Chamber and committees

Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill - Financial Memorandum

Overview

The Bill:

• confirms that certain kinds of digital asset (like cryptocurrency) can be objects of property in Scots private law.
• confirms how to acquire and own these digital assets.
• ensures the general principles of Scots private law apply to these digital assets.

Financial Memorandum

As with all Bills, the Finance and Public Administration Committee invites written evidence on the estimated financial implications of the Bill as set out in its accompanying Financial Memorandum (FM).

Read the FM for this Bill: Financial Memorandum.

Your Views

The Committee has launched a call for views on the Financial Memorandum of the Bill. The closing date for submissions is Tuesday 25 November 2025.

You can submit your views to the Committee on Citizen Space.