# States Build Ledgers They Control

Governments in Asia and beyond will keep building state-run ledgers and folding stablecoins into foreign-exchange and identity regimes, so blockchain adoption by states extends capital controls and surveillance rather than weakening them.

- Conviction: 40 / 100 (forming)
- Horizon: Emerging (watchlist)
- Tracking since: 2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Last updated: 2026-10-24T06:38:43.145Z
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## Recent evidence

- [confirms] China Targets 2030 for a National Blockchain Network With Digital Identity as South Korea's Central Bank Seeks Stablecoin Controls in Forex Law (2026-10-24): Beijing's five-year information plan targets 2030 for a national blockchain backbone with regional hubs and digital identity. The Bank of Korea plans a forex-law amendment this year to regulate stablecoins as a means of payment. Both put ledgers and stablecoins inside state identity and capital-control regimes.