The people's court has stored over 2.6 billion pieces of data using the judicial blockchain platform and will study applications related to smart contracts

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by the Legal Daily, Shang Chenglin, the chief engineer of the Information Center of the Supreme People's Court, stated that currently, over 2.6 billion pieces of evidence have been stored on the blockchain platform of the people's courts. The application efficiency and standardization in areas such as evidence preservation, intelligent assistance, and case file management are continuously improving, with application scenarios such as electronic evidence, electronic delivery verification, and anti-tampering being implemented. The Supreme People's Court is further researching the application of blockchain evidence verification, smart contracts, and cross-chain collaboration with the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Justice.

It is reported that the judicial blockchain platform is a blockchain alliance initiated by the Supreme Court of China, connecting the blockchains of various local courts across the country. In September 2018, the Supreme People's Court of China issued a new rule recognizing blockchain technology as a legitimate means of collecting tamper-proof data. (source link)