Recent decisions in Singapore and New Zealand confirm that the courts are prepared to act to provide greater certainty and support to stakeholders in cryptoassets....more
5/28/2020
/ Algorithmic Trading ,
Appeals ,
Breach of Contract ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Hackers ,
Liquidation ,
Mistake ,
New Zealand ,
Personal Property ,
Singapore ,
Trustees ,
Unilateral Modification
The High Court has determined that Bitcoin (and other similar cryptocurrencies) can be considered property under English law, and could be the subject of a proprietary injunction. The Court granted the injunction to assist an...more
2/12/2020
/ Bitcoin ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Insurance Industry ,
Judicial Proceedings ,
Personal Property ,
Ransomware ,
Remedies ,
UK ,
UKJT
On 18 November 2019, the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce published an authoritative statement on the legal status of cryptoassets and smart contracts under English law. This is a leading development for the legal, business and...more
B2C2 Ltd v Quoine Pte Ltd [2019] SGHC(I) 03, a decision of Simon Thorley IJ sitting in the Singapore International Commercial Court, is one of the first instances to apply contractual principles and trust law to a...more
4/11/2019
/ Algorithmic Trading ,
Bitcoin ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Trust ,
Contract Terms ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Damages ,
Ethereum ,
Mistake of Fact ,
Personal Property ,
Reversal ,
Securities Tokens ,
Singapore ,
Singapore International Commercial Court ,
Specific Performance ,
Trading Platforms