China merges blockchain and AI filings into one national portal

The Cyberspace Administration of China opened a unified filing platform at beian.cac.gov.cn on November 9, per the regulator's announcement. The portal covers four service categories: blockchain information services, generative AI, algorithms and deep synthesis technologies. It replaces two standalone systems — the Internet Information Service Algorithm Filing System and the Blockchain Information Service Filing Management System — both of which stopped operating the moment the new site went live.

For blockchain operators, the gain is one door for administrative paperwork and easier public access to filing records. Their legal obligations, though, are untouched. The 2019 Blockchain Information Service Management Provisions still set the terms.

Those provisions require providers to file within 10 working days of launching a service, disclosing their identity, service category, operating format, application field and server address. Any relevant change must be reported within five working days. Authorities get up to 20 working days to process a complete application and issue a filing number.

Beijing's line stays where it was: blockchain technology gets support, virtual currency does not. In February 2026, the People's Bank of China and seven other agencies issued a notice reinforcing restrictions on cryptocurrency transactions, unauthorized stablecoin issuance and certain real-world asset tokenization. The same notice bars companies from using terms such as crypto assets, virtual currency and stablecoin in their registered business names and scopes.