China Works on AI Token Futures in Race Against U.S. GPU Compute
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China’s Shanghai Futures Exchange is researching and designing AI token-based futures to make the smallest units of AI information tradeable as crypto derivatives and to compete with U.S. GPU compute futures. Daily AI token usage in China has surged to over 140 trillion tokens by March 2026, a scale that could accelerate token adoption, new futures markets and DeFi liquidity while posing regulatory and market-structure risks.
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- China is working to design AI token futures contracts, the smallest units of information in AI models.
- China’s daily AI token usage has surged since early 2024, reaching over 140 trillion tokens by March 2026.
- China experts are pushing token futures to compete against US GPU compute futures in the global AI race.
China’s Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) is in the very early stages of researching and designing artificial intelligence (AI) token-based futures. AI token daily usage in China has surged since early 2024, reaching over 140 trillion tokens per day by March 2026. This move is also partly driven by intensifying AI rivalry with the United States, which is developing GPU compute futures.
China Designs AI Token Futures Contracts
According to sources, SHFE is researching and designing token-based futures, the smallest units of information processed by AI…
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