Judge Finds Bitcoin Addresses Are Personal Information, Grants Motion To Redact

Mealey's (February 15, 2022, 11:39 AM EST) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Addressing one of several post-trial motions in a long-running bitcoin ownership dispute, a Florida federal judge on Feb. 8 ruled that bitcoin addresses and transactions are similar to traditional personally identifiable information (PII), granting the defendant’s motion to redact such information from trial exhibits....