Oxford‐Hainan Blockchain Research Institute (OxHainan) is closely associated with the University College Oxford Blockchain Research Centre and is strategically located in China’s first officially licensed Blockchain Pilot Site, within the Hainan Free Trade Zone. The Institute primarily focuses on the research and development of technology and products that support the concept of digital civilization built on blockchain. OxHainan’s primary research areas include blockchain infrastructure, consensus algorithms, digital identity, cryptographic protocols, information security engineering, privacy protection, code security detection, formal verification, regulatory sandboxes, game theory, etc. The Institute will build an innovational application platform, talent development programme, a startup incubator, and a training centre geared towards comprehensive blockchain education. The institute aims to move blockchain to the mainstream and to cultivate a new generation of digital economy technologies.