UK High Court: Chinese law applies to Bitcoin recovery in the Qian Zhimin case; victims may miss out on massive appreciation gains
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The UK High Court said that Chinese law applies to proprietary claims concerning the Bitcoins in question.
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【UK High Court: Chinese law applies to Bitcoin recovery in the Qian Zhimin case; victims may miss out on massive appreciation gains】
Regarding the cross-border asset recovery dispute involving over 61000 Bitcoins in the illegal fundraising case involving Tianjin Lantian Gerui in China, a UK court has issued an important ruling. At the local time of October 12, the judgment obtained by Caixin from the High Court of England and Wales showed that the UK High Court held that Chinese investors’ proprietary claims to the Bitcoins in question should be determined under Chinese law rather than English law. This means that approximately 16000 Chinese victims who have participated in the UK recovery proceedings may be unable to share in the massive appreciation gains resulting from Bitcoin’s price surge under English law, and may recover no more than their principal and interest.
Key points
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The High Court of England and Wales held that Chinese investors’ proprietary claims to the Bitcoins in question should be determined under Chinese law.
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The case involves more than 61000 Bitcoins from the illegal fundraising case involving Tianjin Lantian Gerui in China.
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Approximately 16000 Chinese victims participating in the UK recovery proceedings may be unable to share in Bitcoin appreciation gains under English law.
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The victims described in the report may recover no more than their principal and interest.
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The court first needs to determine which country’s law should be used to assess proprietary rights. The report indicates that the High Court of England and Wales held that Chinese law applies, which may affect how Chinese victims participating in the UK recovery proceedings receive distributions.
Why it matters to readers
This determination may affect the distribution of recoveries relating to the Bitcoins in question, as well as whether victims can share in gains resulting from the rise in Bitcoin’s price.
It concerns which country’s law applies when recovering assets and what victims may ultimately recover.
Risks and unknowns
The current materials are a secondary account and do not provide the original judgment of the High Court of England and Wales or the case number.
It remains unclear whether an appeal will be filed, whether the ruling will change, and how the Bitcoins in question will ultimately be handled and distributed.
“May be unable to share in appreciation gains” is a statement of possibility in the report, not a confirmed final distribution outcome.
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