Between Code and Court: How National Courts Are Likely to Shape the Life Cycle of Digital Asset Arbitrations
Article from: TDM 1 (2026), in Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
Executive Summary
Digital assets are cryptographically secured digital representations of value or rights that are created, transferred, and recorded on distributed ledgers known as blockchains. As their use expands across financial markets, digital commerce, and consumer platforms, disputes are inevitable. In this setting, international arbitration presents a particularly suitable forum for dispute resolution. Its hallmarks of neutrality, confidentiality, procedural flexibility, and expert adjudication align closely with the decentralised and cross-border nature of digital assets transactions. At the ...











