# UK court says being defrauded is not enough to claim $5 billion Bitcoin fortune

https://mins.news/en/item/98294

- CryptoSlate, 2026-10-13 15:40 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://cryptoslate.com/a-5-billion-bitcoin-fortune-is-at-stake-but-uk-court-says-being-defrauded-isnt-enough-to-claim-it/

> A London judge ruled that Chinese fraud victims seeking more than 61,000 seized Bitcoin must establish ownership under Chinese law, rejecting their bid to rely on English legal principles. In the next stage, claimants must show a proprietary interest in the coins, not merely that they suffered financial losses.

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