Digital currency and associated categories in the legislation of the Russian Federation: problems of distinction.

The article discusses the correlation and differentiation of the concept of "digital currency" with such legal categories as "digital financial assets", "digital rights", "electronic money", "cash", "money surrogate" and "information". At the same time, the study described in the article focused on two aspects: the legal definition of digital currency, and the concept formulated by the author. In particular, a legal conflict in Russian legislation was disclosed in the form of two mutually contradictory norms: the rule on the possibility of using digital currency as a means of payment and (or) investment, and the rule of prohibition of the issuance and circulation of money substitutes on the territory of the Russian Federation. The results of the study showed the advantage of the author's approach to the definition of digital currency for solving issues of differentiation with related legal categories.