Round Table on Digital Assets: Legal Regulation and Practical Challenges

On 5 March, the HSE School of Private Law and Novosibirsk State University jointly hosted a round table entitled "Digital Assets: Challenges and Prospects for Legal Regulation and Practical Application." The event was co-moderated by Alexey Volos, Associate Professor at the HSE School of Private Law, and Elizaveta Zaynutdinova, Associate Professor at Novosibirsk State University. The round table brought together representatives of academia, business, and the Bank of Russia to discuss a wide range of issues relating to digital assets, including their legal nature and classification, the use of digital assets in cross-border payments, their transferability, and the challenges of integrating various forms of digital assets into economic circulation.

In his presentation, Alexey Volos emphasized the importance of developing a coherent conceptual framework for the circulation of digital assets, reviewed different approaches to their legal classification, and identified promising directions for future research in this field.

Elizaveta Zaynutdinova addressed the legal challenges and future prospects of conducting cross-border payments using digital rights and digital currency.

Other speakers included Nadezhda Barbanakova, Head of the Payment Systems and Settlements Department of the Siberian Main Branch of the Bank of Russia; Rim Adelshin, Associate Professor at the Russian State University of Justice; Polina Sazonova, Director of Desenchery LLC; entrepreneur Sergey Zinchenko; acting notary Milana Kudaeva; as well as other scholars and representatives of the business community.