UK Court of Appeal Rules that RuneScape Gold is Property in $750K Theft Case

In brief

• A UK judge has ruled that virtual gold in RuneScape can be viewed as property within the scope of criminal law, reversing an earlier judgement.
• The defendant in the case is accused of stealing 705 billion gold pieces and selling them for Bitcoin and fiat worth a total of $748,385.
• Lawyers suggest that this case will not have implications for the legal status of Bitcoin, which has been considered property within UK law since 2019.