Kryptoaktiva jako nástroj pro praní špinavých peněz

Abstract

The presented bachelor thesis deals with the issue of the legalization of proceeds of crime using crypto-assets. The crypto-asset market is starting to take on quite large proportions, bringing awareness not only to the professional but also to the lay schema_dspacedb. Cryptocurrencies are very attractive to criminals because of their characteristics, thus opening up new ways to launder illegal funds. The Czech and European legislatures are responding to this fact. This work examines the functioning of cryptocurrencies and tools that can be used for money laundering, the crime of laundering the proceeds of crime itself, and is then applied to cryptocurrencies, indicating specific cases. Attention is then paid especially to Czech and European regulation in the field of AML, which aims to prevent money laundering through cryptocurrencies.