Amendments to Russian criminal and criminal procedure legislation have established a special procedure for the seizure of digital currency and made the participation of a specialist mandatory in the relevant actions. The article examines the limits of a specialist’s competence, the grounds for computer-technical, financial-economic and multidisciplinary forensic examinations, and the recording of data on transfers, wallets and access credentials. Differentiated recommendations are substantiated for custodial and non-custodial means of storing digital currency. Requirements are formulated for the training of the persons involved and for documenting the integrity of the information obtained.