US EditionSouth Korea Supreme Court Confirms Bitcoin Held on Exchanges Is Seizable Under Law
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The Supreme Court of South Korea has established that the Bitcoin held on centralised exchanges may be confiscated by the authorities in the context of criminal investigations. The decision of 11 December 2025 confirms that the cryptomonones of the exchange accounts constitute “acquisitional purposes” in accordance with the Criminal Code, according to Cointelegraf. The first explicit decision on the confiscation of Bitcoin Court confirmed the co…
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Bitcoin Ethereum NewsSouth Korea Supreme Court Confirms Bitcoin Held on Exchanges Is Seizable Under Law
South Korea’s Supreme Court rules Bitcoin on exchanges can be seized, ending legal uncertainty and strengthening crypto law enforcement.
South Korea says Bitcoin on exchanges can be seized in criminal cases
South Korea’s highest court said investigators can take Bitcoin stored on cryptocurrency platforms during criminal probes, ending a legal fight that questioned whether digital money counts as something that can be confiscated. The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from someone caught up in a money laundering case who argued that Bitcoin kept on an exchange isn’t a physical item and therefore can’t be seized. The case started when police took 55.6…
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