Polymesh Association Joins the Global Blockchain Business Council

Bill Papp, CEO of the Polymesh Association, will speak at the 7th Annual GBBC's Blockchain Central UN General Assembly in New York City, NY.

Polymesh Association today announced its new membership in Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), the largest leading industry association for the blockchain technology and digital assets community.

As a GBBC member, Polymesh is participating in six working groups focused on developing policy and standards across digital finance that aim to encourage innovation in the industry, including:

Policy for US, EU and APAC
Global Standards Mapping Initiative (GSMI)’s AI Convergence, Digital Identity and Technical Standards

“The global demand for tokenized securities and real world assets has exceeded $10.9B, largely driven by institutional demand to integrate traditional finance with the superior benefits of blockchain technology,” said Bill Papp, CEO, Polymesh Association. “Polymesh is delighted to be collaborating with the GBBC to increase awareness and advocate for more transparent, secure and equitable access to financial markets.”

"We are pleased to welcome Polymesh Association as a member," Sierra Lewis, Director of Community & Operations at GBBC shared. "Tokenized securities and real world assets play a key role in the future of digital finance. By striking the right balance of compliance, governance, and confidentiality, the ability to leverage blockchain can improve opportunities for financial access, globally."

On September 23, 2024, Bill will be speaking on Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: Real Life Use Cases of Web3 at GBBC’s 7th annual Blockchain Central UNGA alongside the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the Offices of UN Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) in New York City. Bill will be joined by Nilmini Rubin, Chief Policy Officer, Hedera; Wee Ming Choon, Deputy General Counsel, Ava Labs; Cynthia Yang, Deputy General Counsel, Head of Regulatory and Government Affairs, Input | Output Global; and moderated by Emily Parker, China and Japan Advisor, GBBC. For more information visit: https://www.gbbc.io/events/unga

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About GBBC

Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) is the largest leading industry association for the blockchain technology and digital assets community. Launched in Davos in 2017, GBBC is a Swiss-based non-profit, with more than 500 institutional members, and 301 Ambassadors across 117 jurisdictions and disciplines. The organization is dedicated to furthering adoption of blockchain technology by convening regulators, business leaders, and global changemakers to foster collaboration and advance dialogue to create more secure, equitable, and functional societies.

GBBC includes several initiatives: GBBC Financial Services (including Post Trade Distributed Ledger (PTDL) Group), InterWork Alliance (IWA), Global Standards Mapping Initiative (GSMI), International Journal of Blockchain Law (IJBL), BITA Standards Council (BITA), GBBC Labs Inc, GBBC Giving (c3), and recently, U.S. Blockchain Coalition (USBC).

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