REFORMULASI PENGATURAN TINDAK PIDANA PENCUCIAN UANG DENGAN MODUS CRYPTOCURRENCY DI INDONESIA

Abstract

Money laundering now covers many aspects and is developed in such a way and in line
with technological developments. Perpetrators of money laundering crimes use technological
advances as weapons and banking financial service providers as a place to store the proceeds
of money laundering. One of them is the Cryptocurrency Mode which is currently widely
circulating in society. The development of Cryptocurrency has given rise to new methods in
Cryptocurrency as a new phenomenon in terms of payment transactions.
This research is normative legal research. This is based on library research which takes
quotations from reading books, or supporting books that are related to the problem to be
researched. This research uses secondary data sources consisting of primary, secondary and
tertiary book materials. This research also uses qualitative data analysis and produces
descriptive data.
From the results of the research and discussions carried out, several conclusions were
obtained, namely: First, the importance of additional regulations related to the criminal act of
money laundering using Cryptocurrency mode in Indonesia is considered important because it
is currently widely used by Indonesian society. Second, the ideal regulation regarding the
criminal act of money laundering using the Cryptocurrency mode is to include elements of the
law on money laundering. The author's suggestion is that there is a need to strengthen the
authority of law enforcement officials in eradicating criminal acts of money laundering using
Cryptocurrency mode as well as giving more concrete attention to the formation of special laws
that regulate Cryptocurrency as part of criminalization in Indonesia.
Keywords: Reformulation, Money Laundering, and Cryptocurrency