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Crypto in insolvency: the ‘property’ debate is over but the issue of control remains
For years, the insolvency world was paralysed by a metaphysical question: is bitcoin property, or merely information? The distinction was critical. If crypto was just data, it could not be ‘owned’ or sold by a liquidator. However, today, that debate is effectively dead. This article assesses the global movements as courts across the United Kingdom, Singapore and the United States have definitively categorised digital assets as property, capable of being held in trust and liquidated.
Released on Jul 3, 2026