A Hong Kong judge has ruled that cryptocurrencies are 'property' which is 'capable of being held on trust.'
In a court case linked to the now-defunct crypto exchange Gatecoin, a Hong Kong judge has ruled that cryptocurrencies are “property” which is “capable of being held on trust.” According to the law firm Hogan Lovells, this case should provide greater clarity to insolvency practitioners and other common law jurisdictions.summary of the ruling
published on April 18, 2023, judge Linda Chan in Hong Kong has classified crypto assets as “property.” The decision was made in connection with the Gatecoin crypto exchange liquidation court case from 2019. Law firm Hogan Lovells opines that this decision provides clarity to officials, regulators, and other common law jurisdictions. In the United States, there is currently a debate in
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