CRYPTOCURRENCY AS PART OF THE BANKRUPTCY ESTATE OF THE INSOLVENT DEBTOR

Abstract

The article analyzes the possibility of including one of the types of digital rights of cryptocurrency as a potential object of bankruptcy estate. It is concluded that it is possible to include cryptocurrency, which is stored in a cryptocurrency wallet in the electronic system into the bankruptcy estate up to its real value with which creditors’ claims can be satisfied. The problems arising in connection with the inclusion of cryptocurrency in the bankruptcy estate of the insolvent debtor associated with the anonymity of its ownership and the specifics of the foreclosure have been identified. The anonymity of the existence of cryptocurrency in the electronic system does not allow the inclusion of property in the bankruptcy estate without the assistance of the debtor. It is recognized that cryptocurrency cannot be traded via electronic auctions in bankruptcy proceedings due to its existence in the framework of a special information system and short time price volatility. A distinction between cryptocurrency and electronic money has been made.