Smart contract as a civil law way of disposing of digital rights: problems of theoretical substantiation and practical application

Complex socio-economic processes are simultaneously taking place in Russian society: the economy is adapting to external economic challenges and, due COVID-19 epidemic, many aspects of social life being transferred online. As a result, there transformation all types entrepreneurial activity, oriented both end consumer and another legal entity (B2B transactions). The digitalization commerce objectively requires an effective response procedures for concluding executing contracts. A feature system regulating digital assets can be considered impossibility direct transactions, bypassing specialized information platform.
 article discusses features smart contracts as civil law way disposing rights. activity platform operator or market maker intermediary analyzed. Their positive negative impact on asset shown.
 conclusion substantiated that disposal rights through use contract cannot identified with other classical contractual structures. Smart contracts, including those made using blockchain Ethereum technology, legally different from electronic form contract. Despite obvious advantages manage assets, absence regulation, significant business risks arise require prompt legislative solution