🏛️ House of Commons UK Parliament is currently debating how Football ⚽️ should be governed and managed in the UK: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3832?__cf_chl_f_tk=mB9mV6GC72GOh2aoht09YTI1vC_PpNSM.ho9WlIP77w-1745398994-1.0.1.1-V.ORbb0uw_2Ums.4RBgwmnRg4H7_Hl5n8PA47TATA2g ⛓️‍💥 Blockchains can streamline the governance and management of Football via DAOs (Decentralised Autonomous Organisations), according to the research from the BBA (November 2024):

Decentralised Governance in Football: Feasibility of DAO Implementation | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association

By Jean-Michel Germing, Marco Henriques Pereira & 1 more. This study explores the benefits and challenges of DAO adoption in football clubs, and hi...

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📍BBA is delighted to support the Financial Times Digital Assets Summit as an Event Partner! 🎤 Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from and connect with some of the most respected names in the industry as they tackle the key challenges and opportunities shaping the sector. #FTDigitalAssets ➡️ BBA President Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA will be speaking at the Summit. Will you be joining them? Save 20% with code BBA:

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🏠🏯The global Blockchain-based Tokenized Real Estate market could surge to $4 Trillion by 2035. Reach out to our members Priscilla Sinder of Property Conveyancing Consultancy and Xapo Bank to learn more about Bitcoin, and Tokenised Real Estate: #Blockchain #RealEstate #Crypto #Tokenisation #Web3

📍"...Will Web3’s maturation herald a true democratisation of power, or will it inadvertently spawn new forms of digital oligarchy, where influence consolidates among the tech-savvy few? The stakes could not be higher, and the answers lie in the choices we make today...." "..As we stand at this crossroads, the evolution of Web3 demands more than technical prowess—it requires ethical foresight and a commitment to inclusivity. The promise of decentralisation is not guaranteed; it must be nurtured through deliberate design and critical reflection..." ✍🏽 Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA writes the Editorial of the 15th issue of The #JBBA... #Blockchain #Crypto #Editorial #BBA #EvidenceBasedBlockchain

🚨 Hot Off the Press: The *15th* issue of The Journal of The British Blockchain Association (#JBBA) is here! 🚀 🔊We’re thrilled to announce the publication of the *15th* issue of JBBA. The print copies of the journal are now being distributed to: 🏛️ Policymakers and regulators, including members of the House of Commons and UK House of Lords, FCA, HM Treasury, Department of Business & Trade, DSIT, The Commonwealth, and British Councils and Embassies around the globe 🌐 Blockchain thought-leaders and crypto asset experts in 100+ countries 🎓 Deans, Vice-Chancellors, and BBA’s academic network spanning over 900+ leading #universities across six continents 🏢 Centres of Excellence, #financial institutions, #fintechs, and digital asset firms 🏛️ #Policymakers and Regulators at #EU, US #SEC, and all leading Web3 Hubs, as well as World Bank, WEF, WTO, UN, OECD, and more. ⬇️ Inside this issue: 🚀Cutting-edge research, expert editorials, infographics, and thought leadership on: #Blockchain | #TokenFrameworks | #CryptoAssets | #DeFi | #DAOs | #Tokenomics | #Web3 | #SupplyChains | and more! 🎤 Special feature: #Proceedings from the 7th Blockchain International Scientific Conference (#ISC2025) held at UCL London earlier this month — a gathering of the brightest minds in the field! 👏 A massive congratulations to all contributing authors — your groundbreaking work continues to shape the future of blockchain and bring pride to your institutions. 🙏🏽 A heartfelt thank you to our editors and peer reviewers for curating another stellar edition of JBBA — your rigour and dedication uphold the journal’s global prestige. ➡️ Next up: Issue 16 will be published in October 2025. Submissions are open until 15 June 2025 — we look forward to your contributions! #JBBA #Blockchain #Web3 #DeFi #DAOs #Tokenisation #FinTech #OpenAccess #PeerReview #EvidenceBasedBlockchain #CEBB #DLT #UK #Crypto #BBA

💷 In the Labour Market, how much can you earn working for a #DAO? 🌐 What does data from 🇬🇧UK (PSID), 🇦🇺Australia (HILDA), 🇩🇪Germany (GSOEP), and Bankless and Gitcoin tells us about #Labour Economics of #DAOs? 📍Can you live solely on your DAO income? 🚺 Only 11% of DAO workers are women. ✍🏽 Research from BBA's Centre for Evidence Based Blockchain member Dr Nataliya Ilyushina. 🏛️ Published open access in The #JBBA:

Decentralised Autonomous Organisations: A New Research Agenda for Labour Economics | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association

By Nataliya Ilyushina, Trent Macdonald. The essay suggests a need for new theoretical frameworks to analyse the new forms of DAO employment, as wel...

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🌐 Top #Blockchain & #Crypto stories this week: 📍🇬🇧 UK MPs call for better Retail Investment education, and Action on #Crypto scams: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-04-22/debates/68391DBA-14D3-4DC8-BD0C-46CA0C2558B9/RetailInvestment 📍 🇬🇧 UK Gambling Commission Warns of #AI Deepfakes and #Crypto Risks in Money Laundering Schemes:

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The UK Gambling Commission has issued a stark warning about emerging threats in money laundering and terrorist financing that gambling operators ne...

📍 🇪🇺 European Union Watchdog Proposes #Blockchain Privacy Rules Under #GDPR:

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Europe Moves to Rein In Blockchain Data Access With New Privacy Guidelines - Decrypt

The EU’s data watchdog has proposed rules to limit how personal blockchain data is stored, warning it may conflict with privacy laws.

(Note: BBA published one of the world's first GDPR privacy protection and Blockchain Delphi study in 2018:

Blockchain and Privacy Protection in the Case of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): A Delphi Study | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association

By Simon Schwerin. This research evaluates how blockchain technology can address and comply with the new GDPR regulations and proposes a framework ...

📍🇺🇳 United Nations Warns Crime Syndicates Are Building Crypto Empires:

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Crypto crime goes industrial as gangs launch coins, launder billions — UN

The UN warns that organized crime groups are launching cryptocurrency exchanges and blockchain networks to launder billions.

📍🇪🇺 The European Central Bank calls for changes to MiCA, only months after the regulatory framework was implemented:

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ECB flags risk of financial contagion from US crypto push

The ECB warns that US-backed stablecoin growth could destabilize Europe’s financial system.

📍🇺🇸 Tesla holds nearly $1 Billion in #Bitcoins:

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Tesla Still Holds Almost $1 Billion In Bitcoin As Elon Musk Promises To Step Back From DOGE

Tesla, the leading electric car manufacturer, helmed by Elon Musk, has confirmed that it continues to hold BTC on its balance sheet despite the mar...

📍🇺🇸 New U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Vows Firm Regulatory Foundation for Digital Assets: https://www.reuters.com/business/sec-chair-atkins-top-priority-is-have-firm-foundation-digital-assets-2025-04-23/ 📍🇰🇪 Kenya launches New #blockchain-powered platform to bring regulation to digital assets:

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Nairobi Stock Exchange to Tokenize Assets with KDX Launch

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has unveiled plans to enter the digital asset space through a strategic partnership with DeFi Technologies, i...

📍🇬🇧 UK Gambling Commission Flags #Crypto as High-Risk Payment Method:

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Emerging money laundering and terrorist financing risks from April 2025

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