China has the highest number of blockchain patent applications in the world.

Golden Financial specializes in that the three largest blockchain applications in the world are China, the United States, and Korea. According to the international patent database Wisness bud, there are currently over 69,000 blockchain-related patent applications worldwide, of which 14,000 are patentable. Further analysis of the data shows that patents in blockchain technology have exploded over the past five years. Affected patent applications have grown rapidly since 2017, and annual applications since 2018 have increased by more than 15,000. (China Business News)