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Cryptocurrency as Debt Obligation

Abstract

The presented study substantiates the inevitability of further development of electronic payment instruments, evaluates the role of cryptocurrencies in money circulation, and identifies the main features of the cryptocurrency market, emphasizing the need to consider the modern money, cryptocurrency in particular, regardless of emitter, as debt obligation. From this perspective, the authors examine the reaction of Central Banks to the prospects of using cryptocurrency. Aim. The study aims to systematize factors that indicate the necessity and viability of viewing cryptocurrency as debt obligation by both the owners of these assets and the monetary authorities. Tasks. The authors substantiate the economic viability of using electronic money as a whole and cryptocurrencies in particular in money circulation; define cryptocurrencies as debt obligation, assessing the specific aspects of its properties; assess the reaction of the monetary authorities and other government institutions to the development of the cryptocurrency market; identify major directions of cryptocurrency influence on the efficiency of monetary control in the economy. Methods. This study uses such methods as comparison, analysis, systematization of information, and expert assessment. Results. As a result of the study, the authors’ view of the trends in the development of the cryptocurrency market is substantiated. Interpretation of the economic nature of electronic money as a whole and cryptocurrencies in particular as debt obligation is proposed. Positive aspects and potential negative effects of the development of the cryptocurrency market are identified. The latter require the monetary authorities and other government institutions to come up with measures for minimizing them. Conclusion. Examination of trends in the development of the electronic money market, systematization of foreign experience in the regulation of this sector of the financial market, and identification of historical patterns in the development of money circulation make it possible not only to minimize the risks of the cryptocurrency market participants, but also to enhance the efficiency of the regulatory measures of the monetary authorities.

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Elena N. Prokof’Eva
Ural State University of Economics
Russian Federation


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Prokof’Eva E.N. Cryptocurrency as Debt Obligation. Economics and Management. 2018;(7):30-34. (In Russ.)

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