From the casebook
Field notes from our research desk on the American cases that shaped how crypto enters — and can be recovered from — state custody.
Filed under: escheatment · exchange closures · international owners
How dormant Coinbase accounts came to be reported to a US state's unclaimed-property programme — and what former customers, especially abroad, can do about it.
Read the file →
Filed under: regulatory settlement · withdrawal windows
A regulatory settlement gave Kraken customers a narrow window to withdraw before dormancy rules took hold. What happened when the clock ran out.
Read the file →
Filed under: statute · liquidation model
New York legislated specifically for virtual currency in its abandoned-property law — and its rule contains a detail claimants often miss.
Read the file →
Filed under: corporate registry · priority rules
Delaware's importance to crypto escheatment has little to do with its residents — and everything to do with where crypto companies incorporate.
Read the file →
Filed under: public data · finder fee caps
California publishes more of its unclaimed-property data than most states — and polices finder fees more strictly than almost anyone.
Read the file →
Filed under: liquidation vs. custody
Placed side by side, South Dakota and Utah illustrate the fundamental fork every crypto escheatment case turns on: liquidate on receipt, or hold in kind.
Read the file →Searching costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Tell us what you remember and we will tell you honestly whether there is a trail worth following.
Open an inquiry →