Digital financial assets as a new type of digital rights

The article is devoted to a new type of digital rights - digital financial assets that have recently received a positive interpretation in the norms of Russian private law as a result of the adoption of Federal law No. 259-FZ of July 31, 2020 "On digital financial assets, digital currency and on amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation ". The article describes the evolution of legislative approaches and scientific views on the term "digital financial assets". The "referencepoint" is taken as a known date-March 20, 2018. - date of submission of the Draft Federal law No. 419059-7 "On digital financial assets " to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. The legal definition of the term "digital financial assets" effective from January 1, 2021 is analyzed through the prism of generic characteristics. In conclusion, the main results of the study are formulated in the form of specific conclusions that reflect the author's view of the new institution of civil law.