Article: The French Revolution: the French court issues its Bitcoin ruling
Thursday, 19 March, 2020
The French court issued its first-ever decision about the legal status of Bitcoin. The case concerned the dispute between the French company Paymium and the British investment company Bitspread. The French lent the British 1000 Bitcoins in 2014. A new currency - Bitcoin Cash - was created in 2014 and it was allocated to every Bitcoin owner on the “one-to-one” basis. The subject of the dispute? 1000 Bitcoin Cash unexpectedly gained by Bitspread.