China’s MIIT plans space computing research in 15th Five-Year Plan

This signals a strategic push to position China at the forefront of next-generation computing infrastructure, blending terrestrial AI scale with space-based R&D. For RWA and crypto markets, the emphasis on domestic chips and integrated networks could tighten supply chains and alter data processing capabilities, potentially impacting decentralized infrastructure projects reliant on global hardware. The open question is whether space-based computing moves beyond research into commercial viability, which would reshape latency and data sovereignty assumptions for blockchain networks.