A London court considered a request for a debtor to repay 7.8 BTC directly in Bitcoin, while noting that Bitcoin is recognized as property under U.K. law.

According to NS3.AI, the case Hussain v Fix was heard on June 18 and was described as a first for a U.K. civil case.

The judge said it remains unclear whether a court can compel a debtor to make repayment directly in BTC.