China Proposes New Crypto Money Laundering Framework With Blockchain Evidence Standards

On July 13, China's Supreme People's Procuratorate published a new prosecutorial framework for cryptocurrency money laundering cases. The framework, outlined in the procuratorate's official newspaper, proposes adopting blockchain data as self-authenticating evidence, implementing tiered criminal intent presumptions for suspects using coin mixers or privacy coins, and establishing a national cross-departmental platform for seized digital asset management and disposal.

Chinese prosecutors charged more than 3,000 individuals with cryptocurrency money laundering in 2024. According to Chainalysis, Chinese-language laundering networks processed approximately $16 billion in 2025, representing roughly one-fifth of global crypto money laundering volume.