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2026-01-10 01:45:52

South Korea Supreme Court Ruling Treats Exchange-Held Bitcoin as Seizable Property

South Korea’s top court has drawn a hard legal line on digital assets, ruling that bitcoin held on exchanges can be seized during criminal probes, cementing virtual assets as enforceable property under criminal procedure. Supreme Court Confirms Exchange-Held Bitcoin Can Be Seized A landmark judicial decision has addressed how digital assets interact with criminal procedure.

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