Criminal law protection of new forms of economic activity

The article outlines proposals for making changes to certain articles of Chapter VII "Criminal Offenses in the Sphere of Economic Activity" of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, discusses the latest trends in the development of economic relations (sharing economy, gig economy, IV Industrial Revolution, Industry 4.0) and related social systems (Metaverse, Global redistribution of everything), which are based on the achievement of scientific and technical progress (artificial intelligence, blockchain, Big Data, Internet of Everything). On the basis of the performed analysis, a circle of perspective issues is outlined and the first steps on the way to their solution are proposed.