Suraj Sajnani, Sian Knight and Michelle Chen discuss the Hong Kong High Court’s express confirmation, for the first time ever, that cryptocurrency is “property” and can form the subject matter of a trust. The Court’s...
Read MorePeter Bullock discusses the rise of crypto disputes and why they will continue to occur in 2023 and beyond Although it has been 14 years since the the presumed pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto defined the genesis block of bitcoin,...
Read MoreA smart contract is self-executing code that follows pre-programmed rules, which are then verifiable on a blockchain. As such they are a misnomer. They are not smart, because they can only do what they are programmed to do. They...
Read MoreIn 2020, the Hong Kong Judiciary took much awaited steps to harness modern technology into the resolution of cases it hears. Passing of Court Proceedings (Electronic Technology) Bill On 17 July 2020, the Court Proceedings...
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