Правовий режим криптовалют: досвід ЄС.Cryptocurrency Legal Regulation: EU Experience
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2017
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Досліджено особливості використання в ЄС інноваційних технологій розрахунків, зокрема криптовалют. Доведено, що цей платіжний інструмент у сучасних умовах розвитку комп’ютерних технологій активно проникає в повсякденне життя людей. Розкрито сутність найпоширенішої сучасної цифрової валюти – біткоїна.The development and using of innovative technologies of payments in the European Union, namely cryptocurrency, have been explored. Innovative technologies and virtual communities contribute to the creation of new types of cryptocurrencies, transactions with them, etc., beyond the current state of economic knowledge and existing legal solutions. Cryptocurrency as a completely innovative payment tool in the modern conditions of computer technology development is rapidly integrated into an everyday life of people, therefore the issue of development and using of this payment instrument in the EU becomes of special importance. In this article the focus is on the bitcoin – the most common modern digital currency. It is argued that cryptocurrency (information-money symbols) is an attribute of the global matrix of information age. The article analyzes the legal regulation of cryptocurrency circulation in EU countries and the problems of cryptocurrency using in international finance. The process of cryptocurrency implementation in the financial sphere of the member states of the European Union has been analyzed. Based on the results of the European practice research of the functioning of the cryptocurrency system, the advantages and disadvantages of using bitcoin as a financial instrument and innovative payment tool in the world economy are determined. The proposals on the regulation of the cryptocurrency market and its operations on the European level are provided.
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криптовалюта, біткоїн, майнінг, правовий режим, цифрова (віртуальна) валюта, електронні платежі, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, blockchain, mining, legal regulation, digital (virtual) currency, electronic payments