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🌐 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: 📄.pdf ➡️ BBA's Response to HM Treasury's Crypto Consultation: 📄.pdf

🇬🇧 UK MPs Call for Stronger Action on Crypto Sanctions Evasion: 🎤 During a House of Commons debate on human rights abuses and Magnitsky sanctions, Labour MP Tan Dhesi , Chair of the Defence Select Committee, warned that sanctioned individuals are increasingly using cryptocurrencies to evade UK authorities. He urged greater international coordination and the use of advanced technology to tackle crypto-enabled sanctions breaches. 🎤 Responding for the government, Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said the National Crime Agency has helped seize $24 million and more than €2.6 million from Russian-linked money laundering networks, alongside over £25 million in cash and crypto and more than 128 arrests. ------- The BBA is the UK's industry body on Blockchain and Digital Assets, and the Secretariat of APPG on Blockchain Technologies. #Crypto #Blockchain

🇮🇹 New JBBA citation from University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy ➡️ Original JBBA paper cited here: 'Web 2 vs. Web 3 Paths to the Metaverse: Who Is Leading? Who Should Lead?' By BBA Fellow Mary Lacity, and Le （Carol） Kuai , Jeff Mullins:

Web 2 vs. Web 3 Paths to the Metaverse: Who Is Leading? Who Should Lead? | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association

By Le Kuai, Mary Lacity & 1 more. This research investigates two questions: Who is leading the metaverse? Who should lead? We offer recommendations...

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🇪🇸 🇵🇹 New JBBA citation from Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Spain, and University of Lisbon Portugal. ➡️ Original JBBA paper cited here: 'A Blockchain Infrastructure for Transportation in Low Income Country Cities, and Beyond':

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...

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📍New JBBA citation from Shanghai, China. ➡️ Original JBBA paper cited here: 'Pioneering Emission Trading in Africa: An Architectural Design of a Blockchain-Powered Carbon Trading System', by Nnamdi Nwulu et al:

Pioneering Emission Trading in Africa: An Architectural Design of a Blockchain-Powered Carbon Trading System | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association

By Timileyin P. Abiodun, Nnamdi Nwulu & 1 more. This study presents a comprehensive framework for carbon trading and taxation systems leveraging Bl...

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