🎤 At our recent BBA Forum, our member, BlockMed Pro, a UK-based HealthTech innovator, presents their MVP, showcasing how blockchain could revolutionise patient data ownership and care. Moments like these exemplify the power of the BBA community in driving real-world impact. 🌐 As a member of The BBA, you gain access to: ✅ Exclusive forums and events: Network with global pioneers, present your innovations, and collaborate on cutting-edge projects ✅ Contribute to, and get acknowledged in our public consultation reports and calls for evidence statements, showcasing your expertise both within the UK, and globally ✅ Global ecosystem: Join a network spanning 107 countries, including members, advisors, editors, Fellows, ambassadors, and partners advancing evidence-based blockchain adoption 🌐 ✅ Prestigious resources: Contribute to policy advocacy (e.g., UK National Blockchain Roadmap), showcase your work in the world’s first peer-reviewed blockchain journal (JBBA), network with Members of Centre for Evidence Based Blockchain (CEBB), and participate in international conferences and roundtables at Blockchain Associations Forum (BAF), SIBIS, ISCs, in the Metaverse, and more. ✅ Connect with industry leaders for strategic insights and growth opportunities. Whether you’re a startup or corporate entity, BBA membership empowers you to lead in the blockchain revolution while building knowledge, skills, and connections. ✅ Contribute to our work as the Secretariat of the APPG on Blockchain Technologies 🚀 Don’t miss out - join the BBA today and be part of our global ecosystem! ➡️ To find out more about BBA Membership, reach out to us at: info@britishblockchainassociation.org ➡️ BBA YouTube Channel: #Blockchain #HealthTech #BBAForum #Innovation #JoinBBA #Web3 #Crypto #BBA #Member #DistributedLedgerTechnology #EvidenceBasedBlockchain

🌐 Bitcoin has surpassed Google to become the 6th largest asset in the world.

🎓 Proof of Learning. On-Chain. Forever. At The British Blockchain Association, we don’t just talk about innovation — we record it on the blockchain. ✅ Every BBA event now issues a Proof of Attendance NFT (#POAP) — a verifiable, immutable record of participation and CPD. 📍Whether it’s our ISC Conference, the APPG Parliamentary AGM, or the monthly BBA Forums — your engagement is now permanently logged on-chain as a Certificate of Continuing Professional Development (➡️ Web3 CPD). This is more than a digital badge — it’s a movement towards evidence-based, decentralised professional recognition. 🌐 🔗 Collected via Gnosis. Secured on-chain. Owned by you. 💡 Are you building your Web3 CPD portfolio yet? #Blockchain #Web3 #NFT #DigitalCredentials #POAP #ProofOfLearning #EvidenceBasedBlockchain #JBBA #BBA #DigitalAssets #Web3Education

📍A regulator enquired: "How is your DeFi project audited?" How would you respond?

🎥 Missed yesterday’s “Blockchain for Healthcare” BBA July Forum? ⏺️ Don’t worry — the full session recording will be available soon on our official YouTube channel. 🔗 Stay tuned to catch insights from leading experts on how blockchain is transforming healthcare systems, data integrity, and patient-centric innovation. ➡️ Subscribe to our YouTube channel now so you don’t miss it: https://youtube.com/@thejbba #Blockchain #Healthcare #DigitalHealth #Web3 #DataGovernance #BBAForum #EvidenceBasedBlockchain #JBBA #HealthTech #Innovation #TrustInTech

🚨Electronic Health Records on the Blockchain: 📍New JBBA Research Alert 🔒 Blockchain-Enhanced Privacy and Security in Electronic Health Records (#EHRs): A novel, scalable framework for decentralised health data management 📍 Authored by Nagaraj Segar and Vijayarajan Vijayan of Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, 🇮🇳India ➡️ In a healthcare landscape plagued by data breaches, this research introduces a sidechain-enabled, hybrid-encrypted blockchain solution — validated using the real-world MIMIC-III dataset. 🏥 Key Takeaways for Industry: ✅ Sidechain architecture boosts scalability — 45% increase in transaction throughput over traditional EHR systems. 🔐 Hybrid encryption (AES-256/RSA + ECC) protects sensitive health data while reducing computational burden. ⚙️ Smart contracts enable role-based, automated access control — reducing reliance on third-party intermediaries. 📈 Real-world testing shows superior performance in latency, throughput, and security metrics compared to centralised systems. 🌍 Compatible with decentralised, multi-institutional healthcare networks — including private and public sector providers. 🏛️ Key Implications for Policymakers: 📜 Regulatory readiness: Framework supports GDPR and HIPAA compliance with cryptographic audit trails and dynamic access governance. 📊 Public health resilience: Enables secure data sharing in critical settings (e.g. pandemic response, insurance claims, research trials). 🔄 Interoperability challenge: Calls for standardisation across EHR systems and blockchain networks to ensure real-world integration. 💡 Highlights the need for national standards for blockchain in healthcare (e.g., IEEE, ISO, ITU-T) to support adoption at scale. 🔗 Read the full paper (Open Access):

Blockchain-Enhanced Privacy and Security in Electronic Health Records: A Scalable Framework for Decentralised Data Management | Published in The Journal of The British Blockchain Association

By Nagaraj Segar, Vijayarajan Vijayan. This article introduces a novel architecture that leverages blockchain technology to interface with Electron...

➡️ JBBA Editor in Chief: Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA #Blockchain #Healthcare #EHR #DataSecurity #Web3 #DigitalHealth #Privacy #Decentralisation #SmartContracts #Interoperability #JBBA #EvidenceBasedBlockchain #Policy

📍Emirates Airlines to Accept #Crypto Payments Under Deal With Crypto.com 🇦🇪 Dubai-based airline Emirates has signed a preliminary deal with Crypto.com to introduce crypto payments for flight bookings. The partnership, aimed at attracting younger, digital-first customers, is expected to launch next year. Emirates is the latest in a series of UAE firms embracing digital currency payments. - via @npub13dmt...0zvf

📍Bank of England Eyes Blockchains & Distributed Ledger Technologies in Financial Stability Report ➡️ The Bank of England’s latest Financial Stability Report says the central bank is exploring how innovations such as distributed ledger technology and new forms of central bank money could enhance financial stability. The bank is also backing international coordination to manage crypto and stablecoin risks. #Payments #BoE #Blockchain #DLT #Stablecoin #Crypto #Policy #DigitalFinance #Regulation #CBDC

🎖️ Know a policymaker, regulator or thought-leader shaping the future of Blockchain and Digital Assets? ➡️ Nominate them for the BBA Fellowship (#FBBA) — the highest honour awarded by The British Blockchain Association. 🌐 Recognising outstanding contributions to: ✔️ #Blockchain ✔️ #Cryptoassets ✔️ #Web3 policy, regulation, research, and adoption 🎓 New Fellows will be formally inducted at #ISC2026 in London — the world’s premier blockchain scientific gathering. 📅 Deadline: 15 July 📍 At least one nominator must be a current BBA Fellow 🔗 Nominate now:

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BBA Fellowship - BBA

Fellowship of The British Blockchain Association. BBA Fellows are entitled to use the post-nominal 'FBBA'.

🎓 Chair of Fellowship Committee: Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA #FBBA #DigitalAssets #CryptoPolicy #Leadership #Fellowship #Award #Innovation

📍🇬🇧 FCA leadership to face Lords Committee Over 5-Year Strategy: 🏛️ Senior leaders from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will appear before the UK House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee next week to face questions on the regulator’s recently launched five-year strategy. ✅ The session will see FCA Chief Executive Nikhil Rathi, Deputy Chief Executive Sarah Pritchard, and Executive Director for Authorisations Sheree Howard give evidence to the committee. ➡️ Launched in March 2025, the FCA’s five-year strategy sets out four key priorities: becoming a smarter regulator, supporting financial sector growth, helping consumers, and tackling financial crime. Rathi said at the time that the strategy is designed to respond to a rapidly evolving landscape, building on recent reforms to drive greater efficiency and effectiveness. ➡️ The Lords committee is expected to scrutinise how the FCA plans to deliver on these priorities, how progress will be measured, and how the regulator will balance innovation and growth with consumer protection and market integrity. More information: House of Lords Committee work page / FCA press release on 5-year strategy: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/9252/work-of-the-financial-conduct-authority-fca-the-fcas-fiveyear-strategy/ 🇬🇧 As Secretariat of the APPG on Blockchain Technologies, the British Blockchain Association continues to provide evidence-led insights to the House of Lords on the future of #Crypto, Web3 and Blockchain technologies: 👉

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APPG - Progress and Updates

A timeline of APPG's progress, events, press releases, and parliamentary updates.

#Blockchain #Crypto #Web3 #Policy #Regulation