Crypto use an aggravating factor for sentencing: Aussie court study

2022.07.21 11:13

Crypto use an aggravating factor for sentencing: Aussie court study

Criminals that used cryptocurrency as part of committing a crime are more likely to receive a tougher sentence in Australian courts, a new study has found.

The study, titled “Crime and Cryptocurrency in Australian Courts,” published on Monday in the Monash University Law Review, found that the use of cryptocurrency in criminal activity was seen as indicating an increased “degree of planning” and sophistication, leading the court to “consider general deterrence above other sentencing purposes:”

Not so sophisticated

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