Cryptocurrency Fraud & Litigation - Key Developments & Practical Considerations

Introduction

Cryptocurrency litigation continues to develop at pace. Digital assets are now defined in English law, and the case law regarding digital assets continues to develop, particularly around frauds involving cryptocurrency.

This webinar will provide you with practical tips arising out of these matters.

By viewing this webinar, you will be taken through some of the key issues facing practitioners, litigants and cryptocurrency exchanges relating to digital assets. You will also learn about key caselaw and statutes which inform how the courts are approaching digital assets and what the future might look like when activities related to digital assets become regulated.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• How the law is adapting to digital asset disputes
• A snapshot of the key caselaw relating to digital assets
• Stephen Wilden v Person Unknown and Huobi Global S.A. [2026]
• Digital assets as property: Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025
• The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 and POCA 2002
• Law Commission’s consultation on Digital Assets and Electronic Trade Documents in Private International Law
• Location of exchanges and defendants
• Jurisdiction
• Service of documents (including alternative means of service)
• Practical difficulties
• Tracing
• Enforcement
• The FCA’s future regulation of crypto-assets