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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 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.
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.
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.
Beijing has placed a national blockchain network at the center of a 19 point policy package aimed at tightening the link between the digital economy and the real economy. The move reinforces China’s permissioned, state controlled approach to distributed-ledger technology while leaving cryptocurrency bans intact.
China on October 9 included construction of a national blockchain network in a 19 point policy to fuse the digital and real economies, a move that accelerates state controlled blockchain infrastructure while keeping cryptocurrency restrictions in place.
Beijing’s Ministry of State Security this week amplified its September warning that cryptocurrencies do not provide true anonymity, saying blockchain records and fiat onramps leave persistent traces. The renewed emphasis, reported in multiple outlets on October 9, 2026, underlines how China is framing crypto not only as a financial risk but as a national security concern.
A Chainalysis report published October 5, 2026 finds a dramatic rise in peer to peer stablecoin transfers inside mainland China, as users shift to self custody and on chain rails despite strict domestic bans. The trend raises new enforcement and policy questions for Beijing and for international markets handling yuan-linked flows.
China’s push to embed the digital yuan deeper into its banking system moved forward on October 3, 2026, as government and central bank documents and reporting updated targets for commercial bank participation and technical integration. The revision signals Beijing’s intent to make the e-CNY a routine part of retail and cross border payments while keeping tight policy control.
On September 25, 2026, Chinese authorities took fresh, coordinated steps to formalize blockchain infrastructure and deepen the institutional footprint of the digital yuan, signaling Beijing will couple tighter technical standards with broader institutional rollout as it pushes to make e CNY integral to cross border and industrial finance.