Cryptocurrency

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Adam Swayne looks at how to will cryptocurrency. Every year, millions of pounds worth of cryptocurrency are lost forever because the owners of the currency failed to put a plan in place to leave it to loved ones. A 2020 study by the Cremation Institute indicated that 89 per cent of cryptocurrency ow

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International legal consensus on the nature of cryptoassets as property rights will be required if they become widely used, Lord Hodge has said. The Deputy President of the Supreme Court said this was "the most pressing" property law issue in relation to cryptoassets.

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In collaboration with 19 firms from its international Preferred Firm Network, Burges Salmon has published an interactive report on the regulatory treatment of cryptoassets in jurisdictions throughout the UK and EU. The report, Cryptoassets: A UK and European perspective on the regulation of cryptoas

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The safekeeping of digital assets by professional custodians remains uncertain territory. Solicitor Benjamin Bestgen provides an overview. With the increasing popularity of digital assets, parties interested in buying, holding and trading them face a common problem: how can assets like cryptocurrenc

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