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Part 1: The Prevalence of Virtual Currencies in Commonwealth Member Countries
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Prevalence according to known usage
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Types of Use
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Part 2: The Impact of Virtual Currencies in Commonwealth Member Countries
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Introduction
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Beneficial impact
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Harmful impact
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Responses
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Conclusions and Recommendations
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Conclusions
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Recommendations
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Next steps
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Definitions
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Contributors
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Bibliography
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Executive Summary At the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting held in Gaborone, Botswana from 5–8 May 2014, Law Ministers, in adopting the Report of the Commonwealth Group of Experts on Cybercrime,1 ‘stressed that cybercrime was a global matter and any weak link provided opportunities for criminals. Prevention was of crucial importance, and the effort to combat cybercrime required collaboration with a wide range of national, regional and international organisations and with the private sector and civil society.’ In endorsing the Commonwealth Secretariat’s programme of work, the Ministers also accepted the recommendations of the report, which included the proposal that ‘every Commonwealth jurisdiction should have an up-to-date and comprehensive legal framework to combat cybercrime’. To further its mandate to provide technical assistance to Commonwealth member countries, particularly in the areas of cybercrime, anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), the Secretariat convened a Round Table on Virtual Currencies from 17–18 February 2015, comprising representatives from ten member countries2 and from regional and int
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