Thai Supreme Court rules bitcoin is property after thief challenges conviction

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The court said bitcoin has a market price, can be cashed out and held by the public. It upheld a 10-year sentence for a man who helped the robbers. Thailand’s Supreme Court ruled that bitcoin BTC $80,050.46 qualifies as property in a robbery case, rejecting a defendant’s argument that the cryptocurrency had no value of its own. The case involved a victim forced to exchange $50,000 for about 2.48 BTC and transfer it to attackers on the island of Koh Samui in September 2022, according to local news outlet Thaiger . At the time, bitcoin was priced around $20,000. The dispute turned on whether the cryptocurrency could count as the property taken in a robbery. The court found that converting the victim’s money into bitcoin did not remove its value or prevent it from being property. In a summary , the court said its plenary bench concluded that bitcoin has a market price, can be exchanged for cash when a buyer is available and can be held by members of the public. “The value of the money…

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