A new central committee resolution expands anti graft scrutiny to include virtual currency, blockchain and cross border capital flows, underscoring Beijing’s focus on tech enabled concealment even as the state pursues its own digital currency rollout.
China has directed construction of a state coordinated national blockchain network and related computing infrastructure, positioning distributed ledger technology as a foundational layer for industry while reaffirming the ban on private cryptocurrencies.
Beijing moved this week to accelerate construction of a state backed national blockchain network and related pilots that tie the infrastructure to the digital yuan, trade finance and regional pilot projects. Officials and industry participants described fresh project launches and interoperability efforts at a major conference on October 31, 2026.
Provincial finance directives and university notices in Jiangsu mark a practical step in Beijing’s wider push to normalize the digital yuan, as staff are instructed to open or upgrade e-CNY wallets ahead of November payrolls.
Beijing published a five year cyberspace blueprint on October 29, 2026 that places a national blockchain network at the center of its informatization priorities, aligning municipal implementation with Beijing and national plans to complete core blockchain infrastructure by 2030.
Beijing has placed a national blockchain network alongside integrated computing and data infrastructure in its latest policy push, setting a 2030 target for large scale completion and directing regional hubs such as Shanghai to accelerate pilots and cross chain services.
Hong Kong regulators approved round the clock secondary trading for two tokenized money market funds on October 27, 2026, opening a retail path for blockchain-based fund units and creating a live use case that links licensed digital asset platforms with mainland China asset managers.
Beijing has placed a national blockchain network at the center of its latest informatization plan, targeting substantial completion by 2030 and directing regional pilots, standards work and industrial use cases across finance, trade and manufacturing.
Beijing has moved the digital yuan beyond a retail payment instrument by launching a central-bank e-CNY operations system and an e-CNY smart contract service framework, part of a broader push to build state-led blockchain infrastructure for finance and cross-border settlement.
Beijing’s Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission on October 23 released a five year informatization plan that names a national blockchain network as a core infrastructure project, targeting substantial completion by 2030 while keeping existing prohibitions on cryptocurrency trading intact.
China on October 22 moved the construction of a national blockchain network from policy discussion to an explicit item in a top level science and industry blueprint, signaling tighter state control over blockchain infrastructure while accelerating standards and hub development in cities such as Shanghai.
Beijing on October 21 released formal guidance that directs central and local authorities to build a nationwide blockchain network alongside an integrated computing power platform, signalling a coordinated push to embed distributed ledger technology into industrial infrastructure while excluding token markets.
Beijing on October 20 moved to convert policy ambitions into technical and institutional steps, as regulators and central bank officials set out plans to build a state backed national blockchain network and unveil a central-bank controlled digital yuan system with smart contract capabilities.
Shenzhen authorities on October 19 warned investors about schemes that package real estate tokenization and blockchain-based evidence storage as low risk financial products. The notice underscores Beijing’s tight posture toward onshore RWA activity and signals increased enforcement and public education in technology hubs.
Following a central policy that put a national blockchain network on the infrastructure agenda, Shanghai this week published concrete measures to accelerate a Shanghai hub, prioritizing distributed digital identity, privacy computing and cross chain services to connect industry and government systems.