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There’s a question that’s appearing more and more often:
“If my Bitcoin are in a wallet, can a judge freeze them?”
The short answer is:
IT DEPENDS.
It depends on the cryptoasset.
It depends on where it is.
It depends on who has custody of it.
It depends on the jurisdiction.
And it depends on what legal action is being attempted.
Because there is a fundamental difference between:
SEE AN ASSET
TRACK AN ASSET
FREEZING AN ASSET
SEIZE IT
SEIZING IT
CONFISCATE IT
They are not exactly the same.
🔐 WHAT IF IT'S ON AN EXCHANGE?