Cryptocurrency in Criminal Proceedings

Abstract

Cryptocurrency, despite the blurred boundaries of domestic regulation, has firmly entered judicial practice as a type of property that can be seized or confiscated. The forces of criminal law are deterring such a new type of digital crimes as crypto crimes. The author analyzes judicial practice and the evidence base presented within the framework of the capabilities available to Russian law enforcement agencies. The priority directions of improving the process of proving illegal acts are substantiated on the basis of the existing provisions of the law on the sufficiency of evidence.