17% — Will People's Republic of China agree to or announce a nationwide policy permitting members of the general public in mainland China to legally buy and sell Bitcoin through a government-authorized exchange, bank, broker, or other regulated trading platform before Jan 1, 2029 Leader: Before 2030 at 17% · Kalshi 17% · 4 contracts · $6 volume · medium confidence Updated 2026-07-24 00:22:33 UTC Tracks the leading outcome in a winner-take-all prediction market set with 4 outcomes. Why this matters: Markets currently assign a 16% probability that China will permit legal public Bitcoin trading through regulated platforms by 2030, with the likelihood decreasing for earlier dates (11% by 2029, 9% by 2028). This reflects China's historical resistance to cryptocurrency—the country banned domestic crypto exchanges in 2017 and has maintained strict capital controls and skepticism toward decentralized assets. The probability hinges on whether geopolitical or economic pressures might shift policy, such as competition with other nations' crypto adoption, blockchain technology breakthroughs gaining legitimacy with regulators, or macroeconomic conditions making alternative assets strategically valuable. The low probability suggests markets view such a reversal as unlikely given no clear signals from Beijing indicating policy reconsideration. Resolution would require an explicit government announcement or formal regulatory framework, not merely private trading or gray-market activity. Key factors: - China banned domestic crypto exchanges in September 2017 and has not reversed course; policy statements since then have emphasized financial stability risks and capital control concerns rather than openness - Capital account controls remain a core monetary policy tool, and Bitcoin's borderless nature directly conflicts with Beijing's exchange management priorities - No scheduled regulatory review or policy debate on cryptocurrency legalization has been publicly announced for the 2026-2029 timeframe - Bitcoin adoption by competing economies (if accelerated) or technological legitimacy gains in financial infrastructure could theoretically shift cost-benefit analysis for policymakers - The resolution criteria require an explicit government-authorized framework, excluding any de facto tolerance or private market activity that might emerge without formal policy change Contracts: - Will People's Republic of China agree to or announce a nationwide policy permitting members of the general public in mainland China to legally buy and sell Bitcoin through a government-authorized exchange, bank, broker, or other regulated trading platform before Jan 1, 2030?: Before 2030 — 17¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 0%) - Will People's Republic of China agree to or announce a nationwide policy permitting members of the general public in mainland China to legally buy and sell Bitcoin through a government-authorized exchange, bank, broker, or other regulated trading platform before Jan 1, 2029?: Before 2029 — 11¢ Kalshi $6 (weight 100%) - Will People's Republic of China agree to or announce a nationwide policy permitting members of the general public in mainland China to legally buy and sell Bitcoin through a government-authorized exchange, bank, broker, or other regulated trading platform before Jan 1, 2028?: Before 2028 — 7¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 0%) - Will People's Republic of China agree to or announce a nationwide policy permitting members of the general public in mainland China to legally buy and sell Bitcoin through a government-authorized exchange, bank, broker, or other regulated trading platform before Jan 1, 2027?: Before 2027 — 3¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 0%) --- ## Methodology SimpleFunctions aggregates live YES-side prices from Kalshi and Polymarket contracts bound to this question. For binary topics the headline is the liquidity-weighted mid-price (weight = log(1 + 24h volume) × freshness, where freshness is 1.0 if updated <24h, 0.7 if <7d, 0.4 otherwise). For multi-outcome (winner-take-all) topics the headline is the current leader's price — disjoint outcomes are never arithmetically averaged. Snapshots refresh every 5 minutes during market hours. ## SF Signal - SF Index, regime, and 30d Brier calibration are computed separately and surfaced at https://simplefunctions.dev/admin/calibration. - No SimpleFunctions index / regime / calibration signal is bound to this topic yet — the headline above is market-derived only. --- *Last verified: 2026-07-15T08:20:51.766Z* By SimpleFunctions — https://simplefunctions.dev/ Cite as: "17% per prediction markets (SimpleFunctions, July 2026)" Canonical: https://simplefunctions.dev/answer/chinaunbanbtc Full data: https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query?q=Will%20People's%20Republic%20of%20China%20agree%20to%20or%20announce%20a%20nationwide%20policy%20permitting%20members%20of%20the%20general%20public%20in%20mainland%20China%20to%20legally%20buy%20and%20sell%20Bitcoin%20through%20a%20government-authorized%20exchange%2C%20bank%2C%20broker%2C%20or%20other%20regulated%20trading%20platform%20before%20Jan%201%2C%202029 Provider: SimpleFunctions — https://simplefunctions.dev