📍Government to Tighten Political Donations Rules, including #Crypto Contributions 🎤 Responding to questions from Rt Hon Lord Roberts of Llandudno in the UK House of Lords regarding Party Political Finance rules, Treasury Minister Rt Hon Baroness Sharon Taylor of Stevenage said that the government will strengthen UK political finance laws to prevent foreign interference - including through crypto donations. The reforms will require stricter checks on donation sources, full transparency on funding origins, and new rules ensuring company donations have genuine UK links, she said. ______ 🏛️ The BBA is the UK's industry body advancing evidence-based adoption of Blockchain and Cryptoasset technologies. The BBA is also the Secretariat of APPG on Blockchain Technologies image
📍Treasury to Introduce UK Crypto Market Abuse Regime 🎤 In response to a question by Warinder Juss MP regarding ‘pump and dump’ crypto schemes, Economic Secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby KC MP reconfirmed that the government still plans to legislate this year for a new financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets. The framework will include measures to prevent insider dealing, disclosure of insider information, and market manipulation, creating a formal market abuse regime for qualifying digital assets she said. House of Commons ----- 🏛️ @The British Blockchain Association is the world's leading industry body advancing evidence-based adoption of Blockchain and Digital Asset technologies. The BBA is also the Secretariat of the APPG on Blockchain Technologies. image
📢 Centre for Evidence-Based Blockchain is hiring Regional Advisors for #Africa, #India and #Latin America to advance CEBB's rapidly expanding R&D portfolio of a range of global industry and academic initiatives. 🏫 Established in 2018, the Centre for Evidence Blockchain authored the UK's National Blockchain Roadmap in 2021. It is the world's first centre dedicated to the evidence-based advancement of #Web3 Technologies. 🏛️ CEBB has 21 institutional members and 597 individual researchers, many of whom are published authors, reviewers and editors of the JBBA. ➡️ CEBB is the world's first and the only think-tank in the world that designs easy-to-understand plain-English summaries and infographics of Blockchain research papers, simplifying complex Web3 research topics:
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🇺🇸 Rep. Warren Davidson has introduced the Bitcoin For America Act today, letting Americans pay taxes in Bitcoin to fund a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
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Congressman Introduces Bitcoin For America Act, Proposes Federal Tax Free Payments In Bitcoin
Rep. Warren Davidson introduced the Bitcoin For America Act today, letting Americans pay taxes in Bitcoin to fund a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
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🌍 Africa’s Capital Markets are worth over $1.5 Trillion. ⛓️‍💥 Blockchain Tech, combined with strong institutions, can revolutionise these emerging markets, bringing prosperity and economic growth for the continent. ➡️ Spectrum of Adoption of Blockchain Technology: Implications for Emerging Capital Markets in Africa By Dr. Clinton Osemwengie (Ph.D, FHEA) of University of East London UEL Centre of FinTech This paper was first presented at the #BBA's Annual International Scientific Conference #ISC2025 in London on 4 April 2025: lnkd.in/gyAAZP7G ✅ Key Takeaways: 1. Institutional Reforms Are Essential: Blockchain offers transparency and efficiency, but in markets like Nigeria, historical governance failures (e.g., fraud and regulatory delays) mean tech alone isn’t enough - robust frameworks are needed to prevent risks like disintermediation eroding trust. 2. Hybrid Adoption Model Recommended: A spectrum from radical decentralisation to conservative integration exists; emerging African markets should opt for hybrid approaches that retain centralised oversight for asset custody and enforcement, drawing lessons from pilots like South Africa’s Project Khokha. 3. Balancing Innovation with Stability: Without reforms in accountability and enforcement, blockchain could exacerbate inequalities; pairing it with agile regulation and independent adjudication can drive inclusive growth. ✅ 📖 Read the Full Article – Open Access in The JBBA here:
Spectrum of Adoption of Blockchain Technology: Implications for Emerging Capital Markets in Africa | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association
By Clinton Osemwengie. This article discusses the implications of blockchain technology with a focus on governance, custody of assets and enforceme...
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👏 🇫🇷 Congratulations to Charlotte Eli and Professor Hervé Alexandre of the Université Paris Dauphine - PSL, France on the acceptance of their 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: 30 November 2025 ➡️ Submit your abstract:
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📍We have written to the Prime Minister asking the Government to explore a blockchain-based, self-sovereign digital identity system for the UK, underpinned by distributed ledger technologies and zero-knowledge proofs. #Blockchain #DigitalIdentity
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🚨 With just over 10 days until the abstract submission deadline, congratulations to Dr Larisa Yarovaya of the University of Southampton Business School 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: 30 November 2025 ➡️ Submit your abstract:
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📍Since 2018, #JBBA has published some of the most ground-breaking research on Post Quantum Blockchains: ➡️ Evaluation of Post-Quantum Distributed Ledger Cryptography (2019)
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By Robert Campbell Sr.. This paper evaluates the current cybersecurity vulnerability of the prolific use of Elliptical Curve Digital Signature Algo...
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A Performance Comparison of Post-Quantum Algorithms in Blockchain | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association
By Bakhtiyor Yokubov, Lu Gan. This article proposes mitigation strategies for post- quantum computing attacks on blockchains and provides a compreh...
 ➡️ Transitioning to a Hyperledger Fabric Quantum-Resistant Classical Hybrid Public Key Infrastructure (2019)
Transitioning to a Hyperledger Fabric Quantum-Resistant Classical Hybrid Public Key Infrastructure | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association
By Robert Campbell. This research explores the vulnerabilities of Hperledger Fabric to decryption by Quantum Computers, evaluates NIST Post-Quantum...
 ➡️ The Need for Quantum Resilient Enterprise Distributed Ledger Risk Management Framework (2019):
The Need for Cyber Resilient Enterprise Distributed Ledger Risk Management Framework | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association
By Robert Campbell. This research explores security risks in enterprise blockchains such as Hyperledger Fabric and provides a Cyber Resilient Enter...
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📍🇸🇱 Government of Sierra Leone has put forward its National Blockchain Strategy The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation (MoCTI), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the SIGN Foundation to develop blockchain-powered national digital systems aimed at accelerating the country’s digital transformation. The next step is to develop a Strategic Implementation #Roadmap to guide the rollout of the initiatives, with key priorities including a #National Digital Identity Infrastructure, Digital Wallet Integration, Blockchain-enabled Payment Systems, and an Asset Tokenisation #Framework. The partnership is part of Sierra Leone’s broader strategy to position itself as a regional hub for emerging technologies, particularly in #blockchain and Artificial Intelligence, while enhancing transparency, financial #inclusion, and the delivery of #public services. The Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation will provide policy guidance and regulatory oversight to ensure that all initiatives align with the national digital agenda. Felei TechCity, the government’s innovation hub, will serve as the central point for project coordination and implementation. ➡️ Only 15 countries in the world have so far put forward their NBR, with Sierra Leone now set to become the 16th on this list:
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