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Case law review blockchaintracing and freezing crypto account 2026

ECLI:NL:RBMNE:2026:1482 Rechtbank Midden-Nederland, 31-03-2026, C/16/605902 / KG ZA 26-30 Summary proceedings. Default. Disclosure of name and address information and freezing of account by platform of crypto currency due to possible investment fraud (boiler room fraud) user account. International civil law. Jurisdiction article 6 under e Rv. Dutch law applicable (cryptoexchange: Bitfinex). ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2026:7315 Rechtbank Den Haag, 18-03-2026, c/09/694014 HA ZA 25-972 Jurisdiction of Dutch court for boiler room fraud. Jurisdiction incident of Kyrrex UK Ltd which [...]

Hupkes advocaten2026-04-14T20:01:56+01:0014 April 2026|Asset Recovery, Cryptocurrencies, Duty of Care Banks, Financial law, Fraud & Deception, Investment Fraud & Boiler Rooms, Preservatieve Attachment, Uncategorized|

Case law overview blockchaintracing & freezing crypto accounts 2025

Several crypto fraud verdicts and LE orders were again published in the past year. Several cases involved swaps, a clear trend in crypto fraud cases. Swaps are increasingly common in cryptocurrency fraud because swaps have a concealment effect: blockchain tracing goes as far as the blockchain address of the swap platform, which must provide data to establish what the stolen assets are converted into and where they are sent (the "dataset"). By 2025, several judges [...]

Hupkes advocaten2025-12-27T17:51:49+01:0027 December 2025|Asset Recovery, Cryptocurrencies, Duty of Care Banks, Financial law, Fraud & Deception, Preservatieve Attachment, Summary Proceedings, Uncategorized, Unlawful Act|

Nested services and liability in crypto fraud: a blind spot in the chain

Increasing role of nested services in crypto fraud In recent crypto fraud cases, we observe a clear trend: nested services play an increasingly prominent role in trading crypto assets obtained from fraud. These services receive crypto currency from fraudsters, sell it through accounts on major exchanges to bona fide third parties, and then distribute the proceeds to a hidden user of the nested service. These users remain out of view to the exchange on which [...]

Hupkes advocaten2025-05-01T21:09:40+01:002 May 2025|Asset Recovery, Cryptocurrencies, Duty of Care Banks, European Bank Account Preservation Order, Financial law, Fraud & Deception, Investment Fraud & Boiler Rooms, Liability, Preservatieve Attachment, Unlawful Act|

Recovering stolen crypto: the final steps

In our previous blogs, we outlined how stolen or fraudulently misappropriated cryptocurrency can be traced using blockchaintracing. We showed how we successfully obtained multiple "freezing orders" from Dutch courts in 2023 and 2024. A high-profile example was the case against Huobi in 2023, in which the court imposed a fine of as much as €2,000,000 to ensure that the account of the fraudulent customer was actually frozen. In summary proceedings, we ask not only for [...]

Hupkes advocaten2025-03-23T21:32:26+01:0023 March 2025|Asset Recovery, Cryptocurrencies, Financial law, Fraud & Deception, Investment Fraud & Boiler Rooms, Liability, Summary Proceedings, Unlawful Act|

Blockchaintracing has come of age and helps with crypto fraud

Blockchain tracing has become an essential tool in the fight against crypto fraud in the past 2 years, especially when stolen funds are funneled through blockchain networks. The transparency of the blockchain allows experts to track fraudulent transactions, even if they go through multiple addresses or complex routes. This creates legal opportunities to secure the stolen digital assets and crack down on fraudsters. Detection of exchanges and KYC data. Blockchaintracing can link specific blockchain addresses [...]

Hupkes advocaten2025-04-15T07:25:04+01:0030 December 2024|Asset Recovery, Cryptocurrencies, Financial law, Fraud & Deception, Summary Proceedings, Unlawful Act|

Case law overview blockchaintracing & freezing crypto accounts 2024

In 2024, several judgments have been rendered on crypto fraud, ordering cryptoexchanges to freeze accounts of (suspected) fraudulent users and to provide name and address details of these users. One of the challenges in these types of cases is the summoning of the defendant, who is often located in a (far) foreign country - often also in a country not party to the Hague Convention on service of process. In that situation, it can take [...]

Hupkes advocaten2024-12-30T17:54:59+01:0030 December 2024|Asset Recovery, Cryptocurrencies, Financial law, Fraud & Deception, Investment Fraud & Boiler Rooms, Preservatieve Attachment, Summary Proceedings|

The ‘ex parte’ order measure: a cross-border freezing order of cryptocurrency

As a specialized attorney in crypto-fraud cases, I increasingly see complex, cross-border cases where traditional legal means fail. A recent case illustrates how creative legal thinking and the flexibility of the Dutch legal system can lead to effective solutions for victims of international fraud. Traditional boiler room fraud using cryptocurrency as means of payment In this case, victims from he UK, my clients, were targeted by a sophisticated boiler room fraud. The scammers, believed to [...]

Hupkes advocaten2026-02-12T21:02:23+01:0014 December 2024|Asset Recovery, Cryptocurrencies, Duty of Care Banks, European Bank Account Preservation Order, Financial law, Fraud & Deception, Investment Fraud & Boiler Rooms, Summary Proceedings, Unlawful Act|

Domestic cryptoexchanges: conservatory attachment or injunctive freezing order?

When recovering stolen cryptocurrency or establishing recourse to crypto that is nothing more than a new guise of stolen bank assets after fraud, speed is of the essence. It is therefore crucial to have adequate legal tools in place to secure assets. An important question here is: can you impose a regular conservatory attachment on a Dutch cryptoexchange such as Bitvavo, or do you have to rely on a 'freezing order' through the summary proceedings [...]

Hupkes advocaten2024-04-27T20:21:29+01:0027 April 2024|Asset Recovery, Cryptocurrencies, Financial law, Preservatieve Attachment, Summary Proceedings, Unlawful Act|

Freezing wallet cryptocurrency helps fraud victims

For the first time, a Dutch court has issued an order for a cryptoexchange to freeze a so-called "wallet" to prevent fraudsters from selling stolen crypto. This measure is an important step for victims of fraud involving cryptocurrency. Fraudsters' modus operandi There are many different types of fraud in which crypto-currencies play the role of a means of payment. For example, there are so-called "boiler rooms" that demand payment in cryptocurrency. Boiler rooms are websites [...]

Hupkes advocaten2023-11-27T15:16:28+01:0025 November 2023|Asset Recovery, Cryptocurrencies, Duty of Care Banks, European Bank Account Preservation Order, Financial law, Fraud & Deception, Investment Fraud & Boiler Rooms, Liability, Preservatieve Attachment, Unlawful Act|