Possibilities of blockchain technology in the detection and investigation of the internet space crimes

The article deals with the mechanisms of transmission of encrypted information in the Internet based on blockchain technology. A distributed system of information transfer and storage, operations confidentiality create conditions for the use of cryptocurrency to commit crimes: the acquiring of weapons, drugs, legalization of criminal income, etc. The author considers the issues of trace formation when cryptocurrency is used for criminal purposes, and the algorithms for securing forensically significant information.