Legal Regulation of Digital Financial Assets in the Russian Federation and the European Union

Abstract

The article deals with the problems of legislative regulation of digital financial assets in the Russian Federation and the European Union, including the analysis of draft laws and regulations. The topic under consideration becomes particularly relevant against the background of ongoing discussions of almost diametrical positions of the two main actors in this area — the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, with regard to the definition of the legal status of cryptocurrency in Russia. Particular attention is paid to the possible shortcomings of the current approaches to the creation of a unified legal regime both at the national level and, in the case of the EU, at the supranational level.