The role of intelligentization of contracts in preventing the commission of crimes related to digital currencies

Rezazadeh Soltan Abad, Mohammad; Rafie, Ali

doi:10.22034/aqcr.2024.715538

The role of intelligentization of contracts in preventing the commission of crimes related to digital currencies

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mohammad Rezazadeh Soltan Abad ¹

Ali Rafie ²

¹ Invited Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Humanities, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran. (Author). Email: dr.mohamadrezadeh@gmail.com

² Associate Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Humanities, Fardis Branch, Islamic Azad University, Fardis, Iran. Email: rafie.barrister@gmail.com

10.22034/aqcr.2024.715538

Abstract

Field and Aims: With the growth of technology, the fields of using smart contracts have increased, however, there is a possibility of fraud and committing crimes through these contracts. Smart contracts have features such as transparency and the possibility of self-execution of smart contracts. But one of the concerns of Internet activities today is crimes that occur in modern spaces, and the capabilities of smart contracts show that it is possible to prevent these crimes.
Method: The present research was carried out with a descriptive and analytical method.
Findings and Conclusions: Prevention in two forms, punitive and non-punitive, aims to reduce the amount of delinquency, which is divided into two types of action and reaction, depending on the time of the intervention. Regarding prevention by smart contracts, although criminal prevention is necessary, but taking the necessary measures in non-criminal prevention (situational and social) is associated with better results. Smart contracts are currently vulnerable due to the technology that is used based on it. A smart contract vulnerability is an error or flaw in the smart contract code that can cause it to malfunction, change state, or move money. Finally, it should be said that smart contracts with current technology can prevent crime, but two categories of contracts, namely criminal and vulnerable contracts, may provide a platform for committing crimes. There are also basically two main types of intrusion detection systems: signature-based and anomaly-based. Therefore, it should be said that with the development of technology and identifying the vulnerable points of smart contracts, the defects of these contracts that provide the possibility and conditions for committing crimes can be resolved.

Keywords

Crime prevention

Smart contracts

Digital currencies

Information technology

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