Digital ruble: the problems of determining the legal regime

Introduction: the presented paper deals with the issues of legal assessment of the digital ruble as an object of civil rights. In Article 128 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, this means of payment is defined as a type of non-cash funds, which raises a number of doubts, given both its legal regulation and the objectification of the digital ruble in the virtual space. This currency is a unique digital code stored on a platform administered by the Bank of Russia, while non-cash money is an abstract concept that exists solely by virtue of the legal norms. According to the author of the paper, these significant differences require reflection in the legislation, the changes in existing legal norms, and the revision of the legal regime of the digital ruble. Thus, the purpose of the paper is to develop systematic approaches to the regulation of the digital ruble in the Russian legislation.