Category of Cryptocurrency-Related Crimes
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Since early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has globally affected people in many dimensions, such as health, economics, and lifestyle. According to the infectious disease prevention, a new living lifestyle called "New Normal" has been launched. In other words, communication technology has rapidly changed the new normal lifestyle. It refers to the financial transactions through online systems or online banking, which have increasingly become more accessible. Besides, the alternative online financial transactions are made by cryptocurrency as well. On the other hand, offenders can find ways to commit crimes related to cryptocurrency. Additionally, this article aims to compile and categorize cryptocurrency-related crimes by applying criminological concepts and theories to clarify them. In this case, cryptocurrency-related crimes are classified into three types. Firstly, the crime with cryptocurrency as a target consists of an attempt to steal coins from users' digital wallets, ICO Exchanges, or Miners. In addition, the stealing technique may be altered by the types of digital wallets and cryptocurrency holders. Secondly, the crime that cryptocurrency is defined as a weapon that aims to break the blockchain network and disrupt the blockchain devices. Lastly, the crime that cryptocurrency is defined as a tool. To illustrate, offenders can take advantage of the particularities of cryptocurrency in terms of anonymity to commit a variety of crimes, both of cybercrimes and traditional crimes.
In conclusion, this article summarizes and proposes cryptocurrency-related crime prevention strategies based on relevant criminological theories.
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เนื้อหาและข้อมูลในบทความที่ลงตีพิมพ์ใน วารสารวิชาการอาชญาวิทยาและนิติวิทยาศาสตร์ โรงเรียนนายร้อยตำรวจ ถิอว่าเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรั้บผิดชอบของผู้เขียนบทความโดยตรงซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการวารสาร ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วยหรือรับผิดชอบใดๆ
บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ใน วารสารวิชาการอาชญาวิทยาและนิติวิทยาศาสตร์ ถือว่าเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสาร วารสารวิชาการอาชญาวิทยาและนิติวิทยาศาสตร์ หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อหรือเพื่อกระทำการใดๆ จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรจาก วารสารวิชาการอาชญาวิทยาและนิติวิทยาศาสตร์ ก่อนเท่านั้น
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