Miner’s Estate Appeals Jury Instruction, Discovery Rulings In Bitcoin Dispute

Mealey's (August 19, 2022, 1:46 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — The estate of a deceased bitcoin miner filed its opening appellant brief in the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 17, arguing that discovery delays and other litigation tactics by the decedent’s former partner in a dispute over the ownership of a multibillion-dollar bitcoin fortune, merited an award of issue sanctions and jury instructions under the proper standard....