Thai Supreme Court rules bitcoin counts as property in robbery case

What sources claim

• The Supreme Court said bitcoin has a market price, can be cashed out and held by the public, per CoinDesk.
• The court upheld a 10-year sentence for a man who helped the robbers, CoinDesk reported.

Still unresolved

• What legal test or statutory basis the Supreme Court used to classify bitcoin as property, which a published ruling or court statement would confirm.
• Whether the ruling sets a binding precedent for how other Thai courts treat bitcoin in future criminal or civil cases, which later court decisions or an official summary would show.

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