Open AccessFeatures of the functioning of financial pyramids using digital assets (using the example of the Finico project): criminological analysis
Author(s) -
S. S. Grozin,
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ZH.V. Ostrovskikh,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sibirskij ûridičeskij vestnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-8144
pISSN - 2071-8136
DOI - 10.26516/2071-8136.2021.4.104
Subject(s) - scale (ratio) , business , duration (music) , finance , term (time) , computer science , computer security , geography , cartography , art , physics , literature , quantum mechanics
The article deals with the problem of the emergence and functioning of financial pyramids based on the use of digital assets, using the example of the «Finico» project. The main performance indicators are analyzed, as well as the reasons that influenced the success of this project, its scale and duration of existence are characterized. Particular attention is paid to the ways of organizing and carrying out illegal financial activities with signs of financial pyramids, and some measures are proposed to counter it. A short-term forecast of an increase in the number of crimes committed using information, telecommunications and digital technologies in this area is given.