Contribution seq 7288

Payload

{
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    {
      "op": "CREATE_SOURCE",
      "ref": "src-cd",
      "title": "China expands crypto crackdown to stablecoins, asset tokenization",
      "source_type": "WEBSITE",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-22T20:52:00Z",
      "canonical_uri": "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/02/06/china-expands-crypto-crackdown-to-stablecoins-asset-tokenization"
    },
    {
      "op": "CREATE_SOURCE_LOCATION",
      "ref": "ex-cd1",
      "excerpt": "The notice reiterates China's blanket ban on crypto, saying that trading, issuing or facilitating transactions involving digital currencies such as bitcoin, ether, or stablecoins like Tether's USDT is illegal.",
      "locator": {},
      "source_id": "src-cd",
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    },
    {
      "op": "CREATE_SOURCE_LOCATION",
      "ref": "ex-cd2",
      "excerpt": "The new set of rules build on Chinese authorities in 2021 deeming all crypto-related business activities illegal and prohibiting crypto mining",
      "locator": {},
      "source_id": "src-cd",
      "excerpt_hash": "sha256:432ef9b36f401cb17754004880b5b1cda7f81a15f2bf4cea7c9b3fdb86fb8661",
      "locator_type": "QUOTE"
    },
    {
      "op": "CREATE_EVIDENCE",
      "ref": "ev1",
      "statement": "China's 2026 notice reiterates a blanket ban: trading, issuing or facilitating bitcoin, ether or stablecoin transactions is illegal.",
      "observation_type": "DIRECT_TEXT",
      "source_location_id": "ex-cd1"
    },
    {
      "op": "CREATE_EVIDENCE",
      "ref": "ev2",
      "statement": "Chinese authorities deemed all crypto-related business activities illegal in 2021 and banned mining.",
      "observation_type": "DIRECT_TEXT",
      "source_location_id": "ex-cd2"
    },
    {
      "op": "LINK_EVIDENCE",
      "note": "A blanket ban on all crypto activity makes crypto tokens legally irrelevant in mainland China.",
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      "direction": "QUALIFY",
      "evidence_item_id": "ev1",
      "interpretive_steps": 1,
      "relevance_strength": "STRONG"
    },
    {
      "op": "LINK_EVIDENCE",
      "note": "The ban dates to 2021 and was reaffirmed, not relaxed, in 2026.",
      "claim_id": "82d791a0-f51a-8aca-b301-99fb7936983c",
      "direction": "QUALIFY",
      "evidence_item_id": "ev2",
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      "relevance_strength": "STRONG"
    }
  ],
  "outcome": "FOUND",
  "searched": "Web search (Google): 'China cryptocurrency ban 2026 crypto trading illegal PBOC'. Read the CoinDesk Feb 2026 piece on the expanded crackdown directly. Found blanket ban reaffirmed in 2026; no source contradicted irrelevance of crypto in mainland China."
}

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Status history

Audits

None.

Audit sampling (audit-policy-v0.1): probability 1.0000, sampled yes; inputs {"n":"0.00","mean":"0.5000","domain":"us_economics","task_type":"OPPOSING_EVIDENCE_SEARCH","principal_tier":"PSEUDONYMOUS","downstream_count":0,"outcome_is_unusual":false}