The ex-files: Bitcoin and breakups - how does it work? 15 Apr, 2021 05:37 AM 5 minutes to read Cryptocurrency is a new issue that is becoming more common for separating couples. Photo / 123RF NZ Herald OPINION: Q: My wife got interested in bitcoin while we were together. Over the last couple of years, she invested a lot of money into it. As far as I could tell, it was pretty successful. Now we have separated, I am not sure what happens next. I know we have to divide our property. Do I have to take half of the bitcoin? I am clueless about how bitcoin works so I do not know if that is what I want.