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Court Rescues Co. Wrongly Charged £1.7M For Bitcoin Scam

By Isabel Jackson ( September 30, 2026, 1:57 PM BST) -- The Court of Appeal has overturned a judgment requiring a cryptocurrency exchange to pay £1.7 million ($2.3 million) to the victim of a bitcoin scam, finding that the company was…

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Court Rescues Co. Wrongly Charged £1.7M For Bitcoin Scam
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By Isabel Jackson ( September 30, 2026, 1:57 PM BST) -- The Court of Appeal has overturned a judgment requiring a cryptocurrency exchange to pay £1.7 million ($2.3 million) to the victim of a bitcoin scam, finding that the company was blameless and the order based on flawed evidence....

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The appellate ruling removes a £1.7 million liability from a cryptocurrency exchange and could affect how courts assess exchange responsibility for customer losses from scams. It signals that liability claims may face closer scrutiny of the evidence linking an exchange to fraudulent activity.

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