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.The book covers the theoretical background of cryptocurrency, history and peculiarities of cryptocurrency formation as a monetary surrogate and virtual currency, peculiarities of cryptocurrency legal relations, legal status and state regulation of the virtual assets market and cryptocurrency circulation as a financial instrument of digital economy in Ukraine and foreign countries, areas of application of blockchain technology in modern society, comparative analysis of popular cryptocurrencies, potential advantages and risks of using blockchain technology, risks of cryptocurrency transactions, peculiarities of functioning of bourses for electronic trading in cryptocurrencies, main perspectives of blockchain technology application and trends of cryptocurrencies development in the world in the conditions of globalisation, threats of using cryptocurrencies for legalisation (recovery) of ill-gotten gains, management of risks related to’related to blockchain technology in the new paradigm of digital transformation of the economy, etc.

The results of the work can be used by practitioners – security, IT,   finance, management, international business, researchers, doctoral students, postgraduates and students of higher educational institutions in the fields of information technology, management and administration and international relations.