The Regulatory Model of Cyberspace with a Focus on Cryptocurrencies; A ComparativeS of Iran's Cyberspace Supreme Council with China's Cyberspace Security Supreme Council

Abstract

During the past years, cyberspace has become of the main issues of governments, and cryptocurrencies has been recognized as a sensitive area in need of policy in all countries of the world .This article, looking for: "What should be the pattern of regulating the virtual space, especially the phenomenon of cryptocurrencies in Iran, considering the legal status of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace and the comparative experience of China?" In this regard, by using library resources, the relationship between governance and regulation of virtual space has been described first, and then the concept of governance and regulation of cryptocurrencies have been discussed. In the following, we will compare the structure, duties and actions of China in the regulation of cyberspace, especially cryptocurrencies, with the actions of Iran, because the institution and structure of the regulation of cyberspace in China and Iran have similarities, including the fact that both of them use a supra-governmental structure to regulate cyberspace. The results show that firstly, the legal position of the Iran's Cyberspace Supreme Council in specialized issues of cyberspace such as cryptocurrencies, which have different dimensions, should be as a regulator of the regulators . Secondly, the multi-dimensionality of the issue of cryptocurrencies and the interference of different areas of money, finance, energy, industry and trade doubles the need for a national coordination headquarters, which has not been given serious attention so far.

Keywords

• regulation
• cryptocurrencies
• cyberspace
• supreme council of cyberspace
• people's republic of china