Cryptocurrency as a New Phenomenon: Criminal Law Aspect

Abstract

The article discusses such new financial instrument as cryptocurrency. The authors present the characteristic features of cryptocurrency, advantages and risks of its use. The analysis is aimed at studying cryptocurrency as a legal phenomenon. The article attempts to determine the legal nature of cryptocurrency in accordance with modern foreign and Russian regulations. The authors consider the question of whether cryptocurrency can be the subject of crimes. The result of the analysis is the conclusion about the multidimensionality of the phenomenon and the need for detailed legislative regulation.