Crypto Assets Complicate Divorce Cases
Divorce cases are becoming increasingly complicated due to cryptocurrency assets. According to Alphonse Provinziano, managing partner of Provinziano & Associates in Beverly Hills, California, he's already seen a spike in cases where one spouse has crypto assets and the other is trying to track them down.
Crypto 'is going to be a growing challenge' because it's a popular asset among millennials, Provinziano says. He warns that divorce lawyers need to understand how crypto is bought and sold.
About 30% of adults in the U.S. own cryptocurrency, according to the 2026 CryptoCurrency Adoption and Sentiment Report. Individuals between 30 and 44 make up the largest age group to own crypto at 23.5 million.
New York is one state that's starting to modernize how crypto assets are handled during divorce proceedings. In New York, divorce litigants must file statements of net worth with a dedicated section for cryptocurrency.