Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court's Seminar on "Unified Application of Law in Virtual Currency-Related Criminal Cases": Personal cryptocurrency holding and trading are generally not considered illegal business operations.
Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court's Seminar on "Unified Application of Law in Virtual Currency-Related Criminal Cases": Personal cryptocurrency holding and trading are generally not considered illegal business operations.
The Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court recently held a seminar on "Unifying the Application of Law in Cases Involving Virtual Currency Crimes," analyzing three key issues:
1. **Determination of "Subjective Knowledge" in Virtual Currency Money Laundering Crimes:** The assessment of subjective knowledge in virtual currency money laundering offenses should be comprehensive to prevent objective attribution of guilt.
2. **Identification of Behavioral Types and Standards for Completion in Virtual Currency Money Laundering Crimes:**
- First, accurately grasp the criminal essence of "concealing or disguising the source and nature of criminal proceeds and their gains."
- Second, the act of concealing or disguising criminal proceeds and their gains, as stipulated in the constitutive elements of money laundering crimes, constitutes the completion of the crime.
- Third, strictly crack down on money laundering crimes in accordance with the law to resolutely safeguard national financial security.
3. **Determination of Illegal Business Operations Involving Virtual Currency:**
If the conduct does not exhibit characteristics of business operations—such as merely holding or trading virtual currency personally—it generally should not be classified as the crime of illegal business operations. However, if an individual knowingly assists others in illegally buying, selling, or engaging in disguised foreign exchange transactions by exchanging virtual currency, and the circumstances are serious, they should be identified as an accomplice in the crime of illegal business operations.