Bitsonar Exit Scam: How Former Ukrainian Government Official Took Money From Europeans, Americans, and Russians With CryptopyramidThis June, an ex-employee posted an announcement on the official website of cryptocurrency investment fund Bitsonar. According to it, the organization is a Ponzi scheme, and its founder is not the same person as the website had earlier stated. Meanwhile, users post numerous claims as to the impossibility of withdrawal of funds and suspect the […]
Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation: We Want Ukraine to Join Countries That Develop New EconomyUkrainian legislators are working on regulations for the crypto-industry. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (the country’s parliament) will hear the tax law amendments that will include the definition of cryptocurrencies. The Ministry of Digital Transformation, which is tasked with the creation of the “state in a smartphone,” is now collaborating with Binance to reach its […]
Alternative Cryptocurrency Regulation Bills Introduced in Ukraine and RussiaA draft bill that leaves crypto-to-crypto trading outside the state regulation has been filed this week in the Ukrainian parliament. The news was announced during BlockchainUA conference in Kyiv by Ukrainian MP Alexey Mushak.
You Can Now Buy Fruits and Vegetables with Bitcoin in KyivFamous Bessarabian market in the heart of Ukraine’s capital, the city of Kyiv, is now offering an option of purchasing fruits and vegetables with Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies using decentralized payment protocol Paytomat.
Ukraine Set to Recognize Cryptocurrencies as a Financial InstrumentUkraine moved closer to regulating Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as financial instruments after head of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (SSMCS) Timur Khromaev said the corresponding bill could be submitted for the Parliament’s consideration by the end of 2018 or early next year.
Ukraine Electoral Commission Trials NEM Blockchain for Voting ProcessUkraine’s Electoral Commission is examining the possibilities of NEM blockchain, which could potentially facilitate and improve the procedure of local and national elections.
Billionaire Teddy Sagi Invests in Ukrainian Blockchain Startup Distributed LabBillionaire and owner of London’s Camden Market Teddy Sagi has invested in Ukrainian blockchain startup Distributed Lab, CEO Vladimir Dubinin has confirmed.
Ukrainian Hackers Stole $50 Million in Bitcoins Using ‘Poison’ Google AdsA Ukrainian hacker group dubbed Coinhoarder has stolen more than $50 million in cryptocurrency from users of Blockchain.info, one of the most popular providers of digital currency wallets, according to a report published Wednesday by Cisco’s Talos cybersecurity team.
EXMO: Pavel Lerner is Safe, No Physical Harm InflictedBitcoin exchange EXMO has released an official statement on the abduction of Pavel Lerner, the platform’s leading analyst. According to EXMO representatives, at the moment Pavel Lerner is safe.
Leading Analyst of EXMO Cryptocurrency Exchange Kidnapped in KyivPavel Lerner, leading analyst at cryptocurrency exchange Exmo, was kidnapped in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, December 26.
Scare Tactics and Unlawful Seizure: Ukraine’s Security Service Cracks Down on Popular Crypto MediaAt 8 a.m., December 15, agents of Ukraine’s Security Service (SSU) along with two civilian witnesses to the search entered Anatoly Kaplan’s, founder and CEO of ForkLog online magazine, rented apartment in Odessa and conducted a search of the premises.
Ukraine’s Financial Regulators Support Introduction of Regulatory Framework for CryptocurrenciesUkraine’s National Bank, the National Commission for Securities and Stock Market, and the National Commission on Finance Services Market Regulation have supported the initiative to legalize cryptocurrencies in Ukraine.