Judicial Research | The Boundaries of Legal Protection for Bitcoin in the Courts of Beijing and ShanghaiThe Beijing Chaoyang District Court once publicly delivered a judgment in a dispute concerning a Bitcoin mining service contract. The court not only rejected the plaintiff’s claim for substantial Bitcoin-derived earnings but also recommended that administrative authorities take action to clean up and regulate mining activities—a move that drew significant public attention. As Bitcoin serves as both a representative and a bellwether for the broader cryptocurrency sector, the stance taken by judic