🇺🇸 Congratulations to Dr Sean Manion FBBA PhD of Duquesne University, USA, on the acceptance of his blockchain research abstract for presentation at #ISC2026. 🏛️ BBA’s Annual Blockchain International Scientific Conference #ISC2026 will take place in #LONDON on Friday, 27 March 2026. 🚨Spaces are limited and tickets are selling fast! ➡️ Register now to attend ISC2026: https://britishblockchainassociation.org/isc2026-register/ 🏛️ Conference Chair: Prof. Dr MBE FBBA #Blockchain #JBBA #Crypto #EvidenceBasedBlockchain

📍This afternoon, MPs will hold a debate in Westminster Hall (led by Robbie Moore MP) on Government proposals for a Digital ID, following an e-petition that has amassed almost 3 million signatures against the proposal.

📍On 3 December, BBA hosted a Parliamentary International Roundtable to discuss the next steps towards building a Blockchain infrastructure for the UK. 🎥 Watch the highlight video below ⬇️ #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #Policy #APPG #BBA

🇮🇹Congratulations to Dr Lorenzo Schönleber of Collegio Carlo Alberto on the acceptance of his blockchain research abstract for presentation at #ISC2026. 🏛️ BBA’s Annual Blockchain International Scientific Conference #ISC2026 will take place in #LONDON on Friday, 27 March 2026. 🚨Spaces are limited and tickets are selling fast! ➡️ Register now to attend ISC2026: https://britishblockchainassociation.org/isc2026-register/ 🏛️ Conference Chair: Prof. Dr MBE FBBA #Blockchain #JBBA #Crypto #EvidenceBasedBlockchain

🚨 Bitcoin is much more than just a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. ⛓️‍💥 Ordinals have quietly turned Bitcoin into a data + token layer Blockchain. 💥📣 NEW JBBA RESEARCH ALERT: ✅ Bitcoin is more than money: Ordinals inscriptions let users store text, images, code and tokens directly on the base layer – not just move BTC around. ✅ 1 in 3 transactions are inscriptions: Inscriptions now account for about a third of all Bitcoin transactions. Crucially, “normal” payments didn’t collapse – they stayed broadly stable while total on-chain activity grew. ✅ BRC-20 has taken over: Roughly 4 out of 5 inscriptions are BRC-20-style fungible tokens, with text and images making up most of the rest. ✅ Ordinals are driving Taproot adoption: There’s a tight link between inscription activity and Taproot usage – suggesting Ordinals are one of the main real-world drivers of this upgrade. ✅ Blockspace is busier than ever: Inscriptions used around a quarter of total blockspace in the sample and contributed to the longest sustained period of “full blocks” in Bitcoin’s history, pushing average block size up by almost 50% vs. the pre-Ordinals era. ✅ Fees and miner revenue are up: Even though inscriptions pay slightly lower fees per byte on average, they still contributed about a fifth of all fees – and their demand for blockspace pushed fees for “normal” transactions higher too. That matters for Bitcoin’s long-term security budget. ✅ It’s not just about the BTC price: Short-term price moves explain little of inscription activity. Waves of new inscriptions line up more with technical innovation (e.g. BRC-20) than with classic bull/bear cycles. 🚀 This ground-breaking research from Alexander Wiedenmann and Andre Guettler of Ulm University and IWH – Halle Institute for Economic Research – Member of the Leibniz Association explores Bitcoin’s Ordinals and Inscriptions, and BTC's evolving Network state. 📖 Full paper has been published Open Access in The Journal of the British Blockchain Association (#JBBA): 🔗 Read the paper here: https://jbba.scholasticahq.com/article/153840-bitcoin-ordinals-and-inscriptions-an-analysis-of-bitcoin-s-evolving-network-dynamics ✅ Indexed in DOAJ and Web of Science | Read by >2.7 million readers monthly: https://doaj.org/article/a86a6331d8e84f3a94bfcd88727fec9b This paper will be featured in the April 2026 print Issue of The JBBA. JBBA Editor in Chief: Prof. Dr MBE FBBA #Bitcoin #Blockchain #Network

APPG on Blockchain Technologies Member Lord Taylor of Warwick, APPG Working Group on Healthcare Member Dr Burhan Ahmed, and Professor Joyce O'Connor, at the Parliamentary Blockchain International Roundtable, held on 3 December at the Palace of Wesminster, Houses of Parliament. #APPG #Blockchain #BBA #UK

BBA's Head of Partnerships Deborah Cleary, Dr Sepideh Mollajafari, PhD, Amanda Wick, and Rachel Fung at the Parliamentary Blockchain International Roundtable, held on 3 December at the Palace of Wesminster, Houses of Parliament. #APPG #Blockchain #BBA #UK

BBA Fellow and former Blockchain APPG Chair (2023-24), Natalie Elphicke Ross OBE FBBA at the APPG on Blockchain Technologies Parliamentary Blockchain International Roundtable, held on 3 December at the Palace of Wesminster, Houses of Parliament. #APPG #Blockchain #BBA #UK

On Wednesday 3 December, the BBA, in its role as the Secretariat of the APPG on Blockchain Technologies, hosted a high-level Parliamentary International Roundtable on Blockchain & Digital Assets. We would like to thank all parliamentarian APPG Members from the House of Commons and the UK House of Lords, APPG Working Group members, supporter (BlockMed Pro), industry stakeholders, academics, and public service representatives for their contributions to the Roundtable. More photos here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/britishblockchain_appg-blockchain-uk-activity-7402476764620533761-YoI4 #APPG #Blockchain #UK #BBA

🇬🇧 Digital Assets officially an Act of Parliament. UK has come a long way in recognizing Digital Assets, as it introduces a distinct category of personal property: digital assets, including cryptocurrencies and stablecoins etc. This Act is intended to give digital assets a clearer legal status and also help the UK attract more investment and strengthen its position as a global hub for #Blockchain-based finance. Excellent work by all involved, including several members of House of Lords, BBA Fellow Lord Holmes, Law Commission, Sarah Green MCIArb, and many other associations and think-tank bodies.