Who establishes the value of crypto holdings during a divorce?

By R.T. (Tyler) Dijst, blockchain investigator at Paucitas

Paucitas establishes as an independent party the value of crypto holdings on the reference date the parties are using. We work for both parties or for one of the two, and the price source and the method are always stated in the report.

What Paucitas does

We determine per wallet and per coin the balance on the reference date and convert it into euros using a price source that is fixed in advance. One anonymised case: two parties arrived at a difference of tens of thousands of euros for the same wallet, purely because one had used a daily closing rate and the other an intraday rate at a different hour.

That is why the hour is recorded as well as the day. A valuation that does not state its moment cannot be checked, and a valuation that cannot be checked is of little use in proceedings.

What you supply

You or your lawyer supplies the addresses, the exports from the exchanges and the reference date. If the parties have already agreed a price source, we use theirs rather than our own.

If the parties have already agreed a price source, we use theirs rather than our own. Where they have not, we propose one in writing before the work starts so that neither side is later surprised by the choice.

What you receive

You receive a valuation report with a table per coin, the price source, the moment used and an account of the method. Where a coin has no reliable market price, that is stated and the item is presented separately rather than folded into the total.

Working for both parties at once is possible and often cheaper. It also removes the second round in which each side has a valuation of its own.

That is why the hour is recorded as well as the day. A value of crypto holdings that does not state its moment cannot be checked, and a valuation that cannot be checked is of little use in Dutch proceedings. Where a coin has no reliable market price, the item is presented separately rather than folded into the total.

You receive a valuation report with a table per coin, the price source, the moment used and an account of the method. It is written so that the other party can check every figure, which is the only form of independence that survives a hearing.

How to get started

You or your lawyer contacts us with the reference date and the known addresses. We will say in advance whether a single valuation or two can be delivered within the timetable. Write through the contact page.

Working for both parties at once is possible and often cheaper, and it removes the second round in which each side arrives with a valuation of its own. Give us the reference date and the known addresses.

Which value the parties ultimately use in the division is for them to settle with their own advisers.

Frequently asked questions

Can Paucitas work for both parties?

Yes, and it is often the cheaper route. The assignment is then set out in writing so that the independence is visible to both sides.

Why do two valuations of the same wallet differ?

Usually because of the price source and the moment used. A rate at a different hour on the same day can change the outcome substantially.

Can the value be determined on several dates?

Yes. Several dates are often useful, for example a reference date and the date of the settlement.

Further reading

Your own situation

If you are reading this, you probably have a question about your own situation. That is exactly what Paucitas does.

The first step is contact by phone. We prefer to schedule that call through WhatsApp, so you do not have to wait. In the call we look together at what can factually be established in your case and what Paucitas can examine for you.

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