EMEA Policy
This group also meets monthly to discuss EMEA regulations, updates, consultations and often has a guest speaker. Contact Adrian Matak to learn more.
Working Groups
GBBC members are at the forefront of developing standards and best practices across digital finance, sustainability, supply chain, convergence of tech, and more. Our working groups include subject matter experts from throughout the blockchain and digital assets ecosystem, aiming to establish frameworks that can encourage innovation in the industry.
Policy
U.S. Policy
This group meets monthly to discuss and share updates about U.S. policy issues and regulatory updates.
APAC Monthly Meeting
The APAC Monthly Meeting is a forum for those working in the blockchain technology ecosystem both within and in partnership with the APAC region. Hailing from industry, government, and research institutions, members meet monthly (virtually) to discuss key issues affecting the policy and market landscapes of the ecosystem.
EMEA Policy
This group also meets monthly to discuss EMEA regulations, updates, consultations and often has a guest speaker. Contact Adrian Matak to learn more.
U.S. Policy
This group meets monthly to discuss and share updates about U.S. policy issues and regulatory updates.
APAC Monthly Meeting
The APAC Monthly Meeting is a forum for those working in the blockchain technology ecosystem both within and in partnership with the APAC region. Hailing from industry, government, and research institutions, members meet monthly (virtually) to discuss key issues affecting the policy and market landscapes of the ecosystem.
Global Standards Mapping Initiative (GSMI)
Taxonomy
Common language is fundamental for collaboration and continued developments in the blockchain space. This GSMI working group has built a landscape of 350 terms and existing definitions from global standards bodies and other international and industry-specific entities, which it continues to update. The purpose is to foster harmonized vocabulary, particularly at the regulatory level, and ultimately promote collaboration and growth. The GSMI 6.0 Taxonomy working group incorporates and aligns with GBBC’s work with the U.S. CFTC on digital asset taxonomy and categorization.
Technical Standards
Blockchain technology, as any other innovation, relies on common standards to ensure proper functioning and growth, where common rules can facilitate global cooperation and scale. This working group assesses existing technical standards developments and sectors of focus for responsible growth and continued innovation, updating a crowdsourced list of 63 bodies advancing technical standards in the blockchain and digital assets space and categorizing them based on their intended outcome focused on technical issues, regulatory compliance, or conduct/governance.
AI/Agentic & Blockchain Principles
AI and agentic tools are accelerating innovation, collaboration, and accessibility of a wide range of solutions across digital systems, while also raising important questions around governance, security, accountability, and responsible deployment. This working group provides an overview of existing and emerging AI&Agentic use cases in convergence with blockchain technology. These use cases also guide an overview of necessary standards, reports, and best practices to ensure trust for adoption. Ultimately, the working group produces principles and industry recommendations for development and adoption of agentic AI tools in convergence with blockchain technology. Thank you to our Agentic/AI & Blockchain Working Group Co-Chairs, Dino Dell’Accio (United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund - UNJSPF) and Paul Rapino (Hashgraph).
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) & Vaults
Blockchain is enabling the decentralization of financial services and institutions, through automated transactions, smart contracts, and digital currencies that allow composable features and applications. This group provides an overview of DeFi vaults and a landscape of the existing kinds of vaults, as well as their functions, uses, and risks. Considerations for smart contracts, AI and agentic developments, and cybersecurity are also assessed as important factors of the development and adoption of vaults. Finally, the working group is developing industry recommendations for DeFi vaults. Thank you to our DeFi & Vaults Working Group Co-Chairs, Lee Schneider (Ava Labs) and Sadia Halim (Galaxy).
Infrastructure for Tokenized Assets
Tokenization and its supporting infrastructure are reshaping how assets are issued, managed, transferred, and accessed across financial markets and digital ecosystems. As these models mature, understanding the strategic drivers and operational priorities across different tokenization methodologies, ranging from blockchain-native models to real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, is increasingly important for market participants. This working group provides a landscape analysis of the infrastructure supporting tokenized assets and develops a framework to help stakeholders navigate the evolving tokenization ecosystem. Thank you to our Infrastructure for Tokenized Assets Working Group Co-Chairs, Rajeev Bamra (Moody’s Ratings), Thomas Sullivan (DTCC), and Joseph Spiro (DTCC).
Dutch Caribbean Gap Analysis - Digital Payments
As the digital economy expands in emerging economies, with island nations being a G20 priority, digital payment innovations are a key factor for economic growth. This working group conducts a gap analysis of the Dutch Caribbean’s existing digital payment solutions with respect to the use of cash: their respective benefits, risks, and adoption. As a region that has encountered unique financial inclusion challenges, as well as lack of access to many global fintech solutions due to systemic issues, the Dutch Caribbean has also demonstrated significant resilience as an economy, where local innovations for digital payments have emerged as a promising path toward economic growth. Ultimately, the group proposes principles for strategic adoption of innovative digital payment solutions, including recognition of stablecoins as payment instruments, and produces recommendations for implementation and regulatory developments. Thank you to our local leaders for contributing their insights and perspectives to the Dutch Caribbean Gap Analysis.
Taxonomy
Common language is fundamental for collaboration and continued developments in the blockchain space. This GSMI working group has built a landscape of 350 terms and existing definitions from global standards bodies and other international and industry-specific entities, which it continues to update. The purpose is to foster harmonized vocabulary, particularly at the regulatory level, and ultimately promote collaboration and growth. The GSMI 6.0 Taxonomy working group incorporates and aligns with GBBC’s work with the U.S. CFTC on digital asset taxonomy and categorization.
Technical Standards
Blockchain technology, as any other innovation, relies on common standards to ensure proper functioning and growth, where common rules can facilitate global cooperation and scale. This working group assesses existing technical standards developments and sectors of focus for responsible growth and continued innovation, updating a crowdsourced list of 63 bodies advancing technical standards in the blockchain and digital assets space and categorizing them based on their intended outcome focused on technical issues, regulatory compliance, or conduct/governance.
AI/Agentic & Blockchain Principles
AI and agentic tools are accelerating innovation, collaboration, and accessibility of a wide range of solutions across digital systems, while also raising important questions around governance, security, accountability, and responsible deployment. This working group provides an overview of existing and emerging AI&Agentic use cases in convergence with blockchain technology. These use cases also guide an overview of necessary standards, reports, and best practices to ensure trust for adoption. Ultimately, the working group produces principles and industry recommendations for development and adoption of agentic AI tools in convergence with blockchain technology. Thank you to our Agentic/AI & Blockchain Working Group Co-Chairs, Dino Dell’Accio (United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund - UNJSPF) and Paul Rapino (Hashgraph).
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) & Vaults
Blockchain is enabling the decentralization of financial services and institutions, through automated transactions, smart contracts, and digital currencies that allow composable features and applications. This group provides an overview of DeFi vaults and a landscape of the existing kinds of vaults, as well as their functions, uses, and risks. Considerations for smart contracts, AI and agentic developments, and cybersecurity are also assessed as important factors of the development and adoption of vaults. Finally, the working group is developing industry recommendations for DeFi vaults. Thank you to our DeFi & Vaults Working Group Co-Chairs, Lee Schneider (Ava Labs) and Sadia Halim (Galaxy).
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Financial Services
Post Trade Distributed Ledger (PTDL) Group
The Post Trade Distributed Ledger (PTDL) Group is composed of more than 80 financial, legal, and academic firms in GBBC’s membership. The PTDL Group meets monthly to discuss distributed ledger technology applications and regulatory developments in financial services. The PTDL Group has been active since 2015, and came under the GBBC umbrella in 2018.
Capital Markets Standards
GBBC is convening key stakeholders to discuss and establish standards in critical areas in the capital markets sector. Through this collaborative effort, GBBC aims to provide market guidance and standardization for the promotion of more robust capital markets frameworks that can be used by industry, with an initial focus on a Risk Framework.
Post Trade Distributed Ledger (PTDL) Group
The Post Trade Distributed Ledger (PTDL) Group is composed of more than 80 financial, legal, and academic firms in GBBC’s membership. The PTDL Group meets monthly to discuss distributed ledger technology applications and regulatory developments in financial services. The PTDL Group has been active since 2015, and came under the GBBC umbrella in 2018.
Capital Markets Standards
GBBC is convening key stakeholders to discuss and establish standards in critical areas in the capital markets sector. Through this collaborative effort, GBBC aims to provide market guidance and standardization for the promotion of more robust capital markets frameworks that can be used by industry, with an initial focus on a Risk Framework.
InterWork Alliance (IWA)
Voluntary Ecological Markets (VEM) Taskforce
The IWA Voluntary Ecological Markets (VEM) Taskforce is a working group of the IWA that is focused on the development of standards for the creation of digital assets that represent the environmental benefits of voluntary ecological markets.
Carbon Emissions Token (CET) Taskforce
The IWA Carbon Emissions Token (CET) Taskforce is a working group of the IWA with a goal to establish the standards for tokenization, contractual extensions, workflows, and analytics for GHG/Carbon emissions.
Voluntary Ecological Markets (VEM) Taskforce
The IWA Voluntary Ecological Markets (VEM) Taskforce is a working group of the IWA that is focused on the development of standards for the creation of digital assets that represent the environmental benefits of voluntary ecological markets.
Carbon Emissions Token (CET) Taskforce
The IWA Carbon Emissions Token (CET) Taskforce is a working group of the IWA with a goal to establish the standards for tokenization, contractual extensions, workflows, and analytics for GHG/Carbon emissions.
Other GBBC Initiatives
Supply Chain and Transportation
The Supply Chain and Transportation Working Group is GBBC's global transportation and commerce initiative, consisting of global companies with a shared vision to leverage blockchain to define and grow open-source supply chain standards. This Open-Source Supply Chain Standards effort was founded by market leaders FedEx, UPS, Salesforce, and Delta Air Lines.
The Regulatory Council
The Regulatory Council is a monthly regulatory and government knowledge exchange initiative launched in collaboration with GBBC IFC Milken Capital Markets Scholars Kefa Ngoiri (Capital Markets Authority-Kenya) and Ime Ekong (SEC-Nigeria). Open by invitation only to regulators, central bankers, and government officials, this initiative aims to promote the importance of common frameworks and harmonization, especially when it comes to ensuring consumer protection and responsible innovation for economic growth.
U.S. Blockchain Coalition (USBC)
Founded in June 2021, USBC focuses on best practices, community building, and grassroots education related to digital assets, crypto, and emerging technologies. It strives to partner and work with local and national organizations to promote better understanding of such emerging technologies and support creating business and job opportunities for many.
Technical Standards & ISO/TC307 Collaboration
The Technical Standards & ISO/TC 307 Collaboration Working Group brings together GBBC members to provide strategic industry input into the development of international blockchain and distributed ledger standards. As a Category A Liaison to ISO/TC 307, GBBC contributes expertise, real-world use cases, taxonomy research, and technical standards mapping to support common frameworks, harmonized terminology, responsible innovation, and global adoption.
Supply Chain and Transportation
The Supply Chain and Transportation Working Group is GBBC's global transportation and commerce initiative, consisting of global companies with a shared vision to leverage blockchain to define and grow open-source supply chain standards. This Open-Source Supply Chain Standards effort was founded by market leaders FedEx, UPS, Salesforce, and Delta Air Lines.
The Regulatory Council
The Regulatory Council is a monthly regulatory and government knowledge exchange initiative launched in collaboration with GBBC IFC Milken Capital Markets Scholars Kefa Ngoiri (Capital Markets Authority-Kenya) and Ime Ekong (SEC-Nigeria). Open by invitation only to regulators, central bankers, and government officials, this initiative aims to promote the importance of common frameworks and harmonization, especially when it comes to ensuring consumer protection and responsible innovation for economic growth.
U.S. Blockchain Coalition (USBC)
Founded in June 2021, USBC focuses on best practices, community building, and grassroots education related to digital assets, crypto, and emerging technologies. It strives to partner and work with local and national organizations to promote better understanding of such emerging technologies and support creating business and job opportunities for many.
Technical Standards & ISO/TC307 Collaboration
The Technical Standards & ISO/TC 307 Collaboration Working Group brings together GBBC members to provide strategic industry input into the development of international blockchain and distributed ledger standards. As a Category A Liaison to ISO/TC 307, GBBC contributes expertise, real-world use cases, taxonomy research, and technical standards mapping to support common frameworks, harmonized terminology, responsible innovation, and global adoption.
