questions in Parliament on how cryptocurrency political donations should be reported. 🎤 In response, Sir Jeremy Wright confirmed that, in line with guidance from HM Revenue & Customs and the Financial Conduct Authority, crypto donations are treated as non-monetary donations and must disclose the type and amount of cryptoasset. He added that The Electoral Commission will shortly publish updated guidance for parties and candidates on reporting and valuing cryptoasset donations. ------ The BBA is the UK's industry body on Blockchain and Digital Assets, and the Secretariat of the APPG on Blockchain Technologies. #Crypto #Blockchain

🇬🇧 UK Parliament to Debate Final Cryptoasset Regulations The Government’s draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations will be debated by Parliament’s Second Delegated Legislation Committee on Tuesday 20 January 2026, following the publication of the UK’s final crypto market legislation in December. The session will take place in the Palace of Westminster and represents a key procedural step toward implementing the UK’s comprehensive regulatory regime for cryptoassets. ------ Established in 2017, The BBA is the UK's industry body advancing evidence-based adoption of Blockchain and Digital Asset Technologies. It is also the Secretariat of the APPG on Blockchain Technologies.

🌐 Since the first issue of The Journal of the British Blockchain Association was published in July 2018, we’ve quietly built the world’s largest university network advancing Evidence-Based Blockchain research. 🏫 Deans and Vice-Chancellors across the network receive the journal, helping ensure rigorous research reaches the leaders shaping curricula, policy engagement, and institutional adoption. 🌎 As we prepare to publish the 17th issue (on track for April), we’ll be welcoming more institutions into the network. If your team is publishing serious work in blockchain and digital assets, get in touch with the BBA’s Centre for Evidence-Based Blockchain. #JBBA #Blockchain #Research #EvidenceBasedBlockchain #DigitalAssets

🌐 An official language in 29 countries, with ~76 million native speakers and ~235 million daily users worldwide, BBA's plain-language research infographics are available in #FRENCH. 📌 JBBA is the world’s first and only blockchain research journal to produce plain-language research summaries and infographics in multiple languages including: #Chinese, #Italian, #German, #Hindi, #Spanish, #Portuguese, #French, and #Turkish - helping policymakers, regulators, and decision-makers access evidence without the jargon, worldwide. 🌍 As a fully open-access journal, JBBA is read across 150+ countries, and accessible to ~800,000+ monthly readers via DOAJ, and ~150,000 researchers daily via Web of Science. 🙌🏼 Shout-out to the team at the BBA's Centre for Evidence-Based Blockchain (#CEBB) for helping design the French version of JBBA infographics. To access the research summaries, free and open access, visit:

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Stablecoins Slash Remittance Fees by 90% Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA #Stablecoins #Commonwealth #Blockchain #BBA

🚨 Quite unexpectedly, ISC2026 Early Bird tickets are nearly sold out. Early Bird may end before the planned 16 January deadline due to demand. ➡️ Register now:

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#Blockchain #DigitalAssets #EvidenceBasedBlockchain #Policy #Research

🌐 Bitcoin as “Digital gold” is only half the story: Bitcoin is also “digital mining economics" - the right lens isn’t just scarcity, but how miners extract this digital gold under scarcity, open democracy, neutrality, and trust-less cooperation. 🇺🇸 Research from Bridgewater State University, USA. #Bitcoin

🇯🇵JBBA has been indexed in Osaka University Library of #Japan, the largest national university of Japan by undergraduate enrollment. With more than 23,000 students, 🇯🇵 Osaka University is the most prestigious research institution in Japan, producing many Nobel Laureates including Hideki Yukawa, Osamu Tezuka, Lasker Award winner Hidesaburō Hanafusa, author Ryōtarō Shiba, and discoverer of regulatory T cells Shimon Sakaguchi. #JBBA #Blockchain

🇺🇸 Library of Congress has featured the BBA in the "FinTech Research Guide" under the Trade Association section. 🌐 The JBBA is also now indexed onsite at the Library of Congress through Directory of Open Access Journals DOAJ. #BBA #JBBA #Blockchain #Crypto

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education's Digital Library Research Bank has indexed the #JBBA.

One week left to apply to be part of the stablecoins cohort within Financial Conduct Authority's Regulatory Sandbox – The deadline is Sunday 18 January 2026 at 23.59pm. Innovative companies can test their stablecoin products and services under the UK's evolving regulatory regime. They will also have the opportunity to help inform the future regime for Stablecoins in the UK.

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Regulatory Sandbox: stablecoins cohort

If you're a prospective UK stablecoin issuer looking to test your ideas, apply to our Regulatory Sandbox to test your product, get support, an...

➡️ BBA's Response to FCA's Stablecoin Consultation:

BBA submits response to FCA's Stablecoin and Crypto Custody Consultation | The British Blockchain Association posted on the topic | LinkedIn

🔊 Hot off the press! 🇬🇧 We have submitted our comprehensive response to the Financial Conduct Authority

➡️ BBA's Response to FCA's Crypto Consultation: https://britishblockchainassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FCA-DP-Cryptoassets-2025-BBA-1-2.pdf ➡️ BBA's Response to HM Treasury's Crypto Consultation: https://britishblockchainassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/BBA-Response-to-HM-Treasury-DSI-Cryptoassets-FINAL.pdf