Ruscoe V Cryptopia, 2026 - - Publication number: 00000 - - User: anonymous Ruscoe and Moore v Cryptopia Limited (In Liquidation) __________________ CASE NOTE In February 2020, judgment was given in the first opposed common law decision in which the proprietary nature Abstract 'Ruscoe v Cryptopia Ltd (in Liquidation)' is a landmark decision of the New Zealand High Court that considers for the first time in a comprehensive way whether cryptocurrencies are property at Providence Law’s Lim Mingguan and Danny Quah have authored a case commentary on the landmark New Zealand High Court judgment of Cryptopia, which is In May 2019, after a serious hack of its cryptocurrency in January 2019, the shareholders of Cryptopia appointed Mr David Ruscoe and Mr Malcolm Moore, of Grant Thornton New Zealand Ltd, as In Ruscoe v Cryptopia Limited (in liq) [2020] NZHC 728, the High Court clarified the legal status of cryptocurrency. Cryptopia operated an online platform that allowed . The High Court held that cryptocurrency was property and was therefore in this case On 8 April 2020, Gendall J, sitting in the High Court of New Zealand, decided 'Ruscoe v Cryptopia Ltd (in liq)', providing the most recent and authoritative common law statement in the world on whether a The decision in Ruscoe v Cryptopia Limited concerned a company Cryptopia Limited (Cryptopia), which operated a cryptocurrency trading exchange. " Cryptopia manifested its intent by Summarises and comments on the recent High Court decision in 'Ruscoe v Cryptopia Limited (in liquidation) [2020] NZHC 728, in which Gendall J held that cryptocurrency in this instance is property On 8 April 2020, Gendall J, sitting in the High Court of New Zealand, decided Ruscoe v Cryptopia Ltd (in liq), providing the most recent and authoritative common law statement in the world on whether a BarNet publication information - Date: Wednesday, 15. 04. In Ruscoe v Cryptopia Ltd (in Liquidation) [2020] NZHC 728 the New Zealand High Court held that cryptocurrencies, as digital assets, are a form of property that are Cryptopia provided an online platform or exchange that allowed accountholders to trade pairs of cryptocurrencies. Cryptopia was founded in 2014 as a cryptocurrency trading exchange (basically, an online platform for exchange and trading in cryptocurrency). The decision is notable, being the first of its kind in In May 2019, after a serious hack of its cryptocurrency in January 2019, the shareholders of Cryptopia appointed Mr David Ruscoe and Mr Malcolm Moore, of Grant Thornton New Zealand Ltd, as Certainty of intention. It was placed into liquidation following Ruscoe v Cryptopia Ltd (in Liquidation) is a landmark decision of the New Zealand High Court that considers for the first time in a comprehensive way whether cryptocurrencies are The High Court has denied an alleged beneficial owner's bid to be joined as a respondent in the liquidation of Cryptopia. Cryptopia's terms and conditions provided that "each user's entry in the general ledger of ownership of coins is held by us, on trust, for that user. In Epic Trust Limited v The New Zealand High Court has issued a landmark ruling in the liquidation proceedings of Cryptopia Limited (Cryptopia). In Ruscoe v Cryptopia Ltd (in Liquidation) [2020] Emphasises the significance of this landmark decision, which is 'one of the first and most comprehensive judicial statements anywhere in the world on the nature of cryptocurrency at law'. In order to do so, a user was first required to register with Cryptopia to open an In May 2019 Cryptopia was placed into liquidation following a hack into its computers that led to a loss of $30 million worth of cryptocurrency from its wallets. On 8 April 2020 the High Court of New Zealand gave The High Court has released its decision in Ruscoe v Cryptopia Limited (in liquidation) CIV-2019-409-000544 [2020] NZHC 728, the first significant decision as a result of the Ruscoe v Cryptopia Ltd (in Liquidation) is a landmark decision of the New Zealand High Court that considers for the first time in a comprehensive way whether cryptocurrencies are The recent decision in Ruscoe v Cryptopia [2020] NZHC 728 was the first time that a Court in a common law jurisdiction received detailed argument on the proprietary status of cryptocurrency in the context Cryptocurrency and the Property Question This post considers the High Court of New Zealand’s decision in Ruscoe and Moore v Cryptopia Introduction Last week the High Court issued its decision in Ruscoe & Moore v Cryptopia Ltd (in liquidation) [2020] NZHC 728. Analyses the case The recent decision in Ruscoe v Cryptopia [2020] NZHC 728 was the first time that a Court in a common law jurisdiction received detailed argument on the proprietary status of cryptocurrency in the context On 8 April 2020, Gendall J, sitting in the High Court of New Zealand, decided Ruscoe v Cryptopia Ltd (in liq), providing the most recent and authoritative common law statement in the world on whether a The proprietary status of cryptoassets is a point of fundamental importance to the regulation of, and resolution of disputes about, cryptoassets. a7pjp vkd vo4bp pqk2ah1 bqcc pxqc wyk t3j cutnp sgk