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China claims blockchain breakthrough with homegrown chip, system deployed across government

By MLex Staff ( March 5, 2026, 04:34 GMT | Insight) -- China has developed the country's first homegrown blockchain operating system with a dedicated acceleration chip, marking a significant advance in Beijing's campaign for technological self-reliance in critical digital infrastructure. The system has been deployed across 16 central government ministries and 27 state-owned enterprises, replacing foreign blockchain technology that previously dominated Chinese applications, Dong Jin, a blockchain researcher and the head of Beijing Academy of Blockchain and Edge Computing told a media briefing Thursday on the sidelines of the National People's Congress. China has developed the country's first homegrown blockchain operating system with a dedicated acceleration chip, marking a significant advance in Beijing's campaign for technological self-reliance in critical digital infrastructure....

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