Petimat Gekhaeva, Elimhazhi Bolotkhanov, S Ismoilova
In recent years, the financial sector has been a leader in digital transformation. An additional driver of its accelerated digitalization was the COVID-19 pandemic, which contributed to the active spread of mobile banking, contactless payments, digital services for managing investment portfolios, etc. The largest banks and insurance companies play a leading role in the digitalization of financial services. New fintech companies have emerged both within large banking ecosystems and as stand-alone start-ups providing financial services on their own. The digital transformation of the financial sector is based on the integration of distributed ledger systems, cloud technologies, big data analysis and AI. As a result of the use of digital technologies, new business models are being built. For example, the Open Banking system, which is based on API (Application Programming Interface) technologies and is designed to exchange information necessary for the development of financial products and services, has become widespread. Such a system allows non-financial organizations to offer financial products and services personalized to the needs of a particular client.
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Digitalization and Economic Development in Agriculture
The paper is dedicated to the discussion of the author’s attempt to explain a trend in the future market infrastructure development through the use of tokenized assets. The paper successively solves eight working tasks: a) clarify standard functions of the market infrastructure and roles of a market intermediary; b) outline the logic for developing a virtual market and place of a legal deal; c) clarify four mandatory components of a standard deal; d) distinguish the concept of “tokenized document” as a modern type of legally valid contract; e) distinguish entities and objects involved in a deal and essential conditions of a legally valid deal; f) subjectively assess the potential impact of tokenized assets on the renewal and development of the market infrastructure; g) outline new opportunities for regulating market relations using tokenized assets, which are consequences of their properties and parameters of tokenized assets; h) summarize levels of formation of a new economic potential of tokenized assets for the market infrastructure development. The author concludes that distributed ledger tools and especially the most promising type of distributed ledger virtual asset, such as a tokenized asset, can drive the market infrastructure modernization. It will be a new and additional means for addressing global wealth inequality using tokenized assets. Its “key” is to create new professional jobs in the ecosystems of decentralized information platforms. The most expected promising areas, especially widespread digital commerce, management of objects of intellectual property rights, agricultural sector at the level of micro and small farms, pave the way for significant, almost radical transformations in the composition, structure and number of participants in the market infrastructure and economic relations on the markets. The main and fundamental technical means for this new market infrastructure organization are backed distributed ledger tokens or tokenized assets, namely tokenized contracts, tokenized resources and tokenized deals. Based on the information and applied nature of tokenized assets and four standard components of a deal (contract, entities and objects involved as well as essential conditions of the contract), the author proposed three types of tokenized assets based on the feature “original asset underlying the tokenized asset”, namely: (a) tokenized document, (b) tokenized resource and (c) tokenized deal. Together they universally cover all types of original (underlying) assets in legal civil and economic circulation in almost any country in the world. Having different functional purposes, these three types of tokenized assets along with a digital ecosystem of services potentially fulfill many functions of market intermediaries in the modern market infrastructure.
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Economic Development and Digital Transformation
Digitalization and Economic Development in Agriculture
Abstract 157 This article discusses the regulatory definition of collective investment undertakings (CIUs) as provided for by Article 4 (1) (a) AIFMD and Article 1 (1) UCITSD in the context of traditional family offices, holding companies, and joint ventures, and distinguishes them from more recently observed digital asset pools such as digitally managed accounts, crypto lending, crypto staking, and decentralized autonomous organizations.Testing the legal definition of CIUs in the context of traditional and digital pooled investments allows not only for the delineation of the scope of AIFMD (and to a lesser extent, UCITSD), but also provides insights on the desirable content of Level 2 regulation under MiCA. While ESMA guidance based on many years of supervisory experience sets the limits on traditional use cases, the digital boundaries of collective investment schemes are largely untested and to some extent uncertain, resulting in high costs for legal advice, as demonstrated by our brief look into MiCA set out in this article. To address these matters, we argue in favor of broad default rules on pooled finance, paired with exemptive powers from individual or all rules where a disparity exists between the purpose of regulation and the regulated activities. If paired with carve-outs for applications below EUR 5 million (where retail investors are present) and EUR 100 million (sophisticated clients only), these default rules would assist supervisory authorities in setting adequate boundaries for investment fund regulation of innovative financial products. After the introduction (Pt. I), Pt. II outlines the legal definition(s) of CIUs; Pt. III discusses the regulatory limits in the context of traditional use cases; Pt. IV analyzes the limits for digitally managed accounts, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and decentralized finance as a whole (referred to collectively as “digital limits”); Pt. V presents our policy considerations; and Pt. VI concludes.
Информатизация затрагивает различные стороны человеческой деятельности, в частности сферу образования.Если в начале этого процесса основной задачей информатизации являлась автоматизация документооборота и управленческой деятельности (менеджмента образования), то в настоящее время акцент смещается в сторону автоматизации и упрощения деятельности преподавателя.В статье рассматривается автоматизированная система, позволяющая повысить объективность контроля качества обучения путем предоставления преподавателю показателей объективного контроля прохождения образовательного мероприятия и самостоятельности выполнения заданий обучающимися, а также информации о других показателях, которые могут быть использованы для валидации оценки.В работе приводится структура интеллектуальной системы и ее особенности.Авторы предлагают классификацию признаков качества обучения на ретроспективные, подлежащие анализу с помощью методов искусственного интеллекта, и оперативные, контролируемые программно-аппаратными методами с помощью системы датчиков.В
Introduction. The functioning of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) is based on the principles of blockchain technology and smart contracts. The functioning of the DAO is based on the understanding and compliance of smart contracts, the activity and participation of participants, as well as the development and resolution of emerging challenges in this experimental field. The purpose of the presented work is to determine the main features of the functioning of decentralized autonomous organizations and to present a conceptual approach to the development of the presented organizations. Materials and methods. The main information base of the research is the works of leading scientists in the field of digital economy, the implementation of digital technologies, the problems of the management decentralization system at its various levels, and the use of modern management and digital tools to ensure the optimization of management decisions. The main methods of research are methods of analysis, synthesis, comparison, induction, deduction and a graphic method for visual display of the presented research results. Results and discussion. The essence of decentralized autonomous organizations is to create an ecosystem in which management and decision-making is carried out on the basis of blockchain technology and smart contracts. The basic idea is that DAOs have no centralized governing body or leadership. Decisions are made collectively by members of the organization. The main mechanism of management and interaction in the DAO is smart contracts, which are software codes on the blockchain. They automate the execution of agreements and define the rules of the organization. Cryptocurrency and tokens are used for funding and participation in DAOs. Members can purchase tokens that give them the right to vote and participate in the organization's decisions. All transactions and decisions are recorded in the blockchain, which guarantees transparency and irreversibility of actions. Information is open to all participants. Conclusions. Decentralized autonomous organizations are a paradigm of a new approach to organizational management and interaction of participants, aimed at increasing transparency, democratization and autonomy in resource management and decision-making. Success largely depends on the ability to understand risks and resolve technical and legal issues, as well as community support and participation of qualified professionals in the development and evolution of the DAO concept.
Abstract This paper critically evaluates the political economy of Web3 and offers a neo-institutional model to explain qualitative observations of contemporary digital social movements. By starting to develop a sociological model of Web3 rooted in micro-organizational practices, including trust mediation and social coproduction, this paper re-evaluates assumptions of scarcity, economic value, and social belonging. It concludes by introducing a novel research program to study digital polycentric governance that focuses on community self-governance of digital common pool resources (DCPRs) and looks forward to empirical research using on-chain datasets from decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).
The article considers cryptocurrency as a new type of intangible assets and the regulatory and legal support for its implementation. Particular attention is paid to defining the content, legal status, features of accounting, and taxation of transactions with such assets. The market capitalization and bitcoin forecast are analyzed. The interdependence between the exchange rate of bitcoin and pairs of the most influential world currencies, world prices for precious metals, and securities rates on the largest stock exchanges is determined. The most significant influencing factors on the bitcoin price are determined using correlation and regression analysis. The advantages of using cryptocurrencies have been identified, including high speed of transactions, reduction of the intermediaries number, and low fees. The threatening nature of the crypto-industry development for the economic potential of the state is also determined, taking into account available with current global challenges such as cyberattacks and fraud and data theft. Real fraud schemes in the field of crypto-circulation are considered. It is noted that without determining the clear legal status of cryptocurrencies in the country, it is impossible to resolve the legal, accounting and tax consequences of these transactions. It was determined that for the legal circulation of cryptocurrencies, the creation of a financial institution or a special state body, which should exercise control over the cryptocurrencies circulation, must be ensured as a minimum; introduction of taxation for companies whose activities are related to the crypto industry; establishing the obligation of users to declare their income and profits from crypto-assets, etc. Because of this, the functions of state authorities in regulating operations with cryptocurrencies are characterized, and the changes that will be introduced to the Tax Code of Ukraine are analyzed, regarding the taxation of transactions with cryptocurrencies, which in the future will make it possible to increase budget revenues, regulate and facilitate accounting and taxation of transactions with cryptocurrencies, use legal remedies for virtual assets, reduce possible tax evasion, etc.
Objective: to analyze the transforming socio-economic relations of the new “digital normality”, to which end the task is solved of bringing into line the terminology used in business turnover between various participants in the digital assets market, in the practical financial activities of economic entities arising in a specific territory, in a certain legal field, and contained in the recommendatory technical documentation (standards). Methods: the article uses systematic and analytical approaches, logical and comparative methods. Results: despite the active use of distributed ledger technologies, theory and practice are currently characterized by a large number of legal and business definitions describing the organization of business processes in this area. Based on the analysis of scientific literature, the meaning of various terms of the digital economy was studied. In the course of studying technical terminology, such concepts as a distributed ledger, network nodes, blockchain, etc. were defined. The analysis of financial and economic terms is based on fintech definitions, such as digital asset, cryptocurrency, digital currency, digital financial asset, token, etc. The terms of the digital economy are considered from the perspective of so-called tokenomics, including such as token ecosystem, DLT user, DLT platform, decentralized application, etc. Scientific novelty : the terminology obtained was structured as a theoretical basis with a specification for the digital asset market and use in financial market reform. Practical significance : this review has been prepared: 1) to systematically familiarize the professional community with existing trends; 2) to harmonize socio-economic relations by developing common local recommendations (standards); 3) to develop the market for digital assets produced using distributed ledger technologies through understanding basic concepts.
Andrey Zubarev, Natalia Makeeva, Elena Sinelnikova-Muryleva, Kirill Shilov
The paper discusses various issues related to both theory and practice of the world of digital currencies. The growing popularity of the sector of services based on the technology of a distributed ledger, called decentralized finance (DeFi), is considered in detail, which has grown over the last year from 700 million to 11.5 billion US dollars. Different analogs of traditional financial and banking services are being built in this sector, in which, instead of the corresponding institutions, there is a set of smart contracts operating in an automatic mode. In addition, the paper analyzes the theoretical risks and potential benefits from the emission of digital currencies by central banks, and considers the world experience of the pilot projects of digital currencies in different countries.
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Economic and Technological Developments in Russia
Economic Development and Digital Transformation
Economic, Social, and Public Health Issues in Russia and Globally
This article is devoted to the study of the economic nature of cryptoassets, the development of their original classification, and the determination of the main directions of regulation of their turnover. These topics are the objects of modern discourse of international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (MB), the Group of 7 (G7), the Group of 20 (G20), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), and the Financial Stability Board (FSB). The study reviews the modern discourse of international organizations regarding cryptoassets, presents an interpretation of cryptoassets as a new class of financial assets, justifies the classification of cryptoassets, and identifies the main types and economic characteristics of digital assets. The study was conducted using a system-functional and system-structural method. As a result of this study, it is concluded that the activities of international organizations are focused on developing recommendations and principles for regulating transactions with cryptocurrencies and global stablecoins, prudential supervision of their issuers, unifying approaches to taxation, and countering illegal transactions using cryptoassets. The study concluded that crypto-assets are private digital assets that are recorded digitally in a distributed ledger and can be used as a means of exchange and/or investment tool and/or means of access to goods and services of issuer. According to the authorʼs classification crypto-assets are divided into two main types: virtual currencies and digital tokens. Virtual currencies are a means of exchange or payment as well as a means of saving. The two main subtypes of virtual currencies are cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. Digital tokens are issued for specific investment functions or consumer purposes. Tokens can be divided into investment tokens and utility tokens. The study also finds that there is no international regulation of cryptoassets turnover. National regulation is significantly differentiated between countries due to the lack of common interpretation and classification of cryptoassets and different assessments of economic risks of their turnover for national financial systems. In most developed countries: the USA, EU countries, UK, Switzerland, etc. – a flexible approach to regulating various types of cryptoassets and their issuers prevails. In emerging market countries such as China, Turkey, and Russia, regulation is more stringent and characterized by the widespread use of prohibitive measures. The main problem of the legal regulation of cryptoassets in Russia is its fragmentation and the predominance of a prohibitive bias. Modern regime of regulation of cryptoassets in Russia is weakly related to their economic nature and is not equivalent to the risks of turnover of cryptoassets.
The article is devoted to the issue of studying the possibility of developing political decentralized networks based on or following the example of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO), which are becoming increasingly common in the digital space. Their potential impact on the social institutions of society, including the system of state power, is analyzed. The article traces how the technological embodiment of antimonopoly and anti-state ideologies that have been actively developed in cyberspace can lead to a change in the very foundations of social institutions due to the absence of the need for a "third party" to guarantee the implementation of contracts and building responsible social relations. The development of cyberspace is viewed through the prism of clashes of state interests seeking to establish control over the system of digital interactions, and multiple interest groups developing technological capabilities for autonomizing action by building protection based on cryptography. If not loosening, then breaking holes in the financial systems of states is an indicator of the success of decentralized finance projects, which means it stimulates the further development of DAOs and their possible transformation into decentralized political networks. The article also analyses the components of the new discipline Cryptonomics or Cryptoeconomics, showing serious scientific and methodological foundations for the development of DAO, which indicates in favor of the possibility of considering them as experimental platforms for the development of more global projects. The article considers the special nature of the management of decentralized autonomous organizations based on financial incentives. A forecast is made regarding the next stage of confrontation between state structures and decentralized platforms. Conclusions are also drawn about the importance of the DAO for the development of the information society and the role of the intellectual elite in this confrontation.
The article is devoted to the study of the paradigm of accounting, control and analytical information that affects the success of business processes in the corporate and state sectors of the economy. The authors propose the step-bystep development of the methodology for managing big data and the creation of corporate digital ecosystems (CECE). This includes clarifying the content of the digital ecosystem concepts as well as the development of a mechanism for collecting and processing information for corporate management (using modern digital technologies and system financial platforms) with the conclusion that the most productive is the distributed ledger technology (DIT). On the basis of a clear identification of the positive and negative consequences of scaling the CECC, recommendations were made on the technology for transferring reporting data. It has been proven that DIT offers a choice for the best scaling options, can be also applied when transferring reporting information to various higher authorities. It has been determined that the search for new and improvement of the applied technologies for managing big data is actualized as the information field expands and its diversity. The possibilities of collaboration of database management systems (DBMS) are disclosed and directions for improving the efficiency of new digital technologies for managing accounting and control information (distributed registers and their variants) are identified both for large ecosystems (the economy of the country, territories, regions, clusters and banking and other large holdings) and small (economic entities and their information technology and economic departments).
The paper demonstrates that Bitcoin is not money but rather a digital commodity that has value but no value-added. We show that both the production of and the speculation with Bitcoin draw from the existing global pool of value-added. By extending the Classical Political Economy approach and the New Interpretation of the labour theory of value to the domain of digital commodities, the paper argues that Bitcoin mining is an automated reproduction process that requires no direct (living) labour and thus creates no new value. Bitcoin, in this regard, is not ‘digital gold’. Between sectors, Bitcoin mining redistributes wealth and value-added already in existence, while Bitcoin miners with more computational power compete to appropriate the mining profits within the blockchain. The Bitcoin blockchain then creates rivalry in both the ownership and the use of the digital commodity through non-legal means. Our approach can be further expanded to the larger domain of automated digital commodities that are reproducible without the expenditure of direct, living labour.
Digital transformation is emerging as a cornerstone of strategies aimed at addressing pressing global sustainability challenges, from climate change to resource scarcity and social inequality. By leveraging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud computing, societies are beginning to unlock new pathways for decarbonization, efficiency, and inclusive growth. AI and advanced analytics provide predictive insights for optimizing energy use, climate modeling, and resource management, while blockchain ensures supply-chain transparency and facilitates the verification of carbon credits. IoT-enabled systems and smart infrastructure enhance efficiency in energy distribution, agriculture, transportation, and manufacturing, contributing to circular economy practices and reduced environmental footprints. At the same time, cloud platforms and digital finance solutions democratize access to green technologies and sustainable investment opportunities. The transformative potential of these technologies extends across multiple sectors. In the energy domain, smart grids and decentralized renewables supported by digital integration are reshaping power systems. In agriculture, precision farming and digital supply chains reduce waste and improve productivity. Financial innovations, such as fintech-enabled green finance, are mobilizing capital toward sustainable projects, while e-governance platforms enhance transparency and data-driven policymaking for climate action. However, significant challenges remain. The digital divide threatens equitable access, while the energy demands of data centers and blockchain raise concerns about the carbon footprint of digital infrastructures. Cybersecurity, privacy, and governance gaps also pose risks that could undermine trust and resilience. Addressing these issues requires robust policy frameworks, public–private partnerships, and capacity building to ensure responsible, inclusive, and ethical innovation. Ultimately, digital transformation represents not only a technological shift but also a socio-economic opportunity to build resilient, net-zero, and equitable futures. Unlocking its full potential requires aligning digital innovation with global sustainability imperatives.
The purpose of the article is to clarify the understanding of the new business conditions, the so-called new normal, as part of the study of approaches to assessing financial stability in financial markets. Main results: the list of main factors that have a particularly significant impact on financial stability in financial markets has been clarified; some results of digital transformation of financial markets are characterized; the possibilities of integrating SPFS and CiPS were evaluated; clarified and supplemented the proposals of the regulator on the introduction of mechanisms for automated detection of sources of spread of illegal activities; on the basis of fragmentary factual material, assumptions were made about the nature of the relationship between the systems of centralized and decentralized finance; substantiates the proposal on the need to create a legal regulated cryptocurrency market in the Russian Federation in order to reduce the scale of the emerging shadow market and to accelerate the process of legal support for its functioning. The significance of the article is determined by the main conclusion about the need to change approaches to assessing financial stability by taking into account the high transitivity of modern economic systems of centralized and decentralized finance and new business conditions (conditionally denoted, among other things, by the acronyms SPOD, VUCA, BANI, etc.).
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Economic and Technological Developments in Russia
Economic Development and Digital Transformation
Economic, Social, and Public Health Issues in Russia and Globally
Cryptocurrency is a new economic phenomenon, a product of globalization, which from a historical point of view is characterized by the authors as a completely natural phenomenon of some obvious trends in digitalization. The authors analyze the impact of the 2019-2020 pandemic on the innovation of social, economic and even political spheres of life. It is stated that coronavirus pandemic of 2020 has shown how important it is to have a strong state in today’s world and how important its organizational-administrative and social functions may be, with the state simply being irreplaceable in this area for now. People’s expectations of the state in the current climate of global threats and emergencies are quite high, with everybody interested in a strong state and waiting for some active action on its part. In a crisis, a strong state has to be financially and organizationally powerful, which may require utilizing all available mechanisms. The current situation suggests the possibility of the traditional institutional state coexisting with the decentralized cryptocurrency market. It is concluded that a strong state in a crisis should have financial and organizational strength, which can be achieved only by using all available resources of the state. However, this thesis does not call for" headlong " legalizing potentially useful tools, but rather cautiously assessing the prospects for introducing innovations.
The article discusses the main technological and economic aspects of the functioning of cryptocurrencies. Based on the analysis of monetary theories and the evolution of forms of money, it is shown that the technologies of mining and circulation of cryptocurrencies fully meet the requirements for "monetary material" and the trend in the development of monetary systems. It is concluded that the development of the form of money under the influence of scientific and technological progress has not changed their economic essence. The pros and cons of cryptocurrencies are shown. The problem of the legitimacy of cryptocurrencies is analyzed taking into account the new federal legislation.
Objective: to consider the digital currency of Central Banks as the third form of money of a state; to identify advantages and disadvantages of this new form of money; to clarify the classification of digital currency of the Central Bank; to analyze the features of infrastructure development of the Central banks fast payments system and private stable coins market; to present the author’s conception of the Bank of Russia digital ruble.Methods: the article uses empirical, historical, logical, country-oriented, comparative and statistical methods of the system approach, which allow studying the possible designs of the Central Bank digital currency in dynamics.Results: the article reveals the macroeconomic factors of the emergence of the Central Bank digital currency; defines the types of classification of the Central Bank digital currency; shows the possible pros and cons of issuing and circulating of the third form of state money; considers the fast payments system and the private stable coins market; clarifies some consequences for monetary and financial stability policy during the transition of the Central Bank to digital currency; shows the advantages and disadvantages of the Central Bank digital currency through the prism of three aspects: the anonymity level, the confidentiality degree and the guaranteed remuneration for market participants; and analyzes the features of the Bank of Russia digital ruble development in the medium term.Scientific novelty: the article shows that the Central Bank digital currency is just the third form of state money, along with cash and non-cash; classification of digital currency has allowed the Central Bank to identify the features of the possible design of digital currency; the prospects and problems of price and financial stability in terms of the circulation of digital currency are considered; an alternative to the Central Banks digital currency is the system of fast payments and private stable coins market; The Bank of Russia should build the digital ruble design on the basic characteristics of the banking system of the Russian Federation (Model D) and the mechanisms combining the technologies of the centralized and distributed ledgers of the Bank of Russia. Practical significance: the main provisions and conclusions of the article can be used to develop a possible design of the digital ruble in the medium term, as well as to clarify the Bank of Russia current target mandates, tools, channels and mechanisms of monetary and financial stability policy, directly related to new trends in the development of both the world economy in general and the Russian economy in particular.
Hanna Kucherova, Vita Los, Dmytro Ocheretin, Olha Bilska · 5 authors
The relevance of the research subject is explained by a fundamental change in the conditions of existence and development of agents of the digital economy, limited knowledge about their behavior under conditions of quarantine restrictions. The aim of the research is to study the series of the dynamics of the price of bitcoin and the frequency of online requests for bitcoin as an indicator of the behavior of agents of the digital economy using the methods of qualitative recurrent analysis. The types of constructed time series plots of the price of bitcoin and the frequency of requests for bitcoin are defined as drift with a superimposed linearly gradually increasing sequence, which indicates the unpredictability of the behavior of digital economy agents with a gradual stabilization in new quality trend. The scientific novelty of the research results lies in the proven connection between the series of bitcoin price dynamics and the frequency of online requests for bitcoin, tracking changes in the behavior of digital economy agents before and after the introduction of quarantine restrictions. The procedure for conducting a qualitative recurrence analysis of the series of dynamics is generalized, which takes into account the specifics of the formation of the frequency of online requests for bitcoin, the price and the behavioral aspect of its formation. The practical value lies in defining the characterization of the behavior model of digital economy agents under conditions of quarantine restrictions. The behavior of digital economy agents in the context of COVID-2019 requires further research, in particular, using cross-recurrent analysis methods.
Received 28.07.2020. The article examines issues related to the introduction of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) for retail payments and wholesale settlements. The study defines and classifies central bank digital currencies, researches the main models of CBDC systems. The article also analyzes the features of various national projects for issuing Central bank digital currencies. The paper uses methods of economic-statistical and functional-structural analysis. The study concludes that CBDC are a new form of central bank money. Digital currencies can be issued in various issuing systems for the purpose of retail payments or wholesale settlements. Among the models of CBDC systems for retail payments (R-CBDC) the direct system model is the most attractive for its simplicity. This model eliminates the dependence of the Central bank on any financial and payment intermediaries. Models of synthetic and hybrid R-CBDC systems are characterized by reliability and speed in processing multiple transactions which makes them the most promising for implementation. Among the models of CBDC systems for wholesale payments (W-CBDC) the model of the system with a universal digital currency (U-W-CBDC) may be the most suitable for eliminating the main disadvantages of modern cross-border payment systems. However, a large number of technological and financial changes as well as the high operating costs of the U-W-CBDC can make such systems difficult to implement for non-developed financial market infrastructure countries. National financial regulators have different motivations for issuing digital currencies. The main advantages of digital currencies for retail payments may consist in providing users with highly liquid, low-risk, universally available means of payment. The main advantages of wholesale digital currencies are that they offer faster, safer, cheaper cross-border payments. The most advanced projects for issuing R-CBDC can be considered DCEP (People’s Bank of China) E-krona (Central Bank of Sweden). The most successful pilot projects for issuing W-CBDC are the projects Jasper (Central Bank of Canada) and Ubin (Monetary Authority of Singapore), which were able to achieve interoperability in conducting cross-border payments. Currently most CBDC are retail based on the use of distributed ledger technology and implemented in the form of DLT-tokens. Countries that develop digital currency systems can be divided into three groups. The first group is countries where the introduction of CBDC can be designed to support the national demand for central bank money (Sweden, Norway, Singapore, etc.). The second group – countries for which the adoption of digital currencies can afford to keep the place of national currencies in international settlements (USA and EU) or expanding the use of national currencies at the international level (China). The third group represents countries for which the introduction of digital currencies may be associated with the control of national monetary circulation and de-dollarization of the financial system (Uruguay, South Africa, Cambodia, etc.).
Despite all the fears surrounding cryptocurrencies, the rates of transactions increased and became an undeniable reality, and with the developments of the events that the world is going through, especially since the emergence of the new Corona virus and its declaration of a global pandemic, several important questions have emerged regarding dealing in these currencies considering the current epidemic. This study aims to know the extent to which dealing in cryptocurrencies has been affected by the emergence of the new Corona virus, and will it become a haven for transactions considering the closure decisions adopted by the countries of the world, or whether the uncertainty of the current situation increases the fear of dealing with it, especially as it depends on the forces of demand and supply. The study found that transactions in these currencies decreased at the beginning of the crisis, due to fears of a depreciation in their value, which prompted individuals to sell them on stock exchanges, but with the policies of closure and travel ban, dealing in these currencies increased again. Central banks tended strongly considering this crisis to think about maximizing benefit from dealing in these currencies.