Providing Material Support Research Articles

Legal regulation of environmental migration due to the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Station

The Russian armed aggression has predictably led to an increase in emergencies in Ukraine, both of a technological and natural nature. The disaster triggered by the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam by Russian forces on 6 June 2023 (known as the Kakhovka catastrophe) reached an unprecedented scale. The dam breach caused significant damage, flooding an area of 620 square kilometres across four regions - Kherson, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia - directly affecting the lives of 100,000 people. Substantial damage was inflicted on housing, infrastructure, the environment, and cultural sites. Additionally, power supply, drinking water provision, agricultural land irrigation, and river transport operations were disrupted. This study analyses the regulatory framework that enabled a relatively effective response to mitigate the consequences of the Kakhovka dam breach, address evacuation and relocation challenges for the affected population, and reflects on Ukraine’s experience in managing the aftermath of global-scale technological catastrophes such as this. It has been determined that the destruction of the Kakhovka HPP dam has been classified by the state as a national-level emergency. Migration caused by this event was largely internal, compelled, and took the form of evacuation within a limited time frame. Currently, programmes and strategies are in place aimed at returning migrants (internally displaced persons) to their places of origin and fully restoring safe living conditions in the flooded areas, with the expectation that this migration may be temporary. However, Russian aggression remains an obstacle to the realisation of such plans. The management of ecological migration resulting from the destruction of the Kakhovka HPP dam has been conducted in accordance with legal standards for emergency prevention and dealing with the consequences. Thanks to the state’s prompt response to the emergency and coordinated cooperation between state authorities and civil society, the number of casualties in the flooded regions was minimised. Ukrainian legislation on regulating forced internal displacement aligns with all international legal norms, is human-centred, and considers human rights, special needs, gender, and age factors. The state assumes responsibility for meeting all the needs of displaced persons, addressing their social challenges, and providing material support.

CHARITABLE STRUCTURES AS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR SOCIAL WORK

The article examines the theoretical characteristics of charity as a means of social work. Based on an analysis of the development of the issue in both domestic and foreign literature, it is demonstrated that societal attitudes towards charity have become a crucial factor in national unity when addressing crises in political, economic, military, social, medical, and transportation sectors. The approaches of researchers to the definitions of «charity» and «philanthropy» are analyzed.The foreign experience of charitable work in society is reviewed. Approaches to creating charitable structures as additional resources for social work are identified. It is clarified that modern charity is not only about voluntary, altruistic donations from individuals and organizations in the form of material, financial, or organizational assistance, nor is it merely an object of scientific research. It is also an effective tool for achieving compromise between business and society, social groups, and others.It is proven that charitable organizations, along with the state, undertake the functions of implementing social policy. The features of the development of charity throughout history, which shape new social norms and organizational structures, are studied. Additionally, the functioning of charity in contemporary conditions, the adaptation of social institutions and individuals to its demands, and the political, economic, and socio-psychological mechanisms of charitable activities are analyzed.It is found that the programs of charitable organizations are implemented through three main approaches: providing material support to members of the organization or beneficiaries; organizing mutual assistance and joint leisure activities; and creating institutions and services for support, such as educational, medical, rehabilitation, and social-pedagogical.

Konsep Keadilan Islam Pada Ranah Spesifik Poligami (Ta’adud Al-Zaujāt) Dalam Alquran Perspektif Mufassir Wahbah Al-Zuḥailī

Issues surrounding polygamy in Islam are still a topic of debate among Islamic scholars and the Muslim community. Some of the main problems that are often discussed include the issue of justice which is the main requirement for polygamy. Especially in Indonesia, polygamy is a serious problem in family law, quite a few divorce problems are caused by polygamy. This research aims to explore the concept of Islamic justice in the specific realm of polygamy in the Koran and analyze Wahbah al-Zuḥailī's interpretation of the Koranic verse about justice in polygamy. This research uses qualitative methods with descriptive-analytic data analysis techniques. The results of this research show that in the Koran, polygamy is permitted and limited to four wives, provided that a husband must be able to act fairly. Meanwhile, in the Koran, the word adat is mentioned 28 times in 28 verses in 11 surahs. Furthermore, the concept of justice in polygamy according to Wahbah al-Zuḥailī's interpretation is justice in the material, not immaterial, sphere. Material justice means being fair in taking turns and being equal in providing material support to the wife. Immaterial justice is that which is related to matters of the heart, this justice is impossible to achieve by human ability.

Game Analysis of Strategies for Providing Material Support to the Population

The article focuses on the possibilities of game analysis of options for providing material support to the population, implemented in the form of a game with nature – a generalized player, whose inclusion in the game analysis allows us to consider the diverse interaction of economic agents with the socio-economic environment. This set of methods has a number of advantages among the complex of mathematical methods in economics and management in conditions when regression models become irrelevant due to increasing uncertainty or lack of sufficient initial data. The purpose of the study is to overcome the insufficient use of the potential of game models in the practice of modeling social situations, taking into account the real information conditions that have developed to date. The research methods are the methods of game theory (construction of a set of active strategies for providing material support to the population; identification of possible variants of states of nature reflecting the possibilities of the number of people who really need material support; determination of the optimal strategy for providing material support, taking into account the selected optimality criterion). Their use contributes to improving the quality of decisions made in the field of providing material assistance to the population. Among the results of the study, we will indicate the implementation of all the necessary stages of the game analysis of strategies for providing material support to the population. The proposed mechanism for assessing the usefulness of funds, used for material support of the population, takes into account various contributions to the assessment of the final utility of the distribution of funds, arising both in cases of receiving funds by those in need and in cases of non-receipt of funds by those in need, as well as in cases of receiving funds by citizens who do not really need financial assistance. The authors have made calculations and assessed the consequences of strategies, the implementation of which involves reducing the number of citizens who receive financial assistance (with simultaneous dynamics of the amount of financial assistance). The game analysis of strategies for providing material support to the population became possible due to the construction of a game model of a basic level of complexity that takes into account the main scenarios of the development of the social situation under consideration. In the process of studying the constructed game model, a high degree of sensitivity of strategies for providing material assistance to the population to the choice of the optimality criterion, as well as its parameter, was established. This feature requires clarification of the information situation in which the strategy of providing financial assistance is chosen. In conclusion, we note that the material of the article may be useful for consideration with subsequent pilot testing at various levels of state and municipal administration, when developing and adopting legislative initiatives on social support measures aimed at strengthening the targeting of financial assistance to the population. Also, the material and tools of this study can serve in the course of improving existing and developing new academic disciplines, the content of which is related to the quantitative analysis of socio-economic problems and situations.

“A Charity institution with the spirit of Christianity and Royal Mercies”: Guardianship’s activities towards poor pupils of the Vologda Theological Seminary

Nowadays, the attention of researchers is being increasingly attracted by the activities of various charity organizations. Along with sufficient study of this issue, it should be noted that the activities of the regional church charity communities often go out of the field of historians’ consideration. This article is devoted to the analysis of the organization and the activity of the main structural element in the system of social assistance to the students of theological schools in the pre-revolutionary period — the Guardianship of poor pupils, which operated at the Vologda Theological Seminary from 1877 to 1918. The purpose of this authority was to provide material support to the needy students of the seminary. The materials from the Russian State Archive, the Department of Manuscripts of the Russian National Library, the State Archive of the Vologda Region, as well as the funds of the regional periodical press were used as the sources for this study. Most part of the presented material has been introduced into the scientific circulation for the first time. The purpose of the study is to highlight the activities of both the Guardianship itself and some outstanding persons, who made special contribution to the development of theological education in the Vologda Diocese through their participation in the work of the Guardianship. According to the results of the study, it was possible to establish that the Guardianship of poor pupils of the Vologda Seminary played an important, and in some cases even a key role in the material provision of seminary students and contributed to the significant development of the theological school.

Функции советского персонального пенсионного обеспечения в довоенный период (1923-1941 гг.)

Introduction. Pension provision is multifunctional. Currently, scientists are actively exploring the functionality of pension provision, however, the original functions of the Soviet personal pension provision remained outside the field of their interests. Purpose. The author aims to determine the specific (original) functions characteristic of personal pension provision in the pre-war period (1923-1941) being based on the analysis of legislative acts regulating the establishment of personal pension provision and personal files of personal pensioners of republican significance. Methodology. In his research, the author was guided by the principles of consistency, historicism and scientific objectivity, as well as the method of interpretation of legal norms and the technical and legal method. Results. In addition to the functions common to all types of pension provision, five specific functions of personal pensions have been identified: granting immunity from national legislative restrictions; reimbursement of royalties to the heirs of outstanding figures of culture and art; partial compensation to descendants and relatives of the value of valuables transferred by them to the state (archives, collections, personal belongings) and real estate (houses, apartments, estates) previously owned by prominent figures of culture, science, art and the revolutionary movement; payment provided to specialists for exclusive skills, knowledge transferred to the state or for services rendered; solutions to complex issues pension provision within the pension system. Conclusion. The original functions of personal pension provision allowed the Soviet state to solve numerous tasks related to the organization of museums of Russian classics, attracting highly qualified specialists to its side, providing material support to honored citizens who formally have no rights to pensions for professional activities.

Взаимодействие предприятий реального сектора экономики АЗРФ и образовательных организаций (на примере Архангельской области): содержание, тенденции, оценки

The team of authors of the article conducted a sociological study aimed at analyzing and assessing the interaction of enterprises in the real sector of the economy and organizations of higher and secondary education in the field of personnel training for the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation using the example of the Arkhangelsk region. The results of the study allowed us to conclude that the growing shortage of specialists with higher and secondary vocational education in the shipbuilding, forestry and fishing industries of the Arkhangelsk region in recent years has stimulated the interest of enterprises in cooperation with educational organizations. The study revealed significant differences in the level of interaction by enterprise size. The most intensive cooperation between educational organizations is carried out with large enterprises planning staffing for the medium term, having the greatest personnel needs, as well as human and financial resources to build interaction in their interests. The study also showed a trend towards establishing long-term connections between educational organizations and large enterprises using a variety of cooperation tools and involving students in work activities during their studies with a view to subsequent employment. At the same time, quantitative and qualitative data indicate the vulnerable position of small and medium-sized enterprises in terms of cooperation with educational organizations and, as a consequence, the provision of personnel. This is due both to the limited human resource for planning personnel policy, and to the fact that the few educational organizations in the region, as a rule, give priority to cooperation with major players, due to their status and ability to provide material support to the educational institution.

Dealers and Brokers in Civil Wars: Why States Delegate Rebel Support to Conduit Countries

Abstract External state support to non-state armed groups is commonly seen as a direct relationship between a state sponsor and a rebel group. But powerful states often use third-party states as conduits of military aid. These intermediary states are secondary, subordinate principals that are part of extended chains of “dual delegation.” Because intermediaries are likely to have their own separate agendas, powerful states often face a double principal-agent problem when providing material support to rebel groups. The difficulties and problems associated with controlling the agent are reflected in the relationship between the principal and the intermediary. States need to identify the alignment of interests at an early stage, or risk strategic failure. There are two ideal types of intermediaries—dealers and brokers. Case studies of the United States’ support to the Mujahideen in Afghanistan and to UNITA in Angola (channeled through Pakistan and Zaire, respectively) demonstrate that intermediaries affect the provision of external support. States engaging in counterterrorism need to look beyond sponsors of terrorism and explore the role of all states involved in the process of conflict delegation. That states use intermediaries when providing support to non-state armed groups indicates that holding states accountable for violating the nonintervention principle under international law should be reconsidered.

БЛАГОТВОРИТЕЛЬНОСТЬ В ОБЛАСТИ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ В ПЕРИОД ПЕРВОЙ МИРОВОЙ ВОЙНЫ (НА ПРИМЕРЕ ЯРОСЛАВСКОЙ ГУБЕРНИИ)

The purpose of the article is to analyze charity events in Yaroslavl province to help the healthcare service during the First World War. The article shows the activity of the pop-ulation to provide material support to the sick and wounded soldiers in need of help in the hospitals of Yaroslavl province. The work of members of the Yaroslavl public on the creation of charity societies and unions is considered. The characteristic of the charity organizations stuff and their statutes are given. As a result, the author comes to the con-clusion that the media which were constant-ly in interaction with the benefactors provid-ed themselves all possible assistance.

Problems Encountered by Mathematics and Science Teachers in Classrooms where Syrian Students under Temporary Protection Status are Educated and Suggestions for Solution

In this study, problems encountered by mathematics and science teachers in classrooms where Syrian students under temporary protection status and suggestions for solution to these problems were examined. A case study was used among qualitative research methods. 30 volunteer mathematics and science teachers from three state middle schools in the 2018-2019 academic year have attended the study in which criterion sampling was preferred. In the study where a semi-structured interview form was utilized, evaluation of the data was done through content analysis. As the result of this study, it was determined that Syrian students have problems particularly language and communication problems which are stemming from behavioral, parenting, economic, legislative, and their past lives. Underlying the problems encountered by mathematics and science teachers in their lessons is the Syrian students' not having sufficient language skills and having difficulties in perception and learning. Incompatibility of the curriculum, parents' perspective on education, having difficulties in dealing with problems and lack of materials are among the issues that teachers have problems in. The difficulty acquisition levels and course contents, the level difference between students, and the lack of training in the subjects are among the most common problems encountered by teachers in terms of the dimension of the curriculum. The suggestions of mathematics and science teachers are for the students and families to overcome the language problem, increasing the supplementary courses, providing material support, and providing support for the education of the families.

Financial and infrastructural resources for new technology implementation

: Promotion of surgical technology relies on the availability of financial and infrastructural resources, particularly as traditional sources of funding, such as National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, have waned in recent decades. Resources for financial support depend on the stage of development and the context in which the idea is being studied. For technologies being evaluated by clinical trials, insurance reimbursement may assist with support as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has mandated that routine costs of enrollment in clinical trials be covered by health insurance. However, there are exceptions to this, as not all insurance providers are required to adhere to the ACA. Additional sources of funding when a clinical trial is not feasible or practical include stimulation grants from institutions, surgical societies, and the NIH. Industry partnership also remains a critical resource in the development of new technology; in addition to industry grants, corporate partnership for development, implementation, and eventual marketing of surgical technologies may assist with innovation. Although a risk of conflict of interest exists in this setting, a properly structured collaboration may allow for swifter development of new technology while maintaining strict ethical standards. Finally, organizations may assist with promoting innovation by critical infrastructure. This includes establishing a culture of collaboration, facilitating access to mentorship, and providing material support for such research. In conclusion, existing barriers to development of new technology may be circumnavigated by utilization of available financial and organizational resources.

THE SOCIAL ASSISTENCE FOR STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The purpose of the resarch is to exploring opportunities for students to receive social assistance from the state and local government in the conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic. Both theoretical and empirical research methods were used in this study. State social assistance to students would be expected by providing material support for the purchase of computer equipment. Municipal social assistance is expected both in the form of a crisis benefit and indirectly by supporting the student's family if it enters the status of a poor or low-income family.

Conceptualizing critical practice in social work: an integration of recognition and redistribution

ABSTRACT In the current construction of critical theory of social work practice, recognition is a central explanatory concept. It informs critical practice as primarily relational, focused on providing respect and visibility for service users, and allowing their voices to be heard. However, while critical political theory emphasizes the ethical commitment to integrating recognition with redistribution, the focus on recognition in social work practice hinders the conceptualization of providing material support as a valuable practice. This gap may lead to the construction of direct social work as irrelevant for people living in poverty and social exclusion, who suffer from a lack of both recognition and redistribution. This article offers an integrated model for critical social work practice in which recognition and redistribution intersect. This model identifies four different types of casework practice: isolated emotional support, isolated material assistance, managerialist withdrawal, and critical practice, and contributes to the construction of a relevant theory of critical practice for social work.

The relationship between socioeconomic status and depression among the older adults: The mediating role of health promoting lifestyle

BackgroundDepression is the most frequent psychiatric disorder among the older adults, the purpose of this study is to explore the mediation effect of health promoting lifestyle on the relationship between Socioeconomic Status (SES) and depression, so as to provide practical reference for effectively preventing and alleviating depression of the older adults. MethodsA multi-stage random sampling method was conducted in Shanxi Province. A total 8526 older adults were included in the analysis. Regression analysis was used to explore the relationship between the socioeconomic status, health promoting lifestyle and depression, and the mediation effect test process was used to verify the mediating mechanism of health promoting lifestyle on this relationship. Results62.1% of the older adults had depression symptoms in this study, and there were significant differences in depression scores among the older adults with gender, age, residence, marital status, endowment pattern, self-care ability, exercise frequency, physical examination frequency, daily diet rules(P<0.05). The results of mediating effect analysis showed that health promoting lifestyle as mediation effect between social economic status and depression was established, and the mediating effect was accounted for (a*b/c) 63.1%. LimitationsGiven the cross-sectional study, it is not possible to make causal inferences. ConclusionsThere were different degrees of depression in the older adults. The lower the SES is, the higher the risk of depression is. This result once again confirms the social causation theory. Combined with the theory of health risk behavior, the study further confirmed the applicability of lifestyle mechanism in the intermediate mechanism of the relationship between SES and depression in the elderly. Thus, in addition to providing material support and financial assistance, helping the elderly develop a healthy lifestyle is also effective measure to improve their depression.

Social Support Determines Consumer Performance of Environment-friendly Behaviors

Environmental degradation is a global problem. In South Korea, despite an increase in environment-friendly attitudes, such behaviors and actions have been declining. This study examines the impact of social support on environment-friendly behaviors and explores potential measures to improve social support. An online questionnaire was conducted with 1,000 participants. The group with high social support showed a higher level of performance in terms of environment-friendly behaviors compared with the group with low social support. In the group with lower social support, higher emotional support and material support were associated with an increase in environment-friendly behaviors. In the group with high social support, all social support variables were significantly high, especially the effect of material support. Based on these results, we conclude that inducing emotional encouragement and support could enhance environment-friendly behaviors among the group with low social support. The group with high social support must be strengthened by providing material support to enhance environment-friendly behaviors.

Introgression of Two Quantitative Trait Loci for Stripe Rust Resistance into Three Chinese Wheat Cultivars

Wheat stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is one of the most devastating diseases in wheat. Due to the large-scale and widely-distributed planting pattern of wheat, the directional selection pressure of the pathogen is very strong. Therefore, it is urgent to pyramid more stripe rust resistance genes in wheat cultivars to enhance resistance durability and ensure wheat production safety. In this study, two quantitative trait loci (QTL) for adult plant resistance (APR) to stripe rust, QYr.nafu-2BL and QYr.nafu-3BS, were validated and introgressed from wheat line P9897 into three Chinese elite wheat cultivars, Chuanmai 42, Xiangmai 25, and Zhengmai 9023, through marker validation. The three Chinese elite varieties were used as the female parent to cross with wheat line P9897, and they were selfed to the F6 generation. A total of 114 lines were then selected based on field agronomic traits and stripe rust resistance. Four markers (Xcfd73, Xgwm120, Xbarc87 and Xbarc133) linked with the QTL’s regions were employed to screen the 114 F6 lines. Subsequently, 27 lines combining two target QTL from P9897 were selected. The combination of agronomic traits and disease resistance results showed that 13 of these selected lines had favorable application prospects. The promising lines selected in this study could enrich the genetic resources of wheat stripe rust resistance genes, as well as provide material support and a theoretical basis for the prevention and control of wheat stripe rust in China.

Russia’s Hybrid Warfare Strategy and How to Combat It

In 2013, Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the general staff of the Russian Armed Forces and a close confidant of longtime defense minister Sergey Shoygu, published an article in a narrowly circulated military journal, Military-Industrial Courier. The article had an anodyne title: “The Value of Science in Prediction.” But this article was not abstruse. It begins with a bold proclamation: that the “rules of war” have fundamentally changed.1 No longer was there a sharp discontinuity between warfare and peace. Instead, there were gradations, and nations could further their own aims by undertaking measures—propaganda campaigns spreading mendacious information; hacks and leaks designed to undermine the legitimacy of governments and populations; providing material support to opposition elements—that undermine opposing countries and systems. In this new paradigm, nations could use “internal opposition to create a permanently operating front through the entire territory of the enemy state.”2 He predicted that in the future, conflicts would be waged with a four-to-one ratio of nonmilitary to military means.3 Such dramatic pronouncements were not coming from inside the ivory tower or from a peripheral figure in the Russian military; this article was written by a key driver of Russian national security and military policy.

The role of school administrators in supervising some school sports activities from the teachers point of view of physical education in the city of Mosul

The goal of the research is to identify the role of school administrators in supervising some school sports activities from the point teachers of view of physical education in the city of Mosul by determining the level of the role of school administrators in supervising the lesson of physical education, determining the level of role of school administrators in supervising the teacher of physical education. The level of role of school administrators in supervising sports students, determining the level of role of school principals in supervising school sports teams and determining the level of role of school principals in supervising school sports capabilities. The researcher used the descriptive method in the survey style which suits the nature of the resrearch.The research community consists of (136) teachers of physical education working in intermediate , intermediate and secondary schools in Mosul. The sample consisted of (51) teachers of physical education working in intermediate and secandary schools in the city of Mosul. In statistical treatments, frequency and percentage were used. The researcher found that the intermediate and secondary schools administrators have a moderate level in the exercise of their supervisory roles in the school sports activity in general, as well as in all of their interlocutors. The administrators of the intermediate and secondary schools distinguished the supervisory practices by refusing to give the sports education quota to compensate for the other materials. Besides admitting to the officials, the directors allow the teacher of sports education to participate in sports courses and conferences, and managers pay great attention to raising the morale of the school administrators sports teams in order to win the and the lack of interest of intermediate and secondary school administrators in sports supervisory practices in allocating some time to the teacher of physical education in the school radio to talk about the sports teams and their achievements and not to provide material support to the teacher of physical education. There is no periodic medical examination and fitness test for school sports teams. Periodic meetings with the parents of the students participating in the school sports teams, and the failure to hold seminars for the students in order to create motives and trends towards the exercise of sports activities, and do not make recreational trips to the participating teams There is no provision of snacks for students during training, the lack of educational and explanatory means in the field of physical education, the non-use of school playgrounds by other schools, and the lack of provision of sports clothing for school teams.

УЧАСТИЕ КРЕСТЬЯНСКИХ КОМИТЕТОВ ОБЩЕСТВЕННОЙ ВЗАИМОПОМОЩИ КАБАРДИНО-БАЛКАРИИ В СТАНОВЛЕНИИ ШКОЛЬНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ В 20-Е ГГ. ХХ В.

The article analyses the contribution of peasant mutual assistance committees into rural schools development in Kabardino-Balkaria at the beginning of the 1920s. Relying on previously unknown archival materials the author describes different types of mutual assistance committees’ activity aimed to provide material support to schools: agitation and explanatory work, maintenance and repair of schoolrooms, purchasing school supplies for pupils from their own funds, provision with the necessary literature. The everyday work of mutual assistance committees resulted in the Kabardinians’ and the Balkarians’ cultural levels growth.

Innovative Legislation is Necessary to Address Terrorist &amp;amp; Criminal Use of Cryptocurrency

The Department of Justice recently prosecuted a teenager from Manassas, Virginia, for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. The Department revealed that the teen had posted instructions on social media explaining how to use the cryptocurrency Bitcoin to support terrorist operations. United States law enforcement and intelligence organizations are increasingly concerned, and rightfully so, with how they are going to address the growing problems presented by terrorist and criminal use of cryptocurrency to launder money and otherwise support illicit operations. These organizations are specifically troubled by how difficult it is to monitor cryptocurrency systems, which largely stems from the fact that many cryptocurrencies are constructed on Block Chain technology. Block Chain technology, in the context of cryptocurrency, is a Distributed Ledger System that stores data in registers among many different computer systems using cryptography as a complimentary security protocol. The transfer of cryptocurrency using this decentralized system does not require an intermediary, such a bank or other financial institution, which increases its potential application for financing of illicit activities. These unique aspects of this game-changing technology make it very difficult for investigators to gather the information they need under the current law. Regulations and policy guidance built on the old authorities have left new companies fumbling through the dark, trying to abide by vague, strict, unfair, unforgiving, and expensive regulatory recordkeeping and reporting regimes. The outdated law that federal agencies depend upon for their authority not only ties their hands from coming up with new and innovative ways to address the obstacles posed by this new technology but also negatively affects the technology industry itself by stifling innovation. This paper asserts that new and inventive legislation, not just revised regulation, is required to address this crucial area of concern for national security while also balancing the importance of fostering and encouraging innovation in this groundbreaking technology. This paper recommends that Congress legislate now to create a collaborative environment where private entities are incentivized to voluntarily share information with federal agencies in order to address this growing concern. The legislation should solidify, in law, protections and immunities for the private entities that participate while also establishing a realistic but attractive incentive structure. This sort of legislation is not a wholly new concept, as Congress has successfully passed similar legislation in the past to create an information-sharing environment for the various cyber threats postured to damage the government and private industry equally. Ultimately, Congress should choose to reinvigorate the forward-thinking provisions found in the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 by particularizing its information-sharing scheme to cryptocurrency specific financial information and restructuring the Act’s immunity and incentives schemes. This will provide the industry with the flexibility it needs to grow and develop while providing law enforcement the information it requires to protect the security and the people of the United States.