KRİPTO VARLIKLARIN SUÇ GELİRLERİNİN AKLANMASINDA KULLANILMASI VE ALINMASI GEREKEN ÖNLEMLER

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 1, 41 - 94, 22.11.2024

Murat Volkan Dülger

Öz

Teknolojinin her geçen gün kaydetmekte olduğu ilerleme, diğer pek çok alanda olduğu gibi hukuk alanında da hem olumlu hem de olumsuz pek çok gelişmeyi ortaya çıkarmaktadır. Ceza hukuku alanında da kimi zaman yeni suç tipleri meydana gelirken kimi zaman da zaten var olan suç tiplerinde çeşitli düzenlemelere ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Bu düzenleme
ihtiyacı çoğunlukla suçun işleniş şeklinde kendini göstermektedir. Zira teknolojik gelişme neticesinde çoğunlukla bir suçun işlenebilmesi için yeni yöntemler ortaya çıkmaktadır. Bunun son yıllardaki en yaygın örneği ise suç gelirlerini aklama suçunun hayatımıza bir anda dahil olan kripto varlıklar kullanılması suretiyle işlenmesidir. Bu çalışmamızda kripto varlıkların suç gelirlerinin aklanmasında kullanılıp kullanılmadığı, kripto varlıkların hangi yöntemlerle suç işlemekte kullanıldığı, bu nedenle ortaya çıkan risklerin neler olduğu ve bu durum karşısında ne tür önlemler alınması gerektiği açıklanmıştır. Son olarak ülkemizde yapılan hukuki düzenlemelere yer verilmiştir

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kripto varlık, kripto para, kara para aklama, suç geliri, suç gelirlerinin aklanması, blok zincir, dağıtık defter teknolojisi

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