PROSPECTS OF THE USAGE OF BLOCKCHAIN IN TECHNOLOGIES OF TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS OPERATIONS

The article considers blockchain technologies as a combination of innovative tools capable of integration with existing logistics tools and the creation of new supply chain management methods. The real need for the use of blockchain technology as a logistics tool has been analyzed and identified. The term «digital economy», which was formulated in the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1632-r, with a valid definition of blockchain and cryptocurrencies, is analyzed. Amendments to regulatory legal acts regulating the use of blockchain technologies to ensure their effective and safe functioning in the country's financial system are proposed.