Ukraine to Launch Blockchain-based National CurrencyUkraine’s National Bank (NBU) concedes using blockchain technology to issue electronic version of the country’s national currency hryvnia. Electronic hryvnia may be issued as part of the National Bank’s project Cashless Economy.
BitFury Signs a Memorandum on Cooperation with Ukraine’s Ministry of JusticeJune 8th, 2017, Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice signed a memorandum on cooperation with leading blockchain infrastructure provider BitFury.
Ukraine’s State Agency for E-Governance: Blockchain Will End CorruptionApril 13, Ukraine’s state agency for e-governance and BitFury have signed a historic memorandum of cooperation. A few days later, the country’s Ministry of Justice announced it was ready to deploy blockchain technology within SETAM, the system for escheat sales, and the ministry’s basic ledgers.
Ukrainian Ministry of Justice to Start Deploying Blockchain SolutionsAccording to a Facebook post by Konstantin Yarmolenko, the head of state agency for e-government of Ukraine, the country’s ministry of justice has announced it is ready to deploy blockchain solutions in basic ledgers and the system of escheat realization.
BitFury Group Signs Agreement With Ukraine Government to Provide Blockchain ServicesUkraine has partnered with global technology company the Bitfury Group to put a sweeping range of government data on a blockchain platform, the firm’s chief executive officer told Reuters, in a project he described as probably the largest of its kind anywhere.
Attic Lab CEO: We’re Building Tomorrow’s Financial System Where Banks Are VehiclesSergei Vasilchuk, Attic Lab CEO, presented the company’s innovative solution for banks and businesses dubbed OpenBankIT at the recent Blockchain UA conference. The solution, which is based on the principles of OpenSource, Free and UserFriendly, seeks to build a whole stack of solutions for e-money and other assets.
Another Ukrainian Bank to Issue Assets on BlockchainUkraine-based Alliance Bank and fintech company Attic Lab have signed an agreement on integrating SmartMoney, a banking blockchain system.
DocSensus: Blockchain Will File Paper Documents as a HistoryMarch 17th, 2017, Deloitte Ukraine’s spokespersons Sergei Bondarenko and Dmitri Pavlenko presented their new project DocSensus at BlockchainUA conference in Kyiv. The next day, the project team came in second at the second edition of the All-Ukrainian Blockchain Hackathon.
Deloitte Unveils a Blockchain-Based Solution for Document Flow ControlDeloitte has presented its own blockchain-based solution for e-document flow control dubbed DocSensus during BlockchainUA conference in Kyiv, the capital of the Ukraine.
Confidence Shattered: Bitcoin and Blockchain after Nationalization of Ukraine’s PrivatBankRumors of Ukraine’s largest commercial bank PrivatBank inevitable nationalization have been circulating for a long time. One may only guess whether the new record set at Ukraine’s LocalBitcoins last week has anything to do with that; however, the USD exchange rate in Ukraine definitely has, as millions of the bank’s clients rushed to convert their […]
LocalBitcoins Volumes Soar to All-Time High in UkraineOver the past week, the volume of bitcoin transactions on LocalBitcoins in Ukraine has reached its all-time high peaking at 2,283,083 hryvnias (almost $87,000.)
Ukrainian Stock Exchange to Launch Bitcoin Futures TradingUkrainian Exchange JSC has announced imminent launch of Bitcoin futures trading, starting from Monday, December 19.