🚀 We are delighted to announce that BBA's 8th Annual International Blockchain Scientific Conference #ISC2026 will take place in London, UK on Friday, 27 March 2026! 🎤 ✍🏽 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS NOW OPEN:

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BBA's 8th Blockchain International Scientific Conference ISC2025, London.

🗓️ Key Dates: 🔹 Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 November 2025 🔹 Full Paper Submission Deadline: 30 December 2025 🔹 Early Bird Registration Opens: 15 September 2025 🔹 Conference Date: 27 March 2026 – London, UK Do not miss the abstract submission deadline! #ISC2026 #Blockchain #Crypto #Web3 #UK #DeFi #Stablecoins #Decentralisation #Economy #Impact #EvidenceBasedBlockchain #Research #JBBA

🚨 BREAKING: 🇺🇸 USA to become the 15th country in the world to put forward a National Blockchain Roadmap 🚀 US House has passed the Landmark Bill to Advance #Web3 and #Digital Infrastructure towards a national blockchain strategy through H.R. 1664: 🏛️ On June 28, 2025, the U.S. House passed H.R. 1664, marking a significant step toward a federal #blockchain strategy Establishing Leadership via Commerce Department, the Bill: ✅ designates the U.S. Department of Commerce as the lead agency responsible for developing and implementing a National #Roadmap for Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT). Encourages Interagency Coordination & Standards ✅ Agencies would be required to align efforts, creating strategic frameworks and open-source infrastructure. It aims to remove regulatory barriers and foster standardization. ➡️ Bipartisan Support & Global Competitiveness Backed by both parties, the Act comes at a time when other nations such as the #UK, #UAE, #China, Estonia and others already have National Blockchain Roadmaps in place. The U.S NBR will focus on key areas such as: ✅ Digital Identity ✅ Supply Chains ✅ Finance ✅ Tech skills, investment & jobs ✅ Nation-wide Cybersecurity, digital trust, and #economic competitiveness framework The legislation targets practical blockchain applications like digital identity, supply chain transparency, and next-gen financial services, signalling a push beyond just cryptocurrencies. Goals: Innovate, Clarify Regulation, Build #Talent Emphasis is placed on: Improving international competitiveness Clarifying regulatory grey zones Removing startup hurdles Fostering technical standards and public-private partnerships Developing blockchain-savvy workforce Next Steps The bill now heads to the Senate. If enacted as-is, it will form the cornerstone of a coordinated, nationwide blockchain roadmap—potentially accelerating innovation and enhancing U.S. leadership in emerging tech Bottom line: H.R. 1664 moves the U.S. from piecemeal efforts toward a structured federal blockchain approach—centred on the Commerce Department and aligned across agencies—with bipartisan support and a clear eye on global competition. 🇬🇧 In 2021, the United Kingdom published its National Blockchain Roadmap:

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Excellence Standards Framework for UK's National Blockchain Roadmap, NBR VISION 2030.

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🌐 Our June Newsletter is out! ➡️ In this edition: ✅ Highlights from our #Parliamentary Roundtable on Blockchain & Digital Assets ✅ BBA’s responses to FCA & HM Treasury #Crypto consultations ✅ #APPG Working Group on Digital Assets ✅ BBA at House of Lords Digital Asset #Impact Leaders ✅ #DBT Spotlight ✅ New BBA #Members ✅ Announcing #ISC2026 – London, 27 March | Abstracts now open ✅ New #Keynote speakers - Blockchain Associations Forum Annual Summit ✅ #JBBA Issue 16 - On track for October ✅ 900+ #universities in our global academic network - Indexed at British Library ✅ Post-#Quantum Blockchains: What's Next? ✅ BBA July Forum: #Healthcare on the Blockchain 🏥 …and much more! 📩 Read the full update: 👉

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🤝To join the BBA ecosystem and shape the future of blockchain and digital assets: ➡️ info@britishblockchainassociation.org #Blockchain #UKBlockchain #CryptoPolicy #DigitalAssets #ISC2026 #JBBA #Stablecoins #BBA #Web3 #BAF #Parliament #QuantumTech #EvidenceBasedBlockchain

🎥 Did you know? You can watch all speeches, keynote addresses, and panel discussions from #BBA Summits and Forums on our official #YouTube Channel! 🌐 From global blockchain #policy debates to deep dives into #DeFi, #tokenization, #regulation, and AI governance — catch every moment, on demand. 📺 Watch now: 🧠 Perfect for: • Policymakers • Researchers • Industry leaders • Students • Anyone shaping the future of blockchain and digital assets. 🔔 Don’t forget to Subscribe to stay updated with the latest from the British Blockchain Association. #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #Web3 #BBA #Policy #Innovation #Crypto #DeFi #AI #Regulation #Fintech #Education #BAF #JBBA #Leadership

🇬🇷 GREECE will join 51 Member Nations to participate in the Blockchain Associations Forum's *5th* Annual Summit, to be held on 15 October. 🎤 Mr Tasos Oureilidis, CEO of Xenios Blockchain Group, will represent Greece at the Summit. ➡️ Xenios Blockchain Group S.A. is on a mission to revolutionize the financial landscape by #tokenizing real‑world assets through its proprietary green hybrid #blockchain. It empowers businesses with sustainable, efficient, and transparent blockchain solutions, driven innovation and #regulatory compliance. As Greece’s leading blockchain think‑tank and an advisor to #regulators, they are shaping #EU policy and pioneering the digital #finance frontier. ➡️ Established in 2020, Blockchain Associations Forum (BAF) is a BBA initiative bringing together Digital Asset and Blockchain Think-Tanks from 51 countries on a joint platform to debate some of the most pressing #Web3 policy issues effecting the global #economy. To find out more about Xenios Blockchain Group, visit:

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✅ More on Blockchain Associations Forum (BAF) and previous BAF Summits 2020 -2025:

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The Blockchain Associations Forum (BAF).

🎤 To represent your country at BAF and to become a BAF Member, contact: BAF@britishblockchainassociation.org 🏛️ This is a *Member only* Summit. The proceedings of the Summit will be published in the JBBA November issue, and distributed worldwide to #policymakers, industry think-tanks and #regulators. #GREECE #Hellenic #BAF #BBA #Policy #Web3 #Blockchain #Crypto #Regulation #DeFi

🇬🇧 The UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 is now law. Here’s why it matters. The Act is one of the most significant digital data legislations in recent years — reshaping how customer and business data is accessed, shared, and regulated across the economy. 🔑 Key Highlights: • Grants consumers the right to request and share their data with authorised third parties (similar to open banking — now extended to all sectors). • Empowers regulators to mandate standardised APIs, dashboards, and trust frameworks for interoperability. • Introduces oversight mechanisms, penalties, and redress for misuse of data. • Creates a legal basis for digital verification services and electronic trust services (e.g., e-signatures, seals). • Establishes a stronger role for the FCA in setting “interface rules” for financial data ecosystems. ⸻ 🔐 Why #Blockchain Matters for Data Provenance As data becomes more portable, verifiable, and widely shared, questions of authenticity, origin, and auditability become paramount. That’s where Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) step in: ✅ Immutable audit trails ✅ Timestamped data provenance ✅ Decentralised trust ✅ Enhanced regulatory visibility ✅ Verifiable credentials for DVS compliance 📌 Without Blockchain or similar decentralised integrity frameworks, we risk building a data economy where access is abundant but trust is thin. — The British Blockchain Association welcomes this step forward, and urges UK regulators to consider protocol-level assurance frameworks to ensure resilience, transparency and accountability. #DataAct #Blockchain #DigitalEconomy #Web3 #DataProvenance #CryptoRegulation #TrustTech #UKPolicy #DigitalID #SmartData #BBA #DLT

🇧🇹 Bhutan has now mined 12,000 Bitcoin since 2020. Now worth $1.3 billion, that’s almost 40% of the country’s GDP, making it the 3rd biggest Bitcoin-holding nation. #Bitcoin

🇬🇧 Sarah Gibson MP, spokesperson for Liberal Democrats, asked the Secretary of State for the UK Home Office Department, what assessment has been made of the prevalence of #cryptocurrency use in illicit finance; and what steps are being taken to reduce this activity. 🎤 Minister of State for Home Office, Rt Hon Dan Jarvis MP responded: ➡️ Directed by the Economic Crime Plan 2 (and supported by an Economic Crime Levy funding) UK law enforcement is investing in improving both its capacity and capability to investigate the criminal use of cryptoassets. This includes: 📍Investing in specialist capability in the NCA and partner agencies, including the recruitment of an additional 475 Financial Crime investigators (292 currently in post) and developing an improved crypto track and trace capability which will go live in December 2025. 📍Funding public-private crypto collaboration teams in police forces and ROCUs through the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme 📍New training and upskilling that has been rolled out to improve law enforcement officers’ understanding of cryptoassets, supported by the provision of specialist tooling (i.e. blockchain analytics tools). 📍Building a new crypto-specific public/ private partnership within the existing Joint Money Laundering Taskforce structure in order to understand the threat and foment various joint initiatives (including around data sharing). 📍Developing a multi-agency operational crypto cell to ensure that knowledge and abilities in investigating cryptoassets are pooled together, and that all available tools and powers and are exploited efficiently. 📍Designing a system-wide strategy, with an accompanying roadmap of activities required to prevent and disrupt digital asset-enabled crime impacting the UK. The focus is on ensuring system co-ordination and collaboration, keeping the public / consumers safe, effectively disrupting criminals through robust enforcement and building global co-operation to effectively share information and gain a consistency in regulatory standards. ———————— 🌐 BBA is the leading industry body advancing evidence-based adoption of Blockchain and Cryptoassets. We are also the Secretariat of the APPG on Blockchain Technologies. UK Home Office #UK #Crypto #Blockchain #Policy #Regulation #EvidenceBasedBlockchain

🌟We are honoured to be spotlighted by the Department for Business and Trade, recognising the visionary leadership of our President, Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA, and his extraordinary journey in advancing the 🇬🇧 UK's global position in #Blockchain, #Crypto and the Digital Economy. #DigitalEconomy #DBT #Web3 #Leadership #Innovation #GlobalImpact #BBA #Crypto #DigitalAssets #UK

📍Mortgages, Bitcoin & Crypto: 🇺🇸 The U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has begun studying whether Bitcoin, stablecoins and other crypto holdings could count toward mortgage eligibility—a move that could weave digital assets into the fabric of traditional home-loan underwriting. 🏛️ Why this matters: • Asset expansion: Borrowers may soon be able to list crypto right alongside cash, equities and pension savings when applying for a mortgage. • Regulatory green light: The review comes on the heels of the SEC’s January 2025 repeal of SAB 121, which had discouraged banks from touching crypto-backed loans. • Mainstreaming crypto mortgages: Until now, crypto-backed mortgages were offered only by niche lenders with steep over-collateralisation. FHFA guidance could open the door for conventional banks to enter the space. • Changing borrower behaviour: A 2024 study already showed lower-income households using crypto gains to pay down mortgages—underscoring rising demand for crypto-friendly housing finance. ⸻ ➡️ What to watch: 1. Volatility safeguards: Will FHFA impose loan-to-value limits or real-time collateral checks to offset crypto price swings? 2. Stablecoin treatment: Could dollar-pegged tokens receive more favourable haircuts than volatile coins? 3. Bank readiness: How quickly can Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and private lenders adapt risk models to include digital assets? ⸻ 💬 Your take: Is this the bridge that finally connects TradFi and Web3, or does it add new risk to an already strained housing market? #Crypto #Mortgages #HousingFinance #DigitalAssets #Regulation #FinTech #Blockchain