CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING IN RUSSIA AND AROUND THE WORLD: CONCEPT AND LEGAL REGULATION

Abstract

The article identifi es the defi nition and legal nature of cryptocurrency mining, raises the question of whether mining is a business activity and in which cases it becomes the object of legal regulation. The concept of mining is compared with similar phenomena — banking, securities issuance, money issuance by Central banks, on the basis of which a conclusion is made about the features of this business line.