UK Court Reaffirms Stablecoins as Property in Recovery Action
The decision strengthens the available toolkit for civil recoveries in the English courts.
The High Court of Justice on Wednesday reaffirmed that fiat-pegged stablecoins constitute property under English law for the purposes of proprietary injunctions and freezing orders, the court's latest contribution to a growing body of common-law authority recognising crypto-assets as property.
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