30 May China Adds Cryptocurrency to Inheritable Assets
According to the new Chinese civil code, the government has included cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) in its legally inheritable list of assets.
As per the report by Xinhua News Agency in China, a new civil law was passed at the 13th National People’s Delegation’s Conference, protecting inheritance, marriage, contracts, property, and citizenship.
Giving tokens a chance to thrive
The passed bill revised the civil law enacted in 1985. With this revision, China has extended the range of inheritable assets prescribed by the Inheritance Law to assets on the Internet, including cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, etc. The measure will go into effect on January 1, 2021.
This revision of the civil law in China is interpreted as a result of…