On 2 December 2025, the United Kingdom moved digital assets out of the legal grey zone. On 2 December 2025, the United Kingdom moved digital assets out of the legal grey zone. freeze, trace, and recover digital assets like ANY property, which means there would be no room for the "crypto isn't real" defence. Courts in the UK had already started to treat some crypto assets as property, but the framework was not fully clear. Sudeep Chatterjee, CEO of STOEX, sums it up well: 'This Act moves digital assets from novelty to enforceable property.

Source: dna December 22, 2025 07:44 UTC