According to ChainCatcher, the 6th issue (18th overall) of 2025 of *Digital Rule of Law*, an authoritative journal supervised by the Supreme People's Court of China, was recently published. This issue focuses on digital transactions, electronic currency, virtual property, generative artificial intelligence, and data element governance. Many articles directly address fundamental institutional issues related to blockchain and crypto assets, sending a clear signal that the rule of law for digital assets is accelerating its improvement.
In the "Overseas Observations" section, the article systematically reviews the 2022 revisions to the U.S. Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), focusing on electronic contracting, electronic money, virtual property based on distributed ledgers, and the new form of property rights, "controllable electronic records." It argues that the UCC's institutional design regarding the circulation, control, security, and bona fide acquisition of virtual currencies offers significant lessons for China's digital asset and blockchain legislation. Furthermore, several articles in this issue revolve around topics such as generative artificial intelligence training data, data portability, public data, autonomous driving and intelligent connected vehicles, and digital copyright protection, emphasizing the need for institutional restructuring to balance technological innovation, market efficiency, and rights protection in the context of rapid technological evolution.
Analysis indicates that "Digital Rule of Law," as an important theoretical window within the Supreme People's Court system, focuses on discussing digital transactions, electronic currencies, and virtual property, demonstrating that these issues have moved from the academic forefront to the core of judicial and institutional design, providing important policy and theoretical references for the improvement of future rules related to blockchain, digital assets, and Web3.
