KRİPTO PARALAR İLE TERÖR VE DİĞER İLLEGAL AKTİVİTELERİN FİNANSMANI

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 1, 161 - 176, 31.01.2021

Deniz Turan Cem Demircan

Öz

Blok zinciri teknolojilerinde barındırılan kripto para birimlerinin sağladığı anonimlik ve görünüşte anonimlik, bu platformları suç aktörlerinin kara para aklama ve terörizmin finansmanı gibi yasadışı faaliyetlerde kullanması için giderek daha çekici araçlar haline getirdi. Blok zinciri teknolojisi henüz emekleme aşamalarında olduğundan dolayı tam olarak anlaşılmamış ve düzgün bir yasal düzenlemeye tabi tutulmamıştır. Bu durum son yıllarda suçlarının artarak yararlandığı gri alana yol açmaktadır. Bu makale, blok zinciri teknolojisini ve ardından kripto para birimlerini inceleyerek, kamuya açık ve gizlilik odaklı para birimleri arasındaki ayrıma dikkat çekmeye çalışmaktadır. Blok zinciri teknolojisinin yarattığı fırsatlar ve zorluklar ile kara para aklamanın yanı sıra terörizmin finansmanı üzerindeki rolü, son vaka çalışmaları aracılığıyla incelenmeye çalışılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Blok Zinciri,, Kripto Para, Terörizmin Finansmanı

Destekleyen Kurum

Anadolu Üniversitesi

Proje Numarası

1907E129

Teşekkür

Desteği için Anadolu Üniversitesi BAP’a teşekkür ederiz.

FINANCING OF TERROR AND OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES WITH CRYPTO MONEY

Öz

The anonymity and pseudo-anonymity provided by cryptocurrencies hosted on blockchain technologies have made these platforms increasingly attractive tools for criminal actors to use for illicit activities such as money laundering and financing of terrorism. Since blockchain technology is in its infancy, it has not been fully understood and properly regulated. This situation leads to the gray area where crimes have increasingly benefited in recent years. This paper examines blockchain technology and subsequently cryptocurrencies and tries to distinguish between public and privacy-oriented cryptocurrencies. Opportunities and challenges created by blockchain technology as well as its role in the financing of terrorism along with money laundering examined through recent case studies.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financing of Terrorism

Proje Numarası

1907E129

Kaynakça

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