'From bullion to barrels to Bits... Code is already regulating geo-politics and Trust is the most precious commodity in a digital economy. It's time to build a world where financial power comes from innovation, openness, ideas and a global skills pool, and not closed systems..." Earlier today, BBA President Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA delivered an insightful keynote at the Bitcoin Events Strategic Reserve Global Summit. Professor Naqvi shared insights on: ➡️ The #history of strategic reserves: From grains in ancient Egypt to Gold and Oil and now Bitcoin... ➡️ The #Hash Power Race... ➡️ Philosophy of #Bitcoin: Its neutrality and the promise of #inclusion and socio-economic empowerment... ➡️ How #crypto is creating #jobs and boosting #economies - from IT and Cybersecurity to Renewable #Energy sector.. ➡️ Building #Trusted economies of Scale... And more. Link to full keynote speech in comments. Thank you to Sonya Kuhnel for the invitation. #Bitcoin #Blockchain #Web3 #Crypto

🌐 Top Blockchain stories this week: 📍France & Italy Seek to Revamp DLT Pilot Regime:

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French, Italian regulators propose changes to DLT Pilot Regime - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise

Last week the French and Italian securities regulators AMF and CONSOB proposed changes to the DLT Pilot Regime in order to attract more participant...

📍Argentina Unveils Tokenization Framework for Digital Assets:

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Argentina Unveils Tokenization Framework for Digital Assets

Argentina’s National Securities Commission (CNV) has introduced a comprehensive tokenization regime aimed at modernizing the country’s financia...

📍JPMorgan Adds GBP to Kinexys Blockchain Payment Network https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/04/14/jpmorgan-adds-gbp-support-to-its-blockchain-payments-service-kinexys 📍FCA Expands Global Footprint with New Offices in US and Asia-Pacific

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FCA establishes presence in the United States and Asia-Pacific

Under its new strategy, the FCA is establishing a presence in the United States (US) and Asia-Pacific (APAC) for the first time.

📍Trump’s Crypto Chief Bo Hines Reveals Regulatory Plans:

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Donald Trump’s 29-year-old crypto guru lays out the president’s plans for regulating crypto and rolling back a Biden-era crackdown | Fortune

Since his appointment, Bo Hines has become a mini-celebrity in the crypto world—with CEOs, billionaire investors, and lobbyists vying for face time.

#Blockchain #Crypto #Regulation #Policy

📍The JBBA has been indexed in the University of Washington Libraries! 🇺🇸 https://orbiscascade-washington.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01ALLIANCE_UW:UW&tab=UW_default&search_scope=UW_EVERYTHING&lang=en&query=any,contains,Jbba&queryTemp=Jbba&offset=0 #JBBA #Library #Blockchain

⚽️ Global Football Clubs industry is valued at USD 50 billion. There are 3.5 billion football fans around the world. 📍What if Football was governed via a DAO on a #Blockchain? ✍🏽 Research by BBA's Centre for Evidence-Based Blockchain (CEBB) Member, Dr. Marco Henriques Pereira. JBBA Editor in Chief: Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA. #Football #DAO #Blockchain #Sports #Web3

🎤BBA Advisor Racheal Muldoon speaking at the BBA's 7th Blockchain International Scientific Conference #ISC2025. #BBA #Crypto #Blockchain #JBBA

🇬🇧 Lomond School becomes the first school in the United Kingdom to accept School fee payments in #Bitcoin. The school said adopting Bitcoin aligned with its "ethos of independent thinking and innovation". No other cryptocurrencies will be accepted. Via BBC News:

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Lomond boarding school to accept tuition fee payments in Bitcoin

Lomond School in Helensburgh which charges up to £38,000 per year said the move came after requests from parents.

📍DeFi: Rate discovery in Decentralised Lending 🎤 Charlotte Eli of Université Paris Dauphine - PSL 🇫🇷presented her abstract at the BBA's 7th Blockchain International Scientific Conference #ISC2025. #BBA #Crypto #Blockchain #JBBA #DeFi

🎤 Professor Nicola Dimitri of Università di Siena Italy 🇮🇹 presented his abstract at the BBA's 7th Blockchain International Scientific Conference #ISC2025. #BBA #Crypto #Blockchain #JBBA

🚉 Which Blockchains are being used to build the global Transportation infrastructures? 🚕 If you had the option pay for transportation in any Crypto token, which would you chose? #Blockchain #Transport #Web3 #Fares #Economy

🎓 We would like to thank the following Review-Editors for their review of papers/ abstracts for the upcoming *15th* issue of The #JBBA (May 2025), and at the #ISC2025: Professor Marc Pilkington FBBA of UBFC - Université Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Professor Mary Lacity FBBA of University of Arkansas Professor Sinclair Davidson FBBA of RMIT University Professor Kevin Curran FBBA of Ulster University Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA of @The British Blockchain Association Prof Benjamin M. Cole FBBA of Fordham Gabelli School of Business Prof David LEE Kuo Chuen 李国权 FBBA of Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) Dr Mureed Hussain FBBA of NHS England Professor Apostolos Kourtis of University of East Anglia Professor Andrew Mangle, Ph.D. of Bowie State University Professor Tim Weingärtner of Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Professor Chen Liu, Ph.D. of Trinity Western University Professor Riem Abdelazim of Marywood University Dr Duane Wilson of The Johns Hopkins University 📈 Dr Stylianos Kampakis, CStat 📊 of UCL Dr Anish Mohammed #BBA #Blockchain #Reviewers #Editors #Research #Web3 #Crypto #EvidenceBasedBlockchain