The scientific topicality of the article is to highlight the positive aspects of global practice and the ways of implementing reforms for the current systems of the Republic of Moldova in the field of combating money laundering. The insufficiency and lack of regulations of the legislation of the Republic of Moldova regarding the circulation and taxation of cryptocurrency present a challenge for the effective fight against money laundering. The purpose of the article is to assess the current state and development of the legislation of the Republic of Moldova and to adapt the existing legislation to updated and more efficient standards and procedures. Research methods: classical and creative. Results: adaptation of the legal framework of the Republic of Moldova to ensure the circulation of cryptocurrency and the creation of a legal framework to protect financial institutions, clients and taxpayers of the state. Also, the research resulted in a complex analysis of the procedures applied both on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, and of the international practice regarding the circulation and taxation of cryptocurrency in close connection with the effective fight against money laundering.