Clear definitions for Bitcoin in Shanghai. A district court ruled that Bitcoin is virtual property with property rights.
The Shanghai High People’s Court has issued a document in which it states that Bitcoin is subject to property rights laws and regulations. That finding was made in relation to a lawsuit filed in a district court in October 2020 involving the recovery of a loan of 1 Bitcoin . The lower court recognized Bitcoin as having value, scarcity and disposability, and therefore being subject to property rights and meeting the definition of virtual property.
No current value could be established for the loaned Bitcoin since its trading is banned in China. The case was also complicated by the limitations of court investigative and enforcement authorities, which cannot make enquiries about virtual property, according to the publication.