Dilemmas and Countermeasures in the Criminal Law System for Offences Involving Virtual Currencies

With the rapid development of science and technology, the new asset form of virtual currency has gradually entered people's vision. However, with its wide application, crimes involving virtual currency are also increasingly rampant, ranging from theft, fraud to money laundering and illegal fundraising. These criminal acts not only damage the legitimate rights and interests of investors, but also pose a serious threat to financial order and social stability. The increasingly prominent crimes involving virtual currency pose new challenges to the traditional legal system. The anonymity and decentralization of virtual currency make criminal acts more concealed and cross-border, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty of legal supervision and crackdown. This paper uses literature analysis, case studies, logical reasoning, and other research methods to deeply explore the governance problems of crimes involving virtual currency. Aiming at the ambiguity of its legal attribute, the difficulty of value evaluation, the challenge of determining "knowingly" committing a crime, and the problem of criminal disposal, this paper proposes a series of targeted countermeasures, such as clarifying the legal attribute of virtual currency, building a standardized value evaluation system, accurately identifying "knowingly", and improving the criminal disposal procedures of virtual currency involved in the case, expecting to contribute to building a safer and more stable virtual currency market environment and providing a strong guarantee for the healthy development of the digital economy.