China Bans RWA for First Time: 7 Agencies’ Biggest Crypto Crackdown Since 2021

Seven major Chinese financial industry associations jointly issued a risk warning, marking the most comprehensive crypto crackdown since the 2021 ban that drove all crypto exchanges out of the country. The associations cover banking, securities, funds, futures, payment clearing, listed companies, and internet finance. They stated that all crypto-related business activities, including stablecoins, airdrops, mining, and, notably, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, are illegal in China. RWA Tokenization Enters Regulatory Crosshairs The statement, which was issued on Dec 5, explicitly noted that Chinese financial regulators have “not approved any real-world asset tokenization activities,” marking the first official prohibition of RWA in the country source: https://beincrypto.com/china-escalates-anti-crypto-crackdown/