The launch of the digital ruble by the Bank of Russia is a distant prospect or a new reality, time will tell. The first priority for the implementation of the project is the creation of a regulatory framework. The article analyzes the proposed bills regulating the introduction of the digital ruble into circulation, focuses on the existing individual shortcomings. The author draws attention to the current problem of understanding non-cash money in general, which is not resolved, and with the advent of a new form of the ruble, it only gets worse. The legal nature of the planned introduction of the digital ruble is ambiguous and uncertain, as well as the purpose of justifying its implementation. The author made suggestions regarding possible options for the legal regulation of the digital ruble and the corresponding conclusions.
