iSanctuary, an investigative agency in Britain, has cracked the whip on the siphoned money and identified the wallets involved. The agency appealed to Singapore’s High Court and was granted permission to pin the wallets. Through the tokenization of legal documents in the form of NFTs, the agency will try to control the situation and prevent any additional malpractices related to the compromised wallets.
The High Court of Singapore has given iSanctuary the green light to link NFTs with legal documents to the relevant wallets. These NFTs, which are one with the wallets, play the role of an international freezing order notice in the case of potential partners and exchanges thinking about transacting with such wallets. The NFTs don’t actually stop transactions, but they can tighten portfolios that engage in malpractice.
According to iSanctuary, the NFTs will be important for tracking withdrawn funds from these wallets. This makes it possible for iSanctuary to closely monitor the disposal and repayment of the compromised funds. The agency believes this will save the company, which has suffered a $3 million cryptocurrency loss, and set an example for similar cases in the future.
iSanctuary’s senior investigator managed to satisfy the court on the validity of the evidence produced, which was both off-chain and on-chain. In turn, the High Court of Singapore issued an international injunction, the first of its kind regarding cryptocurrency theft. The use of NFTs to serve legal orders was also authorized. Singapore’s NFT studio Mintable was instrumental in developing the NFTs. Mintology, the application developed by Mintable, was responsible for building the tokenized legal documents. Mintable founder Zach Burks announced in a social media post that the company contributed to all of this.
iSanctuary founder Jonathan Benton explained the significance of this method of regulating the blockchain. Following the identification of wallets containing illegal assets, iSanctuary’s use of NFTs opens the doors for companies to file civil and criminal notices with immediate effect. This helps in repaying transferred funds and sets an example for the future.
This use of NFTs in the form of legal documents and tracking of siphoned funds, together with the international freezing order, is indeed a milestone in the fight against cryptocurrency-focused illegal activities. It also speaks volumes about the court’s compatibility with technology.
