Crypto currency overcomes the limitation that the existing virtual currency cannot escape from the exchange method based on the centralized management system, and all the anonymous participants share the ownership and transaction information of money in the form of block chain. The block chain is mainly known as the underlying technology of bit coin, but it is attracting attention as one of the innovative new technologies having much usefulness in various fields. The problem is that various crimes are occurring using the anonymity and transnational nature of crypto currency. Thus, various crimes that exploit the positive aspects of crypto currency have been increasing, and it is expected that crime related to crypto currency will continue to increase due to the high interest in various crypto currency including bit coin in the world. Although it is important to formulate legislation on crypto currency crime, it is necessary to examine whether there is an inseparable relationship between the recent debate on the development of crypto currency techniques and block chain technology. If the block chain technology is useful technology and development in the 4th industrial revolution era, if the crypto currency is an indispensable factor for the development of the block chain technology, it is necessary to recognize the existence of the cryptographic currency. But if not, regulation on crypto currency needs to be more aggressive. When regulating crypto currency, it is necessary to first identify its legal nature. This is because the right criminal policy measures can be suggested. Anyway, during the 4th Industrial Revolution era, the use of digital devices will increase more and the importance of digital evidence will increase accordingly. The use of block chain technology to secure or strengthen the integrity of digital evidence should also be discussed in terms of criminal policy.
Ⅰ. 들어가는 말
Ⅱ. 암호화폐와 블록체인에 대한 개념
Ⅲ. 암호화폐 관련 범죄현황 및 국가별 정책현황
Ⅳ. 암호화폐 관련 범죄에 대한 규제방안
Ⅴ. 맺음말