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South Korea’s Top Court Rules Bitcoin on Exchanges Can Be Seized
South Korea’s Supreme Court has ruled that Bitcoin held on centralized exchanges can be seized by investigators, delivering the country’s first explicit judgment on the treatment of exchange-custodied crypto under criminal law. The decision, issued on Dec. 11, 2025 and published through the court’s official bulletin, upheld the seizure of 55.6 bitcoin from a Korean exchange account linked to a money-laundering investigation. The court determined that Bitcoin qualifies as an “object of seizure” under the Criminal Procedure Act. In its reasoning, the justices said Bitcoin constitutes electronic information ... (full story)
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