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

  • Simon Chandler--Decrypt
  • published date: 2026-01-28 15:31:20 UTC

A former Jagex employee allegedly stole over 700 billion virtual gold pieces and sold them for almost $750,000 in crypto and fiat.

In brief <ul><li>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.</li><li>The defendant in the case is … [+3710 chars]