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Криптовалюты и их майнинг как экономическая реальность: предпосылки правового регулирования
Cryptocurrency is being introduced into the economic activity without developed regulatory approach at hand. The article analyzes current Russian law from the point of premises which would allow to attribute cryptocurrency and related operations to the scope of civil law regulation. The authors analyze three approaches: cryptocurrency deemed money (analogue of currency), other financial instrument or (miscellaneous) property. The authors conclude that classifying cryptocurrency as other financial instruments would make sense as long as the legislator devises a set of norms that would render cryptocurrency transactions legitimate. The authors also outline the risks related to classifying cryptocurrency transactions as administrative offences and offences predicated by uncertain legal status of cryptocurrency under the current legislation. Current situation calls for swift introduction of a special federal law with regard to the legal regulation of cryptocurrency, its mining and circulation.