Digital Innovations in the Sphere of Money Circulation: Current Issues of Formation of Legal Bases
Journal: Rossijskoe pravosudie
Year: 2026

Currently, Russia is in the process of forming the legal basis for the issue and circulation of a centralized digital currency (digital ruble) and decentralized digital currencies (cryptocurrencies). New legislation is being created in the absence of a theoretical basis that would provide a clear understanding of the economic and legal essence of digital currencies and their technological features. Such a situation is fraught with imperfections of legal norms, which will negatively affect their