YEATES (a pseudonym) v THE KING

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YEATES (a pseudonym) v THE KING Court of AppealEmerton P, Taylor and Kidd JJA 14 August, 26 November 2025[2025] VSCA 288Criminal law — Interlocutory appeal — Theft of property — Cryptocurrency — Allegation that applicant dishonestly appropriated Bitcoin belonging to another — Whether Bitcoin ‘property’ for the purposes of theft charge — Whether Bitcoin mere information — Crimes Act 1958 (Vic), ss 71–2.

Section 72 of the Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) (Crimes Act) provided:

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