🇬🇧 UK Crowns Crypto as Property: Sats Get Royal Treatment! 👑

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Ah, the United Kingdom, where even the digital realm now bows to the whims of property law. In a move that could only be described as both inevitable and absurdly overdue, the UK has finally bestowed upon crypto the honor of being recognized as personal property. 🏠✨ Yes, your digital trinkets are now as legitimate as your grandmother’s teacup-though perhaps less likely to chip. The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 received its Royal Assent on 2 December 2025, because nothing says “modern” like a monarch’s nod. 👑

A Third Category of Property: Because Two Just Weren’t Enough

On a Tuesday-a day as mundane as the legislation itself-the UK decided that digital assets deserved their own little corner in the legal sandbox. King Charles III, presumably between sips of tea, gave his approval, and voilà! Crypto is now a distinct category of property. 🥳 The law, which sailed through Parliament without so much as a hiccup, confirms that digital assets can enjoy property rights separate from physical objects and contractual rights. Because, you know, why should the real world have all the fun?

The act defines digital assets with all the clarity of a foggy London morning:

“A thing (including a thing that is digital or electronic in nature) is not prevented from being the object of personal property rights merely because it is neither-

(a) a thing in possession, nor

(b) a thing in action.”

In other words, your crypto is now as real as your overdraft fees. 💸

This, of course, is a monumental step. Digital asset holders can now rest easy knowing their ownership is protected, their inheritance claims are valid, and their recovery efforts are legally sound. Courts, too, will no longer have to squint at crypto disputes like they’re reading a poorly translated novel. 📚

The bill, first recommended by the Law Commission of England and Wales in 2023 (because even legal bodies need a few years to catch up), was introduced to the House of Lords in September 2024. It applies to England, Wales, and Northern Ireland-Scotland, it seems, is still pondering whether to join the party. 🎉

The Crypto Elite Clink Their Digital Glasses 🥂

The Act has been met with the kind of enthusiasm usually reserved for a royal wedding. Industry heavyweights, who have been lobbying for this moment like it’s the last Bitcoin, are overjoyed. Susie Ward, CEO of Bitcoin Policy UK, took to X (formerly Twitter, because why not?) to proclaim:

“A third category of property now exists, and it finally gives legal protection to the sats you hold.”

Freddie New, Chief Policy Officer at Bitcoin Policy UK, went so far as to call it:

“…possibly the biggest change in English property law since the invention of beneficial title in the Middle Ages.” 🏰

CryptoUK, the lobbying group with a name as straightforward as their mission, issued a statement on X that was equal parts triumphant and verbose:

“This change provides greater clarity and protection for consumers and investors by ensuring that digital assets can be clearly owned, recovered in cases of theft or fraud, and included within insolvency and estate processes. It marks a meaningful shift towards giving everyday holders the same confidence and certainty they expect with other forms of property.”

They also added that this development “strengthens the foundations for future innovation across the UK’s digital asset and tokenisation landscape.” Because, of course, innovation was just waiting for this legal green light. 🚀

BREAKING: UK Law Now Officially Recognises Digital Assets 🇬🇧 The UK has today taken an important step forward in recognising the role of digital assets in the modern economy. A new law has come into effect confirming that qualifying digital assets – including crypto-tokens,…

– CryptoUK 🇬🇧 (@CryptoUKAssoc) December 2, 2025

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2025-12-04 12:24