Digital currency is included in civil law
It's illegal
the central bank indicated that it has not issued legal digital currency, nor authorized any institutions and enterprises to issue legal digital currency, and there is no promotion team. At present, the so-called "digital currency" in the market is not legal digital currency
In addition, the so-called "digital currency" launched by some institutions and enterprises and the so-called promotion of the central bank's issuance of digital currency may involve pyramid selling and fraud 
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virtual currency is the electronization of illegal currency, and its original issuer is not the central bank. This kind of virtual currency is mainly limited to circulation in a specific virtual environment. Digital currency can be used for real goods and services transactions, but only the digital currency issued by the state is legal digital currency
in 2013, the central bank, together with five ministries and commissions, issued the notice on prevention of bitcoin risks, which clearly defined non legal digital currencies such as bitcoin as virtual commodities, which do not exist in the form of currency and legal currency
According to the news on February 10, 2018, on September 4, 2017, seven ministries and commissions of the people's Republic of China issued the notice on preventing the financing risk of token issuance, which regulates the issuance of tokens. In the notice, the nature of all kinds of tokens and "virtual currency" is clearly defined: it is not issued by the monetary authority, and it has no monetary attributes such as legal compensation and mandatory, It does not have the same legal status as currency and cannot and should not be used as currency in the market. Nevertheless, it is undeniable that all kinds of "virtual currency" still have a certain property value and are part of the property of the holder. So, how to identify the nature of the theft of such tokens
In order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of "virtual token" holders, the author intends to discuss such issues through a relevant news report and relevant casesstealing bitcoin
recently, a news report said that Haidian police in Beijing cracked a case of destroying computer information system. The suspect Zhong used his administrator's authority to modify the company's computer applications and steal 100 bitcoins. Before he could sell the stolen money, Zhong was arrested by the police. At present, Zhong was detained for the crime of destroying computer information system
it can be seen from the report that the police detained the perpetrator for stealing bitcoin on suspicion of damaging the computer information system. The crime of destroying the computer information system stipulated in Article 286 of the criminal law of our country refers to the act of deleting, modifying, adding or interfering with the functions of the computer information system in violation of the provisions of the state, resulting in the abnormal operation of the computer information system and serious consequences, or deleting, modifying or interfering with the data and application programs stored, processed or transmitted in the computer information system Modifying or adding operations with serious consequences, or deliberately making or spreading destructive programs such as computer viruses, which affect the normal operation of the computer system with serious consequences
In the author's opinion, this crime is one of the crimes of impairing social management order in Chapter 6 of the criminal law, that is, the legal interest protected by this crime is actually the public order of our society, not the property interests of the digital currency holders, which in fact denies the property value of digital currency, It is only protected as a data or system function in a computer system. The author thinks that there is some irrationality in this wayfirst of all, in the notice on the prevention of bitcoin risk issued in 2013, it is mentioned that bitcoin is not a real currency because it is not issued by the monetary authority and does not have such monetary attributes as legal compensation and compulsion. Bitcoin has four main characteristics: no centralized issuers, limited amount, no geographical restrictions and anonymity. Because it belongs to a specific virtual commodity in nature The notice also clearly mentioned that bitcoin does not have the same legal status as currency and should not be used as currency in the market. However, as a virtual commodity, the property value behind bitcoin cannot be ignored
Secondly, Article 127 of the general provisions of the civil law, which came into effect on October 1 last year, stipulates that if the law has provisions on the protection of data and network virtual property, such provisions shall prevail. Although only the protection of the network virtual property has made the principle provisions, but it can not be denied that this shows our country's attitude towards the protection of the network virtual property. Although there is no special law for the protection of data and network virtual property in China, from the perspective of the general provisions of civil law, it is predicted that there will be relevant legislation in the futurefinally, from the relevant cases, we can also see the recognition of the property attribute of virtual currency such as bitcoin in China's judicial practice. In April and may 2013, Liu premeditated to set up a bitcoin trading platform, so he recruited Jin and Huang (both sentenced) to jointly set up a "bitcoin" trading platform. During this period, Liu, Huang, Jin, Jin and the defendant he, in addition to other acts of directly stealing customers' funds, also frequently cashed RMB by selling customers' bitcoins, and transferred 120 bitcoins from the website. Finally, the court convicted and punished the defendant for fraud, and the bitcoin transferred by the defendant was also included in the property loss of the victim. Therefore, from the judicial cases, we can also get the recognition of the property attributes of virtual currency such as bitcoin
based on the above reasons, the author thinks that it may be unreasonable to regulate the theft of virtual currency only as the crime of damaging computer information system. We should face up to the hidden property value and consider the application of the crime of infringing property in China's criminal law. Only in this way can we effectively protect the legitimate rights and property of digital currency holders in China
In China, digital currency is illegal. According to the regulations, financial institutions and non bank payment institutions shall not directly or indirectly provide procts or services such as account opening, registration, trading, clearing and settlement for token issuance financing and "virtual currency"
it is not allowed to underwrite insurance business related to token and "virtual currency" or include token and "virtual currency" in insurance liability. Financial institutions and non bank payment institutions shall report to the relevant departments in a timely manner if they find clues of violation of laws and regulations in token issuance financing transactions
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since the announcement on preventing the financing risk of token issuance was issued, any so-called token financing trading platform shall not engage in the exchange business between legal tender and token and "virtual currency", and shall not buy or sell tokens or "virtual currency" as a central counter party, It is not allowed to provide pricing, information intermediary and other services for token or "virtual currency"
for the token financing trading platform with illegal problems, the financial management department will request the competent department of telecommunications to close its website platform and mobile app according to law, request the network information department to remove the mobile app from the app store, and request the instrial and commercial administration department to revoke its business license according to law
secondly, if rights are protected within the territory of our country, according to our legal system, legal liability can be divided into criminal liability, civil liability and administrative liability. In China, the issuance and financing of virtual currency is prohibited, and there is no relevant regulatory agency, so investors can only investigate the criminal and civil liabilities of the corresponding parties
1. Criminal responsibility
however, assuming that there are some cases that may involve criminal crimes, such as online breaking or even later returning to zero, futures trading being manipulated by the platform, and in line with the provisions on jurisdiction in China's criminal law, the corresponding legal provisions should be applied in combination with their criminal acts< According to the provisions of articles 6 to 9 of the criminal law on the principle of criminal jurisdiction, China's criminal jurisdiction can be divided into the following four categories:
(1) territorial principle: if one of the acts or results of a crime occurs within the territory of the people's Republic of China (including ships or aircraft), China's criminal jurisdiction shall apply unless otherwise specified by law< (2) principle of person: if a citizen of our country commits a crime stipulated in this law outside the territory of the people's Republic of China, the criminal law of our country shall apply. However, if the maximum penalty stipulated in this law is fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, he may not be investigated. The criminal law of the people's Republic of China shall apply to any state functionary or serviceman who commits any crime specified in this law outside the territory of the people's Republic of China< (3) principle of protection: If foreigners commit crimes against our country or citizens outside the territory of the people's Republic of China and the minimum penalty prescribed in this law is fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years, the criminal law of our country can be applied, except those who are not punished according to the law of the place where the crime is committed< (4) general principle: This Law shall apply to crimes stipulated in international treaties concluded or acceded to by the people's Republic of China over which the people's Republic of China exercises criminal jurisdiction within the scope of its treaty obligations
for example, there are illegal means in breaking and manipulating the price of virtual currency in the exchange when it goes online. Although virtual currency does not belong to the category of securities recognized by our country, making profits through this illegal way may also violate the charges of illegal sale of token bills, illegal issuance of securities, illegal fund-raising and financial fraud in our criminal law, Then investors can take measures to protect their rights in China, such as reporting to the public security organs
2. Civil liability
in civil and commercial activities, we mainly follow the principles of equality, voluntariness, fairness and good faith. With the development of China's securities market, there are many civil cases in which investors defend their rights to A-share companies. However, because China has not yet included virtual currency into the scope of securities, there is no case of civil liability for manipulating the price of virtual currency, Therefore, it is difficult for investors to protect their rights through civil litigation
in addition, based on the relativity of civil legal relationship, even if the underlying assets and projects of overseas ic0 projects are in China, most of them have built overseas structures, so it is difficult for investors to break through the relative relationship and recover the actual project subject responsibility of ic0.
It is included in the general provisions of civil law and protected by law
"general principles of civil law":
Article 127 where there are provisions on the protection of data and network virtual property in law, such provisions shall be followed
Article 127 of the general provisions of the civil law stipulates: "if the law has provisions on the protection of data and network virtual property, such provisions shall prevail." One of the values of bringing network virtual property into the category of property is to increase the category of property and enrich the content of the object of real right. This is another significant expansion of the category of property in civil law after the discovery of electric energy in instrial technology revolution
2. Network virtual property is definitely not only a weapon in bitcoin and online games, but also a virtual movable property of network virtual property. In the network virtual property, the more important is the network virtual real estate, which has greater value. For example, the website is the network virtual real estate invested and constructed by network enterprises or indivials, which has the same value as the buildings invested and constructed in real life
as early as 2003, UNESCO clearly put forward in the Charter for the preservation of digital heritage that digital heritage is the unique knowledge and expression of human beings, which includes culture, ecation, science, management information and technology, law, medicine and other information existing in digital form, or converted from the existing similar mode into digital form
it is generally believed that digital heritage can be divided into material and spiritual categories. Material digital heritage refers to directly linked to property, such as Alipay balance, bitcoin and other virtual currencies. The spiritual ones are social accounts, personal files, etc., which are virtual properties formed by users who spend a lot of time and energy. They are not only the spiritual home of users' daily life, but also the spiritual comfort of relatives through inheritance< According to Article 127 of the general provisions of the civil law, "if there are laws on the protection of data and network virtual property, such provisions shall prevail."
in this regard, Chen Kai believes that the general provisions of the civil law have made principled provisions for the protection of virtual property“ When the definition and scope of virtual property have not been fully determined, it may be more appropriate to make provisions in principle. "<
after consulting relevant laws and regulations, the reporter found that the property law, inheritance law and relevant instructions only regulate the tangible property, and the inheritance of intangible property that may be involved in digital heritage can not be found<
Liu Junhai, director of the Institute of commercial law of Renmin University of China, pointed out that at present, China only takes a relatively conservative attitude towards this, affirming that data should be protected by law, but not affirming the independent civil rights to data“ China's current inheritance law only provides for the inheritance of physical property, but does not provide for the inheritance of virtual property on the Internet. As a result, it is difficult to realize the inheritance of digital heritage in essence, which needs to be revised in the future. "
e to the lack of clear legal provisions, at present, the treatment of digital heritage is mainly determined by Internet platform operators. This also lays a hidden danger for disputes
some scholars have proposed that e to the multiple attributes of communication and social accounts, such as personal privacy, user property and personality, the discussion of inheritance behind them needs to be more carefully grasped< Chen Kai pointed out to the reporter that at present, the virtual property written into the will as a legacy has some problems, such as difficult to confirm the ownership, difficult to find and difficult to transfer“ Because the virtual property is scattered in the servers of various operators, and some virtual properties, such as QQ space, are relatively private. "
it is understood that at present, the platform mainly has two ways to deal with the user's Digital Heritage: first, the user only has the right to use the account, while the network service provider has the ownership. At this time, the account cannot be inherited, and the network service provider can choose to close, delete or cancel the user's account; The second is that the user has the ownership, and the digital heritage can be inherited. At this time, the inheritance of digital heritage needs to provide a series of proof materials
in most cases, Internet companies stipulate that the ownership and use right of user accounts are separated. For example, Sina Weibo, Tencent QQ and other user service use agreements stipulate that if the user does not actually use the service within a period of time after applying for the service, the operator has the right to choose to recycle the user's nickname, account number or stop the service within the scope permitted by laws and regulations<
Liu Junhai believes that there are two aspects to deal with digital heritage: first, the platform should plan the rules of Digital Heritage Inheritance in detail, and make clear the process of inheritors inheriting digital heritage. When a successor appears, the platform has the obligation to assist the successor to inherit the digital heritage according to law. When dealing with digital heritage, the platform should fulfill the obligations of notice, disclosure, assistance and confidentiality, which are also the basic legal requirements to be followed when dealing with digital heritage. Secondly, in terms of legislation, it is suggested that the legislature should take the issue of digital heritage into consideration when amending relevant laws.
when carrying out civil activities and performing civil obligations, we should not only maintain the balance of the interests of all parties, but also the balance of the interests of the parties and the society. The principle of good faith seeks the balance of the interests between the parties in civil activities and between the parties and the society. The realization of the balance of the interests of the three parties depends on people's good faith exercise of rights and obligations, and ultimately safeguard them through the judge's fair and creative judicature
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