CRYPTOCURRENCY: PROBLEMS OF LEGAL REGULATION
Background: the author substantiates the relevance of the topic, referring to the evolution of modern society and the need to develop the legal foundations of various digital assets, including cryptocurrency. Objective: to justify the need for legal regulation of cryptocur rency in Russia. Methodology: the author focuses on the axiological (value) method of understanding social and humanitarian phenomena combined with a set of basic General scientific methods, such as analysis and synthesis. Results: the analysis made it possible to give a brief description of money as objects of civil rights, the features of cryptocurrency and its differences from electronic money. The emphasis is on the problem-the lack of legal regulation of cryptocurrency. Conclusions: the further development of theoretical ideas about digital financial assets and the use of theoretical developments in practice, the im provement of the legal framework will contribute to solving the problems of legal regulation and eliminate the shortcomings of digital financial assets.