Abstract
This comment examines how cryptocurrency is used in illicit cross-border transactions before examining some of the means currently employed to combat this criminal activity. Through analysis of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations, this Comment proposes a multi-perspective approach for new legislation in the United States beyond the GENIUS Act of 2025. Specifically, this Comment argues that any new legislation needs to approach cryptocurrency as both a medium of exchange and as an investment vehicle or a store of value. Such legislation is necessary to create a trellis for cryptocurrency growth and to provide an organized approach for combatting the illicit use of cryptocurrencies.
Repository Citation
Peter Derdzinski,
Blood Diamonds of the Digital Age: The Need for Multi-Perspective Legislation on Cryptocurrency,
30
Marq. Intell. Prop. & Innovation L. Rev.
311
(2026).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/ipilr/vol30/iss2/8
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