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The Use of Crypto Assets in Money Laundering and the Measures to Be Taken Against It
Abstract
With the advancement of technology day by day, there are many positive and negative developments in the field of law as in many other fields. In the field of criminal law, sometimes new types of offences occur, and sometimes the way in which existing types of offences are committed changes. In recent years, with the inclusion of crypto assets in our lives, the crime of money laundering by using crypto assets is frequently on the agenda.
In this study, it is explained whether crypto assets are used for laundering the proceeds of crime, the methods by which crypto assets are used to commit crimes, what are the risks arising for this reason and what kind of measures should be taken against this. Finally, the legal arrangements made in Türkiye are included Key Words: crypto asset, crypto money, money laundering, proceeds of crime, laundering of proceeds of crime, blockchain, distributed ledger technology.
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