When the 2026 Crypto Crash Meets the Courtroom

The cryptocurrency market correction of 2026 has wiped billions from digital asset valuations and left many investors facing significant losses. Consequently, this has driven a notable increase in both civil and criminal disputes, along with a growing demand for specialist advocacy and advice.

Narita Bahra KC and Dr Marius-Cristian Frunza, in their new article, look beyond general market downturns and consider the more nuanced legal issue of valuation and why the date upon which digital assets are valued can fundamentally affect confiscation, damages, compensation and asset recovery.

The article also draws upon Narita's instruction as defence counsel in the United Kingdom's largest cryptocurrency criminal prosecution to date, which has been most recently filmed by BBC World Service.