China’s tech giants will shape international blockchain standards, with Beijing’s backing

Oct 21, 2016

The Chinese government has published a “whitepaper” (link in Chinese) that sets out key milestones for the development of blockchain technology in the country, in the strongest signal yet that it’s encouraging the growth of the technology there. The move will give further impetus to firms pus...

Chinese Government Publishes Blockchain Financial Whitepaper

Oct 19, 2016

In a surprise move, the Chinese government’s primary information technology ministry has published a research paper detailing blockchain’s benefits. Although it looks at many industries, the paper highlights the financial sector for blockchain technology’s first applications. Contribut...