๐จI've found 10 striking similarities between the ๐บ๐ธ U.S. Blockchain Act 2025 and ๐ฌ๐ง UK National Blockchain Roadmap 2021:
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1. ๐ Industry Growth & Workforce Development:
๐บ๐ธ "Prioritises a future-ready workforce, with an emphasis on blockchain education, training, and publicโprivate talent pipelines.."
๐ฌ๐ง UK NBR 16: "Establish a long-term Roadmap for industry growth and workforce planning"
2. ๐๏ธ Leadership & Governance:
๐บ๐ธ "Establish new Blockchain & DLT Subcommittee and mandates the creation of a multi-stakeholder National Blockchain Deployment Advisory Committee."
๐ฌ๐ง UK NBR 7: "Establish Sub-Speciality Steering Groups (SSGs)."
3. ๐ข Establish Public Sector Use Cases:
๐บ๐ธ "Encourages blockchain deployment across identity management, procurement, records verification, healthcare, logistics, and more."
๐ฌ๐ง UK NBR 11: โBlockchain for Public Servicesโ and 2: "Build a public repository of successfully blockchain use cases.."
4. ๐Standards & Interoperability:
๐บ๐ธ "Define technical standards, interoperability protocols, risk frameworks, and secure infrastructure models in coordination with stakeholders."
๐ฌ๐ง UK NBR 5: "Agree upon Taxonomy of Evidence, Frameworks and Standards"
5. ๐ Global Competitiveness & Cooperation:
๐บ๐ธ The Act "positions blockchain as strategically vital and supports U.S. participation in international standard-setting and policy harmonisation."
๐ฌ๐ง UK NBR 13: " International partnerships: Garner support through collaboration with other countries.."
6. ๐ Best Practices, Reporting & Oversight:
๐บ๐ธ "Mandates annual progress reporting to Congress and the publication of guidelines and cost-benefit evaluations to support evidence-based blockchain deployment."
๐ฌ๐ง UK NBR 3: "Establish measures to Audit the societal impact of Blockchain applications.."
7. Develop Multi-Stakeholder Implementation Roadmaps:
๐บ๐ธ "involve academia, SMEs, public agencies, and civil society to shape national blockchain frameworks and ensure diversity of input..."
๐ฌ๐ง UK NBR Recommendation 1: "Foster 'Quadruple Helix' blockchain ecosystem (Government - Academia - Industry - Society)
8. Focus on "Public Value":
๐บ๐ธ To fund pilots in healthcare, supply chains, digital ID, education, and financial infrastructure to generate measurable public value.
๐ฌ๐ง UK NBR 11: "Utilise the potential of Blockchain for Government and Public Services"
9. ๐บ๐ธ "Invest in Capacity Building":
๐ฌ๐ง UK NBR 9: "Commit resources to generate and deploy quality evidence and 10: "Direct resources to programmes backed by evidence".
10. Mandate Transparent Progress Reviews:
๐บ๐ธ "Require annual public reporting on blockchain adoption metrics, risks, use cases, and legislative gaps"
๐ฌ๐ง UK NBR 15: "Conducting regular evaluations and audit of blockchain programmes, "and 8: "Foster Evidence-informed policies.."
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