You’re not required to have a jury (as you mentioned), and the current lawyer meta for “complicated” cases (such as cryptocurrency cases that are seen as too technical or boring) is to request a bench trial.
A relatively recent example is Trump’s civil fraud case, where the prosecutor requested a bench trial. It was rumored that the defence attorney forgot a checkbox to make it a jury trial, but in reality they just chose not to file a motion.
You’re not required to have a jury (as you mentioned), and the current lawyer meta for “complicated” cases (such as cryptocurrency cases that are seen as too technical or boring) is to request a bench trial.
A relatively recent example is Trump’s civil fraud case, where the prosecutor requested a bench trial. It was rumored that the defence attorney forgot a checkbox to make it a jury trial, but in reality they just chose not to file a motion.