China unifies blockchain and AI filings as two old systems close

China has launched a unified national filing platform for blockchain, generative artificial intelligence, algorithms, and deep synthesis services, bringing four technology categories into one system as two older portals close. Summary China’s unified filing platform opened on Nov. 9, covering blockchain and three AI-related service categories. Separate algorithm and blockchain filing systems stopped operating when the unified platform went live. Existing blockchain rules specify filing deadlines, identity checks, safety assessments, and recordkeeping obligations. Crypto business restrictions appear in a separate financial notice, including limits on business registration names. The Cyberspace Administration of China said in its Nov. 9 announcement that the new Internet New Technology and New Application Information Service Filing System began operating that day. Companies and members of the public can use the platform to submit and look up filing information. The regulator described the project as a way to standardize filing work and make online submissions and searches more convenient. Its brief notice announces a common administrative system without setting out changes to the req...