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Crypto-fraud, injunctions against persons unknown and the cost of Exchange non-cooperation Facts Freezing injunction Disclosure Costs Conclusions
In the recent English High Court decision in Wilden v Person Unknown, DHCJ Guy Vassall-Adams KC continued a proprietary and worldwide freezing order against an unknown cryptocurrency fraudster, reaffirming that crypto assets are property to which rights can attach and that exchanges which refuse to cooperate with fraud victims risk adverse costs orders.
The Court also granted a Bankers' Trust disclosure order against the cryptocurrency exchange, HTX, on which the assets were held. While Harneys does not advise on the law of England and Wales, this judgment may be considered in other common…
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