International Cooperation of EU Countries in the Exchange of Information in the Cryptocurrency Crimes Investigation

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the role of international cooperation of EU countries on the information exchange in the investigation of cryptocurrency-related crimes. The research employed a combination of general scientific methods (description, analysis, synthesis, etc.) and empirical methods, particularly content analysis. The author used descriptive, comparative methods and analysis of legal acts. The conducted research gave grounds to provide suggestions for improving the legal framework of international cooperation of the EU countries on the information exchange in the investigation of cryptocurrency  related crimes; the adoption of the basic EU document on combating criminal activity using cryptocurrency is substantiated, proposals for its adoption are formulated in the work. Prospects for future research may include studies on the further development of regulations for the exchange of information in the investigation of cryptocurrency crimes.