Cryptocurrencies have added an additional layer of complexity to the division of matrimonial assets, say George Williamson & Katie Alexiou
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As if it wasn’t already challenging enough, cryptocurrencies have come along to make it that bit harder to identify and recover all the assets in financial proceedings on divorce.
Cryptocurrencies have been around since 2009 when Bitcoin was first released but have really entered mainstream consciousness in the last couple of years. There are now over 4,000 ‘altcoins’ or alternative versions of Bitcoin. Perhaps predictably, cases involving this type of asset are starting to filter through to divorce lawyers, presenting a new layer of complexity in the already painful process of disclosure and division of matrimonial assets.
Tracing ‘paper’
Although there will be a traceable record right at the outset of the transaction when
