The only non-Chinese firm in the rankings, IBM, came fourth in terms of number of patents.
OneConnect, the fintech wing of Ping An Insurance Group, is building a logistics-tracking blockchain platform with the China Merchants Port Group.
Ping An, the Chinese insurance giant that built the eTradeConnect blockchain, is modifying the platform to give its 12 participating banks more control over customer relationships.
Blockchain business consortium Hyperledger is facing new challenges as it seeks to grow its membership.
A group of technology and finance companies in Shenzhen, China, have launched a new blockchain consortium.
When Chinese financial giant Ping An joined R3CEV last week the blockchain consortium added a gateway to the second largest economy in the world.