Special Aspects of Cryptocurrency Treatment in Crime Investigation

Abstract

The article is dedicated to relevant aspects of investigation of crimes committed with the use of cryptocurrency. Provisions of applicable laws in the digital fi nancial asset sphere are analyzed. Signifi cant statutory and legal problems associated with the regulation of cryptocurrency turnover in the Russian Federation are studied. The main investigative actions to be performed in investigation of such crimes are reviewed. Examples from the investigative practice are given: attention is focused on special aspects of monitoring of transactions, examination, arrest and storage of cryptocurrency and its constituent parts in a criminal case.