Digitalization of the National Currency: World and Domestic Experience

Abstract

The article examines the theoretical aspects of the concept of «digital currency» are studied, the main differences between digital currency and cryptocurrency are indicated. The concept of the digital national currency of the People's Republic of China, the digital yuan, has been predicted and the results of the ongoing digitalization have been identified, which in the future, if the digital yuan project is successfully implemented, will lead to the abandonment of cash. The theoretical aspects of the concept of «digital ruble» are studied, the main differences between the existing forms of money in the Russian economy are outlined: cash, non-cash money and digital money. Based on the study of the re-port presented by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, potential options for the technical implementation of digital currency within the existing monetary system were identified, and their characteristics were also presented. An assessment of the expected result of the implementation of the concept of the digital ruble is given: the potential ad-vantages and risks of the digital ruble are identified and their comprehensive analysis is carried out. It is concluded that the process of digitalization of national currencies is relevant for the world community, being an indicator of the high level of development of the country's economy. The result of the analysis of the digital ruble project presented in the report of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the conclusion about the ambiguity of its implementation at the current level of economic development of our country.