Shanghai included blockchain technology, NFTs and Web3 in its plan for the next 5 years

China's largest city, Shanghai, officially intends to boost the development of innovations such as blockchain, NFTs, the metaverse , and Web3 in general during its upcoming five-year plan. On July 13, The Shanghai Municipal Government published the draft of its "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Shanghai Digital Economy". The document states the mission to "promote the deep integration of digital technology and the real economy", with "scientists judging technological prospects" and "entrepreneurs discovering market demand". The plan suggests supporting companies that plan to build NFT trading platforms and "research and promote the digitization of NFTs and other…