Poulton v. Conrad

Lower Court Judgment

19 September 2025 Supreme Court of Tasmania (Shanahan CJ, Estcourt and Jago JJ)
[2025] TASFC 7

Catchwords

Personal Property – digital assets and cryptocurrency – nature of proprietary interest in Bitcoin - whether Bitcoin is tangible or intangible property - whether Bitcoin is subject to conversion and detinue - where appellate court held exclusive control of Bitcoin wallet via private key equates to possession sufficient for proprietary remedies – whether appellate court erred in finding that Bitcoin falls into a third category of intangible property that is capable of possession and amenable to conversion and detinue - whether appellate court erred in refusing leave to raise point not raised on intermediary appeal