Prerequisites for bitcoin implementation in Ukraine’s economy

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to explore the concept of Bitcoin and its economic nature and history, as well as current trends in implementation in Ukraine. Methodology of research. The tasks assigned to the article were solved by means of analysis, systematization, generalization and abstract-logical methods of research. Findings. Cryptocurrency is an interesting link for investment, and its popularity is growing today. Many economic processes take place with the help of digital bills, and their percentage increases significantly with each passing day. With Bitcoin, you can integrate new technologies into an existing financial system. Ukraine has enormous prospects for developing cryptocurrencies, and with the right approach, the country may have dividends from pursuing a rational policy on the circulation and use of Bitcoin, in particular from taxation in this area. Legalization of the cryptocurrency market in Ukraine can stimulate the economy and significantly accelerate GDP growth. The Ministry of Digital Transformation intends to launch an international PayPal payment system in Ukraine and determine the legal status of cryptocurrencies at the state level. PayPal is currently used by more than 230 million people in 190 countries. It is the intermediary between seller and buyer, ensuring the reliability of payment with VISA, MasterCard, American Express and other payment systems. Determining the legal status of cryptocurrencies will help legalize related activities, such as buying and selling cryptocurrencies, as well as extracting them, and will bring market players out of the shadow zone, which will stimulate additional tax revenue from the budget. The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine plans to legalize cryptocurrency mining activities in 2019–2022. Practical value. The article deals with the concept of «cryptocurrency» and its most common currency – Bitcoin, and the prerequisites for its emergence and use in Ukraine. One of the main features that distinguishes cryptocurrency from other electronic funds is the private nature of the issue, as well as the technological features of their production and putting into circulation. All transactions made within these payment systems are publicly available. This preserves the anonymity of their members, because electronic cryptocurrency wallets used to transmit cryptocurrency do not allow users to be identified as they are not personalized. Keywords: Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, virtual money, digital currencies, mining, payment system. REFERENCES 1. A short history of Bitcoin and crypto currency everyone should read. www.forbes.com.Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/ 2017/12/06/a short history of bitcoin and crypto currency everyone should read/#6265a4953f27 (accessed 11 December 2019) [in English]. 2. Site of journal Bitcoin consultant. bitcoinist. com. Retrieved from https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin down google searches bigger beyonce (accessed 11 December 2019) [in English]. 3. Bez dobra nema zhyttya. Ekonomist dav prohnoz shchodo rozvytku kryptovalyuty [Without good there is no life. Economist gave forecast on development of cryptocurrency]. obozrevatel.com. Retrieved from https://www.obozrevatel.com/eng/economics/without dollars nemae zhittya ekonomist dav forecast schodo rozvitku kriptovalyuta.htm (accessed 01 December 2019) [in Ukrainian]. 4. Vinya, P. & Casey, M. (2017). Epokha kriptovalyut. Kak bitkoin i blokcheyn menyayut mirovoy ekonomicheskiy poryadok [The era of cryptocurrencies. How bitcoin and blockchain are changing the global economic order]. Moscow : Publishing house Mann, Ivanov and Ferber [in Russian]. 5. Haber, S. & Stornetta, W. S. (1997). Secure names for bit strings. In Proceedings of the 4th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, 28–35 [in English]. 6. Liu, Y. & Tsyvinski, A. (2018). Risks and returns of cryptocurrency. National Bureau of Economic Research, 111 [in English]. 7. Proekt Zakonu Ukrayiny «Pro vnesennya zmin do Podatkovoho kodeksu Ukrayiny shchodo opodatkuvannya operatsiy z virtual’nymy aktyvamy v Ukrayini» № 9083 vid 14.09.2018 r. [Draft Law of Ukraine «On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine on Taxation of Operations with Virtual Assets in Ukraine» from September 14, 2018, № 9083]. ligazakon.ua. Retrieved from http://search.ligazakon.ua/l_doc2.nsf/link1/JH70B1AA.html (accessed 13 December 2019) [in Ukrainian]. 8. Rynok kryptovalyut potrebuye pravovoyi vyznachenosti vid rehulyatoriv [The cryptocurrency market needs legal certainty from regulators]. brdo.com.ua. Retrieved from http://brdo.com.ua/top/rynok cryptovalyut the necessary legal definition of sight regulyatoriv (accessed 04 December 2019) [in Ukrainian]. Published: 2020-07-17