Ningxia court mediates disputes over virtual currency entrusted investment, judges remind that contracts related to this may be deemed invalid after 2017

According to reports from The Paper, the People's Court of Xingqing District in Yinchuan City recently concluded a civil and commercial dispute arising from entrusted investment in virtual currency. In the case, the plaintiff entrusted funds to the defendant for virtual currency investment, and after failing to recover the investment amount, filed a lawsuit in court on the grounds of "unjust enrichment."

After reviewing the case, the presiding judge determined that it was indeed a contractual relationship of entrustment and clarified the litigation risks and legal pros and cons to both parties, ultimately facilitating the plaintiff's withdrawal of the lawsuit against some defendants, with another defendant returning the principal investment. The case was successfully resolved through mediation.

The judge also reminded that according to the judicial viewpoint of the Supreme People's Court, entrusted investment contracts signed after the central bank and seven other departments issued a risk announcement on virtual currency on September 4, 2017, will be deemed invalid due to illegal agency matters, and investors should carefully assess the relevant legal risks.