Yao Qian, Director of the Science and Technology Supervision Bureau and Director of the Information Center of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, is under investigation

ChainCatcher news, according to the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission stationed at the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision: Yao Qian, the Director of the Technology Supervision Department and the Director of the Information Center of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and is currently undergoing disciplinary review by the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission stationed at the China Securities Regulatory Commission and an investigation by the Shantou Municipal Supervisory Committee of Guangdong Province.

It is reported that Yao Qian previously served as the first director of the Digital Currency (CBDC) Research Department of the People's Bank of China and was named one of the most influential figures in the blockchain field by Coindesk in 2017. He has published multiple research articles related to blockchain technology, digital currency, and Web 3.0, and co-authored the book "Web 3.0: Changes and Challenges of the Next Generation Internet."