A Location-based Blockchain Evidence Preservation Wireless Communitication Scheme for HuaTaiYiMei v Tongdao Technology Development Case

HuaTaiYiMei v Tongdao Technology Development case was heard by Hangzhou Internet Court on March 15th, 2018. The court ruled in favour of HuaTai and awarded monetary damages of 4,000 RMB. This is seen as one of the vanguard cases for the use of Blockchain as a form of digital evidence. In this case, a location-based and certified equipment with pre-shared secret wireless communication scheme is needed to meet legal requirement, which ensure that digital evidence is securely stored on the blockchain and the uploading device is authenticated by relevant legal department.