JBBA Announces Best Research Papers of 2025
The Journal of the British Blockchain Association (The JBBA) is pleased to announce the Best Research Papers of 2025 (papers published during the period 1 December 2024 – 10 December 2025.
This recognition by the journal’s Editorial Board acknowledges outstanding contributions made by the authors in advancing excellence in Blockchain and Web3 research. Reading high-quality research is an important way for policymakers, academics, and other stakeholders to remain informed, and benefit from evidence-based, peer-reviewed knowledge. The award recognises papers that:
– Are likely to influence future thinking
– Have made, or have the potential to make a significant contribution to the DLT/ Blockchain or Cryptocurrencies ecosystem, as measured by scholarly and societal impact metrics, downloads, article views, engagement on social media (Alternative metrics) or citation in policy documents
– Are cited or have the potential to be cited at high-impact conferences and events, or referenced or quoted by policymakers, influencers or thought-leaders in the field
Best Paper Winners are awarded in the following categories:
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Distributed Computing or Cryptography
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Crypto-economics, Web3 Governance or Blockchain Economics
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Blockchain for Social Impact, Humanities, or Public Good
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Blockchain for Business, Enterprise or Corporations
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Digital Assets and Digital Finance
WINNERS of the Best JBBA Research Papers of 2025 are:
Distributed Computing or Cryptography:
“Bitcoin Ordinals and Inscriptions: An Analysis of Bitcoin’s Evolving Network Dynamics” by Alexander Wiedenmann (READ)
Crypto-economics, Web3 Governance or Blockchain Economics:
“Designing Community Governance – Learnings from DAOs” by Michael Lustenberger, Lukas Küng, Florian Spychiger (READ)
“Token Classification Framework: Considering the Origins of Value and their Mechanisms of Manifestation” by Vasily Sumanov and Jean-Luc Desmarais (READ)
Blockchain for Social Impact, Humanities, or Public Good:
“UNJSPF Blockchain-based Digital Identity Solution for Proof-of-Life” by Dino Cataldo Dell’Accio and Mirko Montuori (READ)
Blockchain for Business, Enterprise or Corporations:
“Building the Foundation: A Constitutional Framework for Decentralised Autonomous Organisations” by Paul van Vulpen, et.al (READ)
Digital Assets, Banking or Decentralised Digital Finance:
“Rate Discovery in Decentralised Lending” by Charlotte Eli and Hervé Alexandre (READ)
The JBBA is the world’s first peer-reviewed, open access, blockchain research journal available in print, and online. The journal has been publishing continuously since 2017. Professor Dr Naseem Naqvi MBE is the founding Editor in Chief of The JBBA.
The JBBA university network is the largest university network in the world.
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