The pandemic and subsequent changes in various spheres of human activity have also transformed consumer behavior, particularly in the cryptocurrency market. The article is aimed at identifying the priority directions of transformations taking place in the cryptocurrency market in the conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic under the influence of certain groups of factors. System and network approaches to understanding the cryptocurrency market have been identified. The cryptocurrency market is considered from a functional and institutional point of view. From a functional point of view, the cryptocurrency market is a set of economic relations in cyberspace regarding cryptocurrency mining, initial coin offering (ICO) and circulation of cryptocurrencies based on the laws of supply and demand. From an institutional point of view, the cryptocurrency market is a set of participants in the virtual currency schemes who carry out cryptocurrency transactions. The following signs of cryptocurrency market segmentation are justified such as those depending on the market capitalization of the cryptocurrency; on the nature of the crypto assets movement; on operations carried out on the market; on the region; on consumers of services. Factors which influence the functioning of the cryptocurrency market are systematized according to the following groups: macroeconomic, price, environmental, geographic, market, behavioral and technological. The influence of gold, oil prices, the daily number of Covid-19 cases and deaths from Covid-19, the MSCI ACWI global stock index, the iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF, the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index on the Bitcoin exchange rate is revealed. The trends in the cryptocurrency market development in the post-war period are justified, namely the growth of investors’ interest in cryptocurrencies against the background of the initial coin offering collapse; growth of payments in cryptocurrencies; strengthening the regulatory landscape on a global and national scale; integration of the cryptocurrency market with traditional finance; attracting non-typical participants to the cryptocurrency business; expansion of participants in the infrastructure of the cryptocurrency market due to the rapid cryptocurrency market development, in particular, due to the production of equipment for its operation.
The prerequisites and principle of the formation and development of the social sphere in Ukraine have been studied. It was pointed out that despite the multilevel and multichannel nature of the social infrastructure financing, the state and local budgets are the main source of the financial resources that ensure the social sphere functioning and development. It was specified that the budget expenditures for financing the social sphere are versatile and have both state and local financing source and differ according to their functional, departmental and target designation. This factor complicates the social sphere financing system, decreases the level of coordination between individual institutional components and levels, and increases the costs of maintaining and management of the social sphere institutions. It is clarified that the priorities of the state policy and their financing depend on the current financial possibilities. The most problematic aspect of the social sphere financing is still the system of the inter-budgetary transfers. The important directions for improving efficiency of the social sphere financial support are: harsher punishment for the non-purpose use of the funds; optimization of the authority pertaining to the distribution of expenditures between authorities at all levels; involvement of the non-governmental organizations in provision of social services with a view of improving their quality, etc. The general conclusion is that it is expedient to set up conditions for integrating all kinds of social support so as to make a unified complex system; adhere to the program management method of budgetary planning and social sphere financing; ensure transition from the model of financing institutions to the model of service financing; diversify the social sphere sources of financing; implement the practices of social service procurement and mechanisms of the public private partnership; extend autonomy of the local self-government so as to provide social services in accordance with the principles of decentralization of funding; and facilitate the development of the social services market using the legal and economic tools, etc. Provided the indicated activities are adhered to, it becomes possible to develop modern, advanced and effective methods of the social sphere financing.
The essence of the work is the study of political influence and its selfish manifestations by the people’s deputies of Ukraine on the process of formation and functioning of united territorial communities. In our work, political influence is revealed as an element of indirect political agitation of deputies in the district through the mechanism of financing and allocating state subventions from the state budget of Ukraine to communities, which is a very popular and effective tool of direct influence on residents of united territorial communities. The first section of our study is devoted to the study and interpretation of the concept of political influence, and the methods by which it can be explored. The second section attempts to analyze the gaps in decentralization reform that have made it possible to spread such selfish political influence. The third section contains the empirical part of our study, where we obtained the results of the interdependence of political influence of people's deputies with the volume of issued state subventions of communities in 2020.
In the conditions of a steady surplus of up-to-date information, institutional and value-based tools for reducing the uncertainty of economic activity fade into the background, the paternity that progresses as a result of a combination of the short-term temporal paradigm, historically and institutionally inherent in the Western business traditions and becomes an important structural element, with the fundamental innovation of the information-network economy, the actual manifestation of which is the production of excess information and the creation of conditions for reproduction of uncertainty at the higher level. Cryptocurrencies emphasize the crisis of the banking institutions of financial intermediation as a result of the trust destruction as a natural result of the dominance of the financial component in the system of complementary interaction between financial intermediaries and subjects of the real economy sector, which in turn led to the crisis of financial intermediation and led to the desire of financial services consumers for operating activity without any mediation. Nowadays, the first cases of blockchain technology influence on the processes of reformatting the basic principles of human society development - information asymmetry and trust, which can testify to the depth of the modern transformation transition, are observed. An indirect development effect regarding information-network economy is the intensification of households` credit activity and the development of financial-oriented patterns of behavior, which indicate a prevailing focus on short-term prospects in economic and social activity, an increase in the value of self-interest over the interests of family and immediate surroundings, and a reduction in the impact of long-term hierarchical responsibility (in the generations context) on financial decision-making processes. A striking result of these patterns is an increase in household debt, which leads to a narrowing of economic freedom. Financial culture is gradually losing its role as a basic factor in the development of financial patterns of behavior, that in turn influences financial decision-making process, meanwhile the factors of economic and social conditions, banking marketing tools using client databases are updated.
Mohammed Abdullah Alhumayzi, Luciano Batista, Vladlena Benson
Blockchain technology is a distributed digital ledger that boosts decentralised applications. This technology has many potential applications in the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) industry. Yet, blockchain technology adoption is still low in HEIs. Within the adoption process, neglecting employees’ acceptance of blockchain technology might cause a failure in adopting blockchain. To address the blockchain acceptance problem, this study aims to determine the factors that impact employees’ acceptance of blockchain technology within HEIs. To accomplish this aim, this paper proposes a framework that extends the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) with blockchain characteristics to determine the factors that affect blockchain acceptance among HEIs’ employees. Specifically, the proposed model includes UTAUT constructs: effort expectance, performed expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, behavioural intention and technology use, and blockchain characteristics, including security and trust. Also, this study investigates HEIs employees’ awareness as a moderator of UTAUT factors. This paper contributes to academia as it proposes a new theoretical framework that contains factors that might facilitate or hinder the implementation of blockchain technology applications among employees. The present paper also contributes to practitioners in HEIs as it informs decision-makers about potential factors concerning employees’ acceptance of the blockchain technology.
Purpose. The aim of the article is to determine the place of cryptocurrencies in the digital economy, assess their state and development trends, research prospective directions for expanding the scope of their use by introducing innovative technologies and tools, and reducing the risks of investing in crypto assets. Methodology of research. The following research methods were used to achieve the set goal: induction and deduction – in the process of identifying cause-and-effect relationships and trends in the development of cryptocurrencies in the digital economy; analysis and synthesis – in the process of studying the individual essential characteristics of the category "cryptocurrency"; comparison – in the process of researching changes in the market capitalization of cryptocurrencies, the dynamics of the Bitcoin exchange rate, the dynamics of the market capitalization of cryptocurrencies and DeFi; graphic – to visualize the results of the study. Findings. The influence of environmental factors on the dynamics of the development of cryptocurrencies during 2021‒2023 has been determined. The directions of their development in the digital economy are substantiated, which include the correlation of the crypto market with traditional markets and the financial sector of the economy, the emergence of new types of cryptocurrencies that expand the range of offered market tools, the expansion of the scope of use of cryptocurrencies through the introduction of innovative technologies and tools. Alternative directions for investing in crypto assets have been identified. A comparative assessment of the risks of traditional investing and investing in cryptocurrencies was carried out. Originality. Determining the essential characteristics of cryptocurrencies, such as price volatility, investment attractiveness and riskiness, has been further developed. Prospective directions for the use of innovative tools in the crypto industry, in particular, decentralized finance (DeFi), are substantiated. Practical value. Conclusions and proposals substantiated by the results of the research can be used in the process of carrying out operations with cryptocurrencies and making decisions by market subjects regarding directions and instruments for investing in crypto assets. Key words: cryptocurrencies, market capitalization, rate dynamics, price volatility, innovative technologies and tools in the crypto industry, decentralized finance (DeFi), alternative investments in crypto assets.
The deepening of digital transformations and the development of digital platforms is the basis of the functioning of decentralized financial markets, the research of the methodological and methodical foundations of their formation and development based on the use of the innovative potential of Web 3.0 technologies has important scientific and practical value. The purpose of the article is to clarify the functioning mechanisms of decentralized markets based on Web 3.0 and to determine their impact on economic and social processes, which is based on the use of general economic and specific scientific research methods. In the process of research, the peculiarities of the functioning of decentralized financial markets are determined and it was proved that the transition to new Internet usage patterns is the main factor in accelerating digital transformations, on the basis of which the Web 3.0 digital platform is being formed. A structural and logical diagram of the functioning of the Web 3.0 platform has been developed, which reflects an organic combination of tasks, functions, used tools and technologies. The main functions of the Web 3.0 digital platform include decentralization of management, customer orientation, interoperability, transparency and ensuring effective management of digital risks, and the main tasks include accelerating the development of the economy and improving the management of economic and social systems. It has been proven that in the future, the development of the Web 3.0 digital platform and the integration of the innovative potential of decentralized markets, distributed ledger technologies, smart contracts and digital assets will become the basis for the formation of a fundamentally new model of the functioning of the digital space - a meta-universe that unites the real and virtual worlds, ensuring the acceleration economic growth and positive socio-cultural changes. The practical value of the obtained results lies in the justification of the prospects for using the Web 3.0 platform and the adaptation of its interoperability, as well as in determining the directions for improving the functioning mechanisms of the Web 3.0 platform, which includes institutional support for the development of decentralized financial markets and of new mechanisms of their regulation and management in order to protect all participants of decentralized ecosystems from cyber threats and digital risks.
Financial provision is one of the important elements of community resource provision. There is quite a number of bases of financial resources that territorial communities can take from, therefore, for their effective use, it is advisable to classify them, establish the appropriate features, and the possibilities of use them rationally. Currently, it is important for communities to be able to form the necessary amount of financial resources that will allow them to be financially capable. Also important is the legally defined powers of communities within which they carry out their activities and use accumulated funds. The publication analyzes the peculiarities of the formation of financial relations in territorial communities of Ukraine. The corresponding shortcomings in shaping the financial capacity of communities are singled out. The sources of filling the community budget are analyzed. It is found that today the majority of territorial communities need to provide appropriate investment financing of their projects for their sustainable development. Sources of filling financial resources of territorial communities are identified. It is proved that the main financial source of the territorial budgets is the activities of small and medium-sized businesses located in communities. It is determined that for the effective implementation of measures for the socioeconomic development of communities, the principle of their autonomy in matters of budget and tax activities should be implemented. The main directions of influence of financial decentralization on the socioeconomic development of the regions is formed. Based on the identified directions of development of territorial communities, the importance of public participation in decision-making on the implementation of projects on sustainable development of communities is determined. The need to form a favorable image of the territorial community, thanks to which it is possible to attract investment funds for the implementation of community development projects, is proved.
The study of the medical equipment market of Ukraine in the conditions of martial law is the basis for making management decisions regarding further processes of reforming the industry due to the introduction of management technologies and tools. The main issue regarding the purchase of medical equipment in Ukraine is the feasibility of costs, the quality of the equipment being purchased, as well as the need for specific equipment. In addition, the issue of decentralization and procurement by the National Health Service needs to be improved in order to save public funds during the procurement and delivery of quality and necessary equipment. The aim of the article is an analysis of the current state of development of the medical equipment market and the equipment procurement system in Ukraine. The article will use swot analysis methods for a strategic analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the medical equipment market in Ukraine. In addition, a detailed analysis of medical equipment purchases by suppliers and customers of medical equipment in Ukraine will be conducted. Of the place of the public and private sectors in the field of health care, their interaction and further partnership relations. In addition, the result is an analyzed medical equipment sales market by the main suppliers on the medical equipment market in Ukraine. Conclusion. After analyzing the market of medical equipment from the beginning of 2022, it becomes clear that the market is currently running and operating despite the military aggression from the Russian Federation. The mechanism that allows the industry to move and develop in full has not been created, but right now we have many opportunities to create and implement new mechanisms of interaction between public hospitals and patients. It is necessary to increase the functioning of partner organizations in the field of health care. This is necessary in order for the private sector to work qualitatively and serve patients at the level of public insti- tutions. And state health care institutions, in turn, were qualitatively financed to increase the quality of the provision of medical services. It is appropriate to create a financing mechanism between the state and the private sector, because this advantage in the industry will provide an opportunity to quickly rebuild the field after our victory. By improving the field of health care and implementing the ideas of public-private partnership between health care institutions, the country will achieve impressive results in this area. In addition, decentralization must be returned to the form it had at the beginning of its implementation. This will make it possible to quickly elevate such an important sphere of human social life as medicine. It should also be noted that at this time and after the victory of our country in the war with Russia, the field of medical services, for example, such as rehabilitation, will have a greater demand than supply. It is necessary to ensure the opportunity to undergo rehabilitation at the expense of the state to all who will need it.
The article analyzes the rating of Ukraine according to the Global Cryptocurrency Adoption Index. It is noted that out of the TOP-20 countries in the rating, there are ten countries with below-average income, eight countries with above-average income and two countries with high income. This trend demonstrates the dominance of developing markets. The dynamics of the bitcoin and USD exchange rate are analyzed. Forecasting of the bitcoin exchange rate was carried out using the exponential smoothing method, because this method showed the smallest mean absolute error. The forecast results show the growth of the bitcoin rate. The interdependence between exchange rate of bitcoin cryptocurrency and pairs of the most influential world currencies, world prices for precious metals and securities rates on the largest stock exchanges is determined using correlation-regression analysis. The advantages of using cryptocurrencies have been identified, including high speed of transactions, reduction of the number of intermediaries and low fees. Also defined the threatening nature of the development of the crypto-industry for the economic potential of the state, taking into accountavailable withcurrent global challenges such as cyber-attacks and fraud and data theft. Real fraud schemes in the field of cryptocirculation are considered. The main challenges to the functioning of the cryptocurrency industry are analyzed, including volatility, uncertainty, risk of loss, insecurity of owners, lack of guarantees, large number of cryptocurrencies, technical risk, fraud and data theft. 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 circulation of cryptocurrencies, 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 income regarding crypto-assets in the national currency, etc.
Vasyl A. Holian, Nataliia Medynska, Liudmyla Kolosa, Oleksandr S. Zamlynskyi
It is substantiated that under wartime conditions, formation of a new global nature protection architectonics and decentralization of power, the solution of ecological problems of socioeconomic development passes into a new financial and investment dimension, which requires diversification of sources of financing of capital investments and current costs in environmental protection. It is determined that in the dynamics of the nominal amount of financing of capital investments and current expenditures in environmental protection in the context of the main nature protection measures in 2000–2020, in general, there is an upward trend, which is caused by inflation-devaluation processes, rather than a real increase in assignations to environmental projects both in the public and corporate sectors. It is identified that in 2000–2020 there was a significant difference between the amounts of financing of capital investments and current expenses in the direction of increasing the amount of financial support for the operation and maintenance of environmental infrastructure, rather than their renovation and modernization. It is substantiated that the chronic deficit of financial and investment support for solving ecological problems is caused by excessive unification of sources and methods of financing the renewal of the network of environmental infrastructure objects and rationalization of the use of natural raw materials, which requires diversification of fiscal, budgetary and credit investment instruments of the environmental protection industry. It is determined that increasing investment flows in the environmental sphere of Ukraine depends on the inclusion in the range of priorities of the national environmental policy of the dominants of international environmental conventions, primarily the New Climate Agreement, which will allow obtaining financial preferences from global environmental funds and foreign governments. It is substantiated that the intensification of environmental activities at the level of local self-government will become possible due to an increase in the share of deductions of the natural resource rent and environmental tax to special funds of budgets of territorial communities, which will ensure targeted linking of eco-resource payments to solving the most pressing ecological problems of territorial entities
A one-sided understanding of cryptocurrency in terms of the technical model of its functioning does not allow to reveal its essence from the point of view of economic science, which hinders the formation of adequate institutional support for the procedure of issuance and circulation of cryptocurrencies in general. The author defines the essence of cryptocurrency market institutions as a system which includes official (hard) restrictions (rules), unofficial (soft) restrictions (standards of behavior and stereotypes of thinking) and intuition, which ensure the achievement of optimal organization, coordination and stimulation of participants' behavior and lead to a reduction in transaction costs. The institutionalization of cryptocurrency markets implies that changes in hard restrictions (regu-lations) do not simply lead to evasion or adaptation to their implementation by their participants. Insti-tutional transformations in cryptocurrency markets are the process of formation and development of their participating institutions and other entities that implement their inherent institutions in financial transactions with cryptocurrencies; regulation of this activity through official (hard) restrictions on financial behavior with enforcement mechanisms in the presence of unofficial (soft) restrictions. The main components of institutional transformations in the cryptocurrency market in Ukraine are the im-portation of institutions and institutional transformations that can lead to institutional traps and con-gruence/convergenceof these institutions.As for the theories (concepts) in the field of cryptocurrency markets, many years of experience show that their implementation requires a long time to grow and root the relevant institutions in the mass consciousness for a certain set of ideal procedures. If successful, such theories become effective tools for cryptocurrency operations. The strategy of institutional reform of cryptocurrency markets should be systemic, i.e., along with economic transformations, shifts in morality, social and individual consciousness, etc. must be taken into account.
Valentyna Panasyuk, Khrystyna R. Halchak, Volodymyr A. Bosyi
Over the past few years, the term «cryptocurrency» has firmly entered the public consciousness. Virtual assets are gaining popularity because of their main advantages: availability, anonymity, the ability to make quick money, etc. Cryptocurrency is a code in a large book called «blockchain». Owing to the fact that the technology of «blockchain» is inherently similar to an accounting book, the world’s leading scientists are studying the issue of its implementation in the accounting system. This would allow to record each transaction automatically, reduce the cost and increase the speed of transactions. The article discusses the issue of accounting for settlements in the field of e-commerce using speculative assets. The regulatory framework for taxation of transactions with cryptocurrencies in Ukraine is analyzed. Several approaches to accounting for transactions with risky assets in Ukraine are proposed. The results of the study provide a detailed assessment of the situation in the international trade market and the state of development of settlements using cryptocurrencies, highlights the problematic aspects of normative regulation and accounting for transactions with risky assets in Ukraine and over the world. The field of e-commerce includes all transactions carried out via the Internet. This is indeed doing business online, i. e., by means of websites, social networks or mobile applications. The introduction of a method of making payments with cryptocurrency will greatly simplify the processing of transactions. This payment in digital currency is delivered anywhere in the world, regardless of the place of departure without intermediaries. At this, the cost of the transaction, or the payment fee, is much lower than with a regular bank transfer. The cryptocurrency market is currently quite volatile, classifying transactions with digital assets as «high-risk». The introduction of cryptocurrencies as a full-fledged means of payment is impossible without market regulation by financial institutions. Until that happens, commodity prices in cryptocurrency can fluctuate up to 25% compared to the previous day. Trading under such price conditions is impossible. However, a type of cryptocurrency such as «stablecoins» is protected from market fluctuations, since their pricing principle is based on the exchange rate of the real currency. For example, the USDT stablecoin is pegged to the US dollar, so its value changes along with the value of the real currency. In this case, an electronic currency such as USDT can be considered a means of payment and used in e-commerce.
The digital transformation of public relations has become possible with the introduction of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, cloud computing, immersive technologies, and data analytics. These technologies make it possible to create a metaverse where communication, knowledge acquisition, work, business, investment, creativity, and much more are available to everyone. The article offers an in-depth analysis of the institutional legal framework governing the international financial architecture within the realm of digital transformation. It explores regulatory mechanisms and developmental trends within the legal and financial systems of both the European Union and the Republic of Poland. The study delves into instances of commercial fraud involving digital assets, thoroughly examining their implications on the traditional financial system. In the virtual world, the capital market has no borders and jurisdictions. False and unreliable information has become an instrument of manipulation by society and is actively used by market participants. The conventional financial system experiences a loss of control over its functions, particularly in the process of converting fiat funds into digital assets. Decentralized finance regulated by cryptocurrency can replace the Bretton – Woods system. Blockchain is “a technology of utmost honesty” in data transmission. The task of society is to be guided by ethical, social, moral, and environmental aspects in the initial placement of information. The effectiveness of legal regulation of the digital environment is possible only with the adoption of regulations, rules, and recommendations of international organizations in the legislation of each country. A single principle of legal regulation will allow us to build a more just world and its sustainable development.
Purpose. The aim of the article is the determination of the normative and legal regulation of the cryptocurrency market, operations with cryptocurrencies; study of the main draft laws on the regulation of legal relations related to such assets; analysis of the activity of crypto exchanges in Ukraine and the world, prospects and possibilities of state control over trading operations as well as financial operations; studying the peculiarities of legal regulation and approaches to cryptocurrency. Methodology of research. The methodological basis of the article is an ordered system of general scientific methods of cognition, scientific deduction and induction, a method of comparison, abstraction and synthesis. Along with this, general scientific methods of research and special methods of scientific and legal knowledge were used in the article: descriptive and analytical, creative and critical, economic analysis. Analytical and synthetic, comparative and legal, hermeneutic, imitative and prognostic, phraseological methodological approaches are applied. This made it possible to find out the possibilities and legality of using virtual assets in entrepreneurial activity in Ukraine and the world; to analyse and compare the content of norms of international acts and norms that reflect the specifics of the legislative regulation of relevant relations; determine the prospects for legal regulation of the use of virtual assets; formulate conclusions, recommendations and suggestions. Findings. The development of the cryptocurrency market was considered. The essence of the main concepts and compliance with the rules in the field of normative and legal regulation of the cryptocurrency market and the activities of crypto exchanges in Ukraine and the world were studied. Features of the unification and consolidation of the legal regulation of crypto exchanges at the national and international levels are revealed. Ways of implementing regulatory and legal mechanisms for the stimulation and development of the cryptocurrency system in Ukraine at the current stage of economic development are proposed. Originality. An analysis of the legislation of Ukraine was conducted and the experience of foreign countries in the field of legal control over trading operations with cryptocurrencies and activities of crypto exchanges was substantiated for implementation in domestic practice. It is proposed to finalize the legislative framework for the regulation of the cryptocurrency market and the activity of crypto exchanges in Ukraine. Practical value. The results of the conducted research can become the basis for further scientific investigations regarding the normative and legal regulation and use of cryptocurrencies, the functioning of crypto exchanges in Ukraine for the harmonization and unification of legal norms at the national and international levels. Key words: cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency market regulation, virtual asset, digital economy, virtual assets, digital assets, civil rights object, money, means of payment, cryptocurrency, crypto market, law, bill, adaptation, financial circulation.
Introduction. The article explores the prospects of using smart contracts to optimize business processes, the activities of the Defence Forces, and government institutions in Ukraine under martial law. Key advantages of blockchain technology are identified, including decentralization, automation, transparency, and security, along with its potential to enhance efficiency in logistics management, financial flows, and supply chains. The study highlights major challenges, such as the immaturity of IT infrastructure, legal uncertainties, and the threat of cyberattacks. The aim of the article is to develop theoretical and methodological approaches for evaluating and implementing smart contracts in the business processes of Ukrainian enterprises and public administration under martial law, taking into account legal constraints, economic feasibility, and security challenges. Methodology. The study employs methods of analysis and synthesis to assess the potential of smart contracts; comparison to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of their implementation; generalization to formulate recommendations; and SWOT analysis to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats associated with the use of blockchain technologies in various sectors. Results. It has been proven that smart contracts can significantly optimize business processes, the activities of the Defense Forces, and government institutions, including reducing transaction costs, accelerating settlements, increasing the transparency of supplies, and mitigating fraud risks. Recommendations are proposed for integrating smart contracts into financial operations, military logistics, and resource management in public administration. A cost–benefit analysis methodology is developed, taking into account the specific risks of martial law and heightened uncertainty.
Due to the significant expansion of the use of cryptocurrencies in the world, there is a need to understand the perspectives and risks associated with their use. Today, the relevance of cryptocurrency has risen sharply again. The cryptocurrency market has increased and is in no hurry to fall. However, this topic is still ambiguous and surrounded by many myths. Before becoming a stable means of payment, the cryptocurrency began to resemble financial instruments. Cryptocurrencies have an impact on the economy, financial system, society, and ecology, so it is necessary to analyze their impact and consider possible ways to solve the problems associated with their use. In recent times, cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin, have been actively used in the traditional financial system. Today, cryptocurrencies can help open up new markets and increase the volume of international trade, as they are not dependent on financial institutions or national currencies. The problem lies in the fact that cryptocurrencies are still relatively new and not fully understood by many people, and their impact on the global economy and financial system can be significant. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the issue of the prospects and risks of cryptocurrencies in the modern world to understand their impact and make necessary decisions regarding their use. The economic characteristics of the crypto market are essential since blockchain and digital currencies significantly impact the economic sphere. Cryptocurrencies allow people to invest and store their assets without being tied to the traditional financial system. The purpose of this article is to analyze the perspectives and risks of cryptocurrencies. The article covers the impact of cryptocurrencies on the economy, financial system, society, and ecology. Additionally, it analyzes the fluctuations and growth rates of the most well-known cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrencies can have significance for the economy and the environment if they are used properly and take into account certain factors such as social responsibility, energy conservation, and efficient use of resources. However, it is also important to remember the potential risks associated with cryptocurrencies, which can harm the economy, society, and the environment.
Conceptual foundations for financing high-risk innovative projects based on the integration of financial theory, innovation theory, and risk management are substantiated. Specific characteristics of such projects are identified: information asymmetry between participants, J-curve cash flows, risk concentration at early stages, and the absence of tangible assets as collateral. Theoretical approaches to financing in the context of economic paradigm transformation are systematized. Current trends in the development of alternative capital attraction mechanisms based on digital technologies are analyzed: blockchain instruments (ICO, STO, IEO), crowdfunding platforms, smart contracts, and decentralized autonomous organizations. The specifics of forming a multilevel financing architecture using different types of financial instruments according to the stages of the innovation cycle are studied. The necessity of a comprehensive approach to financing high-risk innovative projects through the formation of a multilevel system that combines traditional and alternative sources of capital is proved. Strategic diversification of financial instruments allows balancing the interests of founders and investors, optimizing capital structure under uncertainty. Promising development directions are identified: formation of integrated financing ecosystems, transformation of state innovation support policy, institutionalization of meso-level structures, integration of ESG criteria, and development of artificial intelligence technologies to improve the accuracy of project potential assessment. The practical significance of the research lies in forming a conceptual basis for modernizing the financial support system for high-risk innovative projects through developing specialized financial instruments and risk assessment methods that account for information asymmetry and J-curve cash flows
The study determines the peculiarities of the development of the cryptocurrency asset market in the conditions of digitalization, their legal recognition and subsequent reflection in the accounting of transactions related to their circulation. The current system of regulatory legal and accounting support for the functioning of cryptocurrency assets in accordance with the requirements of national legislation has been analyzed. A critical assessment was made of draft legislative acts regarding the recognition of cryptocurrencies as an asset of the enterprise and the order of functioning of their market as a medium of exchange. The analysis of the definition of virtual assets and cryptocurrencies from the point of view of the legal aspect of their economic essence and recognition as an asset, as well as the implementation of accounting operations for the reflection and subsequent taxation of income and expenses in the calculation of financial results from operations with them, was carried out. The main trends in the development of the world market of virtual assets and cryptocurrencies in the conditions of digitalization of the economic space have been determined. The article presents different views of scientists regarding the procedure for displaying cryptocurrency assets in accounting, and also defines the main trends of the possibility of using cryptocurrency assets as electronic money when conducting settlement operations between business entities and related warnings from official governments and central financial regulators of the virtual assets market. It is emphasized the need to form a unified approach to the definition of the concepts of a virtual asset in domestic legal acts, as well as cryptocurrency from a legal and accounting point of view, with the application of the current instruction on the application of the Chart of Accounts for the accounting of assets, capital, liabilities and economic operations of enterprises and organizations, which would later meet the requirements of international accounting standards. The main recommendations for accounting transactions with virtual assets and cryptocurrencies are presented in accordance with the requirements of international accounting standards, depending on the purpose of holding such assets.
The purpose of the study is to find a solution to problematic aspects of budget planning by analyzing the system of local finances and identifying opportunities for improving the budget planning mechanism. Because, in modern domestic science, in particular, considerable attention is paid to the issues of highlighting practical problems of the budget process and budget planning of local finances. However, there is no single definition of the concept of budget planning, its economic content, tasks and principles. To achieve the goal, general scientific methods were used: the method of scientific generalization ‒ to confirm the relevance of research in modern conditions; analysis and synthesis ‒ to understand the processes of reforming the territorial organization of power on the basis of decentralization as one of the key directions of systemic social transformations in Ukraine; scientific extrapolation and forecasting ‒ for further understanding that the local budget is gradually turning from a purely financial mechanism into a powerful means of influencing public opinion. The main results of the research, which form its scientific novelty, were: the search for a solution to problematic aspects of budget planning by analyzing the system of local finances and identifying opportunities for improving the budget planning mechanism, identifying the essence of the concept of «budget planning» and substantiating the organizational and legal foundations of budget planning; disclosure of local budgets as a link of the budget system with a presentation of the current state of the budget and budget indicators of the united territorial communities of Ukraine; coverage of the peculiarities of planning local budgets with a presentation of the problems of forming local budgets and ways to solve them. The practical significance of the obtained results is determined by the provisions of scientific novelty and the possibility of using research proposals and recommendations in the field of practical activities of local financial bodies of all levels, executive bodies of local councils, local state administrations, and relevant local councils.
Introduction. Under the modern conditions of the Ukrainian society democratization and the reform of financial decentralization, the problems associated with increasing the effectiveness of the interaction of civil society and public authorities, primarily in the context of the modernization of public finance management in Ukraine, have been significantly updated. Therefore, the development of the methodological foundations of research in the field of public finance with the help of the latest approaches is highly demanded in the current domestic realities. One of such approaches is the application of the main principles and effects of the theory of behavioural finance in justification and interpretation of financial processes and phenomena occurring in the public sector of the national economy, since behaviour of all subjects of the public finance sphere is in the coordinates of political science, psychology, ethics, political science, etc., which is most clearly manifested primarily in the budget process. However, in Ukraine, the specified direction of scientific research needs active development, which determines the relevance of the scientific research topic. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the methodological foundations of research in the field of public finance in Ukraine through the prism of the concept of behavioural finance. Results. The article considers the main aspects of the functioning public finance in Ukraine from the standpoint of behavioural approach. Based on the study of existing points of view, theoretical approach to interpretation of the essence of public finance was formed, the main problems of interaction between citizens and public authorities in the context of public finance management were identified, and directions for their solution were proposed, taking into account the developments of the behavioural finance theory. Conclusions. The identification of key features and the most important problems of public finance functioning in Ukraine, as well as the analysis of the impact of the main effects of behavioural finance (in particular, the “framing effect”, “social influence effect”, “pushing effect”, “conservatism effect”, “trap effect”) made it possible substantiation of vectors for improving public finance management in the context of strengthening interaction between civil society and public authorities in Ukraine.
B a c k g r o u n d . Strengthening the financial basis of local self-government takes on archival importance, considering the economic circumstances of the wartime and post-war reconstruction of the territories of Ukraine. In this regard there is a need to improve the local finance management system and develop its institutional support in conditions of financial decentralization. Theoretical and practical aspects of management in the field of local finances, inter-budgetary relations, financial relations of local self-government bodies in the context of decentralization are considered in the works of domestic scientists: V. Bodrov, V. Vakulenko, I. Volokhova, N. Honcharuk, V. Gornyk, A. Degtyar. The strengthening of the financial basis of local selfgovernment in the process of the post-war recovery of the economy of Ukraine is studied in the works of Z. Varnalij, I. Vertsiuk, Ya. Zhalilo, M. Kosheliuk, I. Ozymok, O. Sokolova, U. Thomann and others. Implementation of financial decentralization, management of local finances is considered by such foreign scientists as: J. Buchanan, A. Wagner, R. Musgrave, W. Oates, P. Samuelson, J. Stiglitz, H. Zimmerman, F. Fukuyama, J. Schumpeter and others. It remains expedient to search for institutional mechanisms for further reforming the financial relations of local self-government bodies, models for managing inter-budgetary relations, sources of financing local budget expenditures, and expanding public control mechanisms in the process of managing local finances under conditions of decentralization. The purpose of the article is the scientific and theoretical justification of the institutional transformations of the local finance system of Ukraine and the development of practical recommendations regarding the mechanisms of its development in the context of the decentralization of state administration. The tasks of the article are to consider the existing problems and outline the prospects for ensuring the processes of financial decentralization, to propose mechanisms for the necessary institutional transformations in the system of local finance of Ukraine and tools for their implementation. M e t h o d s . The article was carried out with the help of modern theoretical and cognitive methods, the dialectics of the processes of public administration and local self-government in the conditions of financial decentralization and reforming of local finances. Methods of system analysis, synthesis and comparisons, historical, logical, deductive methods and modeling were also used. The research used the theory of public choice, public goods and the structural-functional approach to improve the management of budget funds in conditions of decentralization. R e s u l t s . It is claimed that the pre-war experience of active implementation of the decentralization reform in Ukraine gave positive results, from which it is necessary to move on, and further develop and improve this vector. It was determined that institutional transformations should take place within the framework of financial support system structural elements of local self-government – budgets of different levels. The mechanisms of the necessary institutional transformations in the local finances system in Ukraine and the tools for their implementation are proposed. In particular, such a method of improving the local finances system as budget cooperation is proposed. The Law of Ukraine norms "On Cooperation of Territorial Communities" have been analyzed and proposals have been made to expand the regulatory influence of the specified law regarding budget cooperation procedures. Attention was focused on the importance of training modern personnel of local self-government bodies that implement policies in the sphere of budget, finance and prices. The importance of the development of the institution of civil society is also emphasized. Emphasis is placed on the expansion of models and forms of self-organization bodies cooperation of the population in the processes of control and supervision of the local self-government bodies activities in the local finances field in Ukraine. C o n c l u s i o n s . Therefore, the goal of institutional transformations of the local finance system of Ukraine in the context of decentralization is to significantly expand the capabilities of local self-government bodies to independently manage all socio-economic processes at the level of territorial communities and to establish connections between regions, the symbiosis of which can bring the desired effect for the economy of the entire country. Such changes should be synchronized with the changes envisaged by the plan for Ukraine to acquire the status of an EU member state. Our proposals are designed to improve the quality of local self-government and encourage further scientific research in the field of local finance management in Ukraine.