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BTC’s on-chain fingerprint: implications on recovery strategy

Published 03 Aug 2026 | By Partner Christopher Pease, Partner James Eggleton, Associate Adi Mittra, and Associate Harriet Green

In Smithers and another v Persons Unknown Category 1 and others, the English Commercial Court granted summary judgment in favour of two victims of a crypto asset fraud, ordering the return of Bitcoin and awarding compensatory damages for fungible tokens.

Tags: Asset tracing | Contentious Crypto | Cryptocurrency | Digital assets