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Finance

Eastern Europe Received Over $1B of Illicit Crypto in a Year: Chainalysis

The region is second highest for cryptocurrency scams, behind only Western Europe, a report says.

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Policy

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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Markets

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.

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Markets

Ukrainian Law Enforcement Raids Illegal Mining Farm With GPUs, PlayStations

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

Ukraine's SSU seized hardware from an allegedly illegal mining operation.

Markets

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.

Ukraine Central Bank

Videos

Real Estate NFTs are Here

TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington is selling his apartment in Kyiv, Ukraine, as an NFT. "The Hash" panel discusses what tokenized deeds mean for the future of the NFT market.

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Markets

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.

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Videos

Why Ukrainian Officials Are Backtracking Crypto Wealth Claims

Recent claims from Ukrainian public officials regarding their crypto holdings have now triggered a probe by an anti-corruption watchdog group. Is the Ukrainian government full of bitcoin whales, or are the public officials in question just full of hot air? "The Hash" panel breaks down the story.

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Markets

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.

Verkhovna Rada building in Kyiv, Ukraine

Markets

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.

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