😄 “Can I receive my pension in stablecoins?” — asked Lord Brennan. “Right now, you cannot,” - replied Lord Livermore, Financial Secretary to HM Treasury. 💬 A timely exchange in Parliament — and a reminder of how fast traditional finance and digital assets are converging! ------ The British Blockchain Association (BBA) — established in 2017 — is the UK’s industry body for blockchain and digital assets, and serves as the Secretariat of the APPG on Blockchain Technologies. #Stablecoin #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #UKParliament #BBA

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📍How would HMRC evaluate a DAO Treasury? 📍How would International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and GAAP apply to DAO Treasuries? ➡️ Are DAO Treasuries and DAO Governance Tokens overstated and over-valuated? An Evidence-Based approach: ➡️ A Qualitative non-empirical investigation evaluating the reporting practices of native governance tokens in Decentralised Autonomous Organisations ✅ Published Open Access in The #JBBA:

Towards Fair Presentation of DAO Treasuries: An Evaluation of Native Governance Token Reporting Practices | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association

By Hamman Schoonwinkel. This study undertakes a qualitative non-empirical investigation to evaluate the reporting practice of recording native gove...

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Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are rapidly gaining popularity in the blockchain ecosystem. Given the widespread use of reported data...

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📍New JBBA citation from Seoul's Kookmin University. ➡️ Original JBBA Paper cited here: 'Food Traceability on Blockchain: Walmart’s Pork and Mango Pilots with IBM' (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 ...

🌐 New JBBA citation from Universidade do Algarve's (CinTurs | Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being ), Portugal 🇵🇹. ➡️ Original JBBA paper cited here is from BBA Fellow, Professor Marc Pilkington FBBA: "The Relation between Tokens and Blockchain Networks: The Case of Medical Tourism in the Republic of Moldova" (2020): ⛓️‍💥

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...

📍New JBBA citation from UAE's Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai and Multimedia University, Malaysia. ➡️ Original JBBA paper cited here: 'Academic Certification using Blockchain: Permissioned versus Permissionless Solutions' (The JBBA 2020), by Prof Carlos Castro Iragorri et.al of Universidad del Rosario, Colombia:

Academic Certification using Blockchain: Permissioned versus Permissionless Solutions | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association

By Carlos Castro-Iragorri, Federico Lopez-Gomez & 1 more. This research conducts a cost-benefit analysis of the management of academic certificates...

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📍At the next UK General Election — would you be Voting on the Blockchain? 🗳️ Which Blockchain platform should the UK use for e-Voting? ➡️ Research by BBA Fellow, Prof. Kevin Curran FBBA, explores the possibilities, challenges, and governance implications of blockchain-based electoral systems. 📊 Infographics by the BBA Centre for Evidence-Based Blockchain (CEBB). 📖 Full paper published in The Journal of the British Blockchain Association (#JBBA) #Blockchain #eVoting #EvidenceBasedBlockchain #CEBB #JBBA #DigitalDemocracy

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"We must build systems that work for society, not just for markets. The world faces a dual challenge: how to harness digital technologies responsibly, while addressing their social, economic, and environmental implications. Innovation must serve the public good", said Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA, Chairing the Blockchain Associations Forum #BAF 5th Annual Summit on 15 October. #BAF #Blockhain #Policy #UK #Web3

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