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A lower court had initially directed the bankrupt Ilya Tsarkov to disclose the contents of his Blockchain.info wallet as part of the real estate estimation process. Leonov had earlier requested the court to order the transfer of Tsarkov\u2019s Bitcoins into the bankruptcy estate, which was rejected at the time, stating that cryptocurrency cannot be used to pay creditors since \u201cthe laws of the Russian Federation do not recognize cryptocurrency as property.\u201d The present ruling however sets a instance which recognizes the potential use of digital assets in contractual agreements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[Source: Bitcoin News]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeals: In a landmark decision, the Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeals of Russia has held that a bankrupt 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