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Article 2A Cryptoassets etcF1

(1)

“Cryptoasset” means a cryptographically secured digital representation of value or contractual rights that uses a form of distributed ledger technology and can be transferred, stored or traded electronically.

(2)

“Crypto wallet” means—

(a)

software,

(b)

hardware,

(c)

a physical item, or

(d)

any combination of the things mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c),

which is used to store the cryptographic private key that allows cryptoassets to be accessed.

(3)

The circumstances in which a cryptoasset is taken to be “destroyed” include circumstances where it is—

(a)

disposed of,

(b)

transferred, or

(c)

otherwise dealt with,

in such a way as to ensure, or to make it virtually certain, that it will not be the subject of any further transactions or be dealt with again in any other way.

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Textual amendments

F1

Arts. 2A, 2B inserted (26.4.2025) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1127), arts. 1(2), 5