The objective of the article was to develop theoretical provisions for structuring comprehensive methods of crime investigation and to form, on their basis, effective recommendations for the dissemination and investigation of crimes committed in the field of trafficking in precious metals and stones. The authors present comprehensive methods for investigating crimes in the field of illegal circulation of precious metals and stones. An archival 300 criminal cases were examined, the preliminary investigation of which occurred between 2015 and 2019, and in addition, an online interview was conducted with 220 law enforcement officers fighting such crimes. As a result, comprehensive methods have been developed to investigate these crimes, as well as a system of provisions and scientific recommendations for the dissemination and investigation of thefts, trafficking, violations of the rules for the delivery of precious objects. He was interested in designing a method for declaring, illegal enterprise combined into a single subject of investigation with due attention to criminal and forensic prerequisites, including the following structural elements: a) comprehensive forensic characteristics of such crimes, and b) activities of dissemination and investigation of such crimes using the situational approach in its various stages.

This article considers the legal status of tokens, their specifics and distinctive features, as well as the possibility of inheriting this digital asset. The study aims at analyzing the legal nature and classification of tokens, as well as the specifics of their inheritance. While conducting this research, it has been used the methods of collecting and studying singularities, generalization, scientific abstraction, cognition of objective laws, objectivity, specificity and pluralism. It has been concluded that a token is an entry in the transaction block registry (blockchain) or other distributed information systems, which certifies that the token owner is entitled to civil law protections and/or is a cryptocurrency. It has been proved that tokens by their legal nature are digital units of accounting in the participating interest shares of entrepreneurial projects and authorized capitals of any company, digital price analogues of uncertificated securities and other objects of civil law. It has been developed a classification of tokens and emphasized the need to create an electronic data warehouse that contains access codes for these digital assets. After the testator’s death, these codes can be given to the heir by testament or by law in case the testator did not draw up the corresponding testament during their life. These conclusions and suggestions will allow to legally qualify tokens and resolve inheritance issues in this area.