China appears to be edging ahead as a world leader in blockchain technology. As of November last year, the country was leading the world with 263 active blockchain projects, China.rog.cn reports. Indeed, China accounts for about 25 percent of all blockchain projects, according to figures from Beijing-based data service provider Blockdata. Beijing think tank, EO Intelligence, reported in December that there were 615 blockchain companies in China. Half of those are developing blockchain technologies for the financial industry. Earlier this year, Hard Fork found that China is also leading the world with the number of patents on blockchain tech. Narrowly…

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