The article analyzes the use of "helicopter money" in the United States, considers the gradual transformation of its mechanism, and identifies differences between the target groups of its recipients in the economic development programs implemented by the administrations of three U.S. presidents: Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. The relevance of the study of "helicopter money" in the United States is of practical importance for the development of a methodology for studying modern economic policy. During the transition to a new technological order, a similar redistributive mechanism begins to be applied in many countries worldwide. The author concludes that the emergence of "helicopter money" in the United States results from advancements in information and communication technologies in the sphere of monetary and fiscal policy. In turn, this acts as a prerequisite for the development of a cross-border ecosystem of digital financial assets (cryptocurrencies), encompassing countries belonging to their economic periphery.