Local Currencies, Exchange Trading Systems, and Time Banks are all part of a new social movement that aims to restrict money's purchasing power within certain geographic area, or community. According their proponents, these restrictions may contribute building sustainable local economies, supporting businesses creating “warmer” relations. This article inquires whether the overall enthusiasm sur...

The article is devoted to the problems of digital currencies (further — DG) in Germany. types DGs and their status Germany are considered. author analyzes approaches legislator, regulator doctrine content concepts “blockchain”, “digital assets”, “tokens”, “cryptocurrencies”, etc. federal act on electronic securities 2021 ETSB) other acts analyzed. advantages disadvantages Germany’s approach ass...

Received 28.07.2020. The article examines issues related to the introduction of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) for retail payments and wholesale settlements. study defines classifies currencies, researches main models CBDC systems. also analyzes features various national projects issuing Central currencies. paper uses methods economic-statistical functional-structural analysis. conclude...