Digitalization of the Russian ruble. Introduction of a new form of Russian currency.

Abstract

The subject of the study is the concept of the Central Bank of Russia on the digitalization of the Russian ruble. The object of the study is the digital ruble in the civil law system of the Russian Federation. The authors consider in detail such aspects of the topic under study, namely: the place of the digital ruble among the traction objects of civil law, analyzing the digital ruble through the prism of "digital currencies" legalized by Federal Law No. 259-FZ of 31.07.2020. The authors pay special attention to the legal assessment of the "digital ruble" and try to analyze whether the digital ruble will be a new object of civil law or the digitalization of the national currency is just a new form of the Russian ruble. The main conclusions of the authors are that the digital ruble by its legal nature is a new form of expression of the Russian ruble. The digital transformation of the national currency does not change its essence, the monoobject of civil rights – money - remains, while acquiring a new way of expression through information technology. Within the framework of this study, the authors found that the current legislation in the field of regulation of digital assets, in particular Federal Law No. 259-FZ of 31.07.2020, requires changes in the definition of "digital currency" or explanations from the legislator regarding the ratio of "digital ruble" and "digital currency".