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China\u2019s Supreme People\u2019s Procuratorate has published a set of recommendations that would reshape how the country investigates and prosecutes cryptocurrency-related money laundering, including a proposal to treat the use of mixers and privacy coins as evidence of criminal intent.<\/p>\n

The article, released<\/a> in the official Procuratorial Daily, was written by two prosecutors from Hunan Province\u2019s Yuhu District and an associate law professor at Xiangtan University.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The authors argue that the decentralized, pseudonymous, and cross-border design of virtual currencies has outpaced China\u2019s legal framework and created a three-part problem: defining the offense, gathering evidence, and recovering stolen assets.<\/p>\n

At the center of the debate is a gap between statutes. China\u2019s Anti-Money Laundering Law has dropped restrictions<\/a> on which predicate offenses qualify, but Article 191 of the Criminal Law still limits money laundering<\/a> charges to seven categories.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As a result, most crypto cases fall under Article 312, which covers concealing criminal proceeds, a charge the authors describe as a catch-all. They call for wider use of the money laundering statute and a \u201cone case, two checks\u201d principle that would require investigators to look for laundering indicators in every major criminal probe.<\/p>\n

Burden shifts in China\u2019s courts<\/h2>\n

Three proposals stand out. The first, described as blockchain self-authentication, would treat on-chain records from public block explorers as reliable when hash values match, and would preliminarily establish their integrity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The second would shift the burden of proof: once prosecutors submit a transaction-chain analysis report, the defense would need to disprove it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The third would allow courts to presume laundering intent from conduct alone. Under that standard, the use of mixers or privacy coins, the sale of large holdings at off-market prices, or high-value transactions through anonymous wallets with no clear source would establish intent unless a defendant offered a reasonable rebuttal.<\/p>\n

The authors also address evidence collection, noting that mixers, privacy coins, and decentralized exchanges allow multi-layered splitting and cross-chain transfers that traditional methods struggle to trace.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They propose adaptive rules for electronic data, tiered standards of proof, and clearer authorization for technical measures such as real-time monitoring and traffic analysis, with limits to protect personal information and cybersecurity.<\/p>\n

Asset recovery presents a further obstacle. With crypto trading banned in China, authorities hold seized coins without a legal channel to liquidate them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The paper recommends a national platform to store, value, and dispose of confiscated assets through compliant channels, along with an expert committee that would set values using on-chain data and international exchange prices.<\/p>\n

It also urges bilateral and multilateral agreements and a blockchain-based \u201cjudicial cooperation chain\u201d to trace and freeze funds moved abroad.<\/p>\n

The recommendations carry no legal force, but they signal a possible direction for China\u2019s courts. The proposals arrive as Chinese-language laundering networks processed<\/a> $16.15 billion in 2025, about 20% of the global total, according to Chainalysis.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2024, Chinese prosecutors brought charges against more than 3,000 people in crypto-related laundering cases, a figure that underscores the scale of the challenge.<\/p>\n

This post China\u2019s Prosecutors Move to Treat Crypto Mixers as Evidence of Money Laundering<\/a> first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine<\/a> and is written by Micah Zimmerman<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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