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CAICT’s government blockchain project, Xinghuo Chain, is getting a little bit bigger.  On Wednesday, the Zhongguancun Blockchain Industry Alliance kicked off a round of procurement, calling for suppliers to build out more Xinghuo Chain backbone nodes.  Background: Xinghuo Chain is the architecture t...



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