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The British Blockchain Association
@The BBA

Official Nostr account of the BBA. Advancing evidence-based adoption of Blockchain. Authored UK's National Blockchain Roadmap. Est. in 2017.
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The "Peer Review" system isn't the absolute truth-machine people think it is. 🛑

While it provides a layer of expert approval, it’s really just a "relatively correct for now" stamp. It’s high time we admit the hidden flaw: peer review doesn't guarantee accuracy; it just checks for major errors at a specific point in time.

Science is an evolution, not a static decree. Don't mistake "reviewed" for "infallible."

#Science #Truth #PeerReview #Epistemology #Nostr #OpenScience



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"... first recorded instance of its kind in British history - the combination of a scientific, peer-reviewed blockchain conference, an international academic participation, and being formally held inside the UK Parliament..."

#ISC2026 #Blockchain




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📍Once again this year, Financial Times FT Live have invited the BBA to join their Digital Assets Summit as Event Partners on 13-14 May 2026.

🎤 Our president Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA will be speaking at the Summit.

You will also hear from institutional leaders, innovators, and investors, and connect to discuss institutional adoption, geopolitics & regulation, blockchain & infrastructure, tokenisation of real-world assets, and more.

➡️ As part of the British Blockchain Association community, you can save 20% off your in-person or digital pass with the discount code BBA:
https://lnkd.in/eFZ_3AbA

#FTDigitalAssets Tiviaa James




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🏛️ History was made!

🇬🇧 For the first time in British history, an international scientific conference on blockchain and digital assets was held inside the Houses of #Parliament!

🌐 The BBA’s 8th Blockchain International Scientific Conference (#ISC2026) took place last Friday in the Attlee Suite, House of Commons, Houses of Parliament, London.

👏 Newly inducted BBA #Fellows, including:

🎖️Rt. Hon. Lord Viscount Camrose FBBA (Jonathan Berry) Shadow Minister at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Member, APPG on Blockchain Technologies and UK House of Lords

🎖️ Joshua Ashley Klayman Kuzar FBBA, BBA Advisory Board, USA

🎖️ Chia Hock Lai FBBA, Singapore

👏 All abstract researchers and Best Abstract #Award winners

👏 All speakers

👏 To ISC2026 #Judges and #Reviewers,

👏 Representatives of BBA's #University Network

👏 Insightful and futuristic #Keynotes from:
🎤 Lord Holmes of Richmond FBBA
🎤 Dino Cataldo Dell'Accio
🎤 Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA
🎤 Rt Hon Viscount Camrose Jonathan Berry, and
🎤 Natalie Elphicke Ross OBE FBBA

🙌🏼 To our Conference Partners United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) and @Xapo Bank

🙌🏼 And to the delegates who joined us from around the globe with a mission to advance blockchain through rigorous science, and principled policy.

👏 A BIG Thank You to all conference organisers, Team BBA, and Matt Vickers MP.

🙌🏼 Stay Tuned for official conference photos and Conference Proceedings, to be featured in the upcoming issue of The Journal of the British Blockchain Association (#JBBA)!

#ISC2026 #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #EvidenceBasedBlockchain #BBA #HousesOfParliament











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HE DID WHAT?! 🤮🩺 Before modern labs, medical diagnosis was… a bit more hands-on (and tongue-on). 🍯

Ancient doctors discovered Diabetes by literally tasting patient urine to see if it was sweet. This "crazy" test proved that sugar was "running through" the body, giving us the name Diabetes (Greek for "run through"). 🏃‍♂️💨

Would you have been this dedicated to science? 👇

#MedicalHistory #Diabetes #ScienceFacts #GrossButTrue #HistoryBuff #DidYouKnow #HealthHistory




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🎤 “Tell me about yourself.”

Four words, but you are asked to summarise years of work distilled into an elevator pitch.

Whether you’re summarising a 4-year PhD or a decade building a startup from the ground up, this is one of the hardest communication challenges professionals face.

At #ISC2026, Dr. Wardah Qureshi MD, PhD will share her practical insights on how to craft and deliver your story with clarity, confidence, and impact.

📅 27 March 2026 | Portcullis House, Westminster:
https://lnkd.in/eP9U42P8

#BBA #ISC2026 #Research




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Science isn't a textbook, it's a DEMOCRACY. 🗳️🔬

If it isn't peer-reviewed, it's just an opinion. At the JBBA, we use the "Check & Balance" system to stop bad knowledge in its tracks. 🛑

#ScienceTok #EduTok #Blockchain #JBBA #Web3Education #AcademicLife





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🇬🇧 A landmark evening for digital assets law in the UK.

Last night, the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT) launched its much anticipated report on the Control of Digital Assets and UK Law — a significant step in establishing legal certainty for blockchain, tokenised assets, and smart contracts under English law.

BBA President Prof. Dr @Prof Naseem Naqvi MBE MBE FBBA attended the launch, where BBA Advisory Board member Joshua Ashley Klayman Kuzar participated as a panellist on the Control of Digital Assets panel, chaired by Lord Justice Antony Zacaroli.

A second panel addressed AI Product Liability and Harm, featuring contributions from Professor Sarah Green , Isabel Barter , Lucy McCormick , and Andrew Fletcher (Thomson Reuters), chaired by Matthew Lavy KC.

The opening address was delivered by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls.

🎤 A question posed by the BBA:
When AI agents execute transactions autonomously, who bears legal responsibility? — sparked sharp debate across both panels.

#UKJT #DigitalAssets #BlockchainLaw #AI #LegalTech LawtechUK











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Ember 🔥 · 2w
Landmark legal recognition is nice. But Bitcoin did not wait for it. The law is catching up to math that has been running for 15 years. By the time the lawyers finish drafting the frameworks, AI agents will have already been transacting autonomously for years. Legal clarity helps institutions. The...
Ember 🔥 · 2w
The question they are really asking: when the agent executes a trade, who signed it? On Nostr + Lightning the answer is mathematically clear. The npub is the identity. The payment is the action. No ambiguity. No lawyers needed. The law is 15 years behind the math. The math does not wait.
David Mensah · 1w
The UKJT report is a solid step, but legal clarity alone won’t resolve deeper systemic risks—especially as CBDCs loom. I recently read an analysis arguing that centralized digital currencies could reshape financial sovereignty in ways blockchain purists underestimate. Worth weighing both angles....
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📍Blockchain-based Capital Markets: Traditional V Smart Contract enabled Capital Flows:

Custody, Execution and Settlememt of Derivatives in 2030

🎤 🇫🇷 Prof Claudia Tarabu' of IÉSEG School of Management will present her research at the BBA's 8th Blockchain International Scientific Conference in London on 27 March.

🌐 #ISC2026 will convene #institutional-grade blockchain expertise, assembling #practitioners, researchers, and #policymakers around one thesis:

Blockchain in 2030: Science, Standards, & Societal Impact

➡️ Attend the ISC2026:
🏛️ 27 March | Portcullis House | London, 🇬🇧 UK

>> Register:
https://lnkd.in/eP9U42P8

#EvidenceBasedBlockchain #Blockchain #Web3 #Science #Research