Digital Assets

Proposed legislation which aims to recognise digital assets as property in law will be scrutinised by a Holyrood committee. The Scottish Parliament’s Economy and Fair Work Committee has launched a call for views on the Scottish government’s Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill.

The safekeeping of digital assets by professional custodians remains uncertain territory. Solicitor Benjamin Bestgen provides an overview. With the increasing popularity of digital assets, parties interested in buying, holding and trading them face a common problem: how can assets like cryptocurrenc