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   <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Russian Journal of Management</journal-id>
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    <journal-title xml:lang="en">Russian Journal of Management</journal-title>
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     <trans-title>Russian Journal of Management</trans-title>
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   <issn publication-format="print">2409-6024</issn>
   <issn publication-format="online">2500-1469</issn>
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   <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">122117</article-id>
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     <subject>Международный менеджмент</subject>
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    <subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en">
     <subject>International management</subject>
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    <subj-group>
     <subject>Международный менеджмент</subject>
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    <article-title xml:lang="en">BUSINESS MODEL OF STABLECOIN ISSUERS: THE CASE OF CIRCLE (USDC)</article-title>
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     <trans-title>БИЗНЕС-МОДЕЛЬ КОМПАНИЙ – ЭМИТЕНТОВ СТЕЙБЛКОИНОВ НА ПРИМЕРЕ КОМПАНИИ CIRCLE (USDC)</trans-title>
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      <name xml:lang="ru">
       <surname>Скультеты</surname>
       <given-names>Ярослав Филип </given-names>
      </name>
      <name xml:lang="en">
       <surname>Skultety</surname>
       <given-names>Yaroslav Filip </given-names>
      </name>
     </name-alternatives>
     <email>jfskult@gmail.com</email>
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     <institution xml:lang="ru">Финансовый университет при Правительстве Российской Федерации</institution>
     <city>Moscow</city>
     <country>Россия</country>
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    <aff>
     <institution xml:lang="en">Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education &quot;Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation&quot; Vladikavkaz Branch</institution>
     <city>Moscow</city>
     <country>Russian Federation</country>
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   <pub-date publication-format="print" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-05-23T12:42:47+03:00">
    <day>23</day>
    <month>05</month>
    <year>2026</year>
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   <pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-05-23T12:42:47+03:00">
    <day>23</day>
    <month>05</month>
    <year>2026</year>
   </pub-date>
   <volume>14</volume>
   <issue>4</issue>
   <fpage>253</fpage>
   <lpage>265</lpage>
   <history>
    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-04-27T00:00:00+03:00">
     <day>27</day>
     <month>04</month>
     <year>2026</year>
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   <self-uri xlink:href="https://riorpub.com/en/nauka/article/122117/view">https://riorpub.com/en/nauka/article/122117/view</self-uri>
   <abstract xml:lang="ru">
    <p>В работе проводится краткий обзор текущего состояния рынка стейблкоинов, крупнейших игроков и перспектив развития. Затем подробно описывается и даётся характеристика бизнес-модели эмитента стейблкоинов на примере компании Circle. Автор приходит к выводу, что стейблкоины как явление и их эмитенты напрямую связаны с традиционными рынками и становятся всё более широко распространены, а их появление оказывает заметное влияние на развитие финансовой системы.</p>
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    <p>This paper provides a brief overview of the current state of the stablecoin market, its major players, and future prospects. It then describes in detail and analyzes the business model of a stablecoin issuer, using Circle as an example. The author concludes that stablecoins as a phenomenon and their issuers are directly linked to traditional markets and are becoming increasingly widespread, and that their emergence is having a significant impact on the development of the financial system.</p>
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    <kwd>стейблкоины</kwd>
    <kwd>токенизация</kwd>
    <kwd>криптовалюты</kwd>
    <kwd>цифровые активы</kwd>
    <kwd>финтех</kwd>
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    <kwd>stablecoins</kwd>
    <kwd>tokenization</kwd>
    <kwd>cryptocurrencies</kwd>
    <kwd>digital assets</kwd>
    <kwd>fintech</kwd>
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