Ukraine

Ukraine’s President Signs Law Allowing Central Bank to Issue a CBDC

The National Bank of Ukraine can now officially launch its own payment token.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 July 2021

Ukraine Presents Road Map for Developing the Digital Assets Industry

The Ministry of Digital Transformation hopes to see 47% of Ukrainians using digital assets by 2024.

News  ·  22 July 2021
Bitcoin Mining

Ukrainian Law Enforcement Raids Illegal Mining Farm With GPUs, PlayStations

The miners reportedly used the electricity of the local power provider.

News  ·  9 July 2021
CBDCs

Ukraine Puts CBDC On Par With Cash in New Payments Law

The Ukrainian legislation now lists the future central bank digital currency as a kind of money similar to cash or bank accounts.

News  ·  1 July 2021
Regulation

From Risky to Promising: Ukraine’s Quest to Become a Dream Crypto Jurisdiction

Ukraine is the leader in global crypto adoption but it isn't crypto's favorite jurisdiction yet – though the country is trying to change this.

News  ·  17 May 2021
Ukraine

Ukrainian Officials Backtrack on Crypto Wealth Claims as Feds Promise Probe: Report

Ukrainian public officials now say they actually don't own billions in crypto after the anti-corruption agency weighed in.

News  ·  9 April 2021
Bitcoin Addresses

Crypto ‘Whale Watching’ Could Become a Thing at Ukrainian Town Council Meetings

Ukrainian civil servants together own about 46,351 bitcoin, one-third of which is held by a single city council member, researchers found.

News  ·  7 April 2021
CBDCs

Ukraine Government Picks Stellar to Help Build National Digital Currency

The Stellar Development Foundation's work with Ukraine's government to digitize the hryvnia will officially launch this month.

Business  ·  4 January 2021
Mining

Ukraine Oligarch’s Troubled US Steel Plant Has Been Quietly Mining Bitcoin: Report

The Kentucky-based CC Metals & Alloys steel plant owned by Ukrainian billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky is mining bitcoin as other activities have stopped, according to a report.

Business  ·  14 December 2020
Ukraine

Meet the 19-Year-Old Ukrainian Lawmaker With Millions in Monero

A 19-year-old Rostislav Solod is a Ukrainian politician and a monero whale dreaming of launching his own token

People  ·  11 December 2020
Monero

Ukrainian Politician Discloses Owning $24M in Privacy Coin Monero

The city council member in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, bought 185,000 XMR in 2015 when the cryptocurrency's price was well below $1.

News  ·  10 December 2020
Regulation

Ukraine’s Draft Crypto Bill Passes First Parliamentary Hearing

Ukraine's parliament has approved the first version of a draft cryptocurrency bill, bringing regulation of the industry a step closer.

News  ·  2 December 2020
Chainalysis

Eastern Europe Actively Using Crypto for Illicit Purposes: Chainalysis

A significant amount of cryptocurrency activities in the Eastern Europe is related to the dark market and ransomware, according to a Chainalysis report.

News  ·  15 September 2020
Chainalysis

Ukraine Leads Global Crypto Adoption, Chainalysis Says in New Report

Ukraine, Russia and Venezuela are the top three countries by crypto adoption in the world, according to Chainalysis.

Markets  ·  8 September 2020
Ukraine

Crypto Firm Bitsonar Had Signs of a ‘Deliberate Fraud’, Ex-Employee Claims in FBI Report

Former Bitsonar employee Yaroslav Shtadchenko has filed an FBI complaint accusing the crypto investment firm of operating like a pyramid scheme.

News  ·  7 September 2020