Cryptocurrency Case Law Review

In this episode, the second chapter of the D'Aloia series, focusing on the evidentiary threshold required to prove funds reached a specific destination. Learn how a "subjective" tracing narrative led to a total dismissal and how to ensure your expert’s methodology is defensible under scrutiny. The Case Case Name: Fabrizio D'Aloia v Persons Unknown Category A and Others Neutral Citation: [2024] EWH...

The D’Aloia v. Persons Unknown judgment in the UK High Court is too significant for a single episode. Today, we begin a four-part exploration of the UK High Court’s first full trial involving a crypto-fraud claim. We start by examining the court’s findings in bridging the gap between equity and code, ruling that USDT attracts property rights. However, we also introduce the evidentiary threshold th...

How can a VASP prove it did "enough" to prevent a user from falling victim to a scam? This episode examines Xu v. NDAX Canada, a case in which expert evidence and internal risk metrics helped a VASP avoid an adverse judgment. We explore the "four-stage warning protocol" and discuss why a court described a plaintiff as the "author of her own misfortune." For litigation partners managing risk, and a...

When cryptocurrency evidence enters the courtroom, the side that controls the technical narrative wins. Cryptocurrency evidence means dealing with untested technology, millions of dollars on the line, and a legal environment being rewritten in real-time. Welcome to the Cryptocurrency Case Law Review the podcast for legal professionals engaged in cryptocurrency litigation. Law is practiced locally,...